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Review - Fundamentally Happy by Tan Bee Thiam and Lei Yuan Bin
Fundamentally Happy, adapted from the namesake play staged in 2006, has rich material to cull from. The 2006 production is the first that I watched as a young Theatre Studies major and, if anything, it...
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Review - NTU ADM Film 2015 Graduation Shorts - Part 1
Where do you draw the line between film, TV, reality-TV and content you feed on from YouTube? Is the Blair Witch Project really YouTube genre that got lucky on the big screen? But hey, we’ve seen some...
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Production Talk with Tan Bee Thiam and Lei Yuan Bin on 'Fundamentally Happy'
SINdie was lucky enough to be able to catch up with directors Tan Bee Thiam and Yuan Bin on the process of making the film, and thoughts on responses from audience members and future distribution...
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SINdie interviewed Daniel Yun and Randy Ang on the production process for '1965':1. How important was it to achieve accurate historicizing for the film and why?D - The focus for almost all of us was...
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ShoutOUT!: Asian Film Symposium returns after 6 years
'Endlessly' by Sivaroj Kongsakul (Thailand)After a hiatus of 6 years, Objectifs and The Substation are proud to announce the return of Asian Film Symposium (AFS).The AFS showcases short films from...
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Production Talk with Producer Daniel Yun and Director Randy Ang on '1965'
Set in the years leading up to Singapore’s independence, the film '1965' is a dramatic thriller based on historical events which looks at the fragility of racial harmony in Singapore.Daniel Yun, the...
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Review - From Print to Animation in Utter 2015
Screened over the weekend, from 28 to 30 Aug, were 5 short films which had origins in literary works of 5 very accomplished writers. These 5 short films were part of 5 Utter 2015, a segment of the...
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SGIFF celebrates Asia's Story in film with 20th Anniversary screening of 'Mee...
Yonfan's 'Bugis Street'Southeast Asia’s longest-running international film platform, Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will take place from 26 November to 6 December 2015 to celebrate...
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ShoutOUT! : Perspectives Film Festival returns 15th October
Mommy, 2014The annual Perspectives Film Festival (PFF) explores a new theme for Breakthroughs in Cinema in its eighth edition. The festival will run from 15th to 18th October 2015 at the National...
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From Liang Seah to Middle Road - A 'Objectifs' Road Trip
Objectifs is possibly the birthplace of several ‘moonlighting’ filmmakers and photographers in Singapore. For people who held 9-5 jobs, Objectifs provided a chance to learn these skills after dark and...
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LUNCHBOX #13 : Royston Tan, back with a New Hat Trick
Royston Tan never fails to make headlines at different points of his career, being one of the most illustrious Singapore directors in our times. In his early 20s, he burst into the scene with the...
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Singapore production 'Distance' (再見，在也不見) to open Taipei Golden Horse Film...
'Distance' is led by Anthony Chen, Cannes Camera d’Or awardee and winner of 4 Golden Horse Awards for his feature film Ilo Ilo, serving as Executive Producer, and is helmed by 3 young award-winning...
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Something 'Unbelievable' is coming... Let's take a peek!
Not only has Mr Unbelievable become a viral hit on social media, unbelievably he has now a movie of his own which is slated for release on 3rd December 2015. For those who are not sure who Mr...
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Review - '3688'' by Royston Tan
While 3688 seems like a product of nostalgia, a ticket to re-experiencing the pop culture of Feng Fei Fei’s era, there is the subtext that we can do better. When the film reaches the point where news...
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ShoutOUT!: Masterclasses and Workshops @ Perspectives Film Fest + Free ticket...
At Perspectives Film Festival this year, film enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity to meet an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. Martin Rosen, director of Watership Down (1978), will be...
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The 2nd Singapore Heritage Short Film Competition brings life to dying...
The second Singapore Heritage Short Film Competition (HSFC) has held recently and the awards were given last night at a ceremony at The Projector. 'Kuda Kepang: Reviving the Culture', a short film...
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Old ties, new friends at the 'reborn' Asian Film Symposium
About 6-7 years ago, in the Guiness Theatre at the Substation, a little memorial service was held for Alexis Tioseco, film critic, editor of Criticine and regular face at the annual Asian Film...
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Review Notes from the 2015 Asian Film Symposium
Over 40 short films at the Asian Film Symposium this year! We tried to bear witness to as many as we could and here is a selection of reviews and thoughts on some of the films.'Scumbag, Pervert and The...
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ShoutOUT!: The Women in Film & Photography Showcase at Objectifs
This Oct-Nov, Objectifs celebrates the strength, diversity and incredible talent of Women filmmakers and photographers from Asia, with a photography group show and film screenings. Objectifs will be...
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