Hong Kong 2020: Winners announced for HKIFF44’s Firebird Awards

HONG KONG – Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s The Cloud in Her Room and Lemohang Jeremiah Moses’s This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection have been named best films of the 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Firebird Young Cinema Competitions. Both films also won the Best Actress awards in their respective section, with Mosese’s film notching a third win by capturing the FIPRESCI Prize. The … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: Winners announced for HKIFF44’s Firebird Awards

eSports: Riot Games amplifies League of Legends eSports through new partnership with Spotify

Riot Games and Spotify today announced a multi-year partnership that names the world’s most popular global audio streaming subscription service as the official audio streaming partner for LoL Esports global events: the World Championship, Mid-Season Invitational, and All-Star Event. The partnership kicks off ahead of this year’s World Championship set to begin 25th September. In this first-of-its-kind collaboration, Spotify and Riot Games will produce a … Continue reading eSports: Riot Games amplifies League of Legends eSports through new partnership with Spotify

Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung’s Merdeka Musical streams free on YouTube for a week

KUALA LUMPUR – To celebrate Malaysia’s 63rd Independence Day, BOH Cameronian winners, Liver & Lung Productions, will release their epic musical about our country’s fight for independence on their YouTube channel this August. Malaya Relived: Merdeka is an immersive historical musical about a formidable Indian-Malayan diplomat who begins a love affair with a British journalist at the height of the anti-colonial Malayan movement in 1957. … Continue reading Arts of Malaysia: Liver & Lung’s Merdeka Musical streams free on YouTube for a week

Art What!: Echo at the Substation Gallery

Today, electronics and smart devices have become a staple in the home, providing convenient ways to control your home. Technology today influences the way we experience everyday life: automating both industrial processes (factory automation) as well as social and economic interactions (Social media, payment services, peer-to-peer networks). Smart technologies extend their reach into the home, controlling the lighting, air-conditioning, and all manner of appliances and … Continue reading Art What!: Echo at the Substation Gallery

By The Book: 2020 Singapore Literature Prize goes to 17 writers and marks several firsts for the awards

  Livestreamed on 27th August 2020, the first ever Singapore Literature Prize (SLP) virtual awards ceremony announced a total of 17 winners across its 20 prize categories, marking several firsts for the country’s most prestigious literary awards ceremony. For the first time in its history, two writers shared the top prize in both the Chinese and English Fiction categories; a female writer won the Poetry … Continue reading By The Book: 2020 Singapore Literature Prize goes to 17 writers and marks several firsts for the awards

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Tatiana Gomez, Workplace Consultant with Herman Miller APAC

HONG KONG – Tatiana Gomez is a workplace strategist, creative designer and enthusiastic social entrepreneur with Herman Miller, one of the world’s most renowned office furniture companies. Having worked in Asia for the past 11 years, Tatiana is well-versed in the region’s needs, and has gained plenty of experience in fields such as design and consultancy for urban planning, workplace design, and more. We spoke to … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Tatiana Gomez, Workplace Consultant with Herman Miller APAC

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Wes Ng, CEO and Co-Founder of CASETiFY

HONG KONG – In 2011, Wes Ng founded Casetagram, the first app to turn Instagram photos into phone cases. Since then however, the brand has evolved, rebranded as CASETiFY and now known as one of the world’s most popular phone case brands, offering custom designs and limited edition collaborations with the biggest global names. Today, CASETiFY is synonymous with special edition accessories, a creative incubator for … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with Wes Ng, CEO and Co-Founder of CASETiFY

Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

  HONG KONG – A few years ago, you may or may not have seen the viral photos going around of a giant KAWS Companion floating about in the waters of Seoul, Taipei, Japan and Hong Kong. If you loved it, then you’ll love everything else conceptualised by AllRightsReserved (ARR), a Hong Kong-based creative studio. Founded by SK Lam, ARR’s aim is to seeks collaborators with different creative … Continue reading Hong Kong 2020: An Interview with SK Lam, Founder of AllRightsReserved

Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Review)

Finding new avenues for expression in a lockdown.  With the circuit breaker and restrictions on performance, staying home has been pretty much all artists can do as they wait for Singapore to open up again. But being cooped up all day can certainly lead to some dangerous mental health issues, from anxiety to cabin fever. Exploring the effects of lockdown on their artists, Maya Dance … Continue reading Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Review)

M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)

  Considering it’s the year the world is going through a global pandemic, it feels strangely appropriate that the final year of the M1 Peer Pleasure Festival is themed around Disability. Not only did the team involve disabled creatives and performers in the works this year, but also, considered the idea behind how disability is simply a different way of perceiving the world, something that COVID-19 … Continue reading M1 Peer Pleasure Festival 2020: What If? (Review)