A listings page for upcoming movies distributed by Golden Village Pictures. April 2021 Voyagers dir. Neil Burger (USA) Voyagers opens 8th April 2021 at Golden Village cinemas. Seobok dir. Lee Yong Zoo (South Korea) Seobok opens 15th April 2021 at Golden Village cinemas. Dad, I’m Sorry dir. Tran Thanh, Vu Ngoc Dang (Vietnam) Dad, I’m Sorry opens 22nd April 2021 at Golden Village cinemas. The … Continue reading Golden Village Pictures Upcoming Films
Journey to nowhere. They say that if you stare at the abyss long enough, it stares back at you. And one place you’re sure to find it is in the darkness of the human soul. The inherent horror of returning to our base nature is explored once again in Neil Burger’s Voyagers, as a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Voyagers dir. Neil Burger
The 7th edition of the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) opens for submission today. Organised by *SCAPE, a non-profit organisation, NYFA is one of *SCAPE’s longest running apex programme that provides a platform to empower young, aspiring filmmakers in their pursuit of filmmaking. Themed ‘New Dawn, New Beginnings’, NYFA 2021 will explore the evolving film industry and prepare youths for post-Covid-19 recovery. The annual award … Continue reading Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards 2021 now open for submissions
Samsung Electronics Singapore announced that it will launch a short film festival this year – Short & Sharp – to uncover a new generation of local storytellers, while showcasing new storytelling formats powered by the all-new Samsung Galaxy S21 Series 5G. Ahead of the Festival in May, Samsung is commencing a call for entries starting from 27 February for aspiring storytellers and serious content makers to submit a 1-minute short film shot … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Samsung Launches Short & Sharp short film festival
Look to the stars to guide you. While Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci have both played gay characters across their illustrious careers, never have they starred in a film together as lovers. All that changes with Harry Macqueen’s Supernova, where the two play a couple who go on a life-changing road trip. Like its title connotes, the film opens with a shot of stars in the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Supernova dir. Harry Macqueen
The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) is celebrating National Mentoring Month this January with the introduction of its mentorship initiative – the Film Facilitation Fund programme. Organised by *SCAPE, a non-profit organisation, and conceptualised by Huang Junxiang, NYFA 2020’s Youth Inspiration Award winner, the programme will see five internationally renowned filmmakers mentoring five past year NYFA winners. The mentors include Mike Wiluan, co-producer of 2019’s … Continue reading Film Fanatic: International award-winning directors to mentor National Youth Film Awards youth
Canadian Film Festival opener puts spotlight on Inuit community and the redemptive power of sports. Beyond ice hockey, maple trees and Justin Trudeau, perhaps one of the lesser known aspects of Canadian culture would be the people from the First Nations, with natives rarely spotlighted in film and mass media. But sports drama <em>The Grizzlies </em>looks set to change that, as it opens the 2020 Canadian … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Grizzlies dir. Miranda de Pencier
Pondering what it means to put perfection on a plate. In the world of fine dining, André Chiang is probably best known for Restaurant André, his Singaporean dining establishment that lasted eight years, garnering critical acclaim, two Michelin stars and appearing on plenty of ‘best of’ lists before abruptly shutting down in 2018. While it may seem sad, Chef André instead was moving on to … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: André and His Olive Tree dir. Josiah Ng
Released worldwide on Netflix in December 2020, Singapore is the only country where food documentary André and His Olive Tree is unavailable to stream on the service. But good news – it’s coming to cinemas this week. And Singaporeans should be excited about this film, because the titular André refers to André Chiang, the Taiwanese chef behind Singapore’s very own Restaurant André, which garnered two Michelin Stars and … Continue reading Preview: Reel Talk – André and His Olive Tree at Golden Village Suntec
With every edition of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), one of the absolute highlights and most popular programmes ends up being the short films, with tickets often snapped up with fans and curious viewers interested in discovering the next big director in these works. Thanks to the Projector Plus, besides the in-cinema screening these short films received, viewers could also catch these films online, … Continue reading SGIFF Short Film Reviews: A reminder of the diversity and richness of Southeast Asian stories on screen
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