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@SGIFF2015: Review - The Fourth Direction
In the history books during the film’s period of reference, the road to the famed golden temple at Amritsar was treacherous and ill-fated. In the film ‘The Fourth Direction’, the journey to Amritsar as...
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ShoutOUT!: Watch Local @ Objectifs: First Short. First Feature.
Still from Raihan Halim's 'Banting'The Watch Local programme is back at Objectifs! This year's series features the first short and feature films from an eclectic selection of Singapore filmmakers such...
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Short Films That Leave Us Thinking: A Conversation
Some films ground us in the action of the moment. But others leave us with lingering thoughts, even after many days after viewing.Last month, we encountered a selection of contemplative short films...
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Tony Yeow, the 'has-been who never was'?
I was one degree of separation away from the late Tony Yeow about 6 years ago when I had the opportunity of meeting ex-bipolar patient Choo Kah Ying who turned her life around after being hit by the...
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SINdie reviews: 1400
The most remarkable fact about 1400 was that it was even made at all. With no script, no funds, and little support, director Derrick Lui laboured through 7 years of production hell to finally finish...
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Singapore Heritage Short Film Competition: A Wistful Yet Lucid Glimpse Into...
Heritage film. It's a phrase that local cinephiles greet with trepidation. Many are, after all, weary of the endless sepia filters, over-generous doses of sentimentality, and nostalgic voiceovers that...
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The State of Motion: A Tour of Rediscovery
I have to admit I was never much of a history buff. Still, the one afternoon retracing and relearning the history of local Cinema made me realize how grave a misconception I had, in thinking that the...
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ShoutOUT!: New Waves - Emerging Voices of Southeast Asian Cinema
The Singapore International Film Festival is presenting a series of dialogues called New Waves. This series shines a spotlight on young filmmakers who are making waves through the archipelago, forming...
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ShoutOUT!: Serving up FoodCine.ma, a film festival on food
'The Birth of Sake' by Erik ShiraiFoodCine.ma is a film festival on food. Presented by the creators of A Design Film Festival, it is a wide-angle, round-table take on contemporary food culture and...
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Making music like they used to, in Xinyao
The Straws and Eric MooIn Eva Tang’s documentary on Xinyao (made-in-Singapore Chinese folk music) ‘The Songs We Sang’ (TSWS), singer of former Xinyao trio The StrawsKoh Nam Seng said that pride and...
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How the South Koreans "Reach for the SKY"
The stock market opens an hour laterPlanes are groundedAnd police makes sure every student gets to school on time— Reach for the SKYSouth Korean students have studied their whole life for this: The...
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Review: Long Long Time Ago 2 - The Problem with Part Twos
Everything that you thought Jack Neo threw out of the window in Part One of ‘Long Long Time Ago’ for the sake of reinvention was brought back again in Part Two. These include preachiness,...
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[Review] Stories that matter: Screening of 3 documentaries on 8 March 2016
I’ve got to be honest – I picked the screening on 8th March 2016 for my review for two reasons, the larger of which was that the stories had a public health theme, a topic that I am interested in and...
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Take a Bow, Moving Images
“A film venue should not just be a beautiful space to showcase work. It should also be a communal space where people can discuss the film works they have just seen and encourage each other. After all,...
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Production talk with Jason Chan on "Bang Bang Club"
Singapore short film, Bang Bang Club, created by BananaMana Films, recently won a prestigious REMI award in the short film category of the 49th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival...
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Review: In The Room
In The Room, an omnibus feature comprising six stories by local director Eric Khoo, has been touted as Singapore’s first - gasp! - sex drama. But while much hoo-ha has been made about this film’s...
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Upcoming Debut Feature Film "Popeye" by Kirsten Tan , Giraffe Pictures
Produced by Lai Weijie and executive produced by Anthony Chen, the film stars veteran Thai singer-songwriter Thaneth Warakulnukroh, and follows a middle-aged man on his journey to bring his childhood...
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*Updated* Lasalle College Of The Arts Avant Premiere 2016, BA(Hons) Film...
Graduates from film schools enter the industry year after year and one institution stands out from the rest - Lasalle College Of The Arts Puttnam School of Film. Its illustrious alumni include...
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Crowdfunding for Short Film "Frog" , Local Filmmaker Jesmen Tan. Support...
Currently a short film is looking to crowdfund their film and with only days left to the end of the campaign, SINDIE would like to extend to all readers to head over to their campaign website right now...
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QnA with Producer Anthony Chen and Directors Shijie, Yukun and Sivaroj for...
On 27th May 2016, SINdie was invited to the Singapore Gala Premiere of Distance by Producer Anthony Chen, featuring Directors Shijie, Yukun and Sivaroj who were behind the short films that made up this...
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