What are the cultural industries in Singapore?

General situation of major cultural industries in Singapore

(1) Performance and Exhibition Industry

In the past 10 years, Singapore's art has made great progress. In 2000, the government's Report on Reviving the City proposed to build Singapore into a world-class cultural city, and decided to allocate an additional S $50 million in the next five years, so that art groups and companies can have more resources to develop art and improve their artistic professional level. 1993, the total number of performances related to performing arts was 19 15, which increased to 4654 in 2003, an increase of 143%. Ticket sales increased from 1609 in 1993 to 2437 in 2003, an increase of 52%. The number of visual art exhibitions increased from 150 in 1993 to 537 in 2003, an increase of 258%, and the cumulative exhibition days increased from 144 1 day to 1 1380 days. According to the statistics of 2003, there are 247 art groups and 302 art companies in Singapore.

(b) Media industry

The Singapore government hopes to develop Singapore into one of the major media centers in the Asia-Pacific region and form its own advantages in media development. In recent years, Singapore has taken several major measures in media development to further promote the development of the media industry. Pay TV was introduced in 1995. In 2000, the government allowed two major media groups-Singapore Press Holdings and New Media Group-to enter each other's business fields and enter the Internet business at the same time, and the Singapore media began to enter the stage of all-round competition. Prior to this, Singapore's newspaper industry and radio and television industry were controlled by Singapore Press Holding Company and New Media Group respectively. In 2002, the Singapore government launched the "Media 2 1" plan and entered the stage of building a world media city in an all-round way. In July 2003, the Singapore government announced at the "Media 2 1" forum that it would invest S $ 1 billion in the next five years to export media products made in Singapore, cultivate high-quality media talents, develop digital media and expand overseas markets. In July 2004, Singapore was approved by Lucasfilm to establish a digital animation studio in Singapore. This will promote the development of Singapore's media industry, provide a new platform for Singapore's creative talents to enter the international stage, and help Singapore transform from an information economy to an innovative economy.

From 1990 to 2000, the annual growth rate of Singapore's media industry was 7.7%. The Singapore government plans that by 20 12, the output value of the media industry will account for 3% of GDP, and the number of employees will increase to 50,000.

Television broadcasting: there are two free television companies in Singapore, providing seven TV channels; Five free radio stations provide 18 radio channels. Free broadcasters include: New Media Television Pte Ltd, Singapore News Holding Communications, New Media Broadcasting, Singapore Alliance Communications Pte Ltd, Singapore Armed Forces Radio, National Arts Council and BBC World. International satellite broadcasting companies operating in Singapore include AXN, BBC, CNBC Asia Channel, Asia Discovery Channel, ESPN Sports Channel, HBO Asia Film, Asia MTV and Disney International Television. Pay TV is exclusively operated by Singapore Star Cable Company. By 2003, there were 380,000 pay TV users in Singapore.

Newspapers: There are 65,438+00 daily newspapers in Singapore, including 5 English newspapers, 3 Chinese newspapers, Malay daily newspaper and Tamir daily newspaper. Of the 65,438+00 newspapers, except Today, which is published by New Media, all other newspapers belong to Singapore Press Holding Group. In 2002, the circulation of daily newspapers was 6.5438+0.53 million, of which English newspapers had the largest circulation, with 6.5438+0.3 million, Chinese newspapers with 430,000, Malay newspapers with 60,000 and Tamil newspapers with 6.5438+0.00 million.

Film: 65438-0998 The Singapore Film Committee was established to support the development of Singapore's film industry with seed funds and cultivate Singapore's film production and production talents. Singapore's films are mainly imported. From 2000 to 2002, Singapore imported 950 films, 832 films and 928 films each year. The number of films produced in Singapore is very small. 1995 Singapore only produced l films, and in 2002 it produced 5 films, which completely failed to meet people's needs. The production cost of local films is not high, the highest is 2.5 million US dollars, and the lowest is only 30,000 US dollars. The highest-grossing film in the local area is Children Are Not Stupid, directed by Singaporean director Liang Zhiqiang. The film production cost was only S $6.5438+0 million, and the box office reached S $3.8 million. At present, there are five cinemas in Singapore, 147 cinema, which can accommodate 38,000 people. In 2003, the attendance rate of movie audiences reached 6.5438+0.46 million.

(3) Art training

The Singapore government believes that creative industries will play an important role in the future social development. In order to make Singapore more competitive in the future economy, the Singapore government thinks it is necessary to cultivate talents with technical skills and innovative thinking. In 2002, the review committee of junior college (equivalent to senior high school in China) and junior high school education suggested that it is necessary for the government to establish colleges of physical education, mathematics, science and art. Subsequently, the "Singapore Reconstruction Committee" also suggested that the government set up an art school with a secondary education level.

At present, there are art and art-related courses in higher education in Singapore. The National University of Singapore has the Yang Xiutao Conservatory of Music, which offers degree courses in drama, architecture and industrial design. Nanyang Technological University offers a degree course in mass media. In addition, some polytechnics and art colleges offer diploma courses related to art, design and media. Private Nanyang Art College and Lasar-Singapore Art College also offer art-related courses. Compared with higher education, secondary education does not seem to provide a way for children who are interested in art or show their artistic talents in the early days to further develop. Children who are interested in art can choose to study art courses in junior high school and senior high school as the examination subjects, but most schools have problems such as insufficient art education teachers; "Art and music elective courses" are also limited to selected middle schools and several junior colleges. Therefore, the development of some talented students is affected at this stage.