Amount of Government Grants Received by Media Production Houses

Debated in Parliament on 15 Oct 2012.

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Janice Koh asked for the current number of active independent media production houses in Singapore, the number receiving government grants for film and television projects over the last five years, and the total grant amounts each year.
Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim stated that in 2010, there were 590 companies engaged in film and video-related services in Singapore.
He noted that from 2007 to 2011, about 130 independent production companies produced MDA-supported Public Service Broadcast and non-PSB television and film projects.
Over that five-year period, the MDA disbursed about $235 million to these companies for locally-produced PSB television programmes and industry film and television projects.
The response did not provide a breakdown of grant amounts per year or a detailed list of companies receiving grants annually.

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Janice Koh

Ms Janice Koh asked the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (a) what is the current number of independent media production houses that are actively operating in Singapore; (b) what is the number of production houses that receive Government grants each year for film and television projects over the last five years; and (c) what is the total amount of grants received by these production houses each year for such projects over the last five years.

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Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim

Based on the latest available statistics, there were 590 companies engaged in film and video-related services in Singapore in 201010. These services include film production, video filming, recording services and services pertaining to motion picture and video productions.

Over the past five years between 2007 and 2011, there were about 130 independent production companies that produced MDA-supported Public Service Broadcast (PSB) and non-PSB television and film productions.

Over this period, MDA disbursed about $235 million to these production companies in Singapore for locally-produced PSB television programmes as well as industry film and television projects.

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Janice Koh asked for the current number of active independent media production houses in Singapore, the number receiving government grants for film and television projects over the last five years, and the total grant amounts each year.
Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim stated that in 2010, there were 590 companies engaged in film and video-related services in Singapore.
He noted that from 2007 to 2011, about 130 independent production companies produced MDA-supported Public Service Broadcast and non-PSB television and film projects.
Over that five-year period, the MDA disbursed about $235 million to these companies for locally-produced PSB television programmes and industry film and television projects.
The response did not provide a breakdown of grant amounts per year or a detailed list of companies receiving grants annually.

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Amount of Government Grants Received by Media Production Houses

Debated in Parliament on 15 Oct 2012.

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Janice Koh asked for the current number of active independent media production houses in Singapore, the number receiving government grants for film and television projects over the last five years, and the total grant amounts each year.
Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim stated that in 2010, there were 590 companies engaged in film and video-related services in Singapore.
He noted that from 2007 to 2011, about 130 independent production companies produced MDA-supported Public Service Broadcast and non-PSB television and film projects.
Over that five-year period, the MDA disbursed about $235 million to these companies for locally-produced PSB television programmes and industry film and television projects.
The response did not provide a breakdown of grant amounts per year or a detailed list of companies receiving grants annually.

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Janice Koh

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Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim

Over this period, MDA disbursed about $235 million to these production companies in Singapore for locally-produced PSB television programmes as well as industry film and television projects.

Page: 924

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Janice Koh asked for the current number of active independent media production houses in Singapore, the number receiving government grants for film and television projects over the last five years, and the total grant amounts each year.
Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim stated that in 2010, there were 590 companies engaged in film and video-related services in Singapore.
He noted that from 2007 to 2011, about 130 independent production companies produced MDA-supported Public Service Broadcast and non-PSB television and film projects.
Over that five-year period, the MDA disbursed about $235 million to these companies for locally-produced PSB television programmes and industry film and television projects.
The response did not provide a breakdown of grant amounts per year or a detailed list of companies receiving grants annually.

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