september 2012 1 headquarters tanjong pagar singapore area served asia founder s ho jia jian derek tan slogan s making films accessible website viddsee.com alexa rank 127 827 february 2015 update 2 type of site video hosting service registration optional available in english chinese partial indonesian partial launched january 2013 3 current status active 2 viddsee is a singapore based online video service specializing in the curation and dissemination of short films from asia . founded in september 2012 it originally focused on distributing short films from independent filmmakers in southeast asia but has since expanded to include other content such as films from other parts of asia 4 as well as other video productions . as of 2015 the site had over 800 short films in its catalogue and over three million monthly streams 5 with users coming from 98 countries . 6 contents 1 history 2 platform 3 references 4 external links history edit viddsee was founded in september 2012 by filmmakers ho jia jian and derek tan originally as a facebook page that showed a selection of curated short films from throughout southeast asia . 3 intended as a platform to promote the works of asian filmmakers the idea of viddsee reportedly came to ho shortly after building a platform for his own films 7 realizing that there was a lack of options for their films to reach a quality audience after they have been screened at film festivals . 8 in addition asian films were believed to be drowned out by other media available on competing services like youtube and vimeo 7 which led to the launch of the viddsee website in january 2013 3 funded by a s 50 000 seed grant from the government backed action community for entrepreneurship ace . 9 in november 2013 viddsee launched a channel feature allowing for films to be grouped by country or genre and in march 2014 it secured a content partnership with yahoo with viddsee content appearing in a special portal for yahoo users in singapore malaysia and the philippines . 4 platform edit the viddsee platform revolves around three elements the website proper the viddsee buzz editorial platform and mobile apps for ios and android . viddsee buzz launched in april 2014 helps provides additional context for viddsee hosted films through editorials and write ups helping users understand the films they watch and encouraging them to talk about what they ve seen . the platform also carries other content such as director interviews and is the site s primary engagement mechanism for film marketing . 10 because 40 % of viddsee users watch films on mobile devices 6 a mobile app was launched for ios users on november 13 2014 11 although a mobile version of the viddsee website has been available since june 17 2013 . 6 content on the ios app is highly curated with new content appearing every week as well as the ability to save films for later viewing offline . 12 the android app meanwhile was released on the play store on august 18 2015 with the same functionality as the ios app . 13 references edit chng grace november 8 2012 . sharing one short film a day . the straits times . singapore press holdings . retrieved february 17 2015 . a b viddsee.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved february 17 2015 . a b c huang ryan december 5 2013 . viddsee takes off with don t know who s right approach . zdnet . cbs interactive . retrieved february 17 2015 . a b shu catherine march 6 2014 . asian independent film platform viddsee lands content deal with yahoo . techcrunch . aol inc. retrieved february 17 2015 . asyraf faisal march 7 2015 . short and good . new straits times . new straits times press m bhd. retrieved april 21 2015 . a b c racoma j. angelo june 19 2013 . viddsee launches mobile web app looks to grow community . e27 . retrieved april 21 2015 . a b russell jon february 6 2013 . viddsee is a place for southeast asia s top short filmmakers to showcase their work . the next web . retrieved february 21 2015 . tam michelle october 21 2013 . short film gets social . the star . the star publications m bhd. retrieved february 21 2015 . racoma j. angelo february 7 2013 . viddsee showcases southeast asian indie films . e27 . retrieved april 21 2015 . hong kaylene april 15 2014 . short film site viddsee launches an editorial and marketing feature as it passes 5 million viewers . the next web . retrieved april 21 2015 . huang elaine november 13 2014 . asian short films portal viddsee launches iphone app . e27 . retrieved april 21 2015 . russell jon november 12 2014 . viddsee launches an ios app to bring short films from asia to your phone . techcrunch . aol inc. retrieved april 21 2015 . russell jon august 18 2015 . viddsee s android app showcases short independent films from asia . techcrunch . aol inc. retrieved september 7 2015 . external links edit viddsee viddsee buzz retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title viddsee & oldid 744149697 categories 2012 establishments in singaporeinternet properties 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