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Singapore festival highlights Asian storytelling, media convergence
The third Singapore Media Festival kicked off at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience Museum in Singapore on Nov. 23.
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Last year the Singapore Media Festival saw US$263.19 million in market sales and displayed more than 1,050 hours of Asian content to international audiences, according to its website. (Shutterstock/File)
The third Singapore Media Festival kicked off at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience Museum in Singapore on Nov. 23.
Set to run until Dec. 9, the festival is hosted by Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and seeks to welcome 20,000 audience members from the media and content production community.
Highlighting "the best of Asian storytelling", the festival features a market, conferences, screenings, awards and lab activities while underlining the theme of the "rapid convergence of media and technology in propelling the industry forward in an increasingly digitized world".
According to its official website, last year the festival saw US$263.19 million in market transactions and displayed more than 1,050 hours of Asian content to international audiences.
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“IMDA brings the science of info-communications and the art of media together to create new opportunities and possibilities that allow us to build toward a future for Singapore,” IMDA chief executive Gabriel Lim stated at the opening ceremony.
Among the events lined up for the festival are the Singapore International Film Festival, Asian Television Awards, Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore.
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Indonesian movies will reportedly be part of the Asian Feature Film Competition and the Southeast Asian Short Film Competition at the Singapore International Film Festival, including Nokas by Manuel Alberto Maia, Turah by Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo, On the Origin of Fear by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon, In the Year of Monkey by Wregas Bhanuteja and Lost Wonders by Loeloe Hendra.
Indonesian figures are also expected to participate, such as director and producer Mira Lesmana, who is set to head the jury for the Southeast Asian Short Film Competition, and singer Rossa who will perform at the 21st Asian Television Awards Live Show on Dec. 2. (kes)
