[Tech] MDEC Announces the Launch of the Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) 2023
Kuala
Lumpur, 2023 - The 2023 Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) has been announced by Malaysia Digital
Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia's leading digital economy agency.
DC3 has been a
highly successful platform under the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD)
that offers seed funding to creative content developers since its inception in
2006. The goal is to develop portfolios or intellectual properties (IPs) that
can be pitched to investors, broadcasters, and publishers in order to secure
additional funding.
MDEC has funded
372 projects and awarded RM15.8 million in prize money to winners over the
years. DC3 is a competition-based programme designed to help content creators
develop and produce world-class digital content while also increasing
intellectual property (IP) creation.
Malaysia Digital
(MD), a national strategic initiative, has identified digital content as one of
nine promoted sectors. The winners of DC3 2023 will receive prize money to
develop their proposed digital creative content, as well as mentorship from
industry experts. This would act as a catalyst for local talent to enter the
local and global markets.
"As we
transition to a more digital future, the importance of content creators in
shaping our collective experiences and narratives cannot be overstated."
The DC3 2023 showcases Malaysian digital content creators' creativity,
resilience, and potential. MDEC is proud to support and champion this
initiative, which aims to foster a thriving ecosystem of creators that drives
innovation and growth in Malaysia's creative industries." MDEC CEO Ts.
Mahadhir Aziz stated.
The programme is
open to companies that create digital content and is divided into four
categories: digital comics, animation, interactive media, and digital games.
Winners in the
digital comic category will receive up to RM25,000 in prize money and
six months to complete their project.
Meanwhile,
winners in the animation category will receive up to RM100,000 in prize
money and eight months to complete their project. Producers of interactive
media and digital games will receive up to RM100,000 for each category,
as well as ten months to complete their project.
Among the notable
previous DC3 projects are "Legends of Ancient Borneo" by All for One
Productions, which won Best Digital Animation Film at the Malaysia Digital Film
Award 2019 and Best Animated Short Film at the Great Message International Film
Festival 2019. The project is now in the early stages of development for an
animated series, with a completion date of 2023. This is the first animated
film in the Kadazan language, and it is one of the ways to honour Sabah's
indigenous heritage and culture.
Cramped Death by
Wombatman Games, meanwhile, was a finalist for the Best Design category in the
Indie Game Show Award, which was featured at the Taipei Game Show 2020. The
game was recently released and is available on Steam and the Nintendo Switch.
Applications for
the DC3 programme are now being accepted until May 5, 2023.
More information
can be found at https://mdec.my/dc3 .
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