IMPORTANT DATES

Call for Entry: Aug 14, 2025

Deadline: Oct 7, 2025

Selections: Oct 7 —Nov, 2025

Announcement of shortlisted finalists/participants: Nov 2025

Live Pitch: Dec 4, 2025

FINALISTS

Blood Pact

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Toei Company, Ltd.
JAPAN

Logline:

When six high school students feed blood to a mysterious jenglot figurine, trading petty revenge for power, they unleash a terrifying curse that has no way out. They are locked into a pact to appease the jenglot, which threatens to devour them all if they fail to pay.

Synopsis:

"Six high school students are thrown together for a group project—but their biggest problem isn’t the assignment. While working after school, they find a strange, shriveled figurine: a jenglot. They pass it around to examine it closer. Chaz recognizes it as something from a video game; if you feed it blood, misfortune will befall your enemies. Hazel warns them to back off, but Louis rips off his scab and a few droplets of blood spills on the jenglot. He jokes that something would happen to his mean teammate.

The next day, his teammate trips in the cafeteria and becomes a laughingstock. The group wonders if it’s the jenglot, but they brush it off—until more of them try it. Chaz, Varun, and Elena each give the jenglot blood, and each time, the “accidents” grow more violent—ending when the French teacher’s arm twists grotesquely in class. Horrified, they vow to stop."


Guardian Angels XX

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Make Believe Productions
UNITED KINGDOM

Logline:

When a misfit Brit-Hong Kong woman takes charge of Bangkok’s fiercest bodyguards, she faces ruthless enemies, high-octane missions, and her own self-doubt.

Synopsis:

When Stevie, a fish-out-of-water Brit-Hong Kong woman, unexpectedly inherits her dying aunt’s Bangkok security empire, she finds herself leading ‘Guardian Angels XX’—an elite squad of all-female bodyguards feared on the streets and coveted by the powerful. Thrust into a world of high-stakes missions, rival agencies, and explosive danger, Stevie must conquer her own insecurities to command the trust of her dazzling but deadly team. Slick, fast-paced, and set against the neon pulse of Thailand’s underworld, Guardian Angels XX is a character-driven action drama about sisterhood, survival, and a woman discovering her power where she least expected it.


Offline

PRODUCTION COMPANY
High Koncept
SOUTH KOREA

Logline:

When a struggling true-crime influencer fakes her own disappearance to go viral, her plan works; until someone hijacks the narrative and makes it terrifyingly real. Now, trapped inside a story she can’t control, she must outsmart an obsessed killer who knows her every move and is always a step ahead.

Synopsis:

In an era where visibility is survival, Nova Park, a struggling true-crime influencer, stages her own disappearance to boost engagement. With carefully planted clues, cryptic social media posts, and a dramatic livestream cut-off, she waits in a safehouse for the internet to explode with speculation.

The stunt works: hashtags trend, followers multiply, media outlets buzz…until someone hijacks her story. When her closest confidante turns up dead, Nova realizes a real killer has seized her “script” and is writing it in blood. She is trapped inside the kind of case she once covered and her usual tools of narration, analysis, and control are useless.

With the world believing she’s already missing, Nova has no way to seek help without exposing herself as a fraud. Trapped inside her own lie, she must outwit a killer who knows her every move and who may be closer than she ever imagined.

“Offline" is a prestige-format thriller told across 10 × 30–35 minute episodes, blending influencer culture, psychological horror, and conspiratorial paranoia. Claustrophobic, cinematic, and binge-worthy, it explores the dangerous line between the stories we perform and the ones that consume us.


The Life Changers

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Select Entertainment
TAIWAN

Logline:

To uncover his wife's death, Jing-cheng forms “Dark Fern,” using film crew aliases to carry out vigilante justice until one case puts him in danger.

Synopsis:

A TV drama about school bullying sparked public panic as soon as it was released. The screenwriter, Jing-zhi, becomes a victim of cyberbullying and falls into depression. Concerned for her health, Jing-cheng plans to send her abroad, but a tragic car accident along the way leaves him in a coma for three months. Upon waking, he learns the driver received a light sentence and realizes the incident was not as simple as it seemed, especially as his parents were being followed. Fearing for his family’s safety being threatened, he decided to disappear.

Knowing the law can't help him, Jing-cheng establishes a vigilante group operating in a legal grey zone called “Dark Fern,” where he serves as the screenwriter. Using cinematic methods, he immerses wrongdoers in scenarios mirroring their victims’ trauma, forcing confessions. The first case is school bullying, staged like a horror film to frighten perpetrators into revealing the truth. In the next case, the sudden death of an infant, he used a high-speed chase scene to expose a drug trafficking operation.

Both cases link back to Jing-zhi’s death and the mysterious demise of actress Xiao-yu’s younger brother, drawing police attention to “Dark Fern.” As Jing-cheng gets closer to uncovering the truth, he makes a shocking discovery: everything has been part of Jing-zhi’s meticulously orchestrated plan for revenge.


The Musical Chairs

Raccoon Films

Thailand

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Raccoon Films
THAILAND

Logline:

A series of murders has occurred in Bangkok, involving a podcast radio channel that plays classical music 24 hours a day. But when the music stops, the killer carries out the murder—almost like a game of musical chairs.

Synopsis:

In the early hours of the morning, the body of a woman was found in a narrow alley behind a nightlife district. She appeared to be around 25 years old. Her arms and legs were bound to a chair. The body lay tipped over on its side, hidden behind a trash bin. The ground was soaked from the rain that had poured all night. The body was discovered by a security guard, who had heard music playing from somewhere near the bin. The victim’s mobile phone was still on—playing a classical music: Carmina Burana.

Krit, a 45-year-old metropolitan police investigator, arrived at the scene. There were no signs of struggle. No fingerprints. Nothing. While Krit examined the scene, one of his subordinates informed him that an officer from the Central Investigation Bureau had requested to observe the case. Her name was Bua, a 29-year-old detective. She quietly questioned witnesses while Krit and his team worked. Krit wasn’t thrilled by her presence. It unsettled him.

The investigation pointed toward a group of individuals with ties to the victim. Witnesses and close contacts identified them. But Bua wasn’t convinced. She told Krit this was the third case she’d seen with no evidence left behind—no traces of the killer. She believed it was the work of a serial killer.


JUDGES

Peter Choe
CEO
BLINTN 

Virginia Lim
Chief Content Officer
MEDIACORP

Angie Chai
Chairman and CEO
MISSION INTERNATIONAL

Sheena Liu
President
TVBS MEDIA INC.

WHAT IS THE ATF x MEDIACORP CO-PRODUCTION PITCH?

The ATF x Mediacorp Co-production Pitch invites production companies and content platforms from outside of Singapore to present their new and original scripted formats for a co-production opportunity with Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd (“Mediacorp”), Singapore's national media network and largest content creator. This event is jointly organised by RX, the official organiser of the Asia TV Forum & Market 2025 (ATF) tradeshow, and Mediacorp (“Organisers”). Onsite events will take place at ATF in Singapore on December 2—5, 2025. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are on the hunt for the next big hit series that can set new trends in content across the world, with the potential to travel internationally. We will focus on stand-out, scripted format ideas that are fresh, new, innovative, entertaining, but with broad appeal as well.

Who should apply:

(i) Production companies and/or
(ii) Owners or operators of content platforms,
excluding any entities or businesses registered in Singapore.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Only new projects for scripted formats are eligible. Submissions must not have been used for any past production(s) in any manner (whether publicly released or not), and must be free from any encumbrances. 
  • Submission applicant (“Applicant”) can be the IP’s Founder, Owner, Creator, Writer, Director, Producer or Executive-in-Charge, but the Applicant must be available to represent the project at the Live Pitch if chosen as a finalist for the ATF x Mediacorp Co-production Pitch 2025.

PRIZE

  • 5 finalists, as selected by the judging panel, will be invited to participate in a live pitching session (“Live Pitch”). 
  • The top 2 winning projects will each receive a cash prize of S$ 10,000.
  • Winning projects will have the opportunity to be considered for co-production. The terms of any such co-production opportunities will be shared with all finalists prior to the Live Pitch.

GENERAL SUBMISSION PROCESS

  • Prepare your submission materials for each co-production project in ONE combined document or visual deck.
  • There is no fee to enter. Each applicant may submit only up to 5 IPs/concepts.
  • Only completed applications will be assessed.
  • Please ensure that all information is filled up and submitted for every project that is submitted, and that all contact details are current and accurate, as we may need to contact you.
  • Please ensure that each project clearly labelled and submitted in a separate file if more than one project is submitted within the same application.
  • There is no limit to the number of pages to the submission, but brevity will be appreciated.
  • Please submit your entries in English.  You may also include additional information in your own native language. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Each project to be submitted in ONE combined document or visual deck. Submitted project(s) must address (labelled clearly) the following:

  1. Project Title
  2. Total Production Budget (SGD)
  3. Genre
  4. Logline
  5. Country / region
  6. No. of episodes
  7. Duration
  8. Language
  9. Concept and Treatment
  10. Unique Selling Point
  11. Target audience
  12. Synopsis
  13. Main characters’ profile
  14. Company Name and Previous Projects / Productions (please provide links if available)  
  15. Executive Producer / Director / Writer and their Previous Projects / Productions (if applicable and please provide links if available)


There is no limit to the number of pages to the submission.
Incomplete submissions will not be evaluated. 

NOTES

  • Winners will be required to enter into a winner’s agreement with Mediacorp, on terms and conditions to be provided by Mediacorp. Without limitation to the foregoing, each winner will also be required to grant Mediacorp the first right of refusal to c0-produce the submission, for a period of one (1) year from date of signing of the winner’s agreement.
  • Projects with a fuller base of creative materials and presentations (deck, visuals, synopses, character bios, storyboards, character designs etc) and attached elements (directors, writers, co-producers, production companies, distribution, actors, financing partners etc.) will be assessed more favourably.
  • By submitting their project and all relevant information (“Submitted Information”) to the ATF x Mediacorp Co-production Pitch 2025,  each Applicant grants, and on behalf of all other individuals listed in the submission, (i) grant the Organisers access to the Submitted Information for the purposes of evaluating and shortlisting the final projects; and (ii) the right to reproduce, publish and use the Submitted Information as it deems fit for marketing and publicity purposes or any other purposes in connection with the ATF x Mediacorp Co-production Pitch 2025.  

ABOUT MEDIACORP

Mediacorp is Singapore’s national media network and largest content creator, engaging 99 percent of the population weekly across four languages on its digital, TV, radio, and social media platforms. The company prides itself on creating compelling and trusted content that connects communities and inspires people.

Beyond Singapore, Mediacorp reaches a global audience through its award-winning news service, CNA, and globally distributed content that has won numerous industry accolades, including from the New York Festivals, World Media Festivals, PromaxBDA (World and Asia), and the Asian Academy Creative Awards.

As the nation’s media network, Mediacorp champions the diverse pool of local talent and the growth of the creative and media industry, through co-creation, partnerships and providing learning opportunities to groom the next generation of creators and media professionals.

For more information, please visit mediacorp.sg.

2024 WINNERS

Cycle

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Alan Sim

SINGAPORE

Detective Daji

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Organic Media Group

TAIWAN/UNITED STATES

Drawn In

PRODUCTION COMPANY
Big Meta Films

SOUTH KOREA

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