After an intriguing debut work at the end of 2017, youth theatre company Patch and Punnet return to the scene with an all new, original work this August. Titled Stupid Cupid, the story follows the eponymous god Cupid, as he attempts to reclaim his honour after centuries of failing to matchmake true love. As his mother Venus gives him one last chance to prove his worth (failing … Continue reading Preview: Stupid Cupid by Patch and Punnet
NTU student film about foreign workers ‘Bangla’ and nostalgic film about schooldays ‘Pencil’ walk away with Best Pictures of the ceremony. After our extensive coverage following the submission phase to the nominees’ announcements, the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) 2018 finally drew to a close on Saturday with an afternoon awards ceremony held at *SCAPE’s Ground Theatre. Organised by *SCAPE and supported by the National Youth Council and … Continue reading National Youth Film Awards 2018: A Bigger Pool, To Greater Heights
*SCAPE has announced the finalists across all 28 award categories at the fourth edition of the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA). This year, over 450 qualified entries were received, marking a one hundred percent increase in entries from 2017. Much of this could be attributed to the inaugural launch of an entirely new Open Youth Category on top of the pre-existing Media Student Category, almost doubling … Continue reading National Youth Film Awards 2018: Double the Number of Entries with Introduction of New Open Youth Category
Following two years of training across all forms and aspect of theatre, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) latest batch of The Young Company trainees are set to graduate this August, culminating in a graduation showcase performance of James Fritz’s The Fall. First performed by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain at the Finborough Theatre, London in August 2016, The Fall examines youth and their relationship with ageing and … Continue reading Preview: The Fall by The Young Company
The lead up to the final submission date of the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) 2018 draws ever closer, with the last chance to submit your film ending this Friday! Organised by *SCAPE, and supported by National Youth Council (NYC) and Sinema, NYFA is now in its fourth edition, and over the past few years, has firmly established itself as the premier platform and awards ceremony … Continue reading NYFA 2018: Last Chance to Submit Your Film For A Shot At Greatness
Started four years ago in 2015, by now, *SCAPE’s annual National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) have become an established ceremony in Singapore to recognise the very best youths working in film today, be it as a director or production designer. But where previous years have only allowed students at institutes of higher learning to participate, 2018 marks the first time the team is opening up … Continue reading NYFA 2018: Open To Any and All Aspiring Youth Filmmakers
Now entering its fourth year, The National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) will be returning for yet another round of celebrating and spotlighting the greatest emerging talents in the film industry today this July. First started in 2015 and organised by *SCAPE, NYFA is the premier film award for media students from various institutes of higher learning and media schools in Singapore, accepting short films no … Continue reading National Youth Film Awards 2018: An Open Call For Submissions
It’s better late than never as Singapore’s newest theatre company on the block makes their debut at the end of December at Goodman Arts Centre. Described as ‘by millennials, for millennials’, Patch and Punnet bursts onto the scene with two all new plays in 2042, imagining a not-so-distant-future set in a post-apocalyptic world. The millennials have unexpectedly, survived a great war twenty four years back that destroyed … Continue reading Preview: 2042 by Patch and Punnett
Sometimes, life throws you one of the best coincidences you can hope to find. Before we begin this review, here’s a little backstory: after catching a show at the Esplanade, we were walking past the Esplanade underground area where dancers usually practice and spotted a large group of dancers rehearsing. Not usually one to stop and stare, we were struck with how in sync these … Continue reading Review: Love at First Squat ❤ by The Passionate Dancing Elders
At the 28th Singapore International Film Festival, the Youth Jury and Critics Programme makes a welcome return, with the aim of nurturing a new generation of young critics from the region. Since October, the thirteen participants have been meeting every Saturday to attend lectures from various personalities in the industry, ranging from TV presenters like Genevieve Loh to Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung. The participants … Continue reading SGIFF 2017: Getting to Know the Youth Jury and Critics
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