Singapore – FriedChillies Media, a food media company based in Malaysia, has launched its own food network. Named FriedChillies Food Network (FFN), it offers original content programming via VoD and will be available on a Malaysian IPTV provider from the first quarter of 2012. Content offerings include thematic cooking shows such as Simply Caroline and Street Food at Home; and travel food shows such as Street Chows. Honey Ahmad, co-founder and content head of FriedChillies Media, said that … [Read more...] about Spicy Malaysia
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Rising to the occasion
Malaysia’s involvement in this year’s MIPCOM has more than doubled last year’s, increasing from 30 creative content companies to 75 at the 2011 event. Sixteen deals worth more than USD 70 million were announced at the Creative Malaysia Cocktail Reception, held in the InterContinental Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Some of these deals include agreements between; Infinite Motion of Malaysia and Three Black Cat of UK to co-produce animation series Ella Brella (52 x 11), Cartoon4Kids of … [Read more...] about Rising to the occasion
French-Malaysian co-production agreement signed in Cannes
Cannes - Xeopex, a Paris-based animation production company, which specializes in developing and producing entertainment programmes for children has signed a co-production agreement for Nabab Holidays with Malaysian animation and e-Learning development company, Ed-Online Technologies. The deal comes when the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) and Global Creative and Media Agency (GCMA) had a meeting with the Centre National du Cinema et de L’image Animee (CNC) during … [Read more...] about French-Malaysian co-production agreement signed in Cannes
*Update: Entry information for Crossing Borders – documentary initiative
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2011. Documentary Campus, the European Documentary Network (EDN) and Blue In Green Productions are looking for documentary makers and writers in the Asia-Pacific to submit story ideas for Crossing Borders – the Eurasia Pacific Documentary Training initiative. The three-part training programme assists filmmakers to make factual programmes for the international market. When applying please hand in the following documents via email: - a 2-page … [Read more...] about *Update: Entry information for Crossing Borders – documentary initiative
National Geographic Channels International partners with FINAS to distribute co-produced Malaysian documentaries globally
Kuala Lumpur - National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) announced the distribution of four 1 x 60-minute Malaysian documentaries at MIPCOM. The documentaries were coproduced by NGCI and National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) under the first and second rounds of the 'Malaysia to the World' initiative. The titles available in both SD and HD are Inside Becoming a King, SMART Tunnel, Fight Masters: Silat and Among the Great Apes with Michelle Yeoh, which represent the work … [Read more...] about National Geographic Channels International partners with FINAS to distribute co-produced Malaysian documentaries globally
FINAS & AAA Networks announce new co-production deal
Kuala Lumpur/Singapore - AETN All Asia Networks (AAA Networks) and The National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) have announced a co-production deal to produce more original Malaysian content for HISTORY, Crime & Investigation Network (CI) and The Biography Channel (BIO). A call for proposals, across the three channel brands, has been made to Malaysian Production companies, to be submitted to AAA Networks by 30 April 2010. Projects will be produced and telecast on the Networks … [Read more...] about FINAS & AAA Networks announce new co-production deal
