Mumbai: Kalel Productions’ BBC Three factual entertainment presentation ‘Stupid Man, Smartphone’ Singapore has been awarded as the Best Influencer Content Series at the 24th Asian TV Awards.
Featuring well-known Singaporean social media influencer, actor and comedian Hirzi Zulkiflie as Stupid Man, the series captures the hilarious journey of a city-dwelling comic trying to survive some of Asia’s toughest terrains with just the help of his smartphone. The series was shot in Malaysia and Indonesia and is produced by BBC Studios India for Channel 5, Mediacorp Singapore.
Asian TV Awards is the Asian TV industry’s most significant and celebrated event, recognising excellence in programming, production and performance. Determined by an expert panel of over 60 judges from across the region, the results are tabulated and audited by international auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, with the winners only announced during the Awards.
Neha Khurana (Senior Creative Director, Scripted and Unscripted Content at BBC Studios India) said, “It’s been a privilege to create this special piece of content with some of the best influencers and celebrities in Asia. Stupid Man Smart Phone is a very relevant format in today’s day and age, when our lives are dominated by technology and our smartphones, are almost an extension of our bodies. It makes city dwellers test their dependence on smartphones in the most unsuspecting and harsh conditions. It’s been great to have worked with Mediacorp and to have received this recognition from Asian TV awards.”
