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September/October 2013 | Vol. 014 www.mediahubaccess.com INTERVIEW The National Film Board of Canada have brought about fresh new standards for Interactive Documentaries COMPANY FOCUS Afghanistan’s Aria TV and ERTV are focused on changing the face of educational television in the country M alaysian films soar abroad Local films and animations are exploring global new horizons A dynamic professional directory &network tool Looking for a fixer, a co-producer or OB van rental? Mediahub PROlink gives you access to all the contacts you need to plan any type of production in the world: Browse an extensive database of key contacts facilitating the organization of your production onsite: production studios, services, crews and facilities Join an international production, distribution and broadcast community where you can maximize your visibility, connect with other members and open up new business opportunities. Post any business related news through the Mediahub Message Board and spread the info to the entire Mediahub network. mediahubaccess.com EDITORIAL General Manager have to confess that working take you to the thriving film and Juliette Vivier on this issue was bittersweet. It creative multimedia industry in reminded me of my all-time fa- Malaysia, which is our Country EDITORIAL I vourite quotes by Oscar Wilde in Focus. This comprehensive story Editor-In-Chief Lady Windermere’s Fan, “We are highlights three major govern- Suzane Avadiar all in the gutter, but some of us ment bodies within this sector; are looking at the stars”. For me, The National Film Development Editorial Designer Kevin SJ Francis it’s a quote that encapsulates Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), optimism, which we all must re- the Multimedia Development Editorial Assistant member to instil within ourselves. Corporation (MDeC), and the Amanina Nazari This issue was an eye opener for Creative Content Association of me because while there are fan- Malaysia (CCAM) – all of which OPERATIONS & SALES tastic developments all around collaborate extensively to posi- Operation Manager the world, there are many who tion Malaysia firmly on the global Shelley Mc Morrow still fight a severe battledaily . This stage. The development and month, one of those struggles outlook of this vibrant industry is Business Development is seen in Afghanistan; where nothing short of exhilarating. Manager a minute glimpse of the harsh Frédéric Alliod reality that has permeated this The Interview of the Month gives Advertising & nation is revealed. Nevertheless, you a peek into the outstand- Sales Officer optimism is alive. ing repertoire of interactive Shalini Kalimuthu documentaries created by the Through our Company Focus, National Film Board of Canada. FINANCE & which in this issue takes on a A cursory glance of their exten- ADMINISTRATION new twist, we highlight a sec- sive interactive documentary Chief Finance Officer tor in Afghanistan that demands catalogue will give you a hint of William Tan global attention; education, and the diversity in their projects. Loc the two significant media play- Dao, the award-winning Execu- Office Administrator Haliza Ahmad ers that are striving to change it. tive Producer and Creative Tech- Educational television is on the nologist at NFB shares insightful IT DEVELOPMENT rise in this nation that is struggling details of their creative process in Lead Developer to transform almost every sector developing this dynamic genre. Mohammad Norhizam of the country. Amidst the hostility Omar and horror that war has imposed I hope you find these stories on Afghanistan, it seems that the every bit as exciting as it was for Senior Pragrammer children have suffered most. The us working on them. I urge you Foo Seong Kin statistics surrounding illiteracy and to give us your feedback and the lack of access to education thoughts about anything you find are alarming, as is the fact that useful or would like to read here “Afghanistan is one of the worst in the pages Mediahub Mag. PUBLISHED BY places on earth for children to be Feel free to drop me a line just Mediahub Asia Pac Holdings Sdn Bhd born,” according to Ajmal Obaid to say hello at (Formerly known as Abidy of Aria TV. The reality seems savadiar@media- The Global Media Centre for Development Sdn Bhd) glum, yet there are hopefuls such hubaccess.com Suite C-703, Level 7 as Aria TV and the Educational or to any other Center Wing Radio and Television of Afghani- member of our Metropolitan Square stan (ERTV), who are determined team listed in the Jalan PJU 8/1 Damansara Perdana to create reform in this sector. next column. 47830 Petaling Jaya Suzane Avadiar Selangor, Malaysia On that optimistic note, we Good reading! ■ Editor-In-Chief 3 FOOTAGE AND PROGRAMS n One century of images and sounds n Easy online access, viewing and creating clips n Unique and dedicated salesperson n Highly secured and reliable rights management n Fast delivery system inamediapro.com : all you need ina single place CONTENTS 6 6 INTERVIEW 10 Loc Dao of the National Film Board of Canada discusses the finer points of Interactive Documentaries. 10 COMPANY FOCUS Educational TV stations in Afghanistan are on the rise to change and develop the country through the advancement of future generations. 16 COUNTRY FOCUS Discover the film and multimedia landscape of Malaysia, as the industry strives and sets its sight on the global stage. 24 MEDIAHUB MEMBER NEWS 18 Deutsche Welle presents a web documentary on Serengeti. 24 France 24 English version on WYBN and Intelsat-21 satellite. 25 VTV to air Big Brother in Vietnam. 25 TSA distributes BarcaTV in Asia Pacific. 26 Malaysian film Vikingdom hits worldwide cinemas. 26 NFB’s Buying Sex enters US markets. 27 Fiji TV appoints new management team. 27 TV5 Monde opts for Volicon Observer Transport Stream system. 28 MIPCOM 2013 SPECIAL The New Golden Age of Television. 32 AGENDA 12th Sichuan TV Festival / Broadcast India / Inter BEE / MIPCOM / SCaT India / World Content Market. 5 INTERVIEW Scene from Waterlife The new age of documentaries Interactive documentaries present a phenomenal new way of sharing ones thoughts, ideas, and vision with another. Mediahub Mag talks to Loc Dao of the National Film Board Of Canada about the finer points of interactive documentaries. “If you look backward from any Creative Technologist for Digital potentially multi-platform but it is single point in time, everything Content and Strategy explained dependant on the story and the seems to lead up to that mo- that four years ago NFB created audience you want to reach. ment…” (Bear 71; 2012) a working guideline for new However, the cost becomes pro- media projects which, is the hibitive when you start thinking he National Film Board of creative application of technol- that way,” Dao added. Canada (NFB) is an agency ogy to story and form. Recently Tunder the heritage depart- however, they have begun to “When the internet shifted to ment, funded 100% by taxpay- update that guideline with digi- Web 2.0 around the year 2000, ers. They serve as Canada’s tal strategies – adapting it to the we shifted what we did back in public producer and distributor creative application of platforms the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- of socially relevant audio and and technology to story and poration from telling short form visual works. NFB has been very form. Their approach and philos- stories online and we created active in the production of inter- ophy is to first come up with the the first Interactive 1.0 and a active documentaries, serving story and content, figure out the digital magazine that told stories not only as a producer but co- treatment, then decide upon every week in some kind of com- creator of this dynamic genre. the technology and the platform bination of linear and non-linear Loc Dao, a renowned, award- at the same time. “From the on- form of story telling,” Dao said. winning Executive Producer and set, a project is conceived to be The team “cut their teeth on very 6 small bits”, having all come from interactive plan and a script, NEW INNOVATIONS a journalism background – from all which needs to be in place entertainment, arts and current before the project can move “We have started doing interac- affairs. Enfolding all those ele- forward. “After that, we move tive installations and it is a com- ments into bite-sized stories, it into considerations such as, pletely brand new field that is eventually evolved into the lon- are we pushing the boundaries open for every project. For Bear ger form to what is now termed and trying something that may 71, we built an augmented real- ‘interactive documentaries’. not work? If so, then we’ll do a ity iPad app for the installation “Seven years ago we produced technical prototype. Then, we and a surveillance unit that used the first interactive documen- move into the more traditional a combination of an iPad app tary for NFB called, Filmmaker in web world phases – such as with robotics technology. We are Residence and four years ago information architecture, wire constantly exploring new ways of we started a whole string of frames mood boards, and start using technology to tell a story, interactive projects for the NFB the designing and programming and in Bear 71, that augmented from Waterlife (2009) to Bear 71 process,” he said. These stages reality app was a device for the (2012),” he added. update as the project moves story,” Dao said. Dao described forward, working from the core that one of the layers of the According to Dao, NFB has premise but allowing various fac- story is about how we live our flipped the whole model on its tors surrounding the project to be lives through technology; when head.