Singapore, 13 October 2021 – Mediacorp has swept a total of 59 accolades at the prestigious 2021 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards! These comprise 22 awards – two Gold, six Silver and fourteen Bronze – and 37 finalist honours. Announced at the annual National Association of Broadcasters Storytellers Gala Ceremony in Las Vegas this morning (SG Time), these wins were mostly picked up by CNA documentaries, underscoring the company’s strength in producing quality content that appeal to audiences.
Established in 1957, the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards honours the best in news, sports, documentary, information and entertainment programmes, including music videos, infomercials and feature films. This year, entries were received from over 40 countries, underlining the awards’ status as one of the most well-known and widely respected competitions in the world.
Of the two Gold awards won, one is for CNA’s Cyberpunk'd - EP2 : Bits, Bytes And Bugs!, which earned top honours in the Documentary: Science & Technology category. Hosted by comedian Fakkah Fuzz, this compelling documentary explores how the Internet of Things has empowered us and even enriched our lives, yet making people more vulnerable to hacks at the same time.
Clinching Mediacorp’s other Gold is Channel 8’s Tuesday Report - Streets of Memory 3 in the Craft: Program – Best Graphic Design category. The historical documentary, which delves into the history behind five street names in Singapore, also won two Bronze awards in the Documentary: History & Society and Craft: Promotion/Open & ID – Graphic Design: Promotion/Open & IDs categories.
Titoudao: Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star, Mediacorp’s multi award-winning English drama series produced by Oak3 Films, added another feather to its cap with a Silver award in the Craft: Program – Best Production Design/Art Direction category. The drama tells the story of Mdm Oon Ah Chiam, a real-life wayang performer who began life as a poor kampong girl and had to endure much hardship in life in order to realise her dreams and find her place in the world.
For the complete list of Mediacorp’s accolades, please refer to Annex A.
Tham Loke Kheng, CEO of Mediacorp, said, “We are proud that Mediacorp’s content continues to be recognised amongst some of the very best on the international stage. I see these awards as a strong validation of our creative and production capabilities and a testimony to the depth of talent in Singapore. Congratulations to our production partners and my fellow colleagues on your fine achievements!”
Viewers can catch the award-winning shows on meWATCH, Mediacorp’s digital video-on-demand platform, at mewatch.sg.
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About Mediacorp
Mediacorp is Singapore’s national media network and largest content creator. Its purpose is to create engaging and trusted content, as well as to connect communities and inspire people. Mediacorp engages over three million people in Singapore daily across four languages on its digital platforms including meWATCH, meLISTEN and CNA.asia, six TV channels and 11 radio stations. Beyond Singapore, Mediacorp also has a growing international audience through CNA and content distributed across markets.
With a focus on nurturing talent and growing the sector, the company is committed to investing in nation-wide initiatives like Star Search, Anugerah, Yaar Antha Star and SPOP, commissioning a wide variety of work from local content creators, and collaborating with institutes of higher learning. As Singapore’s first local Multi-Channel Network in partnership with YouTube, Mediacorp is also committed to developing a network of digital content creators.
For advertisers, Mediacorp has partnered industry-leading brands like ESPN, Mothership, Popcorn, theAsianparent, VICE, YouTube and 99.co to form the Mediacorp Digital Network in offering more effective content-driven solutions.
Mediacorp is the recipient of industry accolades including New York Festivals, World Media Festivals, PromaxBDA (World and Asia) and Asian Academy Creative Awards.
For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg.
Annex A – List of Mediacorp accolades at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2021
No. | Category | Title | Award | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Documentary: Science & Technology | CyberPunk'D - EP2 : Bits, Bytes And Bugs! | Gold | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
2 | Craft: Program – Best Graphic Design | Tuesday Report - Streets of Memory 3 | Gold | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
3 | Documentary: Community Portraits | Borderlands | Silver | Birdmandog Pte Ltd |
4 | Documentary: Cultural Issues | Food In Our Time | Silver | Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd |
5 | Documentary: Social Justice | Insight: Stateless In India | Silver | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
6 | Documentary: History & Society | The Mark of Empire | Silver | Infocus Asia Pte Ltd |
7 | Craft: Program – (Best Production Design/Art Direction) by Nick Ng | Titoudao: Inspired By The True Story Of A Wayang Star | Silver | Oak3 Films |
8 | Documentary: The Arts | A Frame in Time – National Language Class | Silver | Very Pte Ltd |
9 | Documentary: Environment & Ecology | Brazil’s Amazonian Battle | Bronze | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
10 | Documentary: National Affairs | COVID-19 Alone.Together. Episode 3: Stuck In A Foreign Land | Bronze | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
11 | Documentary: Social Issues | Deciphering Japan | Bronze | Peddling Pictures |
12 | Documentary: Travel & Tourism | Grounded | Bronze | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
13 | Documentary: Social Justice | In Search Of The Frog Boys | Bronze | Make Waves Pte Ltd |
14 | Documentary: Community Portraits | Slumfood Millionaire | Bronze | Sora Media Pte Ltd |
15 | Craft: Promotion/Open & ID – Graphic Design: Promotion/Open & IDs | Tuesday Report - Streets of Memory 3 | Bronze | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
16 | Documentary: History & Society | Tuesday Report - Streets of Memory 3 | Bronze | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
17 | Craft: Program – Best Direction | SAGA 2.0 | Bronze | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
18 | Craft: Films/Productions – Sound Design | Love Unbound: Far Apart But Close At Heart | Bronze | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
19 | Craft: Program – Best Direction | Food In Our Time | Bronze | Threesixzero Productions Pte Ltd |
20 | Craft: Films/Productions – Direction | A Frame in time - Here They Come | Bronze | Very Pte Ltd |
21 | Documentary: History & Society | A Frame in Time - National Language Class | Bronze | Very Pte Ltd |
22 | Entertainment Program – Culinary Program | Old Taste Detective 2 | Bronze | Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd |
23 | Craft: Films/Productions – Performance by an Actress | Best Actress - Arivaan - Udaya Soundari | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
24 | Craft: Films/Productions – Editing | Love Unbound: A Wizard's Love | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
25 | Craft: Films/Productions – Editing | Love Unbound: Far Apart But Close At Heart | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
26 | Craft: Program – Best Direction | Mind's Eye | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
27 | Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor | Mind's Eye
| Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
28 | Craft: Program – Best Direction | Forensik | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
29 | Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor | Raksasa - Lim Kay Tong | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
30 | Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor | SAGA 2.0 - Imam Shah | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
31 | Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor | A Quest to Heal | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
32 | Craft: Program – Best Camerawork | A Quest to Heal | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
33 | Documentary: Nature & Wildlife | Wild City: River World | Finalist | Beach House Pictures Pte Ltd |
34 | Documentary: International Affairs | When Titans Clash: Pride and Shame | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
35 | Documentary: Climate Change & Sustainability | The Longest Day | Finalist | Make Waves Pte Ltd |
36 | Documentary: The Arts | Artists Unstaged | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
37 | Documentary: Human Concerns | China’s Growing Appetite: For the Love of Meat | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
38 | Documentary: Community Portraits | Living In The New (Ab)normal | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
39 | Documentary: Current Affairs | Undercover Asia: Airpocalypse | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
40 | Documentary: History & Society | Ships That Shaped Us | Finalist | Peddling Pictures |
41 | Documentary: History & Society | A Frame In Time | Finalist | Very Pte Ltd |
42 | Documentary: The Arts | A Frame in Time - National Language Class | Finalist | Very Pte Ltd |
43 | Documentary: Community Portraits | The Family Affair Season 5: Living the New (Ab)normal | Finalist | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
44 | Entertainment Program – Lifestyle Program | Remarkable Living 2 | Finalist | Freestate Productions |
45 | Entertainment Program – Childrens/Youth | Little Food Hunter | Finalist | Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd |
46 | Entertainment Program – Culinary Program | Local Fine Produce | Finalist | Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd |
47 | Entertainment Program – Childrens/Youth | Power 5 | Finalist | Wawa Pictures Pte Ltd |
48 | Entertainment Special – Mini-Series | Mind's Eye | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
49 | Entertainment Special – TV Movie | Raksasa | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
50 | Films – Short Films | Love Unbound: A Wizard's Love | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
51 | Films – Short Films | Love Unbound: Far Apart But Close At Heart | Finalist | August Pictures Pte Ltd |
52 | News: Program – Best News Documentary/Special | Race Against Pandemic | Finalist | WhatsNext Productions Ltd |
53 | News: Reports/Features – Coverage of Continuing News Story | Tuesday Report: One Metre Apart Series | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
54 | News: Reports/Features – Coverage of Continuing News Story | Tuesday Report: One Metre Apart, EP 2, Away from Home | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
55 | News: Reports/Features – Human Interest | BERITA Jelajah | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
56 | Promotion/Open & IDs – Promotion of a Website | AVOD on meWATCH: KOLORS of Desire | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
57 | Promotion/Open & IDs – Documentary/Information Program Promotio | Hours to Kill | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
58 | Streaming – Streaming Drama | AVOD on meWATCH: KOLORS of Desire | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
59 | Streaming – Streaming Crime Drama | Derek II | Finalist | Mediacorp Pte Ltd |
