PRONEWS AWARD 2024 Vol. 00 – Looking back at the video industry in 2024

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Looking back at the film industry in 2024 with the “PRONEWS AWARD”

With only a few days left in 2024, the annual end-of-year PRONEWS AWARD season has arrived.

Let’s take a look back at the movements of the video industry this year and introduce the highlights of 2024.

Most glaring in industry news, this was the year that Nikon acquired RED. Furthermore, at the recent Inter BEE 2024, Fujifilm announced its entry into the cinema camera market, making it a year that was full of topics for the imaging industry.

Well, what was most impressive in the camera industry in 2024 was the succession of cinema cameras and mirrorless cameras equipped with innovative technology. Although the compact digital camera market has shrunk due to the spread of smartphones, the market for professional cinema cameras and mirrorless cameras has boomed.

Many new products, such as Sony’s Cinema Line series “BURANO”, Canon’s “EOS C400”, and mirrorless cameras such as Canon’s “EOS R1” and Sony’s “a1 II”, have been making waves in the market. In response to this trend, the “PRONEWS AWARD” decided to separate the “Camera Division” into a “Cinema Camera Division” and a “Camcorder/Mirrorless Camera Division” and select the winners.

In the imaging industry as a whole, this year was a year in which the presence of Chinese manufacturers stood out. Accessory makers SmallRIG and Hollyland, LED makers NANLITE and Aputure/amaran, and lens maker LAOWA all made great strides. SmallRIG in particular has been releasing new products one after another, and its development speed has attracted attention within the industry. It is certain that the influence of Chinese manufacturers will continue to grow in the future.

AV to IT Gear

The evolution from “AV equipment” to “IT equipment” has also accelerated. A trend reminiscent of the transition from the old “linear editing” to “non-linear editing” is emerging. Amidst this, the SMPTE-2110 IP video products announced by Blackmagic Design in April are groundbreaking products that bring new possibilities to the 2110 IP video environment, which is expected to become more widespread in the future. This technology will pave the way for the future of the industry, and Blackmagic Design looks set to be a leader in this technology.

The year 2024 was a year of change, full of much talk in the video industry. Through the PRONEWS AWARD, we will summarise the past year and suggest guidelines for the future.

PRONEWS AWARD 2024 reveals the trends in the video industry

The “PROONEWS AWARD” is an award that selects and honors, from among the technologies, products, and services that have had the greatest impact on the video industry in 2024, from PROONEWS’ unique perspective. The editorial department will rigorously review and select the winners from the perspectives of “technology,” “marketability,” and “future potential.” What kind of year was 2024 for the video industry? Through the “PROONEWS AWARD 2024,” we will look back on and summarize the year from PROONEWS’ perspective.

Categories Summarization

This year, there are seven categories: Cinema Camera, Camcorder/Mirrorless Camera, Lens, Accessories, Lighting, Video Transmission/Distribution, and Post-Production/Broadcast. All products and services released between January 1 and December 31, 2024 are eligible.

The top products in each category will be listed, and the Gold and Silver Award winners will be announced in sequence. Then, at the end of the year, all categories will be summarized to select the “PRONEWS AWARD Grand Prize,” which represents the entire video industry. Please note that this Grand Prize will be decided from PRONEWS’s unique perspective. As the year comes to an end, why not take a moment to forget about your busy schedule and look back on the past year? We hope you will have fun guessing the winners in each category while thinking about the many innovations that have been born in the video industry in 2024. The awards will be announced one after another. We hope you will look forward to it.

This year’s “PRONEWS AWARD 2024” has 7 categories

(The following will be released in due course)