Singapore, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Silver Media Fund Backs ‘Spore Fall,’ Southeast Asia’s First AI-Driven Transmedia Franchise, After <\/strong>Variety Exclusive<\/u><\/strong><\/a> at Hong Kong FILMART<\/strong><\/p>\n SINGAPORE, MARCH 25, 2026 \u2013 Edenstone today announced that Silver Media Fund (SMF) has signed on to structure and lead a capital raise for the Spore Fall<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, the studio\u2019s flagship IP, financing the transmedia expansion of Southeast Asia’s first human-written, AI-realized micro-drama series into feature films, games, and collectibles.<\/p>\n The development follows a successful week for the Singapore-based studio, which secured an exclusive feature in Variety at Hong Kong FILMART 2026, Asia’s largest entertainment content market\u2014where AI-driven content and micro-dramas emerged as the dominant themes.<\/p>\n “Spore Fall represents the kind of high-quality, globally resonant IP we exist to back,”<\/em> said Chan Gin Kai, Golden Horse Award\u2013winning producer and CEO of Silver Media Group<\/strong>, which oversees SMF. “It originates from this region, speaks to global audiences, and is built with a clear transmedia roadmap. That combination is rare\u2014and worth backing.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Chan, who joins Spore Fall as Executive Producer, brings his investment platform’s backing to scale the IP across formats. Silver Media Fund is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and managed by One Apex Capital, a MAS-licensed Capital Markets Services fund manager.<\/p>\n From Micro-Drama to Macro-Franchise With SMF’s backing, the IP is now positioned to expand across multiple platforms:<\/p>\n A New Production Model for Storytelling “Our mission is to prove that a compact market like Singapore can build world-class genre IP without major studio backing,” said Joel Boh, creator and showrunner<\/strong>. “AI accelerates that journey\u2014turning past constraints into our next creative frontier.” Speculative Fiction with Regional Roots Launch Details: Season 1 Trailer: Season One Trailer<\/a> Interview opportunities with the creator and executive producer are available upon request.<\/p>\n About Edenstone\n
<\/strong>Spore Fall launches as a 10-episode vertical micro-drama series \u2014the flagship IP of Singapore-based studio Edenstone and the inaugural project of its kind from Southeast Asia. Set in the fictional city of Lionara, the series follows a disillusioned soldier and a rogue medic as a deadly spore pathogen outbreak threatens to either accelerate humanity’s evolution\u2014or end it.<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>Spore Fall integrates generative AI into legacy workflows, enabling nimble teams to build premium, visually ambitious IP with greater speed and efficiency\u2014without compromising creative authorship.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/strong>While technologically forward-looking, Spore Fall is anchored in themes facing Southeast Asian societies: collective resilience, shifting power, and adaptation through crisis. With Spore Fall, Southeast Asia stakes its claim as a source of original genre storytelling\u2014rooted in regional sensibilities, built for global audiences.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Release Window: March\u2013June 2026
Format: Free-to-view vertical micro-drama (10 episodes, under 3 minutes each)
Genre: Sci-Fi \/ Speculative Fiction
Distribution: Multi-platform release across website, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and selected streaming partners
Access: https:\/\/sporefall.com\/<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/strong>Edenstone is a Singapore-based studio developing scalable media IP at the intersection of Web3, AI, and community. The studio’s flagship IP, Spore Fall, represents its vision of engineering genre narratives with global ambition\u2014stories made to entertain and delight.<\/p>\n