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Two iconic films from the 1990s that put Singapore on the world map of cinema will headline the Classics segment of this year’s Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), organisers said. They are Eric Khoo’s Mee Pok Man and Yonfan’s Bugis Street, which were released in 1995 and are considered as two films that brought forth a renaissance of independent cinema in Singapore in the 1990s.

Committed to fostering local and regional filmmaking talents since its founding in 1987, the SGIFF, which will kick off on Nov 26 and run through Dec 6, is widely recognised for its focus on Asian film-makers and the promotion of South-east Asian films.

“Mee Pok Man and Bugis Street are two classics that “¦ reflect a milestone of an era for our filmmaking industry,” said SGIFF executive director, Yuni Hadi.

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