Game On Nominated for a Webby Award!
April 8, 2025
Exciting news! Game On: Hoops and Dreams in Rural China has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Video & Film – Sport category!
The series was selected as one of the five best in the world in its category, meaning it's among the top 12% of the 13,000 projects entered!
Developed by USA Today and its client, the Chinese broadcaster CICC, Game On explores basketball’s surprising rise in rural China, culminating in the exciting “Village NBA” tournament, where local teams face off in front of 20,000 fans. Blue Chalk helped bring the series to life, supporting all phases of production. It's streaming now on YouTube.
A huge thank you to our incredible team and partners who made this project possible.