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Arts, Interview, Music, Singapore

Music Is: An Interview with Local Rapper Yung Raja

Yung Raja is, in a word, young. But in spite of his youth, the local rapper and occasional actor has already been making waves over the last two years as a mainstay across both local and regional festivals, breaking through as one of the hottest up-and-coming artistes, and as his Spotify profile reads, “hip hop’s next avant-garde bilingual artiste”, thanks to his unique compositions that … Continue reading Music Is: An Interview with Local Rapper Yung Raja

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

SGIFF 2019: 30th Edition Draws To A Close with Over 110,000 Audiences and 35 Sold-Out Screenings

The 30th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) culminated on Sunday (1st Dec) after two weeks of film screenings and off-screen programmes that celebrated and showcased the best of independent cinema. The Festival brought together a record attendance of more than 110,000 festival-goers to engage with filmmakers from Singapore and the region in film screenings, panels, talks, exhibitions and masterclasses. This year, the SGIFF presented a … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: 30th Edition Draws To A Close with Over 110,000 Audiences and 35 Sold-Out Screenings

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

SGIFF 2019: Southeast Asian Film Talents Recognised at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Awards

The 30th Singapore International Film Festival announced the winners of its Silver Screen Awards today, celebrating the best of filmmaking in the region.  This year saw 14 awards being presented at the National Museum of Singapore, with the crowd-favourites Asian Feature Film Competition and Southeast Asian Short Film Competition awarding nine of them. Scales (Sayidat Al Bahr) by Saudi Arabian filmmaker, Shahad Ameen, emerged as the Best Film under the … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: Southeast Asian Film Talents Recognised at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Awards

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Arts, Film, Interview, Singapore

SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen, Directors of Revolution Launderette

Having made their feature film debut last year at the 2018 Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), local filmmakers/musicians Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen (collectively known as Emoumie) are back for the second year in a row with their sophomore film Revolution Launderette. Bigger, bolder and more ambitious than before, their new film deviates from their debut docu-fiction Cannonball, now presenting a work that’s less drifting, more … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen, Directors of Revolution Launderette

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Mass Participation World Conference 2019: An Interview with Co-Founder and CEO Chris Robb

Chris Robb is an experienced man. With 35 years of involvement in mass participation as an organiser, including the annual 60,000 runner Singapore Marathon and the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge. Chris’ wealth of knowledge about the industry is phenomenal, to say the least. But if it’s one other thing Chris is passionate about, it’s sharing that knowledge, distilled into a book he has published, the countless talks … Continue reading Mass Participation World Conference 2019: An Interview with Co-Founder and CEO Chris Robb

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Television Time: An Interview with Scott Alexander, Producer of BBC Earth’s Seven Worlds, One Planet

Scott Alexander is a veteran of the nature documentary game. Having worked at the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for over the last 20 years, Scott has been at the helm of successful programmes such as Big Cat Live, award-winning children’s wildlife series Deadly60 and even directed Sir David Attenborough on AFTA-winning series Life In Cold Blood. “I’ve always had the passion for the outdoors and studying … Continue reading Television Time: An Interview with Scott Alexander, Producer of BBC Earth’s Seven Worlds, One Planet

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Arts, Books, By The Book, Interview, literature, Preview, Singapore, The Banter

The Banter: An Interview with Akshita Nanda, Author of Beauty Queens of Bishan

Since the last time we spoke to author Akshita Nanda, her life has taken quite the turn. No longer an arts correspondent with The Straits Times, Akshita has gone back to hitting the books, not only pursuing a Masters in International Affairs but also getting ready to release her sophomore novel – Beauty Queens of Bishan. From its blurb alone, Beauty Queens of Bishan already feels … Continue reading The Banter: An Interview with Akshita Nanda, Author of Beauty Queens of Bishan

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre, Interview, Preview, Singapore, Theatre, Theatres

Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

If you do a cursory Google search on Yves Jacques, you’ll find that it’s surprisingly hard to find much information about the 63-year old Canadian actor’s personal life, besides a Wikipedia article or IMDB entry that glosses over a brief description of his achievements, and a long, long list of film and theatre credits over his 40-something year career. A man whose online presence is … Continue reading Robert Lepage’s The Far Side of the Moon: An Interview with Performer Yves Jacques

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The Bicentennial Experience: An Interview with Creative Directors Beatrice Chia-Richmond and Michael Chiang

Amidst the countless ways each and every Singaporean entity is attempting to deconstruct, grapple with or straight up capitalise on the Bicentennial year, at the heart of the event remains the Singapore Bicentennial Office’s blockbuster centrepiece – From Singapore to Singaporean: The Bicentennial Experience. Meeting with overwhelming demand upon its launch, so much such that it’s now been extended all the way till the end … Continue reading The Bicentennial Experience: An Interview with Creative Directors Beatrice Chia-Richmond and Michael Chiang

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Reaching Out To The Heartlands with a New Venue, Canon PhotoMarathon Sees Success Once Again at its 17th edition

The annual Canon PhotoMarathon returned for its 17th edition last Saturday, held for the very first time at Our Tampines Hub. Running for a full 12 hours, from 8am to 8pm, the PhotoMarathon saw a total of 1,549 photography enthusiasts spend that time on a whirlwind phototaking competition as they snapped shots of life around the area, each submitting entries based on the themes Life Changing Places, … Continue reading Reaching Out To The Heartlands with a New Venue, Canon PhotoMarathon Sees Success Once Again at its 17th edition

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