Tag: awards

Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards 2021 announces 56 nominees

The 7th National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) has announced 56 films that showcase a new wave of filmmakers for Singapore’s film industry. Held by *SCAPE, an organisation that supports the development of Singaporean youths, the platform saw a total of 330 submissions this year. The most prominent themes this year were mental health, self-discovery, as well as the importance of human connection as we battle … Continue reading Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards 2021 announces 56 nominees

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: National Youth Film Awards 2021 now open for submissions

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

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: Samsung Launches Short & Sharp short film festival

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

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Singapore

Film Fanatic: International award-winning directors to mentor National Youth Film Awards youth

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

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Food, News, Singapore

Food For Thought: Odette, Gaa and other top restaurant chefs come together for #50BestTalks – Rewriting The Menu

Come October, the next edition of thought-leadership forum #50BestTalks, presented by Miele, will tackle the challenge of ‘Rewriting the Menu’ for a more equitable, post-pandemic restaurant world. The virtual event – which will take place from 3-4pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 14th October – forms a key part of the 50 Best Recovery Summit, bringing the gastronomic community together online over three days. Launched in … Continue reading Food For Thought: Odette, Gaa and other top restaurant chefs come together for #50BestTalks – Rewriting The Menu

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Food, News, Singapore

Food For Thought: Australia’s Maybe Sammy wins Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award for World’s 50 Best Bars 2020

Maybe Sammy in Sydney has been named the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2020. Established to recognise the importance of hospitality in any bar experience, the award is voted for by 540 members of The World’s 50 Best Bars Academy. These industry experts are asked to name the institution where they received the single … Continue reading Food For Thought: Australia’s Maybe Sammy wins Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award for World’s 50 Best Bars 2020

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Food, News

Food For Thought: World’s 50 Best Bars to be unveiled this November

The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, will be unveiled as part of a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, 5th November. The announcement of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2020 list follows on from the work of the 50 Best for Recovery programme, which has raised $1.24m to date for the hospitality sector. The initiative included providing grants to 236 … Continue reading Food For Thought: World’s 50 Best Bars to be unveiled this November

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Singapore

6th National Youth Film Awards winners announced, “Sunday” and “Lady E’s Wedding Revenge Plan” big winners

Live action films with female leads emerged as the top favourites at the 6th National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) ceremony. Organised by *SCAPE, the annual awards took place over Facebook live on Saturday and announced a total of 26 winners. “Sunday” depicts a young woman with a full body rash, driven to violence during a forbidden encounter with her sister’s boyfriend. Directed by returning NYFA … Continue reading 6th National Youth Film Awards winners announced, “Sunday” and “Lady E’s Wedding Revenge Plan” big winners

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Film, News, Singapore

6th National Youth Film Awards Announces 53 Nominees

*SCAPE’s annual National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) has announced its 53 nominees, and the young filmmakers are not afraid to address some seriously thought-provoking topics. Across the nominees, themes such as mental health, societal pressures, and national identity are addressed. Take for example “Unite in laughter”, one of the nominated films from the Media Student Category. Based on Singapore Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew’s words … Continue reading 6th National Youth Film Awards Announces 53 Nominees

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboyLeave a comment
Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Best Of 2019: The 2nd Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2019)

As 2019 draws to a close, it’s time for us to once again look back on the last 12 months of local theatre and pick out the works we thought most stood out and remained steadfast productions in our memories. 2019 marks a year of reflection, with the decade drawing to a close and prime time to think back on all that’s happened. And we … Continue reading Best Of 2019: The 2nd Bakchormeeboy Theatre Awards (2019)

Unknown's avatarbakchormeeboy1 Comment