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Asian Spice: An Interview with Prof Lee Sang Joon on 'Secret Spies Never...
Operation RevengeSomething spicy. Something spies this year. The Classics programme of the Singapore International Film Festival brings you a genre that traces a highly fascinating episode in Asian...
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Ode to Cinema: An Interview with Wattanapume Laisuwanchai on 'Phantom of...
This is something for cinema lovers and CINEMA lovers, in the most literal sense of the word. There have been unforgettable films about movie theatres like Tsai Ming Liang’s ode to an old Taipei cinema...
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ShoutOUT! 'The Hunted' and 'Mina-Anud' are top winners in the SAFF Project...
ScreenSingapore, together with Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) and Ties That Bind: Asia/Europe Producers Workshop (TTB), today announced two projects from Indonesia and The Philippines...
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Viddsee launches Viddsee Studios, Partners IMDA for Original Content Deal
Kenny Tan, Head of Viddsee Studios Video entertainment platform Viddsee has just announced the launch of Viddsee Studios as it ventures into original content creation to foster an ecosystem for digital...
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SGIFF Silver Screen Awards: Reporting from the Rostrum and Red Carpet!
This year, Batik reigns at the Singapore International Film Festival Silver Screen Awards. Not just physical Batik like the show-stopping piece worn by Marsha Timothy, female star of Mouly Surya's...
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'I Not Stupid' : A Post-SGIFF Screening Conversation
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is always an exciting time of the year because it showcases films by upcoming and established filmmakers from the region and beyond. SGIFF holds a...
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Lady Boss: Yuni Hadi Tells All
A visionary who gets things done, Yuni Hadi is one whose resume one could refer to as a trustworthy guide to the changes in Singapore's cinematic landscape: the co-founder to a hell lot of incubational...
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Review: Scaffolding // Pigumim (2017)
Matan Yair’s Scaffolding is an intimate, gripping feature debut on the pains of adult masculinity. It follows Asher, an impulsive Israeli teenager struggling with his matriculation examinations,...
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Review: Dragonfly Eyes // 蜻蜓之眼 (2017)
Chinese visual artist Xu Bing, best known for his work in a variety of mediums — calligraphy, ink painting and installations — can now add a feature film to his repertoire. Dragonfly Eyes’ biggest...
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Review: The Great Buddha+ // 大佛普拉斯 (2017)
“I think that even though we live in a space age, and mankind could long ago ride ships to the moon, we’ll never be able to explore the universe of others’ hearts,” narrates director Huang Hsin-Yao in...
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Review: The Seen and Unseen // Sekala Niskala (2017)
The Seen And Unseen is a film that lulls you into a dreamlike state you will find hard to get out off even when the credits are rolling. The film is charming with its use of magic realism – I was...
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Review: Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts // Marlina Si Pembunuh Dalam Empat...
Exquisitely dubbed as a “satay-western”, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts is the latest offering from Indonesian writer-director Mouly Surya, of What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love...
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Review: Scary Mother // Sashishi Deda (2017)
With a proto-Lynchian dread and unease that stalks the frame at every turn, Scary Mother is an inimitable debut feature from assured Georgian filmmaker Ana Urushadze. Somewhat reminiscent of Darren...
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Her ideas can Kill: An interview with Mouly Surya
Mouly Surya’s latest genre smash hit, Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, was screened last month in Singapore as part of the 28th edition of the Singapore International Film Festival. A work that...
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BUS-STOP Jan 2018: Your Monthly SG Film Calendar
Catch 'Noor Islam' and other Malay classics in the Asian Film Archive's 'State if Motion: Sejarah-ku' event It's becoming quite a fixture now that there is a bus tour to look forward to. The Asian...
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STOP10: P Ramlee plays his role in 'Seniman Bujang Lapok'
Choosing a Southeast Asian film that had a great impact on me was a bit of a struggle. I can’t ever escape the spectre of Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives nor...
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STOP10: Seeking constancy in 'The Scent of the Green Papaya'
With his elaborate soundstage set of pre-war Vietnam, Tran Anh Hung guides us back into a time and place where serenity pulses with unease. Amidst soaking us in lush greens and rich sounds of crickets...
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STOP10: Appreciating nonchalance in 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past...
Uncle Boonmee sits at his dining table with his sister-in-law when suddenly the ghost of his wife seeps into the scene, translucent and calm. Shortly after, his long-lost son appears as a monkey...
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STOP10: So blind in love in 'What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About...
As complicated the title of this film is, the simplicity of its narrative is something that I more than appreciate. Through presenting us with a glimpse into the lives of two students at a school for...
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STOP10: Love and Despair on 'The Road to Mandalay'
How do you love when you have nothing? Easy, you love with everything.Unlike the cheery exultations and exotic depiction heaped on the city by Rudyard Kipling, the same eponymous Mandalay in...
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