881
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: The story of two childhood friends who
grew up mesmerised by the glitter and glamour of
getai. They are The Papaya Sisters, two of the
showiest performers on the circuit because the
"song stage" with all its pomp and pageantry is a
respite from the emptiness and dreariness of their
own lives.
S’pore Release Date: 9 August 2007
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Website: www.881themovie.com
Format: HD/35mm
Running Time: 90 min
Genre: Musical Comedy
Language(s): Mandarin, Hokkien
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Zhao
Wei Films
Director(s): Royston Tan
Writer(s): Royston Tan, Chiew Sung Ching, James
Toh
Cinematographer: Daniel Low
Cast: Mindee Ong, Yeo Yann Yann, Qi Yi Wu
Contact
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1
Anna & Anna
Full-length Feature
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Director(s): Aubrey Lam
Synopsis: Anna, a finance investor, has everything
in life – both love and career. Her lover Billy is two
years younger and her total opposite. She is
established corporate worker, while he is a budding
musician playing for a local band. Things start to
change when she gets a promotion and has to
reluctantly leave for Shanghai, as she has bad
memories of Shanghai. Nevertheless, she decides
to move on and lives in Shanghai. Until one day in
downtown Shanghai, Anna meets Si-Yu a woman
that looks remarkably similar to her. She is shocked
to discover that the woman is married to her exbeau, Ouyang, whom Anna left many years ago for
Singapore. Deep in her heart, Anna misses Ouyang
and, while Si-Yu is weary of her husband. The two
make a pact and decide to switch lives for 3 days.
Anna realizes that this is her chance to start afresh
with Ouyang. Similarly, Si-Yu also has similar
thoughts to experience a new kind of life. Their
“honeymoon” is short-lived. Ouyang has a relapse
and not the man Anna used to love. Once again,
Anna decides to leave him. Meanwhile, Si-Yu is
enjoying her new life in Singapore until she
discovers that she still loves Ouyang.
Writer(s): Aubrey Lam, Ng Sian Ngoh, Chew Boon
Leong
S’pore Release Date: 8 November 2007
Website: www.annaandannamovie.com
Cinematographer: Chan Chi Ying
Cast: Karena Lam, Lu Yi, Tender
Contact
International Sales: Ms Yvonne Law
Company: Focus Films Limited
Email: [email protected]
Tel: + 852-3120 3388
Enquiries: Ms Ng Sian Ngoh
Company: pip Productions
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9488 3190
Format: 35 mm
Running Time: 90 min
Genre: Drama/Thriller/Romance
Language(s): Mandarin
Official Screening: - Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,
2007
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Ng Sian Ngoh
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BECOMING ROYSTON
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: The coming of age tale of Tan Boon Huat
(Alvin Neo), the middle child of a prawn farmer
whose family resides on an island town. Nicknamed
‘Hei Be’ (shrimp in Hokkien), his time as a child to
adolescence was one that was filled with much
oppression, often receiving harsh treatment from his
own father (William Chua). Boon Huat eventually
leaves the island with the help of his friend and
confidant, the island boatman (Tay Kay Chin). On
the mainlands, he meets a girl (Oon Shu An) while
working in a video shop. Boon Huat starts to
discover his dream of becoming a filmmaker with
the help of his new found love.
Director(s): Nicholas Chee
Writer(s): Nicolas Chee, Terence Teo
Cinematographer: Ken Minehan
Cast: Alvin Neo, Oon Shu An, William Chua, Tay
Kay Chin, Marilyn Lee, Snowden Chua, Charles
David, Fish Chaar, Edward Sey, Shirlyn Tan,
Royston Tan.
Contact
Company: Originasian Pictures LLP
S’pore Release Date: 2 August 2007
Email: [email protected]
Format: HD
Tel: +65 6336-9707 / +65 9139-0907
Running Time: 83 min
Website: www.becomingroyston.com
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC 16
Language(s): Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese and
English
Awards Won:
- Nominated Best Script, 2nd Asian Festival of First
Films 2006
- Nominated Best Actor, 2nd Asian Festival of First
Films 2006
- Nominated Best Cinematographer, 2nd Asian
Festival of First Films
2006
In Competition:
- Torun Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- 8th Jakarta International Film Festival 2006
- 6th Cineasia Film Festival 2007
- 1st Asian Hot Shorts 2008
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): April Tong, Jolene Teng
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3
CAGES
Full-length Feature
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Director(s): Graham Streeter
Logline: A single Singaporean mother comes faceto-face with her despised and estranged father of 20
years. A story of three generations,
miscommunication, and a bond created by a young
son who is blind.
Writer(s): Graham Streeter
Synopsis: Twenty years of silence is broken when a
single woman, ALI, and her sheltered, 7 year-old
blind son, JONAH, find themselves on the streets,
and are forced to stay with her estranged father. Set
in the forgotten suburbs of modern Singapore, ALI's
attempt to escape repeated bad relationships
ironically puts her before the man she resents most
– her father, TAN. But, the truth is not always easy
to face when her father reveals a dark secret of 20
years past; a past that may cost a lifetime of
relationship. What results is CAGES; a powerful and
poetic family love story about the intricacies of life.
Set against the backdrop of Singapore songbirds,
this eloquent journey of a woman, her blind son and
her father, captures the unique and eloquent portrait
of family, tradition, and the universal dialect of love
and hope.
Cinematographer: Mark Lapwood
Cast: Makoto Iwamatsu, Tan Kheng Hua, Zelda
Rubinstein, Asrani, Bobby Tonelli, Dickson Tan
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Joshua Wong
Company: Cages Pte Ltd
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9825 7417
Website: www.cagesmovie.com
S’pore Release Date: 22 March 2007
Format: HD
Running Time: 90 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Language(s): English
In Competition:
- Bangladesh International Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- Pusan International Film Festival 2005
- FilmAsia Prague Film Festival 2005
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Joshua Wong
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4
Dance of The Dragon
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: Korean country boy Tae has dreamed of
being a famous ballroom dancer since his first
encounter with the beautiful art form when he was a
young boy. Twenty years later, self taught with the
aid of dance videos, Tae knows the only way to take
the next step is to leave Korea for Singapore where
he can be trained by Emi Lim, a former ballroom
dancing champion forced into early retirement due
to an injury and now renowned for her ability to take
dancers to great heights. As the only student in the
class without a partner, Tae sometimes partners
Emi in training. Before long it becomes apparent
that he has developed feelings for her. Too
professional to be involved with a student, Emi
continues with her efforts to train her dancers for the
upcoming national ballroom dancing championship.
Tae struggles with life in his new environment so far
away from home, from finding a place to live, to
locking down a job to survive. He is beset with
obstacles, but none loom larger than Cheng – Emi’s
boyfriend and a former martial arts champion.
Cheng’s concern for Emi has him take a
watchful and protective approach over matters
concerning her. Threatened by the new student,
Cheng warns Tae to stay away from ‘his girl’. It is a
warning that soon turns to threats. ‘Dance Of The
Dragon’ – starring Korean heartthrob Jang Hyuk.
Singapore’s Fann Wong and Hollywood’s Jason
Scott Lee – is an inspiring love story set amidst
other tender and multi-dimensional relationships.
The initial sparks of what could be a new romance
plays off against a couple falling out of love, a
student and teacher, a father and son, a mother’s
influence and competing suitors. All are explored
with sensitivity, delicacy and refined artistry.
- Top Jury Award for Best Feature Film, Feel Good
International Film Festival, Hollywood, CA.
- Best Cinematography Award, Feel Good
International Film Festival, Hollywood, CA.
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Robin Leong
Director(s): John Radel
Cinematographer: John Radel
Cast: Fann Wong, Jang Hyuk, Jason Scott Lee
Contact
International Sales: Mr Calvin TanCompany:
Silkroad Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +65 6735 0818
S’pore Release Date: 1st May 2008
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 111mins
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Language(s): English, Korean
Awards won:
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5
DIMINISHING MEMORIES
Short Film
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Synopsis: Singapore’s economy is one of the
strongest in Asia. However, has anyone
contemplated what Singapore’s prosperity has been
built on? Since 1960s, the government started
resettling people in the country to make way for
industrialisation. Decades have passed and villages
eventually replaced by tall buildings. Today, there is
no village left in Singapore. What is at stake now is
the living memories of village life in Singapore. This
film takes you on a personal journey with me, the
filmmaker, to recollect my childhood memories of
living in Lim Chu Kang, a village that has already
died and its spirit dispersed.
- Commonwealth Film Festival, United Kingdom
2006
- De Vista Navarra International Documentary Film
Festival, Spain 2006
- Nanyang Technological University Film Festival- i
Focal, Singapore 2006
- Singapore International Film Festival 2005
- Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival,
Japan 2005
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Eng Yee Peng
Director(s): Eng Yee Peng
Year: 2005
Writer(s): Eng Yee Peng
Format: DV Cam
Cinematographer: Eng Yee Peng
Running Time: 27:50 min
Contact
Genre: Documentary
International Sales: Ms Eng Yee Peng
Rating: PG
Email: [email protected]
Language(s): Mandarin, English, Teochew
Enquiries: Ms Eng Yee Peng
Awards Won:
- Best Tertiary Documentary, Queensland New
Filmmakers Awards 2005
- Ogawa Shinsuke Prize and Awards of Excellence,
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
2005
- Special Jury Commendation Award, Asian First
Film Festival 2005
- Audience’s choice- Best Film, Substation,
Singapore 2005
Email: [email protected]
Website:
www.diminishingmemories.spaces.live.com
In Competition:
- Best Documentary, Asian First Film Festival 2005
Official Screening:
- Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2006
- EBS International Documentary Film Festival,
South Korea 2006
- International Documentary film festival Munchen,
Germany 2006
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6
FEET UNBOUND
Full- Length Feature
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Writer(s): Khee Jin Ng
Synopsis: A young Chinese woman embarks on
retracing the steps taken by teenage girls more than
70 years ago as part of the Red Army's Long March.
One of the largest troop movements in history,
beginning in 1934, was the withdrawal of the
Chinese Red Army from the advancing Nationalists.
Traversing nearly 5,000 km by road across Beijing,
Jiangxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang
provinces, the young Chinese woman meets with
six elderly army women, only to rediscover herself
and the painful sacrifices that were made.
Cinematographer: Goh Meng Hing & Paul Leung
S’pore Release Date: 22 April 2007 (Asian Festival
Premiere)
Website: www.feetunbound.com
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Khee Jin Ng
Company: Long March Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (610) 405 626 223
Running Time: 87 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG (Some Disturbing Scenes)
Language(s): English, Mandarin
Official Screening:
- Singapore International Film Festival 2007
- DocNZ 2007
- Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2007
- Adelaide Film Festival 2007
- International Documentary Film Festival
Amsterdam 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Long March Films
Director(s): Khee Jin Ng
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7
GONE SHOPPING
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: GONE SHOPPING is a satirical drama
that artistically portrays the journey of three
individuals who escape to various shopping centres
in search of a better life. Leading the repertoire is
Clara, played by Kym Ng, a tragically romantic 40
year old ‘tai tai’ who goes shopping in search of
affection. Next is Aaron, an angst ridden 23 year old
‘Gen-Y’ boy who hangs out at shopping centres in
pursuit of his manhood. And finally, there is Renu, a
feisty 8 year old girl who ventures through a 24-hour
shopping centre in hopes of gaining independence.
The stories unfold over three days and this motley
crew will lead audiences through a journey of love,
loss and liberation in the heart of Singapore, where
they find that their dreams can be bought and
broken. In the midst of it all, they will also cross
paths with other ‘creatures’ of the shopping centres,
each with their own strange retail tales.
Contact
International Sales: Ms Fuzzy Z. Abideen
Company: Kismet Films Pte Ltd
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6323 0230
Enquiries: Mr Chris Chen, Ms Tan Ying Ru
Company: Kismet Films
Email: [email protected],
[email protected]
Tel: (65) 6323 0230
Website: www.goneshoppingthemovie.com,
www.kismetfilms.net
S’pore Release Date: 26 July 2007
Format: HD
Running Time: 100 min
Genre: Dark Comedy
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Tamil
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Kismet Films
Director(s): Wee Li Lin
Writer(s): Wee Li Lin
Cinematographer: Jackie Ong
Cast: Kym Ng, Adrian Pang, Aaron Kao, Sonya Nair,
Chen Shu Cheng, Selena Tan
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8
HASHI
Full-length Feature
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Producer(s): Kamachi Masae & Matsuura Jin
Synopsis: A film that deals with very relevant issues
in our everyday lives, Hashi centres on 3 women
from 3 age groups - Shino(50s), Junko(30s) and
Momo(20s). Momo is a bento (box lunch) delivery
girl who sends bento lunches to Shino and Junko,
who are colleagues in an office. Momo would
always tell her dreams to Shino or Junko. One day
Shino gets a call from an ex-boyfriend whom she
has not met for 30 years. Junko has doubts about
her relationship with her boyfriend. Their 3 lives
cross and diverge in oblique and tangential ways.
As the story weaves around issues of love,
relationships, insecurity, death and the blurring
between dreams and reality, the men in their lives
are always present but hardly seen or heard. In life,
the individual always works with limitations. Hashi is
a film that was made with prior knowledge of these
limitations, and represents a way of working through
them. The limitations allows for the exploration of
the nature of fiction filmmaking itself. The film takes
its cues from Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of
Desire: if one actor can play a role, why can’t the
same role be acted by two, four or more persons
within the same time-space continuum of the story?
Director(s): Sherman Ong
Writer(s): Sherman Ong
Cinematographer: Ming An
Cast: Shinohara Keiko, Kato Naoko, Nakao Yoko.
Nagatome Kanako, Uemura Naoko, Mogata Miku,
Hirano Seiko, Nakamura Etsuko, Inoue Tomomi,
Nakajima Natsuko, Shirai Keita, Uchimaru Kohei,
Koide Yohei, Muta Tetsuo, Abdus Salam
Contact
Enquiries: Sherman Ong
Company: Paddy Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hashithefilm.blogspot.com
S’pore Release Date: April 2008
Format: DVCAM (PAL)/Screening Format: Digibeta
(PAL) or DVCAM (PAL)
Running Time: 111 min
Language(s): Japanese with English subtitles
Official Selection: - Singapore International Film
Festival 2008; Bangkok World Film Festival,
Thailand 2008; 3rd Eye Mumbai Asian Film Festival,
India 2008; Focus on Asia Film Festival / Fukuoka
Asian Art Museum, Japan 2008; Rotterdam
International Film Festival, Netherlands 2009
(European Premiere); Code Share Visual Arts
Biennale, Vilnius, Lithuania 2009
Cast/Crew
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9
HOMELESS FC
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: Hong Kong's Dawn Football Team is
going to the World Cup – soccer's Homeless World
Cup – and eight places are up for grabs. This gritty
documentary follows the fortunes of three men
hoping to make the cut – an ex-gang member
fighting his inner demons, a reformed gambler
picking up the pieces of his shattered life, and a
handsome college drop-out struggling to go back to
his studies. Shot over a year, HOMELESS FC is an
intimate portrait of those who have crash-landed on
the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, where they
walk the line
between hope and despair.
S’pore Release Date: To Be Announced
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): James Leong & Lynn Lee
Director(s): James Leong & Lynn Lee
Contact
Enquiries: Mr James Leong
Company: Lianain Films
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9829 6068
Format: HD
Running Time: 110 min
Genre: Documentary
Language(s): Cantonese
In Competition: - Humanitarian Award for
Documentaries, Hong Kong International Film
Festival 2007
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10
INVISIBLE CITY
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis: INVISIBLE CITY s a documentary about
the inner life of Singapore through its spaces. It is
about public, private, inside outside spaces that one
would not ordinarily notice because
they are considered too transitional, too ordinary.
But for some of those who inhabit or use these
spaces, they throb with meaning, with history and
life. Through INVISIBLE CITY, we witness how a
space becomes more than just mortar and bricks,
how the banal is rendered profound. It asks: What
makes a home? What are the basic needs of human
existence?
S’pore Release Date: 19 July 2007
Format: DV Cam
Running Time: 60 min
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Japanese
Awards Won: Production Award, Asian Network of
Documentary, Korea 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Tan Pin Pin
Director(s): Tan Pin Pin
Contact
International Sales: Ms Tan Pin Pin
Email: [email protected]
Enquiries: Ms Tan Pin Pin
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.invisiblecity.sg
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11
JUST FOLLOW LAW
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
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Synopsis: A technician swaps his soul with a senior
executive during a car crash. The latter then
realises the dilemmas of working as a lowranking
officer while the other is torn in a management
tussle. Both must now get together and work on the
company’s biggest ever job fair with a meagre
budget. The film takes a satirical look at the
inflexibility of outdated governmental rules and
regulations and the rigid mindsets of civil servants
who follow rules to a fault, charming and delighting
audiences with its humorous and perceptive insights.
S’pore Release Date: 15 February 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 111 min
Genre: Satirical Comedy
Rating: PG
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Chinese dialects
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): J Team Productions
InnoForm Media
Director(s): Jack Neo
Writer(s): Jack Neo, Boris Boo, Michael Woo
(Story) Bon Sek Yieng, Tan Wei Lyn (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Ardy Lam
Cast: Gurmit Singh, Fann Wong, Moses Lim
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Sim Wee Boon
Company: InnoForm Media
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6848 1212
Website: www.justfollowlaw.com.sg
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12
LEGEND OF THE SEA
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Website: www.cubixkosmic.com
Main Information
Synopsis: Set at the dawn of time, a mighty Dragon
King rules over weather and water under Heaven's
mandate. Draco the Little
Dragon Prince, is playful and rebellious. In a
moment of folly, he steals the Luminous Pearl, the
ruler's treasure and power source, to play with it. He
is entangled by the evil octopus named Ocho - the
king's archenemy - who schemes to grab the Pearl
and the power it holds. Threatening the prince, his
father and
all whom he holds dear, Ocho commands a
fearsome army to attack the palace and hunt down
Little Dragon. Thus begins the little dragon's
undersea journey of discovery and
redemption to save his father as well as the
kingdom.
S’pore Release Date: 7 June 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 76 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: G
Language(s): Mandarin
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Cubix and Kosmic
Director(s): Benjamin Toh
Cast: JJ Lin, Yu Zhong Lin, Jin Sha
Contact
International Sales: Mr Harry Seow
Company: Cubix and Kosmic
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6846 4961
Enquiries: Mr Harry Seow
Company: Cubix and Kosmic
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6846 4961
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13
MEN IN WHITE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
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Logline: Being a human in Singapore is tough.
Being a ghost is even tougher.
Synopsis: Being a human in Singapore is tough.
Being a ghost here is even tougher. And four
ordinary Singaporeans are about to find that out.
A cutting-edge horror-comedy from top horror film
director Kelvin Tong, MEN IN WHITE takes on the
scary from a completely new and hilarious angle.
Four Singaporeans die on the same day in a freak
accident, involving a leaking gas tank
and a frog, and find themselves back on the streets
as clueless ghosts.
Amateur magician Mr Chen has no idea what being
a ghost means. Housewife Madam Wong goes
hysterical. And hip-hop dancing twin brothers Yee
and Bah discover their girlfriends
cheating on them after their deaths.
Cinematographer: Chiu Wai Yin
Cast: David Aw, Laurence Wong, Shaun Chen,
Ling Lee, Ben Yeung, Xavier Teo, Alice Lim,
Benjamin Heng
Contact
International Sales: Mr Sim Wee Boon
Company: Innoform Media
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6848 1212
Enquiries: Mr Sim Wee Boon
Company: Innoform Media
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6848 1212
Website: www.meninwhite.com.sg
Consumed by grief and confusion, the four ghosts
realize that they are fading. A chance encounter
with Miss Lee, the beautiful but fearsome ghost of
an accident victim, leads them to the first lesson of
ghostdom – in order not to fade, ghosts must scare
people.
Thus begins the hilarious misadventure of five
ghosts struggling to strike fear into the hearts of
Singaporeans – a tribe more afraid of losing, failing
and breaking rules than ` .
S’pore Release Date: 7 June 2007
Format: HD
Running Time: 88 min
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Rating: PG
Language(s): Mandarin, English, Chinese Dialects
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Boku Films
InnoForm Media
Director(s): Kelvin Tong
Writer(s): Kelvin Tong
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14
MY MAGIC
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Email: [email protected]
Main Information
Website: http://www.zhaowei.com/mymagic
Tel: (33) 1 56 69 26 00
Main Information
Synopsis: Francis (Bosco Francis) is a man at the
end of his tether. The former magician often takes
solace in the bottle and barely ekes a living as a
cleaner in a nightclub. He has a 10-year-old son he
desperately loves, but sorrow, guilt and constant
inebriation have made him an ineffectual father. The
son (Jathishweran) is a stoic old soul who has
learned to bury his affection for his old man and to
cope with his chaotic life. A broken spirit and a
single parent, Francis hopes to redeem himself and
win his son's love and respect. He makes a painful and bizarre - return to magic. An unexpected
incident one night sets father and son on the road.
In a dilapidated building, these two wounded souls
come to terms with their love which is as deep and
acute as their grief.
S’pore Release Date: 26 September 2008
Format: HD
Running Time: 75 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: NC16
Language(s): Tamil, Hokkien, English
Awards Won:
In Competition: Festival De Cannes Official
Selection Competition
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Tan Fong Cheng, Wong Kim Hoh,
Freddie Yeo, Gary Goh
Director(s): Eric Khoo
Writer(s): Eric Khoo, Wong Kim Hoh
Cinematographer:
Cast: Bosco Francis, Jathishweran, Seet Keng Yew,
Jason
Lim, Kalaiselvi Grace
Contact
Enquiries: Michale Halberstadt ARP
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
15
ONE LAST DANCE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Main Information
Email: [email protected]
Synopsis: A wildly entertaining, violent and comical
adventure, ONE LAST DANCE is the story of an
assassin hired to kill the men responsible for
kidnapping an important man's son. His task is not
as simple as it initially seems and with every death,
the killer gets closer to the final kidnapper's name...
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Website: www.mediacorpraintree.com
S’pore Release Date: 11 January 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 100 min
Genre: Chinese Triad-Mafia Noir Thriller
Rating: NC-16 (Some Violence and Coarse
Language)
Language(s): Cantonese
In Competition:
- Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema – Dramatic
Category), Sundance Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- Tous Les Cinema Du Monde, Cannes Film
Festival 2006
- CineVegas Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Ming Productions
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s): Max Makowski
Writer(s): Max Makowski
Cinematographer: Yiu-Fai Lai, Charlie Lam, Nick
Loh, Max Makowski
Cast: Francis Ng, Ti Lung, Vivian Hsu, Harvey
Keitel, Joseph Quek
Contact
International Sales: Ms Shannon Banal
Company: Bleiberg Entertainment
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (310) 273 0003
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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PINK PADDLERS
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Company: Green Mango Productions
Main Information
Tel: (65) 9776 6388
Logline: A biker girl, 26, paddles in a dragonboat
with a 65-year-old school principal, because of
breast cancer. Sisters in the same boat, survivors in
their race against breast cancer.
Website: www.pinkpaddlers.wordpress.com
Email: [email protected]
Synopsis: Ranging from a 65 year-old grandmother
to a biker chick, half the ladies could not even swim,
but still picked up the paddles to form Singapore’s
first breast cancer survivors dragonboat team.
In September 2006, these ladies came together to
compete against fellow survivors from all over the
world, in the first-ever Breast Cancer Survivor
Dragon Boat World Championship in
Singapore.
S’pore Release Date: 26 March 2007
Format: HD
Running Time: 63 min
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG
Language(s): English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Green Mango Productions
Director(s): Jasmine Ng Kin Kia
Writer(s): Suzette Cody & Jasmine Ng Kin Kia
Cinematographer: Jack Tan
Cast: Kate Wong, Jean Leng Goh, Irene Chui,
Rosalind Ng, Haliza Baharon and members of the
Paddlers in the Pink Dragon Boat Team (as
themselves)
Contact
International Sales: Ms Suzette Cody
Company: Green Mango Productions
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9776 6388
Enquiries: Ms Suzette Cody
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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PLEASURE FACTORY
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Inspired by true stories and real-life
characters, "'Pleasure Factory" tells an intimate and
seductive tale involving pleasure seekers and
pleasure providers in Geylang, Singapore's red light
district. The first feature film to be shot entirely on
actual locations in Geylang, it stars Golden Horse
Best Actress Yang Kuei-Mei (Ang Lee's "Eat Drink
Man Woman") and Ananda
Everingham (Thai Horror Hit "Shutter") alongside a
cast of fresh talents found through street casting in
the red light district and
around Singapore.
S’pore Release Date: 2nd half of 2007
Format: HD/35 mm
Running Time: 95 min
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Mandarin
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Spicy Apple Films
Director(s): Ekachai Uekrongtham
Writer(s): Ekachai Uekrongtham
Cinematographer: Brian Gothong Tan
Cast: Yang Kuei-Mei, Ananda Everingham
Contact
Enquiries: Ms Jaime Goh
Company: Spicy Apple Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 8232 3267
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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RULE NUMBER ONE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Website: http://bokufilms.com
Main Information
Logline: There are no ghosts.
Synopsis: Everyday, the Police Force receives
185 phone calls. 180 are about rapes, murders,
robberies and kidnappings. The otherfive
begin with “There’s something strange in my
house”.
We take those five calls.
Thus begins the initiation of Corporal Lee, a rookie
cop with a troubled past, into the bizarre world of a
clandestine and unpublicised unit within the Police
Force – the Miscellaneous
Affairs Department (MAD). Unlike normal cops who
investigate crimes, MAD protects the
public in far stranger ways. A housewife complains
about a spooky noise in her house.
MAD traces it to faulty plumbing. A man claims that
his banana tree is bleeding. MAD traces it to an
injured snake. For the veterans in MAD, Rule
Number One states that: There are no ghosts.
Set in metropolitan Singapore, RULE NUMBER
ONE is a gritty, high-octane ride along with the MAD
team as they race about doing what they term “the
containment of fear”.
Format: HD/35mm
Running Time: 100 min
Genre: Police Action Horror
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Chinese Dialects
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Boku Films
Director(s): Kelvin Tong
Writer(s): Kelvin Tong
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Leon Tong
Company: Boku Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6299 5519
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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SING TO THE DAWN
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Based on the award-winning novel by
Minfong Ho, this is the story of an amazing young
girl from a rural village fulfilling her
life-long dream by winning a scholarship to study in
the big city. In the process, she also rallies her
entire village together to preserve a way of life that
they have always cherished.
S’pore Release Date: June 2008
Format: Digital/35 mm
Genre: Animation/Adventure
Language(s): English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Infinite Frameworks
Director(s): Philip Mark Mitchell
Writer(s): Phillip Stamp (Adapted Screenplay),
Minfong Ho (Original Story)
Contact
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Website: www.mediacorpraintree.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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SOLOS
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Website: www.LHP.com.sg
Main Information
Logline: A surrealistic portrayal of love’s selfishness,
SOLOS narrates the fading relationship of a couple,
and the love of a mother who fears her son will
never return.
Synopsis: A man and a boy struggle with their
mutual sexual desire, all the more because it seems
to be a transgression, an anomaly
compared to the banal normality of the domestic
family unit they try to fit into and live in. The boy’s
mother festers in her own
depression and rage.
Format: Digital
Running Time: 78 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: R21
Language(s): No dialogue
In Competition: Best Feature Film (Asian Cinema),
Singapore International Film Festival 2007
Official Screening: Jury of Singapore, International
Film Festival 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Red Dawn Productions
Director(s): Kan Lume & Loo Zihan
Cast: Lim Yu Beng, Loo Zihan
Contact
International Sales: Mr Thomas Chia
Company: Lighthouse Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 98587365, (33) 637 455 888
Enquiries: Mr Thomas Chia
Company: Lighthouse Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 98587365, (33) 637 455 888
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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SUPERDONG
Short Film
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: What happens to toilet graffiti when we’re
not looking?
Year: 2007
Format: HD
Running Time: 4 min
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Rating: M18
Language(s): Mandarin, Hokkien
Awards Won: - 2ND Prize, PANASONIC-MDA
Digital
Film Fiesta HD Short Film Competition, Singapore
2007
Official Screening: - Director's Fortnight, Cannes
Film Festival 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Ric Aw
Director(s): Pok Yue Weng
Writer(s): Pok Yue Weng
Cinematographer: Daniel Yam Kum TIm
Cast: Hizuan Zailani, Karen Goh Ngoh Moey, Koh
Jiang Choon
Contact
International Sales: Ms Yuni Hadi
Company: Objectifs Film
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6339 3068
Enquiries: Ms Yuni Hadi
Company: Objectifs Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6339 3068
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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The Carrot Cake Conversations
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: The Carrot Cake Conversations is the
story of four strangers who find themselves
stranded in Singapore two days before Christmas,
and who each finds companionship over a plate of
carrot cake and a conversation. The story follows
the journey of Kate, a failed American actress on
her way to New Zealand to set up her coffee shop.
Kate meets Daniel, a disheveled businessman who
recently caught his wife cheating on him. They also
meet Ruth, a prostitute who longs to be Singapore’s
first blues singer, and Matthew, a rich
mogul who finds himself at the crossroads of his life.
This story seeks to prove the possibility that a
perfect stranger can change everything and that
sometimes in life, all we have to do is talk.
S’pore Release Date: Oct 2008
Format: HD
Running Time: 90 min (Approx)
Genre: Romantic Drama
Language(s): English / Mandarin
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Charmaine Teo, Michael Wang
Director(s): Michael Wang
Writer(s): Michael Wang
Cinematographer: Matthew Koch
Cast: Adrian Pang, Andrea Fonseka, Alaric Tay,
Danielle O’Malley
Contact
Enquiries: Huang Kaini
Company: The Vintage Film Co.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6532 3345
Website: www.carrotcakeconversations.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE CHANGI MURALS
Short Film
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: A lyrical look at a set of five biblical
murals that changed the lives of countless
prisoners-of-war during the Japanese occupation of
Singapore. The murals still exist in a military airbase
today, tucked away and forgotten.
Year: 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 18 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Language(s): English
Official Screening: - Singapore International Film
Festival 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer: W Films
Akanga Film Productions
Director: Boo Junfeng
Writer: Boo Junfeng
Cinematographer: Sharon Loh
Cast: Stephen Black, Karl Chaundy
Contact
International Sales: Ms Yuni Hadi
Company: Objectifs Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6339 3068
Enquiries: Ms Yuni Hadi
Company: Objectifs Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6339 3068
Website: www.witheringtravis.com/thechangimurals
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE COFFIN
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Attempting to cheat death, a Thai painter
and a Singapore nutritionist decide to go through an
ancient Thai ritual of lying in
coffins while they're still alive – only to be confronted
by a series of terrifying incidents and a karmic circle
of undying souls. Set in
Singapore and Thailand where the "Non Long
Sador-Cro" ritual is believed by many to help rid of
bad luck and cheat death, THE COFFIN is also
about coming face to face with death, dying and
living.
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Thriller
Language(s): English, Thai
Awards Won: - Hubert Bals Fund Award,
International Film Festival Of Rotterdam
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): TIFA Company Limited (Thai), Spicy
Apple Films
Director(s): Ekachai Uekrongtham
Cast: Ananda Everingham
Contact
International Sales: Mr Gary Hamilton, Ms Ying Ye
Company: Arclight Films/Easternlight Films
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: (1) 917 826 2113, (1) 310 341 8592
Enquiries: Ms Jaime Goh
Company: Spicy Apple Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 8232 3267
Website: http://www.arclightfilms.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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歲月
THE DAYS
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Based on a true story – “THE DAYS” tells
a cautionary tale between two brothers, set between
1989 and 1990. In a misguided effort to teach BABY
(IVAN LIM) independence, and to make him feel
protected, ZI LONG (JUSTIN CHAN )
brings him into his own gang of delinquents.
Unknowingly, his decision has thrown them both
into a tumultuous and violent world that will, in
different ways, imprison them both.
S’pore Release Date: September 2008
Format: HD/35mm
Running Time: 100 min
Genre: Drama/Action
Rating: To be advised
Language(s): Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese
Cast/Crew
Executive Producer: Jason Poh
Producer(s): Boi Kwong, April Tong, Randy Ang
Production by: Originasian Pictures
Director(s): Boi Kwong
Cinematographer: John Lim Beng Huat
Cast: Justin Chan, Ivan Lim, Avery Ang, Kevin Tan,
Derrick R, Jason Ho, Anthony Levi Kho, Adele
Wong, Adora Wong, Richard Low, Yeo Yann Yann
Contact
Company: Originasian Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +65 6336 9707
Enquiries: Mr Randy Ang
Website: www.thedaysmovie.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE HOME SONG STORIES
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Email: [email protected]
Main Information
Website: www.homesongstories.com
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Logline: Every family has a story to hide.
Synopsis: The Home Song Stories is the story of
Rose, a glamorous Shanghai nightclub singer, and
her struggle to survive in Australia with her
two young children. Based on a true story, this is an
epic tale of mothers and sons, mothers and
daughters, unrequited love, betrayal and hidden
secrets that spans continents and decades.
S’pore Release Date: 30 August 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 103 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: M18 (Some sexual scenes)
Language(s): English, Cantonese, Mandarin
In Competition:
- Panorama Section, Berlin Film
Festival 2007
- Adelaide Film Festival 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Porchlight Films (Australia)
Director(s): Tony Ayres
Writer(s): Tony Ayres
Cinematographer: Nigel Bluck
Cast: Joan Chen, Qi Yu Wu, Joel Lok, Irene Chen
Contact
International Sales: Ms Winnie Lau
Company: Fortissimo Films
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (852) 2311 8081
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE KALLANG WAVE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Tel: (65) 6392 0536
Website: www.thekallangwave.com
Synopsis: Passion and practicality collide in this
clash of worlds, as a fast-developing nation finds
itself unable to balance her newfound economic
success with her waning heart and soul. THE
KALLANG WAVE is the story of Singapore told
through the dreams and pain of the nation’s
footballers and the fans and staff who stand behind
them. Glory, frustration, and a mounting sense of
despair colour an impassioned debate about the
heart of sport and the realities of economic
prosperity. From interviews and match footage to
history and
coverage of significant events, THE KALLANG
WAVE gives a voice to the people behind the
scenes, and tries to give credit to the unsung heroes
of Singapore’s football legacy, whom after years of
tearful effort now find their values and achievements
abandoned by the
new generation of Singaporeans.
Singapore Date of Release: Premieres 25 March
2007 / General Screenings 19 April
2007
Format: DV Cam
Running Time: 75 min
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG
Language(s): English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Zayed bin Abdul Aziz Talib &
Mohamed Fairil bin Sugang
Director(s): Yanfeng Lee & Hanafi Ramdan
Writer(s): Daniel Yap
Cinematographer: Jaron Chan, Yanfeng Lee
Cast: Sabrina Yazid, Daniel Yap (Narrators)
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Yanfeng Lee
Company: Orbital
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE LEAP YEARS
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Adapted from the novella “Leap of Love”
by internationallyacclaimed author Dr Catherine Lim,
THE LEAP YEARS tells the story of Li Ann, who
impulsively asks Jeremy out as part of an Irish leap
year tradition, and then takes a leap of faith in the
pursuit for her love of a lifetime.
S’pore Release Date: June 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 110 min
Genre: Romance
Language(s): English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s): Jean Yeo & Phillip Stamp
Writer(s): Catherine Lim
Cinematographer: Henry Chung
Cast: Joan Chen, Ananda Everingham, Li Lin
Contact
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Website: www.mediacorpraintree.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE MISSING STAR (LA STELLA CHE NON C’È)
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Vincenzo Buonavolontà, an Italian
maintenance worker at a mill, is convinced that a
blast furnace sold to a Chinese delegation is
defective. Having determined the cause, he goes in
search of the blast furnace and unexpectedly
discovers a route of extraordinary new experiences
as he travels from one Chinese city to another,
along the Yangtze, and on to Southern Mongolia.
Mr Julian Chua
Company: Oak3 Films
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Tel: (65) 6226 2338
Website: www.oak3films.com
S’pore Release Date: Summer 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 104 min
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Italian, Mandarin
Awards Won:
- Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award for Best Film at
the Venice International Film Festival 2006
- Pasinetti Award for Best Actor at the Venice
International Film Festival 2006 (awarded by
Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici).
In Competition: - Golden Lion for Best Film, Venice
International Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- Toronto International Film
Festival 2006 (Masters Section)
- London Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Cattleya, Oak3 Films
Director(s): Gianni Amelio
Writer(s): Gianni Amelio & Umberto Contarello
Cinematographer: Luca Bigazzi
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Tai Ling, Liu Hua,
Vincenzo Buonavolonta
Contact
International Sales: Mr Peter Rogers
Company: LAKESHORE INTERNATIONAL
Enquiries: Ms Zaihirat Banu
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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THE TATTOOIST
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Cast: Jason Behr, Mia Blake, Caroline Cheong
Main Information
International Sales: Ms Kathleen Drumm
Synopsis: American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer
(Jason Behr) explores and exploits ethnic designs
from around the world. At a tattoo expo in Singapore,
he glimpses the exotic world of traditional Samoan
tatau in the work of the fiercely proud Alipati (Robbie
Magasiva). Fatefully, Jake is attracted to Alipati’s
beautiful cousin, Sina (Mia Blake). When Jake
impulsively steals an ancient Samoan tattooing tool,
he
unwittingly unleashes a powerful angry spirit.
Suddenly, his art takes on a frightening new
dimension, exposing everyone he touches, including
the feisty Singaporean Victoria (Caroline Cheong),
to mortal peril. Sensing the solution can only lie with
the Samoans, Jake follows them to Auckland, where
he runs into an old adversary, tattoo artist Crash
(Michael Hurst) and a new one, the respected
Samoan elder Aleki Va’a (David Fane). His
investigation takes him on a devastating journey into
the dark heart of Pacific mysticism. There, Jake
must recover his own soul if he is to save the
woman he loves and escape with his life.
Company: The New Zealand Film Commission
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Enquiries: Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company: MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 6350 3119
Website: www.mediacorpraintree.com
THE TATTOOIST is a supernatural thriller, made by
Singaporean and New Zealand co-production
partners. The story centres on Samoan spiritual
beliefs, in which the barrier between our world and
the spirit world is very thin, leading events in one to
have serious and chilling repercussions in the other.
S’pore Release Date: 29 Nov 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 90 min (Approx)
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Rating: NC16
Language(s): English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): MediaCorp Raintree Pictures,
Eyeworks Touchdown, The New Zealand Film
Commission
Director(s): Peter Burger
Writer(s): Jonathan King & Matthew Grainger
Cinematographer: Leon Narbey
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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TO SPEAK
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Logline: In a country torn apart by genocide and civil
war, hope can be the most dangerous thing.
Synopsis: Based on a true story…
Ratana is a 12-year-old Cambodian girl, living a
tenuous existence in an impoverished rural
community. Despite the suffocating pessimism of
her fellow villagers, she dreams of a better life, and
of building a new and permanent house for her
family. A better future seems impossible however,
until a local development agency suggests a radical
plan for achieving her
dreams. The rest of the village thinks that Ratana is
mad to trust the “outsiders”, but she seizes the
opportunity and sets herself on a collision course
with her family, the village and even Mother Nature
herself. To succeed, Ratana will need to rise above
the grind of daily survival and also grapple with the
terrible legacy of the Khmer Rouge and the Killing
Fields. In the pursuit of her dreams, Ratana will be
pushed to the very limits of her strength and spirit to the point where too much hope can
crush you.
Format: Digibeta
Running Time: 100 min
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Khmer
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Blinding Sight Media
Director(s): Craig Ower
Cast: Ratana Peuw, Yi Vanary, Thary Long, Sok
Som
Contact
Enquiries: Mr Craig Ower
Company: Blinding Sight Media
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9796 1910
Website: www.tospeakmovie.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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TRUTH BE TOLD
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis: Recently divorced, Renee Donovan
returns to Singapore, hoping to start life afresh with
her 6 year-old daughter. But her first assignment as
a television producer takes her back to the
neighbourhood she ran away from ten years ago.
Renee struggles to complete the assignment
without revealing her true identity, but she is forced
to confront her past as her former neighbour, Teo,
threatens to reveal her shameful secrets at every
turn.
S’pore Release Date: 4 October 2007
Format: Digital/35mm
Running Time: 84 min
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG (Some disturbing scenes)
Language(s): Mandarin, English, Chinese Dialects
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Pilgrim Pictures
Director(s): Teo Eng Tiong
Writer(s): Lim Jen Nee
Cinematographer: Amandi Wong
Cast: Yvonne Lim (MediaCorp Artiste), Bernard
Tan, Liang Tian,
Steven Woon, Louis Lim
Contact
Enquiries: Ms Lim Jen Nee
Company: Pilgrim Pictures
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (65) 9792 7223
Website: www.truthbetoldmovie.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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VAALKAI
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Logline: ‘Vaalkai’ the story of how today’s youth deal
with family issues, friendship, love and social
constrains.
Synopsis: A soul searching story revolving around
three university students, Bhuvana, Siva and
Reshma. Siva comes from a traditional family and
values family ties and respects tradition. Bhuvana, a
soft character, comes from a poor broken family and
is one who requires emotional and financial support
which
she finds in her best friend, Reshma. Reshma
comes from an affluent family and is a spoilt,
stubborn girl who doesn’t like to be told what to do.
Their lives intertwined by family, friends,
society and love. A story for today’s youth to relate
to.
S’pore Release Date: 16 June 2007
Format: DV Cam
Running Time: 128 min
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Tamil
Cast/Crew
Producer(s): Arthana Creations
Director(s): S.V Selvaraj
Writer(s): S.V Selvaraj
Cinematographer: Asogan & Madhan
Cast: Jamuna, Gayathri, Thanesh, Thiruselvam
Contact
International Sales: Ms Priya Gunasegara
Company: Arthana Creations
Email: [email protected]
Enquiries: Ms Priya Gunasegara
Company: Arthana Creations
Email: [email protected]
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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WHITE
Short Film
Information Sheet
Main Information
Logline: A man decides to give up his head for a
fanciful one in the name of self-improvement.
Synopsis: A man, dissatisfied with a white cube for
a head, decides to give it up immediately for a
fanciful one in the name of selfimprovement,
only to find himself unwilling to deal with the
consequence. Using stop-motion animation, this
short tale brings across the message that while
change is easy, changing back is harder.
Year: 2007
Format: DV Cam
Running Time: 2:05 min
Genre: Animation
Rating: G
Language(s): No dialogue
Awards Won:
- Special Achievement Award,
Singapore International Film Festival 2007
In Competition:
- Silver Screen Awards, Singapore International
Film Festival 2007
- Asia International, Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
in Tokyo, Japan 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer: Tan Wei Keong
Director: Tan Wei Keong
Animator: Tan Wei Keong
Writer: Tan Wei Keong
Contact
International Sales: Mr Tan Wei Keong
Email: [email protected]
Enquiries: Mr Tan Wei Keong
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crushedpaper.com
Disclaimer: The above information is gathered from various sources. It is intended to serve as a guide only and the Singapore Film Commission does not
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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