Category Archives: About Movies

Getting Singaporeans To Take Pride In Homegrown Films

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

7 June 2018 |  Daniel Yun  |  Today This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), whose role is to support and promote Singapore film through funding, training and public education. It would appear that SFC, … Continue reading →

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Singapore’s Film Industry Has Come A Long Way In 20 Years

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

31 May 2018 |  Daniel Yun  |  Today The Singapore Film Commission (SFC) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. It is opportune, at this point, to take a look at how far the Singapore film industry has come and the … Continue reading →

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Film-making — From Made in Singapore to Made by Singapore

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

03 April 2018 |  Daniel Yun  |  Today Ramen Teh marks coming of age of co-productions with foreign partners Recently a young guy I know, who we sometimes broadly categorise as a millennial, asked me gushingly: “Do you know Takumi … Continue reading →

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Ramen Teh

Posted on March 29, 2018 by

When was the last time, while watching a movie, you realised you have started caring for a character without knowing? And when something momentous happens to the character, you feel all the significance. At a special screening of ‘Ramen Teh’ … Continue reading →

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Youth

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Youth’ celebrates how rich the narrative texture of Mainland Chinese cinema can be. How its stories can be as real and turbulent as its modern history. It sweeps through the lives of members of a Chinese military performance … Continue reading →

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