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Local short films and documentaries shine
with the support of the Singapore Film Commission Singapore, 10 January
2008 – Singapore films have got off to an exciting start in 2008 with
local filmmakers competing and screening their work at prestigious
international film festivals. |
Berlin Film Festival
• Leading the way is award-winning director Anthony Chen, whose short
film Haze is in the running for the celebrated Golden Bear and Silver
Bear for Short Film at this year’s Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) from
7 to 17 February 2008 – the first time a Singapore film is competing in
the Festival’s main short film competition. Haze is about an innocent
love affair between two teenagers, and is one of 11 short films chosen
from over 1,500 submissions from 64 countries.
• Also at the Festival is Tan Pin Pin’s documentary Invisible City which
will screen in the International Forum of New Cinema section. This
section of the Berlinale programme showcases experimental and
avant-garde works by young filmmakers seeking to push the limits of the
film medium. Both films were supported by the Singapore Film Commission
(SFC). |
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
• Local short films continue to make their mark at the Clermont-Ferrand
Short Film Festival (1 - 9 February 2008). Following Royston Tan’s win
for Monkey Love in the Labo Competition last year, two local films will
be in competition this year - Ho Tzu Nyen’s The Bohemian Rhapsody
Project in the Labo Competition, and Boo Jun Feng’s Katong Fuge in the
main International Competition section against 70 other films from 50
countries. These short films were supported by the SFC’s Short Film
Grant.
• Adding to Singapore’s profile at Clermont-Ferrand, nine other local
short films produced between 2001 and 2006 have been selected to screen
at the Panorama Section’s South East Asia Focus programme. Please refer
to the Annex for details. |
Rotterdam International Film Festival
• Meanwhile, the Lucky 7 project, an independently produced feature film
by seven up-and-coming local directors (K. Rajagopal, Boo Junfeng, Brian
Gothong Tan, Chew Tze Chuan, Ho Tzu Nyen, Tania Sng and Sun Koh) has
been selected to screen at the Rotterdam International Film Festival (23
January - 3 February 2008). Multiple award-winning filmmaker Royston Tan
will sit on the jury to select the winner of the Tiger Award, which is
given to the best first or second films at Rotterdam. |
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Said Mr Man Shu Sum, Director, SFC: “It
is remarkable how much our film community has achieved in a short
time. We are proud to see our filmmakers gain recognition from
international film festivals and commend them on the hard work they
put in to improve the quality and depth of their films. We look
forward to more of our films creating an impact in the international
arena in the months ahead.” |
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SFC’s Short Film Grant helps to develop
budding local filmmaking talents by funding their short film
projects, so that they may experiment with the film genre. Entries
for the Short Film Grant can be submitted all year round. |
Berlin International Film Festival:
http://www.berlinale.de
Rotterdam International Film Festival:
http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival:
http://www.clermont-filmfest.com |
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Source: www.mda.gov.sg
News Release 10 Jan 2008 |
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