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Film Fanatic: Cartoons Underground 2021

Cartoons Underground, Southeast Asia’s top independent animation festival, is marking 10 years of helping to propel fledgling local film makers towards greater things. The brainchild of Singaporean festival director Vicky Chen and celebrated American animator Patrick Smith, Cartoons Underground showcases new animation from around the world but gives films from Southeast Asia and, especially, from Singapore-based student animators extra exposure. Chen, who launched the event … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Cartoons Underground 2021

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Film Fanatic: Eight local filmmakers selected as winners of Singapore’s 4th Viddsee Juree Awards

Two Singaporean short films highlighting the dark underbelly of society, “Booking” and “Dark Light”, took home the Gold and Silver Awards respectively at the Viddsee Juree Awards Singapore 2021, an annual storytelling award celebrating some of the best short films from Singapore. Five other short films showcasing how everyday technology plays a role in shaping and influencing Singaporeans in their key life moment won the … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Eight local filmmakers selected as winners of Singapore’s 4th Viddsee Juree Awards

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Singapore Media Festival 2021 to focus on connecting content creators to the world

The eighth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF) will connect a key player in the media ecosystem – showrunners – to Singapore’s creative talents to bring Asian stories to international markets.  Showrunners, which are also known as executive producers, call the shots in the content creation process, with overall creative and management responsibility from conceptualisation to financing to talent selection to production and distribution. … Continue reading Singapore Media Festival 2021 to focus on connecting content creators to the world

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Film Fanatic: Viddsee To Give Away 1,500 Cups Of Coffee As Part Of A Viddsee For Good and #SGTogether Initiative

Viddsee is collaborating with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) in an #SGTogether initiative to give away 1,500 cups of beverages from Huggs for a period of 5 weeks (1 Nov – 7 Dec 2021), with the final week falling on  SG Cares Giving Week (1st to 7th Dec).  The campaign hopes to encourage Singapore residents to show care and support to frontline … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Viddsee To Give Away 1,500 Cups Of Coffee As Part Of A Viddsee For Good and #SGTogether Initiative

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SGIFF 2021: 32nd Singapore International Film Festival Celebrates the Enduring Joy of Cinema with New Perspectives

The 32nd Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is finally here, and brings a new wave of the latest independent films from 25th November to 5th December 2021. Over 100 films will be presented at this year’s festival, by filmmakers from all over the world, aiming to evoke emotions, spark conversation, and build the cinematic community. “SGIFF is proud to have played a part in supporting … Continue reading SGIFF 2021: 32nd Singapore International Film Festival Celebrates the Enduring Joy of Cinema with New Perspectives

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Arts, Film, Preview, Singapore

Review: The Year of the Everlasting Storm

Seven arthouse films about the search for meaning and a struggle against odds. Over the last year, the COVID-19 has posed significant problems to the film industry, with the restrictions forcing them to cut back on big budget, large scale productions. But it is said that limitations breed creativity, and thanks to producers NEON films, seven directors around the world were tasked to exercise that … Continue reading Review: The Year of the Everlasting Storm

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Film Fanatic: New local horror film Late Night Ride《开夜车》to hold special screening at Marina Bay Sands

New local horror film Late Night Ride will hold a Special Screening at Marina Bay Sands on 20th October 2021, marking the first local film to premiere at the notable Sands Theatre since Ramen Teh in 2018. The Halloween film opens across cinemas on 28th October in cinemas and marks Singaporean Koh Chong Wu’s directorial debut.  It stars Lina Ng, Andie Chen, and Jayley Woo and is executive produced by award-winning … Continue reading Film Fanatic: New local horror film Late Night Ride《开夜车》to hold special screening at Marina Bay Sands

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

Film Fanatic: An Interview with Marrie Lee, star of cult action film ‘They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong’

As Singapore’s first and only female Interpol agent, it’s surprising how Cleopatra Wong isn’t more well-known on our shores. Making her debut in Bobby Suarez’s 1978 film They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong, the eponymous femme fatale made such an impact, even Quentin Tarantino (of Kill Bill fame) took inspiration from her. Spawning two more sequels in the years that followed, Cleopatra Wong is everything you could … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Marrie Lee, star of cult action film ‘They Call Her…Cleopatra Wong’

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Film Fanatic: An Interview with Asian Film Archive Executive Director Karen Chan, and Programmer Viknesh Kobinathan

With a name like the Asian Film Archive (AFA), it’s all too easy to assume that the organisation belongs somewhere in the past. But having been around for 16 years now, the AFA has more than proven their relevance to Singapore film culture, history, and is finally making their presence felt by the general public, thanks to the robust film programme at Oldham Theatre. In … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Asian Film Archive Executive Director Karen Chan, and Programmer Viknesh Kobinathan

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Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2021 – “What the __?!”

Now in its 14th edition, Singapore’s biggest student-led film festival, Perspectives Film Festival, is back this October. Taking on a hybrid format, a total of nine films will be presented at this year’s festival, themed around the intriguing statement ‘What The __?!’. ‘What The __?!’ is a wonderfully universal phrase. Whether uttered in hushed tones or shouted at the top of our lungs, the phrase … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Perspectives Film Festival 2021 – “What the __?!”

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