How does Southeast Asia’s longest-running international film platform keep things fresh after 29 years? By celebrating with over 100 film screenings, a brand-new film fund, and a dedicated focus on nurturing Asia’s best and brightest cinematic talents for an international audience. This year’s Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), which runs from Nov 28 to Dec 9, will feature 103 films from 44 countries, boasting a mix of festival favourites and undiscovered gems. Now is a crucial time to train the next generation of youth to create and share their own stories. CNA Lifestyle is also offering six lucky Facebook followers and their plus-ones the opportunity to attend the world premiere of the horror-thriller Eerie from prolific Filipino filmmaker Mikhail Red, which includes a red carpet experience and a cocktail reception with the movie's director and cast. Follow CNA Lifestyle on Facebook , then proceed to sign-up for this edition of CNA Lifestyle Experiences at … [Read more...] about 2018 Singapore International Film Festival: Highlights and how to get invited
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3 Singapore films selected for Golden Horse Film Project Promotion 2018
Three Singapore film projects are flying the local flag at the 2018 Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (FPP), including award-winning filmmaker Boo Junfeng’s follow up to his highly acclaimed Apprentice. Boo is participating in FPP for the first time with his new project, Dominion. Also on the list is Jow Zhi-wei’s Tomorrow Is A Long Time, produced by Akanga Film Asia’s Fran Borgia and POTOCOL’s Jeremy Chua. Rounding up the trio of film projects is Changfeng Town, courtesy of Singaporean producer Tay Bee Pin of Wormwood Films. The three Singapore projects were selected out of 361 submissions worldwide, including Taiwan, China, France, Netherlands and the United States. Set up in 2006 as a Chinese-language films-matching platform to promote collaboration between filmmakers, investors and distributors, the FPP also serves as a link between regional industry professionals and the international film community. This year, executive producers guiding the new generation of … [Read more...] about 3 Singapore films selected for Golden Horse Film Project Promotion 2018
Film inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon
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Actor Suniel Shetty files complaint over fake film poster
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How a Victoria JC student lost her film in 1992 and found a Netflix debut 26 years later
It’s a story that's stranger than fiction – one that you couldn’t make up even if you wanted to. Twenty-six years ago, 19-year-old Singaporean Sandi Tan wrote what was arguably Singapore’s first indie-road movie. Titled Shirkers, the fantastical story centred around a teenage serial killer named “S” (played by Sandi herself) who travels across Singapore in a ruthless rampage. With her pals Sophie Siddique and fellow Victoria Junior College alum Jasmine Ng roped in to produce and edit, Shirkers was shot over two-and-a-half months in the summer of 1992, with 100 extras at 100 locations, funded by the collective teenage savings of the three girls. It was guerrilla filmmaking in Singapore at its finest. “Nobody had done this before,” Tan told CNA Lifestyle. “Not on the streets of Singapore. This was a huge feat.” “We were kids with no budget, who convinced Kodak and film equipment (companies) to give us free stuff and used the free labour of our friends,” she said. It … [Read more...] about How a Victoria JC student lost her film in 1992 and found a Netflix debut 26 years later