“Great stories move you regardless of format — whether it’s a documentary, a brand campaign or a new vertical series,” said Amanda Needham, managing director of the Telly Awards, in a statement. “We’re including microseries and generative AI this season because formats evolve – but what makes a great story doesn’t.”
The Telly Awards focuses on video production from around the world, including series, commercials, branded content, film and shorts, social video, generative AI, immersive/interactive and more. Last year, the Tellys received 14,000 entries from 55 countries — a new record. (Variety won six honors at the 47th annual Telly Awards — including a gold award for “Variety’s Behind the Show with Emily Longeretta,” which won in the Social Video: Media & Entertainment category.)
As it dives deeper into the microseries world, the Telly Awards also signed vertical streaming platform ReelShort on as a partner (along with the Nonfiction Hotlist).
