2026

LIT Entertainment Awards Winner - Linda Heartily Nguyen / Heartily studios - Awaken 8: Fragments Left Behind

Awaken 8: Fragments Left Behind

Entrant Company

Linda Heartily Nguyen / Heartily studios

Category

Game - Art Direction

Client's Name

Country / Region:

United States

Awaken 8: Fragments Left Behind is a cinematic RPG created . This project showcases a distinctive art direction style that blends 3D CGI anime-realism, emotional storytelling, and atmospheric worldbuilding. Every frame is crafted to feel like a living illustration balancing stylized character expression with cinematic lighting, detailed environments, and narrative-driven visual design.This entry highlights the early cinematic materials that define the visual identity of Awaken 8: character portraits, world atmosphere shots, and mood-driven sequences that establish tone across both the real world of Virex City and the fantasy realm of Mythfall. The project seeks to push indie visuals beyond traditional boundaries by combining K-pop–inspired motion, dramatic composition, expressive character cinematics, and an overarching theme of memory, emotion, and identity.


Credits

Heartily studios
Heartily studios
Music producer / trunxks beats
Huy tran
music producer
frank van workum
kpop group vocalist
Valkyria
2026
LIT Entertainment Awards Winner - GUANG MING DAILY
YUMI CHUNG YAU MEI

Entrant Company

GUANG MING DAILY

Category

Marketing - Integrated Marketing Campaign

Country / Region

Malaysia