Mediacorp wins record haul of 78 accolades at New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2022
Mediacorp has bagged a total of 78 accolades at the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) TV & Film Awards 2022, comprising three Gold, 12 Silver and 21 Bronze awards, in addition to 42 finalist honours.
Singapore, 27 April 2022 – Mediacorp has bagged a total of 78 accolades at the prestigious New York Festivals (NYF) TV & Film Awards 2022, comprising three Gold, 12 Silver and 21 Bronze awards, in addition to 42 finalist honours. This is the largest number of accolades Mediacorp has picked up at the NYF TV & Film Awards, with documentary and current affairs content making up the lion’s share of its haul of accolades this year. In addition, Mediacorp picked up two finalist honours at the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2022. Both sets of results were announced at the NYF’s virtual Storytellers Gala held this morning (SG time).
Established in 1957, the NYF TV & Film Awards honours the best in news, sports, documentary, information and entertainment programmes, including music videos, infomercials and feature films. This year’s awards saw participation from 42 countries, with entries judged online and screened by the Awards’ Grand Jury of over 200 producers, directors, writers, and other creative media professionals from around the globe. On the other hand, audio entries from 24 countries were received and judged for the NYF Radio Awards 2022.
Race To Feed The World - A Question of Space is one of Mediacorp’s three Gold awardees this year. Produced by Make Waves Productions, the CNA documentary zeroes in on the critical issue of Asia’s food security, which is under immense pressure as land scarcity, climate change, plagues and diseases reduce yields, devastate food supplies and take away livelihoods. However, there is hope as scientists, farmers, entrepreneurs and activists across Asia are racing to provide the food of the future.
Another CNA documentary, Breathe Again: India's Battle With COVID, clinched the second Gold award. The production by Blue Petal Films recounts the devastating second wave of COVID-19 which swept India in the spring of 2021. Then, daily cases soared to over 400,000 at its peak, setting global records. As the demand for oxygen, hospital beds and medicines escalated, Indians from different parts of the country came together to help. Breathe Again: India's Battle With COVID tells the story of a nation coming together to fight an unseen enemy.
A Deadly Ascent: Summit Fever (episode 1) completes the hat-trick of Golds for Mediacorp. Produced by Babel Press, the CNA documentary reveals the untold story of the 2019 Mount Everest tragedy, where 11 people died trying to scale the world’s highest summit. An image that went viral showed a glimpse of what happened that day – a long, continuous line of hundreds of climbers bottlenecked on the summit ridge of Everest, all trying to take advantage of a narrow window to get to the top. The show provides firsthand accounts of exploitation that led to overcrowding, and its effects on the environment.
For the complete list of Mediacorp’s accolades, please refer to Annex A.
Tham Loke Kheng, CEO of Mediacorp, said, “For filmmakers and storytellers, clinching an award at The New York Festivals TV & Film Awards is an honour to be proud of. We are glad that Mediacorp’s content continues to receive global acclaim. This affirms our strength in producing quality content with universal appeal, and is testament to the creative and production excellence of our talents here in Singapore. Congratulations to our partners and colleagues for doing us proud once again!”
Viewers can catch the award-winning shows on meWATCH, Mediacorp’s digital video-on-demand platform, at mewatch.sg.
Annex A – Mediacorp accolades at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2022
|
No. |
Category |
Title |
Award |
Production Company |
|
1 |
Documentary – Eco-tourism |
A Deadly Ascent - Summit Fever |
Gold |
Babel Press |
|
2 |
News: Program – Best News Documentary/Special |
Breathe Again: India's Battle With COVID |
Gold |
Blue Petal |
|
3 |
Documentary – Climate Change & Sustainability |
Race To Feed The World - A Question of Space |
Gold |
Make Waves |
|
4 |
Documentary – Social Justice |
Catching A Killer – Piecing The Evidence |
Silver |
Make Waves |
|
5 |
Documentary – Community Service Programs |
Write of Passage #1 |
Silver |
CNA |
|
6 |
Documentary – Heroes |
Contact Tracers |
Silver |
Peddling Pictures |
|
7 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor |
Identiti – Norman Ishak |
Silver |
Papahan Films |
|
8 |
Documentary – Human Concerns |
Cooking for a Cause – Taiwan Homeless |
Silver |
August Pictures |
|
9 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor |
My Mini-Me and Me |
Silver |
IFA Media |
|
10 |
Craft: Program – Best Production Design/Art Direction |
My Mini-Me and Me |
Silver |
IFA Media |
|
11 |
Craft: Program – Best Editing |
Mind Jumper |
Silver |
Ochre Pictures |
|
12 |
Documentary – Social Issues |
Forgotten Children: Abused Children |
Silver |
Threesixzero Productions |
|
13 |
Entertainment Program – Culinary Program |
Perfect Pairing – Floral |
Silver |
Very! |
|
14 |
Entertainment Program – Culinary Program |
Perfect Pairing – Milky |
Silver |
Very! |
|
15 |
Entertainment Program – Culinary Program |
Perfect Pairing – Spicy |
Silver |
Very! |
|
16 |
Documentary – Social Issues |
Cooking for a Cause – India Patients |
Bronze |
August Pictures |
|
17 |
Documentary – History & Society |
A Frame In Time 2 - Night Calligrapher |
Bronze |
Very! |
|
18 |
Documentary – Business & Finance |
Ahead Of Their Time 2: Lonely Planet & Airbnb |
Bronze |
Sorahouse |
|
19 |
Documentary – Docudrama |
Catching A Killer - Time Will Tell |
Bronze |
Make Waves |
|
20 |
Documentary – History & Society |
Insight - Bangladesh: The Price Of Freedom |
Bronze |
CNA |
|
21 |
Documentary – International Affairs |
Insight - The Return Of The Taliban |
Bronze |
CNA |
|
22 |
Entertainment Program – Childrens/Youth |
Mindblown! Help, is Singapore Going To Drown? |
Bronze |
CNA |
|
23 |
Documentary – Health/Medical Information |
Talking Point: How Effective Is Sinovac? |
Bronze |
CNA |
|
24 |
Documentary – Science & Technology |
The Vaccine Quest |
Bronze |
CNA |
|
25 |
News: Program – Best Investigative Report |
Undercover Asia 8 - Shipwreck Robberies |
Bronze |
Third Floor Pictures |
|
26 |
News: Program – Best News Documentary/Special |
Undercover Asia 8 - The Ugly Side Of Beauty |
Bronze |
The Moving Visuals |
|
27 |
Documentary – Environment & Ecology |
Wild City - River World |
Bronze |
Beach House Pictures |
|
28 |
Documentary – History & Society |
Into the Vault 3 |
Bronze |
Peddling Pictures |
|
29 |
Craft: Program – Best Editing |
A Frame In Time – Night Calligrapher |
Bronze |
Very! |
|
30 |
Documentary – Community Portraits |
Seeing Is Believing |
Bronze |
Very! |
|
31 |
Documentary – History & Society |
Tuesday Report - Towkays 3 |
Bronze |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
32 |
Documentary – Social Issues |
Tuesday Report: Life After Midlife Ep1 Chasing the Fountain of Youth – Marcus Chin |
Bronze |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
33 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actress |
My Mini-Me and Me |
Bronze |
IFA Media |
|
34 |
Entertainment Program – Lifestyle Program |
Ekspedisi Ekstrem |
Bronze |
Xtreme Media |
|
35 |
Craft: Program – Best Original Music/Lyrics |
My Star Bride |
Bronze |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
36 |
Entertainment Program – Childrens/Youth |
Agents of Sprawl |
Bronze |
Oak 3 Films |
|
37 |
Documentary – History & Society |
100 Years |
Finalist |
CNA |
|
38 |
Documentary – Community Portraits |
Altered Lives - Here At The Far Edge |
Finalist |
Verite |
|
39 |
Documentary – Climate Change & Sustainability |
Bangladesh Delta Disaster |
Finalist |
CNA |
|
40 |
Documentary – Social Issues |
Deciphering South Korea - Hell Korea |
Finalist |
Peddling Pictures |
|
41 |
Documentary – Current Affairs |
Insight - India’s Covid Catastrophe |
Finalist |
CNA |
|
42 |
Documentary – Human Rights |
Trouble On The Mekong |
Finalist |
CNA |
|
43 |
Documentary – Human Concerns |
Undercover Asia 8 – Make Me Taller |
Finalist |
Make Waves |
|
44 |
Documentary – Nature & Wildlife |
Wild City - River World |
Finalist |
Beach House Pictures |
|
45 |
Documentary – Human Concerns |
Tuesday Report: Through the Nights Ep 1 “The Last of Teochew Fish Rice” |
Finalist |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
46 |
Craft: Program – Best Camerawork |
Tuesday Report – Where The Tides Meet |
Finalist |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
47 |
Documentary – Human Concerns |
Cooking for a Cause – India Patients |
Finalist |
August Pictures |
|
48 |
Craft: Program – Best Host |
Cooking for a Cause – Darren Lim |
Finalist |
August Pictures |
|
49 |
Craft: Program – Best Sound Design |
Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost |
Finalist |
August Pictures |
|
50 |
Entertainment Special – Mini-Series |
Crouching Tiger Hidden Ghost |
Finalist |
August Pictures |
|
51 |
Craft: Program – Best Editing |
My Mini-Me and Me |
Finalist |
IFA Media |
|
52 |
Entertainment Special – Drama |
My Mini-Me and Me |
Finalist |
IFA Media |
|
53 |
Promotion/Open & IDs – Contest/Special Promotion |
Our Home Our Story |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
|
54 |
Craft: Promotion/Open & ID – Copywriting: Promotion/Open & IDs |
Our Home Our Story |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
|
55 |
Craft: Promotion/Open & ID – Original Music: Promotion/Open & ID |
Ria 897 – Hits No Miss |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
|
56 |
Craft: Promotion/Open & ID – Original Music: Promotion/Open & ID |
Saturday Night Movie Showdown |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
|
57 |
Streaming – Streaming Drama |
Identiti |
Finalist |
Papahan Films |
|
58 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actress |
My Star Bride – Chantalle Ng |
Finalist |
Mediacorp Channel 8 |
|
59 |
Entertainment Program – Drama |
After Dark – Dinner Date |
Finalist |
Oak 3 Films |
|
60 |
Craft: Program – Best Direction |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
61 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actor |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
62 |
Craft: Program – Best Editing |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
63 |
Craft: Program – Best Special Visual Effects |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
64 |
Craft: Program – Best Camerawork |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
65 |
Craft: Program – Streaming Drama |
Justice Boo |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
66 |
Craft: Program – Best Performance by an Actress |
Lion Mums Season 4 |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
67 |
Craft: Program – Best Writing |
Lion Mums Season 4 |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
68 |
Streaming – Streaming Drama |
Lion Mums Season 4 |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
69 |
Streaming – Streaming Crime Drama |
Mind Jumper |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
70 |
Craft: Program – Best Direction |
Mind Jumper |
Finalist |
Ochre Pictures |
|
71 |
Craft: Films/Productions – Best Performance By An Actress |
Dilema Dania – Shenty Feliziana |
Finalist |
Poetry in Motion |
|
72 |
Documentary – Health/Medical Information |
One in a Thousand |
Finalist |
Threesixzero Productions |
|
73 |
Documentary – Community Portraits |
Singapore After Work: Of Dreams and Death |
Finalist |
Threesixzero Productions |
|
74 |
Craft: Program – Best Direction |
A Frame In Time – Night Calligrapher |
Finalist |
Very! |
|
75 |
Documentary – Community Portraits |
A Frame In Time – Young Girl with Discus |
Finalist |
Very! |
|
76 |
Craft: Program – Best Special Visual Effects |
CTRL |
Finalist |
WaWa Pictures |
|
77 |
Entertainment Program – Culinary Program |
Old Taste Detective 3 |
Finalist |
WaWa Pictures |
|
78 |
Entertainment Program – Childrens/Youth |
Say It Right! |
Finalist |
WaWa Pictures |
Mediacorp accolades at the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2022
|
No. |
Category |
Title |
Award |
Production Company |
|
1 |
Podcasts – Drama Podcasts |
After Dark |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
|
2 |
Promotion Spots, Opens & IDs – Program ID |
Paparazzi Pagi Time Belt Trailer |
Finalist |
Mediacorp |
