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PESAN DARI HATI
GRAB x VIU Indonesia (March 2023)
Series | 6x22 min episodes | Branded Entertainment
A creative concept created by Iron Hill Media, Passion Pictures Indonesia and The Academy Consulting. Grab Indonesia and Viu have partnered for a six-part series titled “Pesan Dari Hati”. The six-part series is a story about hope, giving and belief. It focuses on Melati, a young girl facing challenges all her life, from a young age. Despite difficulty, she persevered and became courageous in the face of adversity, turning her challenges into opportunities to help people around her.
Watch it on VIU Indonesia or episodes can be viewed *upon request.
CERITA TENTANG PERCAYA
GRAB x VIU Indonesia (April 2022)
Series | 6x22 min episodes | Branded Entertainment
A creative concept created by Iron Hill Media, Passion Pictures Indonesia and The Academy Consulting. Grab Indonesia and Viu have partnered for a six-part series titled “Cerita Tentang Percaya” (Stories of Belief). The six-part series is an acknowledgement and celebration of Indonesians’ resilience and self-belief during the pandemic and features real-life stories of Indonesians who persevered throughout the pandemic.
Watch it on VIU Indonesia or episodes can be viewed *upon request.
MURDER BY MOONLIGHT
An Astro Shaw Original (August 2022)
Series | 8x45 min episodes
Iron Hill Media pitched and was commissioned by Astro Shaw to produce this murder mystery comedy that was conceived during the height of the Malaysian lock down.
"1 Island, 12 Strangers, and A Murderer. A murder mystery in an unprecedented time. Will the survivors solve the mystery with nowhere to go?"
GENG KUBUR
GENG KUBUR (DEAD BOYS CLUB)
An Iron Hill Media Original, written and directed by Gavin Yap, made possible by FINAS's Dana Kandungan Digital funding.
Full Length Feature Film | 70 to 90 mins
Iron Hill Media is collaborating with Gavin Yap, pitched this horror film idea to FINAS and received the grant to produce the film. We will be going into production in September 2022 and aim to have a public release in 2023.
For more info, contact us.
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HAPPY SURVIVORS CLUB
Series | 8 episodes x 20 to 25 mins each
An Iron Hill Media Original. This is our first animated series in development. It is also written and directed by Gavin Yap in close collaboration with our animation studio partner, Spencer Ooi from Studio Climb. The development for this title is made possible by MDEC's Digital Content Grant funding in 2020.
Iron Hill Media is working towards creating a high end animated series which truly embodies the spirit of 'local for global'. Our story will be unapologetically and authentically local but at the same time told in a way that will appeal beyond our borders.
In June 2023, we will be pitching at ANNECY Festival. Stay tuned!
For more info, contact us.
MEDIA COVERAGE
MARKETING MAGAZINE
Issue #288 APRIL 2021
Future of brands is in Entertainment - IHM shows how.
In this exclusive, we talk to the founders of IRON HILL MEDIA (IHM), seasoned players in the commercial branding business, who are offering Malaysian brands a shot at real fame. IHM develops stories in the form of TV series and full length feature films for the local and global market. They are currently in the thick of several projects at various stages of development. IHM believes it is time your brand deserves enduring fame.
SERVICES
What We Do
WHO IS IHM?
Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, IHM was founded by Sheen S. Singh and Michael Chen with partners Hafiz Ibrahim, Zureen Zulkifli and Jaan Kit in 2019.
SHEEN S. SINGH
PRESIDENT
Sheen is a Producer’s Producer. For over 30 years, he has orchestrated epic productions and indeed, has become synonymous with production ethics and benchmarks across the region.
Besides being the President of IHM, Sheen is also the Founder of Passion Pictures with full service production offices in Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand.
He is a proud Malaysian who talks glowingly about his roots. Naturally, one of his unique strengths is a canny ability to frame the narrative through a cultural lens.
MICHAEL CHEN
CEO
Coming from a legal background but finding his calling as an Actor & Producer. He has been active in the Malaysian Theatre, TV & film scene since 2003.
As an active actor and producer for film, tv, advertising and theatre, he is fully grounded in the creative scene. He is your one-stop-shop to find the right people with the great stories to tell.
Besides producing branded online content between 2014 to 2018, he is also known for his independent works in theatre and his first produced film, CUAK (2014). Michael is excited to get IHM going with the backing of Passion Pictures that can line produce content in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
HAFIZ IBRAHIM
Partner
Hafiz Ibrahim started out in advertising at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur as a Producer that eventually turned Copywriter.
It was during this tenure that Hafiz was given options to ply his true trade as a film director, directing spots for clients from within Leo Burnett Malaysia. Years on, he has directed spots across Asia for conglemerates such as P&G, Unilever, GSK, Canon, Samsung amongst many.
In 2016, he had dabbled with a feature film entitled “Tulus Ikhlas” and won Best Single Drama/Film at the Asian Television Awards knocking major films from Australia, Japan, Taiwan and China. The film was also nominated at the Bahamas International Film Festival that same year.
He currently runs Passion Pictures Indonesia.
ZUREEN ZULKIFLI
Partner
Like all of the partners at PASSION, Zureen worked his way up the ranks, and knows the ins and outs of production. He is taking all that knowledge and applying it here in IHM as well.
He’s definitely one of the best there is. A quiet achiever in his own right, Zureen is one of Malaysia’s most notable producers, with a decade of local and foreign jobs under his belt.
An avid cyclist, golfer and a darling to all who know him, Zureen always has his game face on at work.
KIT
Partner
Kit is one of those guys you love to have around, because he makes things happen. Whether it’s managing tough expectations or addressing difficult requests, nothing fazes him because he has a very systematic brain.
Over the years, Kit has worked with numerous big names in the industry and produced significant work. Once you get over Kit’s ‘Hong Kong serial’ demeanour, you’ll find he is a gentle and sentimental creature who cries at emotional commercials made by the team.
Kit is bringing his wealth of experience to IHM for long form content production.
