The Singapore Media Festival will run from 1 to 5 December 2026 for its 13th edition, hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority. The festival introduces the Asia Creator Summit, a new event for Asia’s creator ecosystem, alongside the returning Asia TV Forum & Market.
Yvonne Tang, Assistant Chief Executive of IMDA’s Media Industry Group, said new technologies and audience behaviours are reshaping how content is consumed, distributed and monetised. Tang said the 2026 programme is designed to help Singapore’s media professionals and companies adapt through partnerships and business opportunities.
Tang said the festival also aims to reinforce Singapore’s role in connecting local talent and stories with global expertise.
Creator summit at Marina Bay Sands
The Asia Creator Summit will take place from 4 to 5 December 2026 at Marina Bay Sands under the theme “Create. Monetise. Scale.” The two-day summit will include more than 20 keynotes, panel discussions, masterclasses and hands-on sessions focused on commercial opportunities and capability development.
The summit is curated by Generation Experience together with Monica Khan, founder and chief executive of Creator Revolution. Speakers include South Korean creator KIMPRO, Japanese creator ISSEI, AJ Eckstein of Creator Match, and local figures including Johnathan Chua of GRVTY Media, Kelvin Tan of DU Media Holdings and Althea Lim of Gushcloud International.
Mandarin Oriental, Singapore will run a Creator Pitch Challenge inviting creators to develop a content concept for its 40th anniversary. Bloomr.SG will run a “Creator Lab” pitching initiative offering up to S$100,000 in awards, with proposals opening in early November 2026.
Michelle Lim, founder and chief executive of GenXP, described creators as playing an increasingly influential role in how audiences discover and engage with content, brands and ideas.
Lim said the Asia Creator Summit creates a platform for creators and the wider industry to learn from one another and shape what comes next.
Content market returns with new pavilions
The Asia TV Forum & Market, organised by RX Global, returns for its 27th edition at Marina Bay Sands from 1 to 4 December 2026. The market is expected to bring together more than 5,000 content industry players from 60 countries and regions under the theme “The Attention Economy.”
The ATF Leaders’ Dialogue on 1 December 2026 will feature representatives from East West Bank, Omdia, TikTok, Unilever, WEBTOON Productions and YouTube discussing audience engagement and commercial value. A new programme, “The AI Era | Entertainment Reimagined,” will examine implications for content creation and intellectual property, featuring Huace Group, Moonmax, Studio Meta K, the Motion Picture Association, Television Academy and World Intellectual Property Organization.
The market will add new pavilions from Canada and Indonesia, expanding its international representation.
Yeow Hui Leng, Managing Director, Singapore of RX Global, said ATF has evolved beyond a marketplace into a platform for commercial announcements, content launches and thought leadership.
Yeow said emerging technology including AI will be part of the conversation alongside regulation, financing, distribution, monetisation and content innovation.
