10th Edition of Singapore Media Festival to Spotlight Innovative Technologies, New Media Skills, and Creators’ Content
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Festival-goers can celebrate the past and experience the future of Asia’s media industry’s best, with 11 days of screenings, showcase pavilions, discussion panels, fan meets, and more. New events Nas Summit Asia and Creators Con bring content creators to the festival
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 27 November 2023 - Taking place from 30th November to 10th December 2023, the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns for its 10th edition with a robust line-up of programmes from the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Singapore Comic Con (SGCC) and a new addition, Nas Summit Asia. Hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the festival is expected to gather over 50,000 top media professionals, leaders, talent, content creators and consumers from Asia and around the world to make new dreams, content and connections here. With the best of Asia’s media industry assembling on Singapore’s shores, members of the public can enjoy more than 100 of the region’s top films and experience the best in pop culture, television, and new media.- Nas Summit Asia, a new addition to the festival, will be held on the 7th and 8th of December. It is organised in partnership with notable global content creator Nas Daily where local content creators can learn from more than 30 speakers like Our Grandfather Story's Ng Kai Yuan and Maureen from Miss Tam Chiak on how to diversify their storytelling skills and potentially scale their content to regional and global audiences.
- Creators Con, a brand new B2C segment of this year’s Singapore Comic Con, will see new media creators engage with their community and fans. The segment aims to empower creativity, foster innovation, as well as celebrate diversity and inclusivity through meet-and-greets, and creators Q&A sessions.
- The best of Asian cinema will be on show at SGIFF with a slate of over 100 films from across 50 countries with 20 world premieres. This year’s SGIFF features a bumper crop of Made-with-Singapore films (27 features and shorts) and IMDA-supported co-productions (5). Notably, Tiger Stripes, an IMDA-supported film that won the Grand Prize for Cannes Critics Week, will be opening the festival.
- 2023 is an exceptional year for Made-with-Singapore films with the highest number of films selected in competition by Singaporean directors since 1997. Nominations for the highly prestigious Asian Feature Film Competition include Jow Zhi Wei’s Tomorrow is a Long Time, Nelson Yeo’s Dreaming & Dying, and Nicole Midori Woodford’s Last Shadow at First Light, which are must-watch films for all festival-goers.
- Golden Horse Award Winning Actress Fan Bing Bing will also grace the festival’s red carpet on the opening day to present her latest film, Green Night.
- Delve into high-level discussions with the industry’s thought leaders from iQIYI, Jio Entertainment Services, Paramount, Youku, and many more, at the pre-market ATF Leaders Dialogue on the 5th of December.
- Catch the shortlisted project finalists from ATF’s first ever Singapore company-anchored initiative ATF x Beach House Pictures, who will be pitching their ideas to key decision makers live on stage on the 6th and 7th of December.
- Discover the frontiers of emerging technology and its infinite possibilities with new showcases by IMDA at ATF.
- A Virtual Production Afternoon at ATF’s Singapore Pavilion will showcase successful VP projects, alongside an insightful sharing session by panelists from Mediacorp and Weiyu Films who will dive into their eye-opening experiences working with VP.
- Engage in a thought-provoking discussion panel of industry leaders and subject matter experts as we explore the intriguing question: Is Generative AI a boon or bane for the media industry?
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About Singapore Media Festival
The Singapore Media Festival, hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), returns to celebrate its 10th edition as one of Asia's leading international media industry platforms. Taking place in Singapore from 30 November to 10 December 2023, Asia's media community will gather to explore diverse media innovations, form deals, and discover Singapore's best made for the world. This year's festival invites everyone to "Make It Here" in Singapore, inspiring the region's most passionate media talent to step forward and continue making content, connections, and dreams come true. Media professionals, industry leaders, creators, and consumers will come together at the festival through the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Singapore Comic Con (SGCC), along with this year's new additions, Nas Summit Asia and Creators Con (a new segment of Singapore Comic Con). For more information, please visit: https://www.imda.gov.sg/sgmediafest
About Infocomm Media Development Authority
The Infocomm Media Development Authority ("IMDA") leads Singapore's digital transformation by developing a vibrant digital economy and an inclusive digital society. As Architects of Singapore's Digital Future, we foster growth in Infocomm Technology and Media sectors in concert with progressive regulations, harnessing frontier technologies, and developing local talent and digital infrastructure ecosystems to establish Singapore as a digital metropolis. For more news and information, visit www.imda.gov.sg or follow IMDA on Facebook (IMDAsg) and Twitter (@IMDAsg).
About Singapore Film Commission
The Singapore Film Commission (SFC), part of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), champions the growth of the Singapore's film industry by nurturing a local pool of talent with the capability to produce quality international content. It is advised by a committee comprising members from the film, arts and cultural community. Since 1998, the SFC has supported more than 800 short films, scripts, feature films, as well as film-related events in Singapore that showcase homegrown talent and works.
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