Camera captures fatal shooting on Philippines film set
REAL-LIFE horrors have been the inspiration for many a successful film or play with authenticity supplied by make-up artists and special...
INTERVIEWS
Singayil Gurushetram: TT Dhavamani’s Interview with The Hindu
What is special about Singaiyil Gurushetram? It is a Tamil film entirely produced in Singapore, directed by first-timer T. T. Dhavamanni...
The Art of Being Short
Three minutes is what we're giving our FiRST Film Fest would-be participants to impress us with their works. Impossible? Not quite,...
Denda: Not Just Another Pretty Assassin
Mariko Denda´s versatility as a performer has landed her a series of juicy roles on camera and onstage. With her most...
From NRI engineer to filmmaker
Devakatta first made his presence felt with Vennela, which was shot in the United States. After almost a four-year gap, this...
Kerala’s Film Festival & Its Common Man
People stand in queues patiently, rush through narrow entrances, endure the pain of standing for hours, to get a seat. When...
Joanne Peh hopes to branch out
Joanne Peh will be appearing in It's a Great Great World, a Lunar New Year movie by Raintree Pictures and Boku...
Yoshida: I did not like postwar French cinema
Of the major filmmakers of the Japanese New Wave, Yoshishige Yoshida remains arguably the least well known in the West, despite...
Bhansali: Not Confident of Making a Comedy Film
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who has mastered the art of presenting intense and dark stories on celluloid, says he is not sure...
Gandu: Indians have confused sexual identity as individuals
His earlier work dealt with sexual themes too. But Gandu by its very title has drawn attention to the alternative film...
SINdie: Viewpoint from a filmmaker – Kelvin Sng
For this series of responses gathered from local filmmakers on regulation and/or censorship system in Singapore, SINdie interviews Kelvin Sng. Initiated...
James Cameron hopes to film about Indian epics
If there is anything that would convince James Cameron to make a film in India, it would be its popular ancient...