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Mediacorp picks up two Special Awards and 32 other wins at World Media Festivals 2022

The awards celebrate outstanding television and corporate media solutions from around the world, particularly audiovisual and online productions in the areas of information, education and entertainment.

Singapore, 23 June 2022 – Mediacorp has won a total of 34 awards at the prestigious World Media Festivals Television & Corporate Media Awards 2022. These include two Special Awards, 15 Golds and 17 Silvers for programmes produced in-house and with external production companies. The awards celebrate outstanding television and corporate media solutions from around the world, particularly audiovisual and online productions in the areas of information, education and entertainment.

CNA production Regardless of Race: 5 Years On (Social Issues) was handed the “Hand in Hand” Special Award, which recognises content that highlights actions by a state, government, corporation, organisation or individual resulting in improvements in the lives of individuals or in society as a whole. The thought-provoking documentary revisits the issue of race in the wake of multiple reports of racist incidents since the pandemic started, and through a series of social experiments, attempts to uncover the hard truths on how and why people are racially biased. The show also clinched Gold in the Documentaries: Society & Societal Issues category.

Chinese drama My Mini-Me and Me (很久以后的未来), produced in collaboration with Infocus Asia, bagged the “Magic Waves” Special Award, which recognises the best original music. My Mini-Me & Me scooped the award for its creative application of music to not only complement the on-screen visuals, but to also tell a story and further the plot. The producers adopted a thematic approach to the entire series, where each character or relationship was introduced with its own musical theme. In addition, a diverse range of music genres were featured over the 12 episodes, including Big Band, Gypsy Jazz and Mariachi – all of which are unusual in Asian television. The drama also clinched Gold in the Entertainment: Mini Series category.

The majority of the 15 Golds garnered were for current affairs and documentary programmes, of which one of them, Ahead Of Their Time (Episode 1 – Airbnb & Lonely Planet), turns the spotlight on some of the movers and shakers in the fascinating world of business. Produced in collaboration with Sora Media, the documentary dissects the business stories of ten pioneering companies in five different sectors, examining one who was an early predecessor that operated in a burgeoning market, and another, in today's world that seems to have caught on to a winning formula.

Tham Loke Kheng, Chief Executive Officer of Mediacorp, said: “We are delighted once again to receive this bumper crop of awards at the World Media Festivals. These accolades affirm Mediacorp’s strengths in producing trusted and insightful content with global appeal, and would not have been possible without the talent, hard work and dedication of our in-house teams and production partners. Thank you for always keeping the Singapore flag flying high and congratulations on your fine achievements!”

Viewers may catch the winning programmes and more on meWATCH, Mediacorp’s digital video destination. Please refer to the Annex for the complete list of Mediacorp’s wins.

Annex List of Mediacorp wins at World Media Festivals Television & Corporate Media Awards 2022

No.

Category

Title

Award

Production company

1

“Magic Waves” Special Award

My Mini-Me and Me

“Magic Waves” Special Award

Infocus Asia

2

“Hand in Hand” Special Award

Regardless of Race: 5 Years On – Will We Ever Get There? (Part 2)

“Hand in Hand” Special Award

CNA

3

Documentaries | Society and Social Issues

Regardless of Race: 5 Years On – Will We Ever Get There? (Part 2)

Gold

CNA

4

Documentaries | Business

Ahead Of Their Time 2

Gold

Sorahouse

5

Documentaries | Current Affairs

Singapore In Red, Green And Blue

Gold

CNA

6

Documentaries | Economy

Japan’s Comeback Game

Gold

Storytime Films

7

Documentaries | Environmental Protection

Undercover Asia 9 – E1: China’s Pet Economy

Gold

CNA

8

Documentaries | Family Programmes

Health Hacks 2

Gold

WaWa Pictures

9

Documentaries | Gender Equity

Deciphering South Korea – E2: Changing Korean Man

Gold

Peddling Pictures

10

Documentaries | Green Products and Services

The Electric Race

Gold

CNA

11

Documentaries | Human Concerns

Undercover Asia 8: The Ugly Side Of Beauty

Gold

The Moving Visuals

12

Documentaries | Human Relations and Values

Inside Maximum Security 4 – Road To Freedom

Gold

CNA

13

Documentaries | Lifestyle

Remarkable Living 4

Gold

Freestate Productions

14

Documentaries | Sustainability

A Wicked Problem

Gold

CNA

15

Entertainment | Mini-Series

My Mini-Me And Me

Gold

Infocus Asia

16

News Reports and Features | Documentary

CNA Correspondent: Saving Endangered Animals In Malaysia

Gold

CNA

17

News Reports and Features | Investigative Report

CNA Correspondent: Inside Taiwan’s Phone Scam Rings

Gold

CNA

18

Children & Youth | Edutainment Ages 12-18

Say It Right!

Silver

WaWa Pictures

19

Documentaries | Biography

Tuesday Report – Towkays 3: Lien Ying Chow

Silver

Mediacorp

20

Documentaries | Climate

Climate For Change: Closing The Loop

Silver

CNA

21

Documentaries | Covid-19 Topics

Contact Tracers: E2: Church Cluster Mystery

Silver

Peddling Pictures

22

Documentaries | Docudrama

Into The Unknown: Doctors On Call

Silver

Make Waves

23

Documentaries | Ecology and Environment

Tuesday Report: Where The Tides Meet (Series)

Silver

Mediacorp

24

Documentaries | Entertainment

There’s Something About Orchard

Silver

Sorahouse

25

Documentaries | Ethics and Religion

Tuesday Report: At Your Service EP5 – Funeral Service

Silver

Mediacorp

26

Documentaries | Global Issues

20 Years After 9/11: The Return Of Taliban

Silver

CNA

27

Documentaries | Human Concerns

Fixer 3

Silver

WaWa Pictures

28

Documentaries | Inclusion and Diversity

Wired Differently (AKA Child) – My Child Is Autistic

Silver

CNA

29

Documentaries | Social Engagement

Neighbourhood Fixer

Silver

WaWa Pictures

30

Documentaries | Social Equity and Inclusion

Standing On Her Shoulders: Leading With Kindness

Silver

CNA

31

Documentaries | Social Justice

Catching A Killer: The Hwaseong Murders

Silver

Make Waves Media

32

Documentaries | Technology

Factories: Making The Future

Silver

IFA Media

33

Entertainment | Culinary

Old Taste Detective 3

Silver

WaWa Pictures

34

Entertainment | Family Special

Papi

Silver

Poetry in Motion

Aa