Singapore-Germany Co-Pro Spotlights National Parks

SINGAPORE: The new six-part series Asia’s Wild Treasures is a collaboration between Germany’s EIKON Media and Wilde Bilder Fernsehproduktion and Singapore’s Oak3 Films, in co-production with NDR Hamburg and in cooperation with ARTE for France and Germany and the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

The HD series, which looks at Asia’s remote national parks, will feature a special stereoscopic 3D episode. The series has been presold to Italy, France, Switzerland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Slovakia. A number of other European territories are in discussion for the series, and there is interest for the 3D episode from Japan, France and Canada.

NDR’s controller, Patricia Schlesinger, said: “These documentaries are high end quality and we are very happy about this international cooperation which works out very well. This will emphasize our interest in collaborations with Asia, especially with Singapore.”

EIKON’s Ulli Pfau commented: "The future of high end television with its demands for strong budgets lies in international co-production. I’m very happy to continue the excellent relationship between Oak3, EIKON and Singapore’s MDA on board. Their involvement is a demanding challenge for an excellent result."

Oak3 Films’ chief executive, Zaihirat Banu Codelli, noted, “We had an outstanding experience working with Ulli Pfau in the past and we are thrill to collaborate with his team on this series. With the support from our broadcasters, I am delighted to embark on this exciting wildlife journey. Wild Asia will pioneer the growing demand for 3D content in television.”

MDA’s CEO, Dr. Christopher Chia, added, “MDA is happy to support Oak3 Films in embarking on yet another quality international co-production, this time a high definition documentary series with a stereoscopic 3D component. Singapore has been developing its stereoscopic 3D capability with the country in the midst of a nationwide 3DTV trial. This latest co-production by Oak3 Films will definitely add to Singapore’s repertoire of stereoscopic 3D content.”