IMDA & AIPRO Leads Delegation of Companies from Singapore at MIPCOM

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with the Association of Independent Producers (AIPRO) to co-lead a delegation of 17 Singapore media companies, with over 460 hours of content, to MIPCOM.

Among the animated titles to be presented is Scrawl Animation’s Alex Player, an animated action-adventure tween series centered on a 12-year-old video gamer who has to balance life in school and trying to win the national esports interschool championship.

Blu Mushroom’s Oceanheart tells the story of an introverted 6-year-old girl who falls into the ocean with a powerful magical amulet. It features the themes of love, friendship and sacrifice.

From August Media, Sherlock Sam, based on a popular Singaporean children’s novel series, sees Sam and his friends solve problems through teamwork.

Downstairs, an adult animated series from Robot Playground Media, is back for season three. It follows a cast of wacky and colorful coffee-shop stall owners.

On the drama slate is Infinite Studios’ Losmen Melati, about an old Dutch colonial plantation turned guest house where the lost, wandering and tired gather. In the Losmen’s dark rooms, the guests’ worst fears manifest, and there’s no checking out.

The romantic comedy Venus on Mars from Mocha Chai Laboratories centers on an undergraduate who is accidentally transported to a parallel universe called “M-Earth,” where only men live. As she struggles to find her way back to Earth, she has to navigate issues regarding gender equality, feminism, relationships and falling in love.

The drama offering also includes Jonesy, from Monochromatic Pictures. It features a high-functioning Gen Zer, a talking monkey, motion-sensing spectral haze monsters and more.

Factual food titles include Beach House Pictures’ Order Up!, following Fresh Off the Boat star Hudson Yang on a chef apprenticeship across America and Singapore; Mediacorp’s Dishing with Chris Lee, in which the Singaporean actor prepares meals for his famous guests; and Zero Waste Kitchen, an homage to the ongoing Zero Waste Movement, where amateurs compete in a zero-waste cook-off.

Beach House Pictures’ Silk Road From Above takes viewers on a ride spanning continents, uncovering the stories of ancient travelers on the famous trade route.

The Moving Visuals Co.’s documentaries We Don’t Play Dolly, exploring how India’s blind women fight to find a place in the male-dominated world of cricket, and The Ugly Side of Beauty, investigating the conflict and controversy behind the beauty industry and the struggle of mica miners, are on offer.

A second season of Mediacorp’s When Titans Clash, a report on how the ongoing war in Ukraine has left two superpowers divided, is available, as is season two of Climate for Change, which watches how individuals and enterprises are bringing cleaner energy to new frontiers. The second season of Keeping The Music Alive (In Defiance of the Taliban), following Afghanistan’s first and only all-female orchestra, is on offer as well.

Justin Ang, assistant chief executive of media, innovation, communications and marketing at IMDA, said, “MIPCOM has always been an incredible opportunity for the Singapore delegation to showcase the outstanding content and capabilities of our local creators as we aspire to become the regional media hub and enabler for Asian storytelling.”

Khim Loh, president of AIPRO, added, “AIPRO is honored to co-lead the Singapore delegation with IMDA to MIPCOM 2022. This milestone event has served as the stepping stone to connect international players with local talents that can further opportunities for media companies and creators in Singapore.”