Presenting the 2021 Film School Graduate Productions: Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media
Almost two years on, a thick fog of uncertainty continues to hang above us all. It’s an anxiety that is, perhaps,...
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Interview: Thong Kay Wee, Programme Director of Singapore International Film Festival 2021
Another year brings another set of unprecedented challenges for the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF). This year’s edition marks the festival’s...
Film Review: Beguiling Spy-Thriller ‘Saturday Fiction’ Misses The Mark Despite Spellbinding Performances
An actress gathers intelligence for the Allies in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Director: Lou Ye Cast: Gong Li, Mark Chao, Joe Odagiri Year:...
Film Review: Tan Pin Pin’s ‘Invisible City’ Uncovers Stories That Would Have Been Lost to the Sands of Time
Chronicling the ways people attempt to leave a mark before they and their histories disappear, 'Invisible City' director Tan Pin Pin...
Locally-Produced Documentary ‘The Ugly Side of Beauty’ Wins Big at World’s Leading Festival for Educational Media
Produced by The Moving Visuals Co., investigative documentary The Ugly Side of Beauty has been announced as the inaugural winner of...
Film Review: ‘I WeirDO’ Strikes the Perfect Balance Between Mainstream Rom-Com and Arthouse
Chen Po-Ching lives in isolation because of his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). However, his mundane life turns around when he encounters...
Cartoons Underground Celebrates 10 Years With Expanded Hybrid Lineup of Screenings and Events
Running from 20 - 27 November, Cartoons Underground, Southeast Asia's first animation festival, will mark 10 years with an array of...
The Rock, the Roll and the Relationship Between Culture and Identity in the Local Music Scene
There’s something about the smell of leftover cigarettes and old air-conditioners in a dusty room, followed by the continual sound of...
Film Review: Crime Thriller ‘Andhadhun’ Entertains with Its Gripping Genre-Bending Plot
A series of mysterious events change the life of a blind pianist, who must now report a crime that he should...
Perspectives Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Strawberry Mansion’
In a world where the government records and taxes dreams, an unassuming dream auditor gets swept up in a cosmic journey...
SGIFF 2021 Returns to Cinema-Only Format With More Than 100 Films Featured
From 25 November to 5 December 2021, the Singapore International Film Festival 2021 will present a diverse lineup of 130 films...
Japanese Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’
An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to...