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Film: Award-Winning Singaporean Film ‘Ah Girl’ Finds Its Way to Local Cinemas this November

After a year of international acclaim and three Golden Horse Award nominations, Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s debut feature returns to Singapore for a gala premiere ahead of its nationwide cinema release on 19 November. Some films travel the world before finding their way home. For Ah Girl (泡泡糖女孩), that homecoming is a particularly meaningful one. The Singaporean coming-of-age drama celebrated its gala premiere at Capitol … Continue reading Film: Award-Winning Singaporean Film ‘Ah Girl’ Finds Its Way to Local Cinemas this November

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Film: Singapore International Film Festival 2026 Wraps with Record-Breaking Attendance and a Celebration of Asian Cinema

Ang Geck Geck’s Ah Girl takes home Best Film at the Silver Screen Awards, as the festival closes with 27 sold-out screenings and a star-studded return to Capitol Theatre. The 37th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has drawn its curtains on another landmark year, closing on 1 November with 27 sold-out screenings and a new box office record for the fourth consecutive year. Over 12 … Continue reading Film: Singapore International Film Festival 2026 Wraps with Record-Breaking Attendance and a Celebration of Asian Cinema

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Dongpo – Life in Poems: Director Shen Wei on bringing the famous Chinese poet’s works to life onstage

The acclaimed choreographer talks about the poet, artist and restless traveller who inspired Dongpo: Life in Poems, making its Singapore debut this December. There is a piece of calligraphy written by Shen Wei’s father hanging in the choreographer’s New York apartment. It features the work of Su Dongpo, the legendary Song Dynasty poet who has occupied much of Shen’s thoughts in recent years. The connection … Continue reading Dongpo – Life in Poems: Director Shen Wei on bringing the famous Chinese poet’s works to life onstage

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Film: Eugene Kotlyarenko, Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara talk ‘Vintage Violence’ at SGIFF 2026

As the closing film of the 2026 Singapore International Film Festival, Eugene Kotlyarenko’s latest chaotic feature brings together Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara in a delirious exploration of online identity, internet fandom and the strange ways we turn our lives into content. Vintage denim and livestreaming. Japanese genre cinema and American internet culture. Online fandom, urban exploration and organised crime. In the hands of most … Continue reading Film: Eugene Kotlyarenko, Cole Sprouse and Kiko Mizuhara talk ‘Vintage Violence’ at SGIFF 2026

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Art: Yoo Hyun Mi – The Blank Puzzle (The Image Yet to Come) at STPI

From floating puzzle pieces to sculptures that look like stone but are made of paper, the Korean artist invites visitors to reconsider the boundaries between image, object and imagination. A jigsaw puzzle is usually an exercise in bringing things together. Each piece has its place, and the satisfaction comes from seeing the fragments resolve into a complete picture. For South Korean artist Yoo Hyun Mi, … Continue reading Art: Yoo Hyun Mi – The Blank Puzzle (The Image Yet to Come) at STPI

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Art: No Straight Lines by The Independent People explores the intimacy of being seen

There is jam and butter beside the loaf of bread. Not a metaphorical pat of butter, not a painted image of butter, but quite literally, butter, set out with a butter knife beside a lampshade made from a loaf. It is a funny little arrangement, almost absurdly literal. It is also a rather good introduction to No Straight Lines, an exhibition that understands how much … Continue reading Art: No Straight Lines by The Independent People explores the intimacy of being seen

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Art: Helutrans (Thailand) connects people and art with BAB Fringe’s Chiang Mai Artists’ Studios

Art has a way of bringing people together, crossing boundaries of place, experience and perspective. Through its work in art logistics and its new exhibition space in Thailand, Helutrans is exploring how the movement of art can become a meeting point between artists and the wider world. BANGKOK, THAILAND – A work of art begins somewhere: in a studio filled with unfinished ideas, beside a … Continue reading Art: Helutrans (Thailand) connects people and art with BAB Fringe’s Chiang Mai Artists’ Studios

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Dr. Apinan Poshyananda on finding the grey areas through art

As the Bangkok Art Biennale returns for its fifth edition, its artistic director discusses the tensions behind Angels & Mara, the challenges of bringing contemporary art into unexpected spaces, and how a festival that began in 2018 has learned to survive and grow. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Returning from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, the Bangkok Art Biennale will once again transform the Thai … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Dr. Apinan Poshyananda on finding the grey areas through art

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee explore the in-betweens of beauty and memory, and the stories we tell

Thai artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee approach art from different directions, but both are interested in what happens when personal experiences meet the histories, expectations and interpretations of others. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Flowers are rarely neutral objects in the work of Thai artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee. Familiar, delicate and immediately appealing, they can also carry memories, cultural associations and meanings that are … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee explore the in-betweens of beauty and memory, and the stories we tell

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Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

Gateway Arts’ How To Be A Kid follows a 12-year-old girl who tries to hold her grieving family together, inviting children and adults to explore loss, difficult emotions and the importance of leaning on one another. When a family experiences a loss, everyone grieves differently. Some may retreat into silence, others may try to keep life running as normally as possible, while children might struggle … Continue reading Preview: How To Be A Kid by Gateway Arts

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