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MUMBAI: India’s
Clapstem Productions, Upside Down Entertainment (Singapore),
and Dreamville Entertainment (Korea) have announced a new
adventure drama series, Asian Crisis Centre. This $ 5 million
TV series is the first India-Singapore-Korea co-production.
Asian
Crisis Centre is a 13 x 1-hour English language drama that will
be filmed on location in India, Korea and Singapore.
The signing ceremony for the landmark co-production was held
on 18 April in Cannes during MIPTV, in the presence of the Media
Development Authority of Singapore.
Clapstem
is responsible for the complete research, development and
story gathering for the series. India will also serve as the
production base for the series, along with providing on-line
production facilities for locations in India as also locations
in Pakistan and Indonesia.
“Singapore
is a natural hub for regional co-productions. You are renowned
for your stability and efficiency and you have a talented
pool of film professionals. All you need is a vision and a
story with universal sensibilities and Gin Kai came with both
when he approached me with Asian Crisis Centre,” says
Girish Malik of Clapstem Productions.
“Asian
Crisis Centre combines the renowned storytelling ability of
Korean producers and the vast experience of Indian filmmakers
with an original story from Singapore. Not only is it a great
marriage of skills for the project, but also a partnership
that will hopefully inspire more collaborations between our
respective industries,” enthuses Chan Gin Kai of Upside
Down Entertainment.
Though
Upside Down Entertainment was only set up this year through
a partnership between Singapore production company Upside
Down Concepts and multi-Emmy nomintaed US company Quixotic
Media Group, this is the second major project they have announced
this year. Their first project, “The Battle of Hong Kong”,
a $ 12 million sci-fi film, was announced at the Hong Kong
Filmart in March.
Asia
has recently been plagued with numerous disasters. While many
lives were lost in these calamities, the human spirit has
triumphed as people rally together to help each other. Asian
Crises Centre is a fictional story about a group of volunteer
doctors who put their lives at risk to help out in rescue
missions whenever any disasters strike in Asia. This is “ER
on ground zero”, an exciting dramatic tribute to the
many unsung heroes who have make a difference in Asia’s
darkest times, according to the .
Rose
Han of Korean media company Dreamville Entertainment concludes,
“I love stories with a message and that is why I want
to produce Asian Crisis Centre. The Asian Tsunami that happened
only a few years ago united the world like never before. It
was a very tragic disaster, but the way the world responded
gives us a glimpse of how wonderful our world can be if we
care. I hope the stories in our series will touch the hearts
of audiences worldwide.”
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