THE INTRODUCTION
Everything about us

Ochre is a colour gleaned from fertile and rich earth. In fact, the Chinese name of our company is a direct translation of 'Rich Earth'.

Ochre Pictures is one of the leading independent content production companies in Singapore. Since its inception in 2000, Ochre Pictures has produced more than 500 hours of television which has screened in more than 20 countries for both local channels in Singapore and international channels around the world. We have produced all genres from factual series to drama series, telefeatures and entertainment & lifestyle series. We have partnered the National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, The Biography Channel, Voom HD, Disney, Playhouse Disney, MediaCorp Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel U, OKTO, Suria, Channel News
One of our latest travelogue cooking series, The Maverick Chef, has just been picked up by Passion Distribution for worldwide distribution at MIPCOM UK - based Passion Distribution is known for carrying some of the most recognisable and popular lifestyle programmes in the US in collaboration with Scripps Networks International, including Food Network, Travel Channel and Fine Living Network. We had also recently co-developed with Fremantle Media and Media Development Authority of Singapore two of our properties � Tribal Chow and Living Dangerously. Fremantle is the worldwide distributor for popular format, Idol.

One of our telefeatures, Cooking Without Clothes, was invited to screen at the
Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2010. The trailer of Cooking Without Clothes was also invited to screen at the Singapore Pavilion of the World EXPO held in Shanghai in the same year.

Our first feature film, The Leap Years, had also been invited to screen at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2008, and as the closing film for Vancouver Singapore International Film Festival in 2009. The Leap Years was screened in Vancouver again as the Main Feature Film for ExplorASIAN in May 2010. The Leap Years, is still the highest grossing at the local box office for locally produced English movie since its release in February 2008.
Our latest docudrama series, There Was A Time has just won TWO World Bronze Awards at the New York Festivals 2013, and the Best Direction Award at the Apollo Awards 2014. As one of the pioneering producers for branded content in Singapore, we have also completed a web drama series for Microsoft for the launch of Windows 8 last year.