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ShoutOUT!: The 12th Singapore Short Cuts presents horror and other things
Still from 'Dahdi' by Kirstern TanThe National Museum of Singapore Cinémathèque and the Substation Moving Images co-presents the 12th Singapore Short Cuts, one of the longest-running distinguished...
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ShoutOUT!: Asian Film Archive present 'Fragment', by 10 award-winning...
The Asian Film Archive (AFA) is proud to present the world premiere of Fragment, a commissioned omnibus film celebrating the strength and diversity of South-East Asian independent cinema. Made up of a...
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Production Talk with Director Jacen Tan on 'Homeground'
About 10 years after filmmaker Jacen Tan made Singapore's first online film (which actually went viral), 'Tak Giu', he is back with another new film on homeground (pardon the pun!)'Homeground' is a...
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ShoutOUT!: SGIFF 2015 puts the spotlight on Asian stories with more than 150...
Opening film 'Panay' by Cheng Yu-chieh and Lekal SumiFollowing a highly successful return of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) last year, the 26th edition of SGIFF is set to provide...
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Singapore Projection Mapped, by William Chan
Work-in-progress illustration by visual artist Michael Ng, whose works will be shown at the SG Heart Map Finale Projection Mapping sounds technically baffling but is really something quite familiar to...
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'Fragment': Breaking it Down with the filmmakers
Malaysian filmmaker Tan Chui Mui on the set of her segment 'The Beautiful Losers'A momentous confluence of Southeast Asian independent cinema sees the worldwide inception of ‘Fragment’, an omnibus film...
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'You and Me' about a cross-dressing son wins inaugural Movie Makers Short...
The winners of the Movie Makers Short Film Competition (我要当导演) were announced on Tuesday 3 December 2015, at an awards ceremony held at the Genexis Theatre in Fusionopolis. This competition is jointly...
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Production Talk with Andre Quek, director of PRINCESS
Best Animated Film for the National Youth Film Awards 2015 went to Princess,by Andre Quek Xiang Lin, Abdul Hadi B Abdul Wahab and Vivien Tan LiqingSynopsisLucas is an average Singaporean boy who lives...
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Production Talk with Navin Kumar - director of 'Journey Of A Kavadi Bearer'
Journey Of A Kavadi Bearer won the Best Documentary Award at the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) this year, and we interview director Navin Kumar about the documentary, about a Taoist medium who...
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Crowd funding Call: 1987: Untracing the Conspiracy
In 1987, 22 people were arrested under Singapore’s Internal Security Act (ISA). Accused of being involved in a Marxist conspiracy to establish a communist state, many detainees were tortured and then...
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ShoutOUT!: Take part in the 48 Hour Film Project, from 11 to 13 December
The 48 Hour Film Project, a film competition that is present in more than 120 cities in the world since 2001 is coming back to Singapore this year from 11 to 13 December. Organised by Sinema Media in...
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Production Talk with Daniel Hui on 'Snakeskin', award winner at the recent...
Daniel Hui’s 2nd feature film ’Snakeskin’ sees him taking his usual ruminations about society and life a tier up - crossing genres. While still casting a skeptical eye on society and conventions, it...
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Review - 'Snakeskin' by Daniel Hui
If you ever wonder what it feels like to be a wandering spirit in Singapore, ‘Snakeskin’, Daniel Hui’s film, will simulate the experience of drifting around the streets, looking for meaning and finding...
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Winning ideas and Dream Teams, from the 'Movie Makers Short Film' Winners
Film still from winning film 'You and Me'Winners of short film competitions are aplenty but not many reap for themselves opportunities like getting a chance to develop a commercial feature film. Here...
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'Singapore Electric Soul' offers a different gaze at a 50 year-old Singapore
Still from Ho Tau Nyen's 'Utama Every Nation in History'At first glimpse, I was not sure what to call this project. To call it a screening of Singapore films seems reductive and ignorant of the...
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@SGIFF2015: Production Talk with Eric Khoo on 'In The Room'
The curtains have risen at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). Kicking off our SGIFF 2015 series of stories is one of the most well-known film makers in Singapore, Eric Khoo. The...
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@SGIFF2015: Production Talk with Raphael Millet on the first films ever made...
Filmmaker and author of the book 'Singapore Cinema' Raphael Millet has the answer to who and what were the first ever films made in Singapore.In 1912-1913, while his brother Georges Méliès was...
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@SGIFF2015: ‘The Songs We Sang’ by Eva Tang Debuting Today!
The world premiere of ‘The Songs We Sang’ (我们唱着的歌) will take place today at the Esplanade, in conjunction with the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF).Singapore filmmaker Eva Tang’s first...
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@SGIFF2015: Kan Lume talks about making 'Naked DJ' and working differently
Filmmaker Kan Lume says he likes amateur work for their honesty, simplicity and individuality. He recounts an experience visiting an art gallery and seeing some handmade ceramic pottery and utensils...
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@SGIFF2015: Review – Singapore Panorama Shorts 2
Singapore Panorama Shorts 2 @SGIFF 2015 was a showcase of four distinctly local, Mandarin short films by young filmmakers. Here are our thoughts on them. ‘Afloat’ (斗鱼) by Reuben FoongFoong said during...
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