Wawa Pictures (Chinese: 哇哇映画; pinyin: wā wā yìng huà) is an independent television production company based in Singapore. It has produced dramas such as Three Wishes (2014), Crescendo (2015), Fire Up (2016) and Doppelganger (2018). Recent variety shows include Markets in Asia (2016) and Sherlock at Work (2016) hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Vivian Lai / Pornsak respectively.
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | August 2007 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Key people | Molby Low Kian Chye (Founder and Chief Creative Director) |
| Services | Television programme production |
| Website | www |
On 14 November 2015, a Xinyao concert The Crescendo Concert – an extension of the 2015 drama Crescendo - was staged by Mediacorp TV Channel 8, record label Ocean Butterflies and Wawa at the Singapore Expo's Max Pavilion.[1]
History
editFounded by Malaysian-born producer Molby Low Kian Chye (刘健财), Wawa Pictures was established in Singapore in August 2007 by Singapore's nationwide free-to-air terrestrial channels, Mediacorp TV (formerly Television Corporation of Singapore)'s Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel U.[2] Currently, its content is distributed to markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China and Cambodia.[3]
Productions
editTelevision series
edit| Debut date | End date | English title / Chinese title |
# of episodes |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2010 | 31 March 2010 | The Illusionist 魔幻視界 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 14 March 2011 | 30 March 2011 | Secrets for Sale 拍·卖 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 25 October 2011 | 21 November 2011 | The Oath 行医 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 5 March 2012 | 21 March 2012 | Show Hand 注定 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 9 October 2012 | 5 November 2012 | Game Plan 千方百计 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 27 February 2013 | 27 March 2013 | Marry Me 我要嫁出去 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 28 October 2013 | 22 November 2013 | Disclosed 揭秘 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 13 January 2014 | 29 January 2014 | Served H.O.T 烧。卖 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 27 October 2014 | 21 November 2014 | Three Wishes 三个愿望 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 23 February 2015 | 11 March 2015 | Let It Go 分手快乐 |
13 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U |
| 9 September 2015 | 13 October 2015 | Accidental Agents 绝队保险 |
20 |
Starhub TV |
| 23 October 2015 | 3 December 2015 | Crescendo[4] 起飞 |
30 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 18 February 2016 | 16 March 2016 | The Queen[5] 复仇女王 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 4 October 2016 | 31 October 2016 | Fire Up 美味下半场 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 6 February 2018 (meWATCH) 11 March 2018 (Channel 8) |
Doppelganger - The Prequel 入侵者前傳 |
10 |
meWATCH Mediacorp TV Channel 8 (Aired as a telemovie) | |
| 12 March 2018 | 6 April 2018 | Doppelganger 入侵者 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 11 October 2018 (meWATCH) 29 October 2018 (Channel 8) |
26 November 2018 (Channel 8) | Till We Meet Again - The Prequel 千年来说对不起之前傳 |
10 |
meWATCH Mediacorp TV Channel 8 (2 Episodes per day) |
| 26 November 2018 | 21 December 2018 | Till We Meet Again 千年来说对不起 |
20 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 28 January 2019 | 5 March 2019 | Walk With Me 谢谢你出现在我的行程里 |
25 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| TBA | Walk With Me - Stories Of Us 谢谢你出现在我的行程里-那年的我们 |
10 |
meWATCH | |
| 16 December 2019 | 14 January 2020 | After The Stars 攻星计 |
22
|
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 1 March 2021 | 2 April 2021 | CTRL 操控 |
25
|
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 18 February 2022 | 17 March 2022 | Genie In A Cup 哇到宝! |
20
|
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
| 12 April 2023 | Oppa, Saranghae! 欧巴，我爱你！ |
13
|
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 |
Variety show
edit| Debut date | English title / Chinese title |
# of episodes |
Network | Hosted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Diminishing Horizons 消失地平线 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Thomas Ong | |
| 31 August 2011 | Culture in a Bowl 吃出一碗文化 |
8 |
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 | Darren Lim |
| 19 September 2011 | Behind Every Job 2 美差事 苦差事 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Bryan Wong, Mark Lee | |
| 20 October 2011 | The Adventures of Chris 阿顺历险记 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Christopher Lee | |
| 7 January 2014 | A Taste of History 寻味地图 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Bryan Wong | |
| 28 May 2015 | The Taste of Time 味蕾时光机 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | ||
| 28 July 2015 | Home Away From Home 异乡。驿客 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Quan Yi Fong, Kate Pang | |
| 2015 | Where to Stay? 到底住哪里？ |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Lee Teng, Ben Yeo, Quan Yi Fong, Youyi | |
| 7 April 2016 | Food To Go 寻。便当 |
10 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Pornsak |
| 15 September 2016 | Markets in Asia 游市集 |
8 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Quan Yi Fong |
| 26 October 2016 | Sherlock at Work 职场福尔摩斯 |
Mediacorp TV Channel U | Pornsak |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Crescendo Concert | Max Pavilion, Singapore Expo |
Collaborated with Mediacorp TV Channel 8, Ocean Butterflies |
| 2016 | Crescendo The Musical[6] | Kallang Theatre | Collaborated with Shining Entertainment Investment, Ocean Butterflies |
References
edit- ^ Han, Wei Chou (31 August 2015). "Xinyao concert to feature veterans, new talents". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "哇哇：从新加坡的窗口 看亚洲". fortunetimes.sg. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "WAWA PICTURES PTE LTD". Asia TV Forum & Market. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "有懿初演音乐剧 打破主播形象大跳性感舞". Lianhe Zaobao. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Camelia Ting (20 October 2015). "Apple Hong returns to Singapore for love". Toggle. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "TV Drama Crescendo Heads to the Stage as a Year-end Musical!". incinemas.sg. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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