Singapore – MAKE Productions, the Singapore and London based independent film and television company, won five awards at the 2015 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards.   

The Sinking of the Sewol, a documentary directed by Hein Seok, won a Gold for Best News Documentary/Special, a Silver for Human Concerns, and two Bronze medals for Best Direction and Best Investigative Report. The film explored the aftermath of the tragic sinking of a South Korean ferry, “The Sewol” in 2014, that led to the deaths of hundreds of passengers, the majority of whom were teenage children on a school trip. 

Undercover Asia – Freedom or Death, a documentary directed by Sarah Macdonald, won a Silver award for National/International Affairs. It investigated Australia’s policy of imprisoning asylum seekers on the Pacific Island of Nauru.

Both Sinking of the Sewol and Freedom or Death were commissioned by Mok Choy Lin for Channel NewsAsia.