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Selected Discovery films now available on Viddsee
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"Growing Roots", is one of five stories featured in the "Singapore Stories" documentary. (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific/-)
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iscovery Network Asia-Pacific has allowed selected content to be accessible online in Indonesia thanks to a partnership between the pay-TV programmer and online entertainment platform Viddsee.
Five films from Discovery's First Time Filmmakers (FTFM) series, namely "Singapore Stories", "Super Japan", "Nanjing Calling", "Korea Next" and "FTFM Vietnam", are available online throughout this month on Viddsee's Discovery Channel.
(Read also: Indonesian short movie 'Prenjak' wins award at Cannes)
FTFM is an initiative that aims to foster local filmmaking talent and support the local documentary industry.
"Aligned with Discovery’s quality content and storytelling style that allows local stories to resonate beyond local community, reaching a global audience, this partnership is a strategic vessel for local filmmakers to reach an even wider audience through a digital platform,” said Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific head of products for Southeast Asia, Charmaine Kwan, in a press release on Wednesday.
Established in 2012, Viddsee curates short films and distributes them to online communities through its social, web and mobile platforms. Content from Indonesia, currently available on Viddsee, includes the "CONQ" series, "Joshua", "CINtA (Love)", "Durian", and Joko Anwar's "Grave Torture". (kes)
