DIGITAL CONTENT CREATORS CHALLENGE (DC3)
The Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) formerly known as IntellectualProperty Creators Challenge (IPCC).
What is DC3?
Is a platform for local talents to hone their creativity and accelerate the development of the digital creative content.
It is a competition-based program designed to assist content creators to develop and produce world standard digital content as well as increasing the creation of Intellectual Property.
The winners selected from this competition will receive a prize money to develop their proposed digital creative content with the support of industry experts through a mentorship programme.
Aimed to be one of the catalysts for local talents to penetrate local and global market.
Project Categories
Digital Comic
Up to 6 months project duration
Get up tp RM25,000 grand amount after final deliverables submission of completed Digital Comic/Comic Anthology (min of 50 colored pages or min of 128 colored digital comic strips/webcomics).
Animation
Up to 8 months project duration
Get up tp RM100,000 grand amount after final deliverables submission of completed Animated Short Film, Pilot Episode or Sizzle Trailer.
Digital Games
Up to 10 months project duration
Get up tp RM100,000 grand amount after final deliverables submission of completed comercial-ready Digital Games.
DC3 Process Flow
Call For Subsimission
All applications must be submitted online through MDEC website at https://mdec.my/DC3 no later than the respective date
Pre Screening
Upon closing of the submission, a due diligence will be conducted on the applications received
Pitching Session
Eligible applications will be invited for a pitching session to present their project ideas to the DC3 panel of judges. All successful and unsuccessful applications will be notified on the official result through email after the pitching session.
Mentoring Session
The winners are given six (6) to eight (10) months depending on the category to complete their selected project. Within that duration, the winner are to undergo a compulsory mentorship program with selected mentors. The winner(s) and mentors will meet up on monthly basis as per the schedule provided by MDEC.
Disbursement
The claim process will be based on the progress milestone claims, which is based on completed submission and achievements of the verified deliverables by mentors. The winners will be notified once the claim have been approved.
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Showcase your freshest digital content and be in the running for go to market support from MDEC
Past Projects Highlight
JEJON DI AOKIGAHARA
By SURAYA MD NASIR, AMIR HAFIZI BIN MOHAMED SOOD, IZATI NABILA BINTI MARZUKI, HIDAYAT BIN HAMID
Description
- Published with Maple Komik
- Printed 2000 copies and now selling online via Shopee
- Plan to publish it into animation or interactive media such as AR project
THE PILLAR OF STRENGTH
By CREATVTOON STUDIO
Description
- Participated in several international film festivals and has won several major awards.
- The short film will get a touch of the country's famous music composer, Mr Andrew Bong who has won several international awards.
Award
- Best Animation, Couch Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Best Animation, Cinematic European Film Festival, Romania
- Best Animation, Golden Harvest Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
- Best Short Film, Golden Harvest Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
- Award Winner, Emerald Peacock, Berlin, Germany
- Honorable Mention, ANMTN, Online Animation Awards
- Special Mention, Athens Animfest, Greece
- Award Winner, Europe Film Festival (U.K)
- Award Winner, World Film Carnival, Singapore
- Best Animation, ARG International Film Festival, Paris
- Best Animated Short, Golden Eagle Indie Film Festival, India
- Winner Animated Short, Indo-Singapore International Festival
BATIK GIRL
By R&D STUDIO
Description
- Premiered in 17 different countries, chosen as official selections in 26 international and 2 Malaysian festivals having won awards in Japan, USA and Chile.
- Batik Girl also has had 2 screenings in the US, in Los Angeles (December 2018) and in Arizona (January 2019).
- It was released on YouTube in Nov 2019 with over 430k views with many positive feedback on social media from over 100 countries all around the world.
- Batik Girl was on Astro Ultra HD channel in Feb 2020 featuring a 4K version, additional BTS and director's commentary.
- A snippet of Batik Girl was featured during the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in collaboration with Tokyo Broadcasting System.
- The full Batik Girl short film was showcased at the Malaysian pavilion during the Dubai World Expo 2020.
Award
- Regional Gold Medal, 20th Digicon6 Asia, Japan, 2018
- Winner Animated Short Film 5th Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago, Chile, 2019
- Winner Best Animated Short Film 27th South Cinematographic Academy Film & Arts, Chile
KRING!!
By BRAINY BONES STUDIOS
Description
- KRING!' was aired on ASTRO TVIQ, ASTRO CERIA and ASTRO GO as part of their 2019 Teachers' Day campaign.
- Received interest from ASTRO on their next project; 'KRING! Animated Series
Award
- Best Animated Film for Kids at ReAnima Festival 2020
- Best Short Animation Award at the 4th Festival International Du Film Sur Les Handicap 2020 (FIFH)
- Next Gen Winner, Digicon6 Regional (Malaysia) 2019
- Jury Award, Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival In The Sky (KLIFFS) 2020
- Cartoon Kids Award 2021
BIJI
By HIDE AND SEEDS PRODUCTIONS
Description
- Received interest from MM2 to have more preview on the project.
Award
- Winner Kingstoon Virtual 2021
- Winners Life, the Universe, and Everythings (LTUE) 2021 Film Festival
LEGENDS OF ANCIENT BORNEO
By ALL FOR ONE PRODUCTIONS
Description
- The first animated film in Kadazan and one of the way to pay tribute to the Sabah native's heritage and culture.
- The project has garnered a lot of attention locally and internationally with a lot of positive exposure.
- Currently in the early development of animated series, target to complete production by 2023.
Award
- Best Digital Animation Film - Malaysian Digital Film Award 2019
- Best Animated Short Film - Great Message International Film Festival 2019
- Silver Winner, 21st DigiCon6 Asia, Malaysia.
ONEDERFUL NATION
By PIXAROM
Description
Award
- Asia South East - Short Film Festival Spring 2020
- Animation Short - Gold Medal
- Best Film Direction
- Silver Winner, SEA Kre8tif! Awards 2019
DeLIGHT
By DREAMTREE STUDIO
Description
- Signed global publishing deal with Muzhi Game (China based mobile game publisher
- Successfully release chapter 1 and 2 during year 2020
- Been feature by Google Play Store and App Store
- Currently still in development and releasing update in year 2022
- 200,000 download in Steam, Google Play Sore and App Store since the initial release
Award
- Winner -Levelup KL 2019 Best Story Telling
- Winner - Levelup KL 2020 Best Innvotive
- Winner - Levelup KL 2021 Best Story Telling
- Winner - Google Play 2021 Best Indie Game
- Bronze - Tencent GWB 2021 China Region
- Google Play Store - 'Best New Game' Global Feature 2020
- App Store - 'New Game We Love' Global Feature 2020
RAINBOW IQRA
By COOL CODE PLAYLAB
Description
- Over 100,000 app downloads on both platforms Google Play Store and App Store
- Over 10,000 daily active users
ITENO
By WHY CREATIVE
Description
- Nxtomo, a Hong Kong publisher has published ITENO in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau in July 2019 and in India and Japan in August 2021
Award
- Winner for the Audience Choice Award at LEVEL UP KL 2018
MEGABOT BATTLE ARENA
By OPNEON GAMES
Description
- The game hits 1M downloads on Google Play Store
- Collaborating with Megabots.Inc to fund a real-life giant robot
- Soft launched in Jan 2020 and global launched in Feb 2020 for Android
- Launched in March 2020 for iOS version
- 15K users installed the game within a month of launching
- Generated revenue of about $1400 USD.
TO-GATHER ISLAND
By STUDIO KAMII
Description
- In January 2019, Studio Kamii collaborated with Todak Studios to develop, produce and publish the ToGather: Island game.
- The game was released on Steam Early Access on December 2019.
- Received publishing deals with Todak Studios
RHYTM DOCTOR
By 7TH BEAT GAMES
Description
- Released in Steam Early Access in 2021
- Over 300,000 copies sold
- 3rd highest rated game on Steam released in 2021,97%
- Overwhelmingly positive from 13,600 reviews
- In the top 50 highest rated games on Steam of all time
- Full version expected to be released in 2022
- Port to Nintendo Switch expected in 2023
Award
- Audio Winner at BIG Festival 2018
- Best Audio at Level Up 2017
- Best Sound at Brazil's Independent Games Festival 2018
- Indiecade Selection 2017
URI : THE SPROUT OF LOTUS CREEK
By DREAMTREE STUDIO
Description
- More than 50, 000 downloads since the publish date in 2017
- Sign off publisher global deal with CMGE
Award
- More than 50, 000 downloads since the publish date in 2017
- Sign off publisher global deal with CMGE
SQUABBLE
By GAMEKA
Description
- The game was released in in March 2021 on Google Play Store
- The games is rated as 4.4 and received 5,000 downloads
- 603 installed the game during it's 7 days campaign
- 3 global publishers showed interest to publish the game- Lion Studio, Miniclip, Bitmango
CRAMPED DEATH
By WOMBATMAN GAMES
Description
- Promote the games via social media
- Signed contract with Nicalis
- Plan release date is Q3 2022
- Release the game on Windows and Switch simultaneously under publisher
Award
- Finalist for Best Design category in Indie Game Award 2020,Taipei Game Show.
BADANG PERKASA
By HEART STEEL ENTERPRISE
Description
- Badang Perkasa comic was printed in February 2022 with 600 copies and sold for RM30.00 each.
- The first time BADANG PERKASA comics were sold live in the DRINK N DRAW program at Laman Karya Lumut Waterfront on March 26, 2022
- BADANG PERKASA comics have been sold online at shopees and WarongMall.Net since March 30, 2022
- BADANG PERKASA comic promotion is made through Facebook, Instagram and Business Group on Whatsapp
- Promote the comic in Selamat Pagi Malaysia (RTM) on 09 April 2022
MIGHTY KNIGHT BAYU
By WIROES STUDIO ENTERPRISE
Description
- Printed 1, 000 copies and distributed to Popular book stores all around Malaysia.
- The comic book can also be purchased online at Shopee under Wiroes Shopee Account
- Published 2 comic in the past one years.
- Produced a motion comic and upload ot Youtube channel.
- 2,234 subscribers at Wiroes Youtube channel
- Mighty Knight Bayu teaser video received 27,000 viewers on Youtube
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated in Malaysia for at least One (1) year and not more than Five (5) years under the Companies Act 1965 or Companies Act 2016
- Active and a minimum of 51% equity held by Malaysian(s) as per shareholding structure in the SSM;
- Not the subject of liquidation/winding up/bankruptcy order;and
- Not a winner under any of the categories of Digital Content Creators Challenge in the preceding year; cooling period is two (2) years to re-apply for IPCC.
- Has no going concern issue and/or not dormant
Timeline
Call for Submission
April
Workshop
May
Pitching Session
June
Approval
July
Project Commencement
August
Mentoring Session
Sept 2022 - June 2022
Call for Submission
April
Workshop
May
Pitching Session
June
Approval
July
Project Commencement
August
Mentoring Session
Sept 2022 - June 2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Digital Content Creators Challenge (DC3) [formerly known as Intellectual Property Creators Challenge (IPCC)] a platform for local talents to hone their creativity and accelerate the development of the digital creative content.
Creation of creative content projects that can be commercialised and showcased with support and assistance from industry experts through mentorship program.
Digital Content Creators Challenge consists of three (3) categories as per the followings:
a) Category A: Digital Comic
This category includes:
Full story comic or
Comic Anthology
*Comic Anthology: Multiple series/stories
b) Category B: Animation
Animation series
Short Animation
c) Category C: Digital Games
a. Company:
Incorporated in Malaysia for not more than Five (5) years under the Companies Act 1965 or Companies Act 2016;
Active and a minimum of 51% equity held by Malaysian(s) as per shareholding structure in the SSM;
Not the subject of liquidation/winding up order/bankruptcy order;
Not a winner under any of the categories of Digital Content Creators Challenge in the preceding year; cooling period is two (2) years to re-apply for IPCC;
Has no going concern issue and/or dormant.
OR
b. Businesses/Enterprises / Sole Proprietorships / Partnerships:
Registered under the Registration of Business Act 1956 or The Trades Licensing Ordinance 1948 (Sabah) or The Businesses, Professions and Trading Licensing Ordinance (Sarawak) for not more than Ten (10) years;
Active and a minimum of 51% equity held by Malaysian(s) as per shareholding structure in the SSM;
Not a winner under any of the categories of Digital Content Creators Challenge in the preceding year; cooling period is two (2) years to re-apply for IPCC;
Not subject to dissolution of businesses/enterprises/sole proprietorship/partnership and/or cease doing businesses as going concern.
OR
c. Limited Liability Partnerships
Registered under Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012 for at least One (1) year and not more than Ten (10) years
Active and a minimum of 51% equity held by Malaysian(s) as per shareholding structure in the SSM.
Not a winner under any of the categories of Digital Content Creators Challenge in the preceding year; cooling period is two (2) years to re-apply for IPCC.
Not subject to dissolution of partnerships and/or cease doing businesses as going concern
- Successful entries will win prize money as per the followings:
- Digital Comic- Up to RM25,000
- Animation - Up to RM100,000
- Digital Games - Up To RM100,000
*Note: The prize money is also subject to revision by the judges based on projects evaluated and budget availability.
The project duration will be as per the followings:
- Digital Comic - Up to 6 months
- Animation - Up to 8 months
- Digital Games - Up to 10 months
The competition will be from 10th May 2022 until 15th June 2022.
MDEC will be promoting DC3 on MDEC's corporate website and social media platforms with links to an online application form.
Interested applicants can visit the DC3 website for more information.
Applicant to complete the DC3 application form and submit the application form together with the required supporting documents.
- Development and production of the digital creative content (Digital Comic/Animation/Interactive Media/Digital Games; and
- Other project/activity identified and recommended by DC3 mentors (if any). And/or
- The Prize money can also be utilized to undertake the Marketing and promotional of digital creative content (Digital Comic/Animation/Digital Games)
- The organizer will inform the participants via email about the date and time according to the category.
- Each participant will be given 10 minutes to pitch and 10 minutes Q&A to present their project.
- The projects will be evaluated by the appointed panel members consists of industry experts, broadcasters or publishers.
The official results will be notified by the organizer via email upon completion of the
presentation session for all categories.