‘Zoomers’ cast express gratitude after winning international award

Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Kapamilya youth-oriented show Zoomers recently won the Best Asian Short-Form Drama/Series award at the ContentAsia Awards 2024 held in Taipei, Taiwan.</p><p>During the Star Magic Spotlight event, creative producer Ted Boborol expressed how grateful and happy they were that an international award-giving body recognized the series starring young Filipino artists.</p><p>“Thank you ABS-CBN YouTube. They are the ones who really na parang nagkaroon ng belief na ‘Sige i-submit natin yung Zoomers sa ContentAsia Awards’ so, sobrang nakakaproud kasi who would have thought because we are just supposedly a small online show and then mga baguhan (the cast) and then biglang Best Asian short-form series,” Direk Ted said elatedly.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Zoomers-2.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>He also told <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u><em>PUSH</em></u></strong></a> that it was surprising for him to receive the award and at the same time expected it as he believed that the series has its &quot;own edge.&quot;</p><p>“Hoping for the best but expecting the worst but really wala kaming expectations. Akala namin small show lang kami and then siyempre Asia na iyan. I was there not even to be part of the award show, I was representing the Sparks Camp,” he shared.</p><p>Direk Ted then expressed that the recognition that the series has will inspire the cast to strive even harder and love their craft as a new generation of stars.</p><p>“I’m hoping na iyong award na iyan, it will inspire them na, you know, there are no small projects, there are no big projects just put your hearts into it, mapapansin at mapapansin ka kung talaga magaling ka,” he added.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C_iegLFPIso/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A269823.3000000715%2C%22ls%22%3A269156.90000009537%2C%22le%22%3A269159.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Harvey Bautista and Criza Taa also shared how they felt after receiving an award for their first lead series.</p><p>“Zoomers is a very small family, so nakakahanga para sa akin that we were able to win such an award,” Harvey remarked.</p><p>Criza added, “Super overwhelming. Nakakapressure din po siya kasi siyempre ‘di ba grabe yung recognition so dapat sa mga susunod dapat mas galingan pa namin. Super grateful and super thankful.”</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:500px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Zoomers-1.jpg" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Photo credit: Star Magic Facebook page</span> </span></span></span></div><p>Last July, Zoomers aired its second season after receiving good feedback and viewership from its first run earlier this year.</p><p>“We were pleasantly surprised noong binalita sa amin ng YouTube (team) na most watched yung Zoomers sa lahat ng Made for YouTube series and ngayon ABS-CBN studios na. We were very happy for the kids kasi when Direk Lauren (Dyogi) conceptualized the show. It was really meant to launch new stars from Star Magic kaya nga nagsimula sa reality show. And then ngayon it just proves na mayroon kaming na-i-launch kasi maraming nanood ng first season,” Direk Ted told the press during the show’s media conference.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/1/-zoomers-cast-talks-about-changes-in-second-season-222" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: ‘Zoomers’ cast talks about changes in second season</u></strong></a></div><p>With such a promising future for young artists, will the Gen Z show have its third season soon?</p><p>“If given a chance, we&#x27;d like a season 3 but you know what Zoomers was conceptualized to launch these stars and ayun naman yung hope namin na this will jumpstart their careers,” Direk Ted answered PUSH.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1807711382403748208&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-27T05%3A49%3A46.791135%3Ac2dae0e1-5ccc-4be6-b9e0-fa9392f3486a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=46a6f0cf49475397562c4f9d34acd504459edab6&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:898px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1807711382403748208"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“I think marami kaming iniwan na cliffhangers sa season 2. Feeling ko aprang testing of friendships lalo ngayon na college na sila if ever magkakaroon ng third season,” he added.</p><p>The cast is currently preparing for their upcoming projects, such as a new film for Criza, Harvey, and Ralph de Leon, more content on Krystl Ball’s social media pages and being one of ASAP’s Rockoustic Heartthrobs for Luke Alford.</p>

<p><i>Harvey Bautista, Ralph De Leon, Criza Taa, Krsytl Ball, Luke Alford, and director Ted Boborol thankful for the award received by short series 'Zoomers' at the ContentAsia Awards.</i></p>

Harvey Bautista, Ralph De Leon, Criza Taa, Krsytl Ball, Luke Alford, and director Ted Boborol thankful for the award received by short series 'Zoomers' at the ContentAsia Awards.

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‘Zoomers’ cast express gratitude after winning international award

Nikka Sabio

Published Sep 28, 2024 09:14 AM PHT

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