Video as a force for social change was to the fore among this year's Asia Digital Media Awards.

Some 26 of this year's 116 entries - all of which come from the Asia-Pacific region this year, as India and the Middle East get their own events - were for the use of online video. And delegates to today's Digital Media Asia conference in Singapore had a chance to see some of the best-in-class work (links to which are below).

In the end, the winner was a video story by Apple Daily on the Chinese children who get left behind when their parents go into cities for work, with Media Corp/Channel News showing its expertise with silver and bronze awards.

Singapore Press Holdings was again a major winner - although not quite matching last year's ten-medal tally - with Astro Awani, MediaCorp and the Philippine Daily Inquirer among top award winners.

All winners now go forward to WAN-Ifra´s World Digital Awards competition, in which Asian news media have frequently been well placed.

Winners (with links to their entries) were:

Data Visualisation Project: gold- Animals Crossing by Singapore Press Holdings; silver- The Day the Mountain Shook by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- Formula One season by Thomson Reuters Asia.

Digital Advertising Campaign: gold- OHI (Obviously Harith Iskander) by Astro Awani Network; silver- Brand Insider/SPH Razor: Canon - From a Mother to a Mother by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- Go Around Japan with Kit Kat by Next Mobile.

Tablet Publishing: gold- The Age tablet app by The Age Company; silver- A Gallery of Old and New by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- ZIP (Zon Interaktif Pesona) by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia).

News Mobile Service: gold- Inquirer Chat Apps by Philippine Daily Inquirer/Megamobile; silver- Stomp's WhatsApp Service by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- SCMP Mobile Edition by South China Morning Post Publishers.

News Website: gold- Fleeing to Survive by Singapore Press Holdings; silver- Straitstimes.com by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- Bloomberg.com/asia by Bloomberg Media.

Lifestyle Website: gold- OHI (Obviously Harith Iskander) by Astro Awani Network; silver- A Gallery of Old and New by Singapore Press Holdings; bronze- AsiaTatler.com by Edipresse Media Asia.

New Product: gold- R.AGE TV by Star Media Group; silver- Today's Mobile App by Mediacorp Press Ltd, Today; bronze- askST by Singapore Press Holdings.

Reader Engagement: gold- 2015 District Council Election Minisite by Apple Daily Hong Kong; silver- Inquirer Guyito Stickers Campaign by Philippine Daily Inquirer/Megamobile; bronze- Stomp by Singapore Press Holdings.

Best Use of Online Video: gold- Left-behind Children: Orphans with Parents, the Tragedies of 70 Million by Apple Daily Hong Kong; silver- Kupu-kupu Malam - Indonesia's Night Butterflies by Mediacorp, Channel NewsAsia (Digital News); bronze- Rwanda's Madame Poulet from Singapore by Mediacorp, Channel NewsAsia (Digital News).

Pictured: Winners gather for a group photograph

On our homepage: Training head Angel Choy - with Google's Dushant Khare and WAN-Ifra Asia chairman Pichai Chuensuksawadi - collects one of Singapore Press Holdings' clutch of awards