Viddsee
{{Infobox website
| name = Viddsee Pte Ltd
| logo = Viddsee logo.png
| company_type = Privately held company
| foundation = {{start date and age|2013|01}}{{cite news | author=Millward, Steven | title=New Startup Makes Southeast Asian Short Films More Social and Accessible | url=https://www.techinasia.com/new-viddsee-for-southeast-asian-short-films | work=Tech In Asia | publisher=Tech in Asia Pte Ltd | date=February 6, 2013 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
| founder = {{nowrap|Ho Jia Jian}}, {{nowrap|Derek Tan}}
| area_served = Asia
| location_city = Ayer Rajah
| location_country = Singapore
| homepage = {{url|http://www.viddsee.com}}
| screenshot = Viddsee screenshot.png
| collapsible = yes
| registration = Optional
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2013|01}}
| current_status = Active
| language = English, Chinese (partial), Indonesian (partial)
| website_type = Video hosting service
}}
Viddsee is a video entertainment platform that drives distribution and marketing of short premium content, founded by engineer-filmmaking duo Ho Jia Jian and Derek Tan.{{cite news | author=Millward, Steven | title=New Startup Makes Southeast Asian Short Films More Social and Accessible | url=https://www.techinasia.com/new-viddsee-for-southeast-asian-short-films | work=Tech In Asia | publisher=Tech in Asia Pte Ltd | date=February 6, 2013 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
The company headquarters is in Blk71 in Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate in Singapore,{{cite news | author=Singapore Tourism Board | title=Singapore's leading-edge technologies are taking Asia by storm | url=https://qz.com/931990/singapores-leading-edge-technologies-are-taking-asia-by-storm/ | work=Quartz | publisher=Atlantic Media | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} with offices in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Its main markets are the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
History
Viddsee started as a curation platform for short films,{{cite news | author=Blair, Gavin J | title=Video Site Viddsee to Take Asian Short Films to the World | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-site-viddsee-take-asian-661481 | work=THR | publisher= THR Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group | date=December 3, 2013 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} focusing on discovery and delivery of short films that are marketed to audiences across web, mobile and app platforms.{{cite news | author= Ghoshal, Abhimanyu| title=Viddsee brings indie short films from Southeast Asia to your Android device | url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/08/19/viddsee-brings-indie-short-films-from-southeast-asia-to-your-android-device/ | work=The Next Web Inc | publisher= THR Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group | date=December 3, 2013 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
As it grew its content library, Viddsee grew its filmmaker community through partnerships with international and regional film festivals.{{cite news | author= Ferraz, Erra| title=Viddsee's aim of empowering filmmakers | url=https://www.rappler.com/business/features/108275-executive-edge-viddsee-derek-tan | work= Rappler Holdings Corporation | publisher= Rappler | date=October 6, 2015 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} It focused on empowering filmmakers and bringing value back to its filmmaker community, such as through its partnership with Nikon.{{cite news | author= Loh, Genevieve Sarah| title=Viddsee short film-makers to win Nikon D7200 camera kit every month | url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/viddsee-short-film-makers-win-nikon-d7200-camera-kit-every-month | work=MediaCorp Press | publisher= Today Online | date=April 24, 2015 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
Content and distribution partnerships with publishers, TV networks and distributors helped increase the visibility of the content across platforms, such as with Yahoo!,{{cite news | author= Blair, Gavin J| title=Yahoo Partners With Asian Short Film Platform Viddsee | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/yahoo-partners-asian-short-film-686447 | work=THR | publisher= THR Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group | date=June 3, 2014 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} Discovery Networks,{{cite news | author= Shu, Clair| title=Asian indie film platform Viddsee signs content deal with Discovery
| url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/31/viddsee-discovery/ | work=AOL | publisher= AOL | date=May 31, 2016 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} Lifetime Asia {{cite news | title=Lifetime Asia link up with Singaporean entertainment platform Viddsee | url=http://www.marketing-interactive.com/lifetime-asia-link-up-with-singaporean-entertainment-platform-viddsee/ | work=Lighthouse Independent Media | publisher= Lighthouse Independent Media | date=May 18, 2017 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} and roKKi for inflight streaming on AirAsia
.{{cite news | title=Viddsee partners roKKi to get Southeast Asian short films on AirAsia | url=https://e27.co/viddsee-partners-rokki-get-southeast-asian-short-films-airasia-20161005/ | work=Optimatic | publisher= Optimatic | date=October 18, 2016 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
It also has a partnership with Singapore's Info-Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA){{cite news | author= Shanmuga Retnam, Reena Devi | title=New Singapore film channel by Viddsee to build support for local works | url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/arts/new-singapore-film-channel-viddsee-build-support-local-works | work=MediaCorp Press | publisher= Today Online | date=November 23, 2016 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} to promote Singaporean short films, with the support of the Singapore Film Commission.
It held its first offline event in 2016 in Indonesia, the Viddsee Juree Awards, to celebrate and support filmmakers and film communities in Asia.{{cite news | author= Fikri, Muhammad Rizal | title=Film Animasi Kapur dan Dokumenter Merapi Berjaya di Viddsee Juree | url=http://www.muvila.com/film/artikel/animasi-kapur-dokumenter-merapi-berjaya-di-viddsee-juree-160308c.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311121956/http://www.muvila.com/film/artikel/animasi-kapur-dokumenter-merapi-berjaya-di-viddsee-juree-160308c.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=March 11, 2016 | work= Muvila.com | publisher= Muvila.com | date=March 9, 2016 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }} The 2017 edition was held in the Philippines.{{cite news | author= Donato, Reena Jerry | title=Viddsee celebrates Pinoy stories in short form | url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/11/29/1763352/viddsee-celebrates-pinoy-stories-short-form | work=PhilStar Media Group | publisher= PhilStar Media Group | date=November 29, 2017 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
As part of its commercialisation bid, Viddsee announced its venture into original content creation with launch of Viddsee Studios, headed by executive producer Kenny Tan.{{cite news | author= Daswani, Mansha | title=Viddsee, IMDA Partner for Original Content | url=http://worldscreen.com/tvasia/viddsee-imda-partner-for-original-content/ | work=World Screen | publisher= World Screen | date=November 29, 2017 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
Five original web series are slated for 2018, through a separate partnership with IMDA.{{cite news | author= Salim, Zafirah | title=Viddsee Moves From Curation To Creation - Partners IMDA To Release 5 Original Series In 2018 | url=https://vulcanpost.com/627086/viddsee-studios-original-content-imda/ | work=GRVTY Media | publisher=GRVTY Media | date=November 29, 2017 | access-date=January 27, 2018 }}
Viddsee Originals
The 2018 slate of Viddsee Originals are a short film anthology, three social documentary series, a coming-of-age comedy-drama, a web series about a taxi driver and a dramatic thriller series about cyberbullying.
The ten Singaporean filmmakers in this slate of content are Ellie Ngim, Michael Tay, JD Chua, Rifyal Giffari, Sabrina Poon, Christine Seow, Ng Yiqin, Eileen Chong, Jacky Lee and Don Aravind.{{cite news | author= Lim, Shawn | title=Viddsee unveils slate of original content for 2018 | url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/02/09/viddsee-unveils-slate-original-content-2018 | work= The Drum | publisher= Carnyx Group Ltd | date=February 9, 2018 | access-date=March 8, 2018 }}
Platform
Content Partnerships
Viddsee has content partnerships with a growing list of film festivals, such as the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, Women's Voices Now, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, IFVA festival, China International New Media Short Film Festival, Thai Short Film and Video Festival, Kaohsiung Film Festival 高雄電影節, Golden Harvest Awards 高雄電影節, Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema's Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Sedicicorto International Short Film Festival, Guam International Film Festival, Luang Prabang Film Festival, Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Scream Queen Filmfest Tokyo, Youth Film Festival, Singapore Short Film Awards, YXine Film Festival, The KOMAS Freedom Film Festival, Freshwave Film Festival, and the TBS DigiCon6, among others.
It also has partnerships with film schools and film-based organisations. As of 2017, the following film schools have channels on Viddsee: Griffith Film School, The Puttnam School of Film & Animation at the LASALLE College of the Arts, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, Digital & Film Department at Temasek Polytechnic, the Department of Visual Studies at Kongju National University, Film And TV Faculty at Institut_Kesenian_Jakarta Institut Kesenian Jakarta Fakultas Film dan Televisi ( FFTV ), and the Film and TV Department at Multimedia Nusantara University, among others.
It has channels from the following film-based organisations and groups: Iran: Untold Stories, The Okinawa Film Office, Our Better World, The Asian Film Archive, Singapore's National Arts Council, Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association, and the CILECT Asia-Pacific Association (CAPA).{{cn|date=April 2023}}
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Category:Singaporean companies established in 2012