Singapore Teams Up with Three Countries in Six-Part Wildlife Series

A truly multinational deal has been struck between producers from Singapore, France, Canada and Brazil to develop a six-part high-definition cross-platform documentary called Extinctions.

Featuring endangered species from around the world, the project will bring together Frederic Lepage Concepts (France), Coyote Conseil (France), Oak3 Films (Singapore), the Media Development Authority of Singapore, Mixer (Brazil) and Greenspace Productions (Canada) – in conjunction with broadcasters France 5, High Fidelity HDTV (Canada) and Radio Television Belge Francophone (Belgium), and will be distributed worldwide by Marathon International.

The series is unique not only because it is the first four-way co-production between Singapore, France, Canada and Brazil, but it is also groundbreaking in its aim to deliver the show on various types of media, including global television, video-on-demand, mobile phones, books and user-generated content through a dedicated Internet channel.

Said Zaihirat Banu Codelli, Chief Executive of Oak3 Films: “We are fascinated by the idea of producing a series on species that are near to extinction on a global scale. It will take expertise from four continents to produce this series and Oak3 Films is thrilled to be part of it.”

Dr Christopher Chia, Chief Executive Officer, MDA, said: “We are excited by the many ‘firsts’ this project presents. This is Singapore’s first co-production spanning four continents with established partners hailing from North America, South America and Europe. It is also our first collaboration with a Brazilian company, Mixer, and France 5. This is a great opportunity for Oak3 Films to co-produce a cross-platform project, which showcases Singapore’s capabilities to deliver quality content to international audiences and Singapore’s vantage point in providing an Asian perspective to a global co-production.”

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