Setting the Scene: How Did The Asian Financial Crisis Shape Contemporary Thai Horror?
‘Setting The Scene’ is a column where we examine how a country’s culture, economy, history and politics all come together to...
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An Interview With the Winner of the Inciting Incident Drama Round, Haziq Adam De Silva
The Inciting Incident is Sinema Media’s inaugural screenplay competition, held in partnership with casting agency Hello Group, acting school Method Acting...
Park Chan-Wook’s ‘The Handmaiden’ – A Feminist, LGBTQ+ Classic in a Deeply Misogynistic Genre
Spoilers for ‘The Handmaiden’ Image credit: CJ Entertainment Park Chan-wook. You may not be familiar with his name, but I am...
Sound & Colour: Connie Mak’s ‘Nights of Entanglement’《夜夜痴缠》in Ronny Yu’s ‘The Occupant’ 《灵气迫人》
Sound & Colour is a column where we talk about memorable pairings of music and film. Think “Ride Of The Valkyries”...
An Interview with Emmy-Nominated Writer and Director Leon Cheo
In 2020, it's sad to say that the LGBTQ+ community still struggles with proper representation and recognition, on film as well...
What Keeps Singaporeans up at Night? – Story Ideas to Get You Started on the Horror Round of The Inciting Incident
The paranormal must have a tough time getting under the skin of Singaporeans. There are little to no dark alleys, abandoned...
An Interview With Educator and Award-Winning Animator Ang Qing Sheng
Much like the rest of the local media landscape, Singapore’s animators have quietly yet surely made a noticeable splash on the...
Lurking in the Shadows of the Asian Psyche – What Makes Asian Horror So Terrifying?
Image credit: Toho When you think of horror, what usually follows would be the image of long dark haired girls dressed...
Local Moviegoers Cautiously Optimistic About Increased Cinema Seating Capacity
On 23 September, Singapore’s multi-ministerial COVID-19 task force announced an easing of measures in response to low community cases. These include...
A Look Back at the Films From Singapore Writers Festival’s ‘Utter’ Initiative
Throughout its history, the film medium has had a strong symbiotic relationship with the literary arts given their emphasis on narrative...
Staff Picks: SeaShorts Film Festival 2020
We are so, so close to the launch of the 2020 edition of the SeaShorts Film Festival. Running from 12 to...
An Interview with Lim Wei Jie, Programming Director of SeaShorts Film Festival 2020
Through their selections of films, programming teams craft the heart and soul of every film festival. Heading the team tackling this...