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Twice the number, double the depth at National Youth Film Awards 2018
Still from 'Better Together', a standout entry for its brave attempt at modelling a film after familiar scenes of the General ElectionsThe finalists across 28 award categories of the fourth edition of...
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Review: Kolumpo (2013)
Kolumpo PosterWhenever I think of Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur, the glass-and-steel-clad Twin Towers come to mind, hovering over the city like a glittering promise. But Kolumpo is a reminder...
View ArticleReview: Burning // 버닝 (2018)
Somewhere in the middle of Lee Chang Dong’s latest thriller Burning the three main characters engage in a little pot smoking, passing on a smouldering stick from one to another. The mood and pacing of...
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Review: Shoplifters // 万引き家族 (2018)
In a supermarket, Osamu Shibata, an unassuming middle aged man walks with a shopping basket full of products. Where he stands, he has clear view of the child, Shota who suspiciously looks around as...
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Movies en the Blocks: Finding the cinematic city at The Substation's Film...
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Review: Fiction // fiksi. (2008)
Winner of the Best Director award at JIFFEST 2008, Mouly Surya’s directorial debut, Fiksi details the physical emancipation and resultant psychological unravelling of a young woman, Alisha (Ladya...
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Notes from a Little Island, Stories we love to tell @ NYFA2018
Still from CASH The conversations about motifs in Singapore independent films started approximately with film writer Ben Slater’s observant labels in his 2006 essay about Singapore cinema titled...
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Review: 23:59 The Haunting Hour (2018)
Following the success of local horror film 23:59 in 2011, director Gilbert Chan is back with a bigger-budget sequel, promising better special effects and a larger ensemble cast (including Mark Lee,...
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ShoutOUT! Singapore-France-Dutch Co-production 'A Land Imagined' Wins Highest...
Credit: Locarno FestivalAs the first Singaporean filmmaker to showcase his feature film at the prestigious Locarno Festival based in Switzerland, Chris Yeo Siew Hua does the nation proud again by being...
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'Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon', 'Pan de Salawal' and 'Liway' biggest...
Director Carlo Catu giving his acceptance speech for Best Feature Film 'Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon'The 14th edition of Philippines' largest independent film festival, Cinemalaya closed...
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Reviews: Singapore Shorts '18 Day 02 (2017-2018)
CashThe Asian Film Archive brought back an annual film screening of Singapore Shorts this year, reigniting a yearly tradition started by the National Museum. Singapore Shorts has been an important...
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Reviews: Singapore Shorts '18 Day 03 (2017-2018)
5 Rehearsals of a WeddingHere are our bullet reviews of some of the films screened on Day 3 of Singapore Shorts, an annual film screening organised by the Asian Film Archive, of some of the best new...
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Ready for a Third Golden Age? An Interview with Cinemalaya Festival Director...
Cinemalaya Festival Director Chris Millado at a special reception for jury, filmmakers and guestsFor a foreigner, one could argue that there could be many points of entry into Filipino cinema. For...
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STOP10: James Robin Mayo on 'Kuya Wes' and measuring love
Do not be fooled by his spacey way of talking, young director James Robin Mayo knows what he wants and dares to dream. After all, he got Filipino entertainment icon and veteran Ogie Alcasid to headline...
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STOP10: Benedict Mique on 'ML' and getting history right
Director Benedict Mique has somewhat a dual personality. On one hand, he is intensely passionate about politics and on the other, there is a playful streak in him that makes you think he is someone you...
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STOP10: Denise O'Hara on 'Mamang' and family
This lady has left several marks throughout the festival. First, she wrote the quirky rom-com Kuya Wes, then she masterminded the one-take bedroom drama Mr Wiggles. Finally, she also has her own...
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ShoutOUT! Catch 'Republic of Food' Singapore's first dystopian food comedy at...
For those savvy and around town, chances are that you have likely seen a poster that looks something like the above graphic. Republic of Food, (Not Food Republic ah!) is the latest Singapore feature...
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STOP10: Carlo Catu on 'Dapithapon' and old people
When was the last time you saw pubic hair on a soap blown up to silver screen proportions? That shot in the opening scene in director Carlo Catu’s Kung Paano Hinintay Ang Dapithapon (Dapithapon)...
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STOP10: Keith Deligero and breaking down 'Babylon'
I learnt a new word from filmmaker Keith Deligero's short film Babylon - Barangay, which refers to the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Nestled in the air-conditioned comfort of...
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STOP10: Afi Africa on 'The Lookout' and the art of being a psycho
Part telenovela, part action flick, part LGBT-flick, The Lookout is quite a bumpy thrill ride with lots of surprises in store. It tells the story of Lester, who was given away as a child, growing up to...
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