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WomenTalkTV

WomenTalk TV is a social enterprise founded by Eunice Olsen in August 2013[1] as a project of Olsen's House of Ou Studios.[2] The series was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Digital Program: Non-Fiction category in 2014,[3][4] among numerous other awards and accolades.

WomenTalkTV
A photo of Eunice Olsen for WomenTalk TV showing her in Thailand with an interviewee and her elephants
GenreNon-fiction
Talk Show
Created byEunice Olsen
Presented byEunice Olsen
Country of originSingapore
No. of seasons4
Production
Production locationSingapore
Original release
ReleaseAugust 2013 (2013-08)

WomenTalk TV publishes interviews featuring the accomplishments of everyday unsung women from all over Asia.[5] WomenTalkTV has released nine videos in the first season.[6] WomenTalk TV has since grown and introduced WomenTalk Pulse and WomenTalk Soul in 2016 to cover other aspects of women's empowerment.

History

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WomenTalkTV was created in 2013[7] by its host, Eunice Olsen, a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)[8] in Singapore as well as a television host and actress.[6][9]

Format

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WomenTalk TV

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WomenTalk TV interviews are hosted by Eunice. TV interviews focus on the particularly adversities faced by each of the women and how they have overcome them. All of the interviews also end with the women explaining what empowerment means to them. Each interview subject is able to nominate a charitable organisation to which viewers are encouraged to make donations.[10] Viewers are then encouraged to upload their own videos documenting how they overcame personal struggles or that of other women they know.[11]

WomenTalk Pulse

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WomenTalk Pulse interviews feature the women alone. Pulse interviews showcase the projects that the women have initiated. Each interview also shares a call-to-action the woman would like to involve viewers, whether through donations, volunteering, or awareness. Similar to a TV episode, each woman shares their definition of empowerment.

WomenTalk Soul

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Each WomenTalk Soul program and host focuses on a particular aspect of wellness: food and nutrition, exercise, happiness and wellness. Episodes are either conversational or hosted, each typically less than 2 minutes. WomenTalk Soul aims to be accessible for everyday women, whether they are mothers to children with special needs, working single ladies, or the elderly, introducing tips that cheap and easy to introduce into everyday lives, to allow viewers to achieve the full potential.

WomenTalk TV (Episodes by Season)

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Season 1

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  1. Yip Pin Xiu[12][13]
  2. Lena Sim[14]
  3. Haslinah Yacob[15]
  4. Sangduen Chailert
  5. Charm Tong
  6. Xilca Alvarez
  7. Cassandra Chiu
  8. Rachel Chung
  9. Doris Nuval

Season 2

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  1. Rebekah Choong
  2. Lai Yi Xuan
  3. Serena Tan
  4. Noeleen Heyzer
  5. Sola Long
  6. Carolyn Kan
  7. Joanna See Too
  8. Sam Lo
  9. Marini Ramlam

Season 3

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  1. Sharmilah Begum
  2. Penhleak Chan
  3. Theresa Goh
  4. Alvina Neo
  5. Aishah Samad
  6. Yap Qian Yin
  7. Anamika Subba
  8. Maya Bhattachan
  9. Kalyan Keo

Season 4

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  1. Anthea Ong
  2. Dolly Yeo
  3. Ruth Komathi
  4. Melissa Sarah Wee

WomenTalk Pulse (Episodes by Season)

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Season 1

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  1. Priscilla Ong
  2. Rachel Lin
  3. Lim Xiang Lin
  4. Melissa Yeung Yap
  5. Poli Rai
  6. Lily Low
  7. Vanessa Ho
  8. Mary Soo
  9. June Chua

WomenTalk Soul (Episodes by Program)

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What's That Sizzle

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Mom's Recipes

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  1. Manomani's Recipe

Wellness Through Self

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  1. Rachel's Soul Tip
  2. A day in the life of: Anthea Ong
  3. Lily's Soul Tip
  4. Ruth's Soul Tip
  5. Melissa's Soul Tip
  6. Vanessa's Soul Tip

Awards and nominations

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In 2014, Olsen was presented with a Great Women of Our Time award from Singapore Women's Weekly magazine.[16] That year WomenTalkTV was nominated for an International Digital Emmy Award in the non-fiction category.[3] Since then, WomenTalk has received numerous award.

  • 2016 Best Shorts Competition: Humanitarian Award – Award of Distinction,[17] Award of Excellence – Documentary Shorts, Award of Excellence – Women Filmmaker[18]
  • 2016 Raindance Film Festival: Web Fest – Official Selection[19]
  • May 2016 Indie Fest Film Awards: Award of Merit – Documentary Short[20]
  • March 2016 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards: Best Documentary Short[21]
  • March 2016 Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival: Best Documentary Short, Best Women Filmmaker[22]
  • February 2016 Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award: Best Women Filmmaker[23]
  • 42nd International Digital Emmy Award: Digital Non-Fiction – Nominated[24]

References

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  1. ^ Goy, Priscilla (6 August 2013). "Former NMP Eunice Olsen launches website celebrating empowerment of women". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Sex trade exposed on reel in 3.50". The Straits Times, Oct 26, 2013
  3. ^ a b "2014 International Digital Emmy Awards Nominees". International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ "YouTube to receive Pioneer Prize at Int’l Digital Emmy Awards". February 25, 2014 by Todd Longwell
  5. ^ Hong, Xinying. "Eunice Olsen: "Empowerment is to be fearless of failure"". Her World. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b Ng, Gwendolyn (7 August 2013). "I spent all my savings on website: Eunice Olsen". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Also published in MyPaper Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "WomenTalk With Eunice Olsen – Tan Lili". Material World, Tan Lili Character & Soul, Self-Improvement 7 August 2013,
  8. ^ "Ex-NMP Eunice Olsen starts women's website". AsiaOne. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. ^ Chua, Joyce (20 January 2013). "NMP days were best 41/2 years of my life: Eunice Olsen". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Eunice Olsen – Womentalk". Kiss 92FM. SPH Radio. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  11. ^ Sng, Katherine. "Eunice Olsen launches WomenTalkTV.asia". BubbaMama: Online magazine for bubbas and mamas. BubbaMama. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Her World Young Woman Achiever 2008: Yip Pin Xiu, Swimmer, One Gold Medal And One Silver Medal At The 2008 Beijing Paralympics". Her World. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Paralympic gold medal swimmer Yip Pin Xiu: Muscular dystrophy is a blessing in disguise". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Sex trade exposed on reel". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  15. ^ "WomenTalkTV.asia – Inspiring And Empowering Women In Asia". Superadrianme.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  16. ^ "The Singapore Women's Weekly honours Singapore's outstanding women achievers at Great Women of Our Time 2014". SPH Magazine, September 22, 2014
  17. ^ "Humanitarian Award Winners 2016 |". bestshorts.net. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  18. ^ "Winners March 2016 |". bestshorts.net. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  19. ^ "Full Programme | Raindance Film Festival 2016". calendar.raindancefestival.org. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  20. ^ "Award of Merit May 2016". theindiefest.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  21. ^ "March 2016 Winner". A home for your amazing films. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  22. ^ "March 2016 Winners". A home for your amazing films. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  23. ^ "Feb 2016 Winners". Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  24. ^ "News - News - Item Detail - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". www.iemmys.tv. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
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