Stars of Singapore's Media Publishing Industry Crowned at MPAS Awards 2014

SINGAPORE, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Close to 200 guests, including judges, sponsors and members of the Singapore's magazine industry attended the Media Publishers Association Singapore (MPAS) Awards 2014 held on Thursday 8 May 2014 at Rendezvous Hotel Singapore. The awards recognise best practices and top talents within Singapore's magazine publishing industry.

Said Raymond Wong, President, Media Publishers Association Singapore, "This year we have increased the number of award categories from 17 to 30, with the majority of new categories being digital focused. This highlights the current realities of the industry, whereby the online medium is an integral part of magazine content distribution."

Patsy Tan, Deputy General Manager, Times Printers Pte Ltd, one of the sponsors for the event added, "Times Printers has always viewed publishers as invaluable partners in our business. The MPAS Awards is aligned with our brand values, as it serves as an excellent platform for us, as printers, to show our support to Singapore's Magazine Publishing Industry, network with publishers and share the joy with winning publishers."

More than 170 award submissions were received for this year's MPAS Awards. According to Victor Wong, Area & Development Director (Asia Pacific), Small Luxury Hotels of the World, one of the judges for the awards, "The quality of the submissions reflect the generally high standards of magazine media in Singapore." This observation was reiterated by Budi Putra, Chief Executive Officer, The Jakarta Post Digital and Royce Shih, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Asia-Pacific PR Newswire Asia, who found the judging process was very challenging, due to the large number of quality entries received for this year's event.

One of the winners of the night was Olivier Burlot, CEO & Publisher, Heart Media Group, who had picked up the Publisher of the Year award. He said, "I am deeply honoured to be receiving this Award. It means a lot to the team at Heart Media as well as for myself. With this affirmation, I am even more passionate and confident about the great work that we are producing."

Mongoose Asia won the Media Company Publishing Company of the Year award, which was presented to the publishing company with the most number of wins at the MPAS Awards 2014. The company publishes magazines such as Esquire Singapore, Time Out Singapore. Said Russell Channon, Managing Director of Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd, "We are extremely honoured to receive this prestigious award. At Mongoose, we believe magazines create an environment, in print and online, that no other media can replicate. Making brilliant magazines drives us and we are humbled that our hardworking and creative team has been recognised. This award will inspire us to aim higher, as we seek to demand even more from ourselves."

Other winners at MPAS Awards 2014 include SilverKris and The Peak Selections: Gourmet & Travel, which picked up the Travel Media of the Year award and Food Media of the Year awards respectively. Both magazines are published by SPH Magazines Pte Ltd. Not to be outdone, MediaCorp Pte Ltd come away with the Marketing Campaign of the Year award for its 8 DAYS Eat Mobile App Launch Campaign and User experience of the Year for Style: Jan 2013 iPad App.

Meanwhile, Marina Bay Sands' Sands Style magazine, produced by Edipresse Asia Ltd won the Closed Circulation Media of the Year, while Luxury Magazine PRIORITY, won in the Luxury media of the Year category.

The complete list of winners is in APPENDIX A.

APPENDIX A Winners' List

1. Designer of the year

Winner
Eng Chun Pang
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
Junlong Loh
Regent Media Pte Ltd

2. Advertising Sales Professional of the year

No Winner

3. journalist of the year

Winner
Wayne Cheong
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Muriel Amable
Regent Media Pte Ltd

4. Editor of the year

Winner
Lunita S.V. Mendoza
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
Rachael Wheeler
Expat Living Publications Pte Ltd

5. Publisher of the year

Winner
Oliver Burlot
Heart Media

Merit
John Thet
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

6. Social Media Campaign of the year

Winner
Time Out Singapore
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Best Dressed Real Man 2013
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

7. Marketing Campaign of the year

Winner
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
8 DAYS Eat Mobile App Launch Campaign

Merit
Hot Soup Challenge Event/Campaign
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

8. Feature article of the year (Trade)

Winner
FuturArc - A New Era of Green Building: Health & Productivity in the indoor environment
BCI Asia Construction Information Pte Ltd

Merit
FuturArc - Small Project, Big Impacts
BCI Asia Construction Information Pte Ltd

9. Feature article of the year (Consumer)

Winner
Flash Trade (September 2013)
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Asian Geographic (No.95 Issue 2/2013) - The Scar
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

10. Front Cover of the year (Trade)

Winner
FuturArc - Green Awards 2013
BCI Asia Construction Information Pte Ltd

Merit

Is Chartered Accountant October 2013
Mediacorp Pte Ltd

11. Front Cover of the year (Consumer)

Winner
Esquire Singapore August Issue 2013
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Art Republik
Heart Media

12. Single article design of the year

Winner
FuturArc - Showcase: 30 Jalan Rukam & CIC Zero Carbon building
BCI Asia Construction Information Pte Ltd

Merit
FuturArc - Small Project, Big Impacts
BCI Asia Construction Information Pte Ltd

13. Photography/illustration of the year (Print)

Winner
Esquire Singapore July Issue 2013 - Common Threads
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Esquire Singapore February Issue 2013 - Happy Together
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

14. Video/Photography/illustration of the year (online)

Winner
Yam Seng Video September 2013
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
All Dressed Up (Behind The Scenes)
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

15. User experience of the year

Winner
Style: Jan 2013 Ipad App
MediaCorp Pte Ltd

Merit
LifestyleAsia
Lifestyle Marketing Pte Ltd

16. Mobile app of the year

Winner
I-S Magazine App
Asia City Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
8 Days Eat Mobile App Launch Campaign
Mediacorp Pte Ltd

17. Website of the year

Winner
www.expatliving.sg
Expat Living Publications Pte Ltd

Merit
www.timeoutsingapore.com
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

18. Special Edition of the year

Winner
Esquire Singapore - The Birthright issue
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Asian Geographic (No.95 Issue 2/2013) - Surviving Deterioration
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

19. Trade Media of the year

Winner
Cuisine & Wine Asia
Food2Print Asia Pte Ltd

20. Closed Circulation Media of the year

Winner
Sands Style
Edipresse Asia Limited

Merit
Hey! It's NTU
Nanyang Technological University

21. News/ Business/ Tech media of the year

Merit
Singapore Business Review
Charlton Media Group

22. Travel Media of the year

Winner
SilverKris
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
Silkwinds
Publicitas Publishing Pte Ltd

23. Food Media of the year

Winner
The Peak Selections: Gourmet & Travel
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
Cuisine & Wine Asia
Food2Print Asia Pte Ltd

24. lifestyle/ Fashion/ entertainment media of the year

Winner
Esquire Singapore
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Female
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

25. Men's Media of the year

Winner
Esquire Singapore
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
EX Magazine
Expat Living Publications Pte Ltd

26. Women's media of the year

Winner
Her World
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
Style: Magazine
Mediacorp Pte Ltd
&
L'OFFICIEL Singapore
Heart Media

27. Luxury media of the year

Winner
PRIORITY
Publicitas Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Designare
Beaumont Publishing Pte Ltd

28. special Interest media of the year

Winner
Torque
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd
&
Asian Diver
Asian Geographic Magazines Pte Ltd

Merit
WOW World of Watches
Heart Media

29. Integrated Media brand of the year

Winner
Time Out Singapore
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
Her World/ herworldplus.com
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

30. Media Publishing Company of the year

Winner
Mongoose Publishing Pte Ltd

Merit
SPH Magazines Pte Ltd

Media Contact

James Chen
Executive Director,
Media Publishers Association Singapore
Mobile: +65-9695-2637
Email: james.chen@mpas.org.sg