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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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SGIFF 2019: The Truth (La vérité) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review)

Palme d’Or winner Kore-eda’s non-Japanese debut is a subtly moving portrait of complex familial relationships while celebrating the film industry and legacies left behind.  While The Truth marks the first non-Japanese film Hirokazu Kore-eda had directed, it remains a project that has his name stamped all over it. Known for his mastery over subtle, understated family dramas, The Truth follows prima donna actress Fabienne (French film icon Catherine … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: The Truth (La vérité) dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review)

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SGIFF 2019: Revolution Launderette dir. Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen (Review)

More experimental shenanigans from the team behind Cannonball sees them contemplating big, philosophical questions of fate, reality and the meaning of life.  For all their talk about their new film having a stronger narrative than their last, Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen’s Revolution Launderette still follows very much in the same vein as their debut feature Cannonball, with plenty of experimental, indie filmmaking techniques and stylistics rarely seen on … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: Revolution Launderette dir. Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen (Review)

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Film Fanatic: Anthony Chen’s Wet Season Wins Best Screenplay at 37th Torino Film Festival In Italy

Following its premiere at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival and its recent Golden Horse 2019 win, Anthony Chen’s sophomore feature film Wet Season《热带雨》, about a Chinese language teacher, whose marriage and school life are fraying apart, continues to impress international audience at the 37th Torino Film festival in Italy. Wet Season was awarded Best Screenplay (Anthony Chen) with its delicate and moving story of a Chinese … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Anthony Chen’s Wet Season Wins Best Screenplay at 37th Torino Film Festival In Italy

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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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Film Review: Wet Season dir. Anthony Chen (SGIFF 2019)

Anthony Chen’s sophomore feature draws out a storm of a performance from Yeo Yann Yann deserving of thunderous applause.   For many Singaporeans, the tropical monsoon season is a time of contradictions. While the drop in temperature offers a welcome respite from the year-round equatorial heat, the need to remain indoors or brave the torrential rains often leads to dour, reflective moods at the same time.  Playing on … Continue reading Film Review: Wet Season dir. Anthony Chen (SGIFF 2019)

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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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SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Commissioned Directors Anucha Boonyawatana and Mouly Surya

Anniversaries are almost always cause for celebration, and the milestone 30th year of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) no different. Alongside local director Anthony Chen’s new film Wet Season opening the festival to much fanfare, the SGIFF also commissioned three of the most exciting regional directors to create three new short films, which made their world premiere on opening night itself. The three short films – Not … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Commissioned Directors Anucha Boonyawatana and Mouly Surya

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SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

Anthony Chen is arguably Singapore’s most prolific filmmaker. The 35-year old rose to international acclaim with his debut feature film Ilo Ilo in 2013, receiving a fifteen-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and winning the prestigious Camera d’Or. Ilo Ilo later went on to sweep the 50th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Film, Best New Director and Best Supporting Actress (Yeo Yann Yann). So it should come as … Continue reading SGIFF 2019: An Interview with Anthony Chen, Director of Opening Film Wet Season

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Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2019

The 30th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has officially announced its full Festival line-up, revealing a line-up of stories and film centering around Asia and beyond, committed to the regional filmmaking scene and talents, and its roots as a tastemaker of global developments in cinema. Over 90 films form the programme this year, with auteurs from 40 countries. Says SGIFF Programme Director Kuo Ming-Jung said: “In … Continue reading Preview: Singapore International Film Festival 2019

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