Media Talent Progression Programme

The director:

• must be a Singapore Citizen/Permanent Resident.
• has directed no more than two long-form content projects prior to this project.
• has not received funding from IMDA for previous long-form content projects.
• must have “director” credits in the following content which has been publicly screened (not self-published):
• At least three short films OR
• At least three episodes of a broadcast/OTT series OR
• One feature film

The project must:

• have a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident as its co-producer from or engaged by the applicant, who has “producer”/”co-producer” credits in long-form content that has been publicly screened.
• have a co-producer of SEA nationality (excluding Singapore), who must be from or engaged by a company registered in the SEA region (excluding Singapore).
• The SEA Co-Producer must have “producer”/”co-producer” credits in long-form content that has been publicly screened.
• have a director of SEA nationality (including Singapore) who must have “director” credits in the following content types:
• At least three short films OR
• At least three episodes of a broadcast/OTT series OR
• At least one feature film

The project must:

• have a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident director and producer attached, who must not be the same individual.
• have a director who has:
• directed at least one short film with “director” credit which has been screened at selected film festivals and/or showcased or competed at any of the events listed under qualifying platforms.
• not directed any feature films (runtime of at least 70 minutes)
• have a producer with “producer”/“co-producer” or equivalent credits in media content (e.g. short or feature films, episodic series etc)
• not be a commissioned piece or school project (e.g. final year projects or thesis films).