12 STOREYS
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
Comprised of three intercut, but unrelated stories, it
is a chronicle of life in a large apartment block. The
film begins on an early morning when a man quietly
leaps from a 12-story apartment building while a
radio cheerfully blares about the greatness of his
native island. In one of the stories, a middle-aged
fumbler of a husband tries to contend with his new
bride, a self-absorbed gold digger looking only for
fun. In another, a hyper-responsible, old fashioned
older brother, left in charge by his vacationing
parents, tries to cope with his sexually active little
sister and his baby brother. The third and briefest
story deals with a lonely, overweight and depressive
young woman who tries miserably to contend with a
domineering, overly critical mother.
S’pore Release Date:
June 1997
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
105 min
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Rating:
PG (Some coarse language)
Language(s):
Mandarin, English, Chinese Dialects
Awards Won:
- UOB Young Cinema Award, 10th Singapore
International Film
Festival
- NETPAC - FIPRESCI Critic's Prize, 10th
Singapore International Film
Festival
- Golden Maile Award, Best Film, 17th Hawaii
International Film
Festival
Official Screening: - 27th Rotterdam International
Film Festival, January 1998
- Fribourg International Film Festival, March 1998
- 17th Istanbul International Film Festival, April 1998
- Newport International Film Festival, March 1998
- NetPac Asian Film Tours, March 1998
- Brussels International Film Festival, January 1998
- NAT International Film Festival, February 1998
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 1998
- Bangkok Film Festival, 1998
- Commonwealth Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur),
September 1998
- Asean Secretariat Exhibition (Jakarta), September
1998
- 10th Singapore International Film Festival, April
1997
- 50th Cannes Film Festival
- 30th Anniversary of ASEAN - ASEAN Film Festival,
June 1997
- Asean-Canberra Film Festival, August 1997
- 46th Melbourne International Film Festival, July
1997
- Montreal World Film Festival, August 1997
- East- Asia Film & Television Festival (Penang),
August 1997
- Films from the South Film Festival (Oslo),
September 1997
- Filmfest Hamburg 1997
- Mill Valley Film Festival, September 1997
- South East Asian Film Festival (Vancouver),
September 1997
- 16th Vancouver International Film Festival,
September 1997
- 2nd Pusan International Film Festival, October
1997
- 41st London Film Festival, November 1997
- Hawaii International Film Festival, November 1997
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, November
1997
- Mumbai Festival of Films, November 1997
- Tokyo International Film Festival, November 1997
- Stockholm International Film Festival, November
1997
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Eric Khoo
Writer(s):
Eric Khoo & James Toh
Cinematographer:
Ho Yoke Weng
Cast:
Jack Neo, Boon Pin Koh, Yi Fong Chuang, May Yee
Lum, Lucilla Teoh
Contact
Enquiries:
Mr Gary Goh
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Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Website:
www.zhaowei.com
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15
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
15 (based on Royston Tan’s short film of the same
title) charts the misadventures of five teenagers
living on the fringe of Singaporean
society. Abandoned by the system, they seek
answers to their aimless existence among the
misfits and outsiders of Singapore’s underclass. A
provocative film acted by real street kids, it exposes
a gritty side of modern-day Singapore life that many
never knew existed.
Director(s):
Royston Tan
Writer(s):
Royston Tan
Cinematographer:
Lim Ching Leong
Cast:
Shaun Tan, Melvin Chen, Vynn Soh, Erick Chun,
Melvin Lee
S’pore Release Date:
October 2003
Contact
Format:
35mm
Enquiries:
Ms Tan Fong Cheng
Running Time:
90 min
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Genre:
Drama/Social
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
R21
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053, (65) 6730 1778
Language(s):
Mandarin, Chinese Dialects
Website:
www.zhaowei.com
Awards Won:
- Special Jury Prize, Deauville Asian Film Festival
2004
- Netpac-Fipresci Award, Singapore International
Film Festival 2003
In Competition: - International Critic’s Week, Venice
International Film Festival 2003
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2003
Official Screening: - Sundance Film Festival 2004
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2003
- Montreal Film Festival 2003
- Pusan International Film Festival 2003
- London Film Festival 2003
- Gijon International Film Festival 2003
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
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4:30
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
Xiao Wu’s existence revolves around school, an
empty apartment and the dubious comfort of instant
noodles. One day, his routine is subtly transformed
by a tenant in the apartment, who is nursing
heartache. Their paths cross only once in a while.
Longing for human contact, Xiao Wu tries all he can
to make a connection through physical and
metaphorical walls.
S’pore Release Date:
29 June 2006
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
93 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
NC-16 (Brief Nudity)
Language(s):
English, Mandarin
Awards Won:
- Best Film, International Film Festival Bratislava,
Slovakia 2006
- Best Film Award, Rome Asian Film Festival 2006
- Winner (NETPAC Award), Hawaii International
Film Festival
2006
Official Screening: - Berlin International Film
Festival 2006 (Panorama Section)
- Black Movie Festival in Geneva 2006 (Special
Mention)
- Pusan international Film Festival 2006
- Deauville Film Festival 2005 - NHK Asian Film
Festival 2005
Writer(s):
Royston Tan, Liam Yeo
Cinematographer:
Lim Ching Leong
Cast:
Kim Young Jun, Xiao Li Yuan
Contact
International Sales:
Mr Sebastien Chesneau
Company:
Celluloid Dreams – The Directors Label
Email:
[email protected]
Enquiries:
Mr Gary Goh
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Website:
www.zhaowei.com
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Royston Tan
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1942
Full-length Feature
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Logline:
A stranded WWII Japanese war cameraman armed
with nothing but his camera hooks up with remnants
of the scattered 6th Army. The maps are all wrong,
the radio malfunctions and a mysterious figure is
seen through the viewfinder of the camera. Will they
reach their own lines, or will they be stopped by the
ghost in the viewfinder?
Synopsis:
A suspenseful horror set against an unforgettable
war. The year is 1942. The setting – Malaya. SGT
YASUO FUJII, a war cameraman, is huddled in a
trench, waiting to film the Japanese 6th Army cross
the Slim River on its way south to Kuala Lumpur. An
enemy mortar shell lands in the trench and, in a
heartbeat, SGT.FUJII is running through the jungle
for his life. Armed with nothing except his 8mm
camera, the young soldier soon hooks up with
remnants of the scattered 6th Army. There is SGT.
TAKESHI SATO, a steely veteran of the China war,
then there is PFC. JIRO GOTO, an awkward
radioman from Hokkaido. In addition, there is CPT.
HIROSHI TANAKA, an artillery officer with a lifethreatening stomach wound. Before long, the four
men are joined by a fifth – CPL. YOSHIO SUZUKI,
a nervous wreck who swears that he saw a ghost in
the jungle. Taking CPL. SUZUKI to be mentally
unsound, the rest head south to rejoin
their division.
Immediately, they sense that something is amiss. All
their maps are wrong. Then, PFC. GOTO’s radio
malfunctions. SGT. FUJII starts sighting mysterious
figures through the viewfinder of his 8mm camera.
And then, CPL. SUZUKI’s warning comes true. A
female ghost singing an eerie song starts haunting
the five men.
Racing against time to get the wounded CPT.
TANAKA back to the division, the five men fight the
vicious jungle, thirst and
hunger as they dash south towards Kuala Lumpur.
But
conditions worsen. Rivalries break out and the
group is divided.
The five men are lost inside the maze-like jungle,
and CPT.
TANAKA’s life hangs in the balance. A cameraman
rather than
a soldier, SGT. FUJII finds the job of keeping
everyone alive
falling on his shoulders.
Survival is at stake. And the ghost is hot on their
heels. Will the
five soldiers make it to safety?
Format:
HD/35mm
Running Time:
85 min
Genre:
Action Horror
Language(s):
Japanese
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Boku Films
Director(s):
Kelvin Tong
Cast:
Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Seiichiro Okawa, Toshihide
Onisuka,
Tetsuya Chihiro, Fumikazu Hara
Contact
International Sales:
Mr Michael Taverna
Company:
MonteCristo Entertainment
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Tel:
(1) 917 647 7587
Enquiries:
Mr Leon Tong
Company:
Boku Films
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.bokufilms.com/1942
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2000 AD
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming.
Aaron Kwok plays Peter Tong, a carefree Hong
Kong youngster who finds himself drawn into the
web of a deadly espionage conspiracy.
A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K
Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To survive,
Peter has to call on reserves of courage and
stamina he has never needed before.
Writer(s):
Gordon Chan (Chinese screenplay) & Stu
Zicherman (English
screenplay)
S’pore Release Date:
3 February 2000
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Format:
35mm
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pcitures
Running Time:
109 min
Email:
[email protected]
Genre:
Action/Thriller
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Rating:
PG
Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com
Cast:
Aaron Kwok, Phyllis Quek, Daniel Wu, James Lye,
Francis Ng
Contact
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Awards Won:
- Best Supporting Actor, Golden Bauhinia 2001
- Best Supporting Actor, Hong Kong Film Awards
2001
- Best Actor, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
2001
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Media Asia Films Ltd
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
People’s Production Ltd
Director(s):
Gordon Chan
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AH MA
Short Film
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Contact
Main Information
Synopsis:
Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a
thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send
her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to
find their own way of coming to
terms with the impending end.
Year:
2006
Format:
HD
Running Time:
14:33 min
Genre:
Drama
Language(s):
Mandarin, English, Hokkien
Awards Won:
- Special Mention, Short Film Palme d’Or, Cannes
Film Festival
2007
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.ahmafilm.com
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Fisheye Pictures
Director(s):
Anthony Chen
Writer(s):
Anthony Chen
Cinematographer:
Timothy Chan
Cast:
Tan Chui Ting, Kelvin Ho, Chia Choo Sian, Kelly
Lim, Yeo Yann
Yann
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AKI RA’S BOYS
Short Film
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Synopsis:
Boreak and Vannak are Aki Ra's boys. They are
considered the luckiest boys in their families. They
live in a home in Siem Reap, along with a dozen
other young landmine victims. And despite both
missing a right arm, neither child has time for selfpity. They're too busy exploring the bleak and
beautiful world that is
Cambodia, too busy playing, learning and dreaming
of a day when they can be just be like Aki Ra – a
former Khmer Rouge soldier turned anti-mine
crusader.
Running Time:
63 min
Director:
James Leong & Lynn Lee
Writer:
James Leong & Lynn Lee
Contact
Enquiries:
Mr James Leong
Company:
Lianain Films
Email:
[email protected], [email protected]
Tel:
(65) 9829 6068
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
Cambodian
Official Screening:
- Singapore International Film Festival 2007
Cast/Crew
Producer:
James Leong & Lynn Lee
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ARMY DAZE
Full-length Feature
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Cinematographer:
Yoke Weng Ho
Main Information
Synopsis:
A comedy about five young men going through their
Basic Military Training.
S’pore Release
Date: 1996
Running Time:
87 min
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin
Cast:
Ahmed Azad, Sheikh Haikel, Adrian Lim, Kevin
Verghese,
Edward Yong, Deanna Yusoff, Margaret Chan
Contact
Enquiries:
Ms Violet Kwan
Company:
Cathay-Keris Films Pte Ltd
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6736 7248
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Cathay Asia Films
Director(s):
Keng Sen Ong
Writer(s):
Michael Chiang
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BE WITH ME
Full-length Feature
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Main Information
Synopsis:
A tapestry of stories woven around the themes of
love, hope and destiny. The characters lead
separate lives but are bound by one common desire
- to be with their loved one. The protagonists in the
movie are fictitious bar one - Theresa Chan, a
courageous deaf and blind woman whose life story
inspired the film.
S’pore Release Date:
September 2005
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
M18 (Mature Content)
Language(s):
Mandarin, English
Awards Won:
- Opening Film, Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film
Festival 2005
- Winner, Best Director, Torino Film Festival 2005
- Winner, CinemAvvenire Award, Torino Film
Festival 2005
- Special Mention, Holden School Award for Best
Screenplay,
Torino Film Festival 2005
- Winner, FIRPRESCI Jury Best Film, Stockholm
International Film
Festival 2005
- Winner, Best Cinematography, Stockholm
International Film
Festival 2005
- Sabam Prize for Best Screenplay, Flanders
International Film
Festival-Gent 2005
- Best Director, CinemAvvenire Award, Holden
School Award
for Best Screenplay, Torino Film Festival 2005
- Best Director, Brussels Festival of Independent
Film
- FIRPRESCI Jury Best Film, Best Cinematograph,
Stockholm
International Film Festival 2005
- Special Mention, Tokyo International Film Festival
2005
- Audience Award,CJ Asian Independent Film
Festival 2005
- Special Mention Jury Prize, Ecumenical Jury
Award, Don
Quijote Prize - FICC Jury, Fribourg International
Film Festival
- Special Mention, Mar Del Plata International Film
Festival
- The Best of East Asia Award, Film Indianapolis
International Film
Festival
- Fantasporto Special Prize Of The Júri, Oporto
International Film
Festival
- Runner-up in Audience Award, 5th Commonwealth
Film
Festival, Manchester UK
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Eric Khoo
Writer(s):
Eric Khoo & Wong Kim Hoh
Cinematographer:
Adrian Tan
Cast:
Ezann Lee, Samantha Tan, Seet Keng Yew, Chiew
Sung Ching, Lawrence Yong, Lynn Poh
Contact
International Sales:
Bavaria Film International
Enquiries:
Mr Gary Goh
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Website:
www.zhaowei.com
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BUGIS STREET
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
Innocent and naïve, the 17-year-old Lian is a maid
in Malaysia, whose sheltered existence is shattered
when she is sent to work at a small hotel near Bugis
Street in Singapore. Living with the transvestites
and transsexuals who make their living on the
streets, Lian soon learns about another side of life.
Set in the mid-1960s.
S’pore Release Date:
April 1995
Director(s):
Yonfan
Writer(s):
Fruit Chan, You Chan
Cinematographer:
Jacky Tang
Cast:
David Knight, Michael Lam, Hiep Thi Le, Lily Siew
Lin Ong, Ernest
Seah
Running Time:
101 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
R(A)
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Jaytex Productions
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CHICKEN RICE WAR
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
CHICKEN RICE WAR is a humorous story about
two lovers caught in the tangled web of an interfamily feud. Reflecting Singaporeans’
reverence for food, the two families are rival chicken
rice sellers, whose hawker centre stalls happen to
be right next to each other.
Their feud has divided the hawker centre into two
opposing camps, while in the larger community their
teen children learn that
secret recipes can apply to love as well as chicken
rice.
S’pore Release Date:
November 2000
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Oak3 Films (Line Production)
Director(s):
CheeK
Writer(s):
CheeK
Cinematographer:
Daniel Low
Cast:
Pierre Png, Lum May Yee
Contact
Running Time:
100 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Cantonese
Awards Won:
- Special Jury Prize (for Best Adaptation of a
Classical Story), Miami
International Film Festival 2002
- Discovery Award, Toronto International Film
Festival 2001
In Competition: - Buenos Aires Film Festival 2002
- Fukuoka Film Festival 2002
Official Screening: - San Francisco International
Asian American Film Festival 2003
- Cinevegas Film Festival 2002
- Seattle International Film Festival 2002
- Hawaii International Film Festival 2002
- Prague Independent Film Festival 2002
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2002
- Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival 2001
- Shanghai International Film Festival 2001
- Pusan International Film Festival 2001
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com
Cast/Crew
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CITY SHARKS
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
When a young man discovers that his foster parents
must shut their orphanage without a huge cash
payment, he and his two orphanage buddies set out
to collect debts owed to a dead ‘loan shark’ –
dodging dangerous thugs, a jilted girlfriend, a
powerful Mafioso and a mysterious Samurai, across
two countries in their
crazed quest.
Director(s):
Esan Sivalingam
Writer(s):
Esan Sivalingam
Cinematographer:
Jamal Farley
Cast:
Sheikh Haikel, Nicholas Lee, Hans Isaac
S’pore Release Date:
March 2003
Contact
Format:
35mm
Enquiries:
Ms Bratina Tay
Running Time:
90 min
Company:
Hoods Inc. Productions
Genre:
Comedy
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
PG
Tel:
(65) 6729 7987
Language(s):
English
Awards Won:
Best Comedy, American Screen Arts Foundation
2002
Official Screening: - Brussels International Film
Festival 2004
- Lyon Asian Film & Culture Festival 2004
- Asian Film Festival in Rome 2003
- Makati Cinemanila Film Festival 2003
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Hoods Inc. Productions
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CLOUDS IN MY COFFEE
Full-length Feature
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Drama
Main Information
Rating:
R21 (Mature theme)
Synopsis:
A sensitive coming of age film that explores three
young women’s life on this modern island city. The
film explores reality of life as a woman, the idealistic
expectations and limitation in
translation of the fairer gender. The film was
inspired by the director’s view of the women and the
status of them being presumed by the men in
Singapore. The film deals with the
encounters of sexual harassments, molestation,
rape, violent boyfriend, adultery, lesbian tendencies,
isolation, religion, etc. The story is based on the
concept of how you would live your life if you are
given a second chance, would it be better or worse,
or should it be left and not be tampered with.
Producer(s):
Cathay-Keris Films
Reversal Films
S’pore Release Date:
August 2004
Cinematographer:
Foong TongSan
Running Time:
95 min
Cast:
Garett Hoo, Christian Lee, Celeste Lim, Cindy Ng,
Ase Wang
Language(s):
English, Mandarin
Cast/Crew
Director(s):
Gallen Mei
Writer(s):
Gallen Mei
Genre:
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EATING AIR
Full-length Feature
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Logline:
A Motorcycle Kungfu Love Story
Synopsis:
Billed as a motorcycle kung fu love story, this film,
the first for critic-turned-director Kelvin Tong, aptly
captures the listless, pop culture-obsessed lives of
Asia's youth. Boy (Benjamin Heng) works at a deadend job while fantasizing about being a martial arts
master. After his buddy, Ah Gu (Joseph Cheong),
who has ambitions of being a motorcycle gangster,
gets involved in a drug deal that quickly goes south,
he begs Boy for help. Meanwhile, Boy happens
upon the shy, though beautiful Girl (Alvina Toh), a
student who works at her mother's copy shop.
About the joys and pangs of teenage love, EATING
AIR seeks the delirious madness that makes 18year olds an age invincible to low fuels, fists and oilpuddles on the road. EATING AIR is about a boy, a
girl, a motorbike, and no brakes.
S’pore Release Date:
9 December 1999
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
109 min
Genre:
Action Drama/Romance
YTC Pictures
Multi-Storey
Complex
Director(s):
Jasmine Ng Kin Kia & Kelvin Tong
Writer(s):
Kelvin Tong
Cinematographer:
Lucas Jodogne Mary Van Kets
Cast:
Benjamine Heng, Alvina Toh, Joseph Cheong,
Ferris Yeo, Andy
Chng
Contact
Enquiries:
Mr Leon Tong
Company:
Boku Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6299 5519
Official Website:
www.bokufilms.com
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Malay
Awards Won:
- Silver Screen Award, Singapore International Film
Festival 2000
- FIPRESCI Prize, Honourable Mention, Stockholm
Film Festival
2000.
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
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GOD OR DOG
Full-length Feature
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Main Information
Producer(s):
Golden Village
Synopsis:
A chilling account of Adrian Lim, Singapore's only
serial murderer.
Director(s):
Hugo Ng
S’pore Release Date:
1997
Writer(s):
Hugo Ng
Format:
35mm
Cast:
Hugo Ng
Running Time:
87 min
Genre:
Thriller
Rating:
R(A)
Language(s):
English, Hokkien, Cantonese
In Competition:
- Singapore International Film Festival 1997
Cast/Crew
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HOMERUN
Full-length Feature
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Synopsis:
Set in 1965 before Singapore gained independence
from the Federation of Malaya, HOMERUN is the
story of Ah Kun, a 10
year old school boy in an old village, and his young
sister, Seow Fang. Their mother is pregnant and is
too weak to work; their
father earns a meagre salary doing odd jobs and is
behind on the rent. One day, Ah Kun loses his
sister's shoes while running an errand. Devastated,
he asks her not to tell their poverty stricken and
frustrated parents. But how will she get to school
without her shoes? The siblings strike a deal. Seow
Fang will wear Ah Kun's shoes to school in the
morning, then run home so that Ah Kun can go to
school in the afternoon. But Seow Fang finds getting
back on time rather difficult, and Ah Kun is soon in
trouble at school. Meanwhile, their father is looking
for more lucrative work, and decides to try his luck
as a deliveryman in the affluent quarter of the city.
Complications ensue until Ah Kun comes across a
cross country race for school boys where the third
prize is a pair of new shoes.
Director(s):
Jack Neo
Writer(s):
Jack Neo
Cinematographer:
Kane Chen Kin Meng
Cast:
Huang Wen Yong, Xiang Yun. Shawn Lee, Megan
Zheng Zhi
Yun, Joshua Ang, Ho Wen Long
Contact
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
S’pore Release Date:
August 2003
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Format:
35mm
Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com/homerun/hm.htm
Running Time:
108 min
Genre:
Drama/Family
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
Mandarin
Awards Won:
- Best New Performer, Golden Horse Film Festival
2003
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
19
I NOT STUPID
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
From Singaporean film-maker Jack Neo comes this
winning 2002 comedy a film that illustrates the trials
and tribulations of three young boys in their neverending quest for good grades
in Singapore's cutthroat educational system. As
classmates in the undesirable EM3 category, the
three boys are labelled by society as worthless, and
the resulting pressure confounds the
youngsters in all their attempts to improve.
Writer(s):
Jack Neo
Cinematographer:
Ardy Lam
Cast:
Jack Neo, Richard Low, Xiang Yun, Selena Tan,
Shawn Lee,
Huang Po Ju, Joshua Ang
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
February 2002
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Format:
35mm
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Running Time:
105 min
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Rating:
PG
Website:
www.inotstupid.com
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Hokkien
Awards Won:
- Best Chinese Film, Golden Bauhinia Awards
- Best Chinese Humanitarian Film Award, Taiwan
Golden Torch
Award 2002
Official Screening:
- Pusan International Film Festival 2002
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s):
Jack Neo
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
20
I NOT STUPID TOO
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
The highly anticipated follow-up to Jack Neo’s
breakout hit I NOT STUPID, I NOT STUPID TOO is
a teenage dramatic comedy – Tom and Chengcai
only have each other to rely on while being
completely misunderstood by the adults in their lives.
This is a laugh-out-loud, cry-out-loud film that will
have you reaching for the phone to feel closer to
those you love.
Director(s):
Jack Neo
Writer(s):
Jack Neo & Rebecca Leow
Cinematographer:
Ardy Lam
Cast:
Jack Neo, Xiang Yun, Huang Yi-liang, Joshua
Ang, Shawn Lee, Ashley Leong
S’pore Release Date:
26 January 2006
Contact
Format:
HD/35mm
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Running Time:
125 min
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Genre:
Satirical Comedy
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
PG
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Language(s):
Mandarin
Website: www.mediacorpraintree.com/instoo
Awards Won:
Children’s Jury, Moscow International Film Festival
for Children and Youth 2006
Official Screening:
- Official Screening, Tous Les Cinema Du Monde,
Cannes Film Festival 2006
- Official Screening, International Film Panorama,
Shanghai International Film Festival 2006
- Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
in HangZhou,
China 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
21
LIANG PO PO
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
The movie revolves around the character of LIANG
PO PO. An elderly lady living in a home, she
becomes restless as she feels she can still
contribute to society. She leaves the home in
search of a new life and along the way gets caught
up in a web of intrigue and criminal activities.
S’pore Release Date:
February 1999
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
100 min
Genre:
Crime Comedy
Rating:
PG
Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Patricia Mok,
Sheren Tang, Eric
Tsang, Abigail, Ah-Niu, John Cheng, Liping Chen,
Evelyn Tan,
Zoe Tay, Qin Zhong
Contact
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6350 3759
Official Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com
www.zhaowei.com
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Bee Liang Teng
Writer(s):
Jack Neo
Cinematographer:
Yoke Weng Ho
Cast:
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
22
LOVE STORY
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Kelvin Tong
Synopsis:
“Lovers are incomplete halves of a single puzzle” –
Plato. A theatre usher looks for love and finds it in a
library book. A cop chases a killer only to wind up at
the end of her own gun. Meanwhile, a pulp-romance
writer confuses fact with fiction
and learns that true love comes only after a great
loss.
Writer(s):
Kelvin Tong & Yeo Lay-leng
S’pore Release Date:
25 May 2006
Format:
HD/35mm
Running Time:
96 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
NC-16 (Scenes of Intimacy)
Language(s):
Mandarin
Awards Won:
- Best Director, Singapore International Film Festival
2006
In Competition: - “Fillmmakers of the Present”
Competition (Closing Film),
Locarno International Film Festival 2006
- Osian’s Cinefan The Festival of Asian Cinema
2006
- Vladivostok International Film Festival 2006
(Pacific Meridian)
Official Screening: - Tokyo International Film
Festival 2006
- Pusan International Film Festival 2006
- Taipei Film Festival 2006
- Hawaii International Film Festival 2006
- Jecheon International Music & Film Festival 2006
- APEC Film Festival 2006
- 5th Third Eye Asian Film Festival 2006
Cinematographer:
Chiu Wai Yin
Cast:
Allen Lin Yi Lun, Evelyn Tan, Ericia Lee, Tracy Tan,
Amanda Ling
Contact
International Sales:
Mr Julian Chiu
Company:
Focus Films
Email:
[email protected]
Enquiries:
Mr Leon Tong
Company:
Boku Films
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.focusfirstcuts.com
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Focus Films
Boku Films
Director(s):
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
23
MEE POK MAN
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Set in the seedy underbelly of bustling Singapore,
MEE POK MAN is Eric Khoo's internationally
acclaimed darkly comic tale
of erotic fixation and disastrous love. Lonely,
misunderstood and ridiculed, the MEE POK MAN
runs an all-night noodle stall in a notorious part of
Singapore. His patrons are motley of
hookers, pimps, outlaws and thugs. Among them is
Bunny, a disillusioned prostitute who desperately
wants to escape her vicious pimp. When MEE POK
MAN 'rescues' Bunny after a hit-and-run accident, a
bizarre and touching love emerges. A scathing look
at Singapore's sanitised society as well as a moving
portrait of perverse obsession and failed love.
S’pore Release Date:
November 1996
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
105 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
M18 (Coarse Language, Some Sexual Content)
Language(s):
Hokkien, English, Cantonese
Awards Won:
- Special Mention from the Jury, New Currents
Award
Competition / Best New Asian Director, 1st Pusan
International
Film Festival 1996
- Special Jury Prize, 9th Fukuoka Asian Film
Festival 1996
- Special Mention Prize, International Federation of
Film Critics
(FIPRESCI), 8th Singapore International Film
Festival 1995
In Competition: - Festival de Films de Fribourg 1996
- 9th Moscow International Film Festival 1995
- 14th Vancouver international Film Festival 1995
Official Screening: - International Film Festival of
Festivals, Saint Petersburg 1997
- Cinema Lumiere, Bologna 1997
- Cinemaya, Kerala 1997
- PIA Film Festival, Tokyo 1996
- Calcutta International Film Festival 1996
- Associacao Cultural Sladanha, Lisbon 1996
- Filmfest Braunschweig 1996
- 16th Festival International du Film d'Amiens 1996
- Australian International Film festival, Canberra
1996
- Sacramento Festival of Cinema 1996
- Asian American Film Festival, New York/Brooklyn
1996
- Stockholm Film Festival 1996
- 13th Jerusalem Film Festival 1996
- Sydney Film Festival 1996
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 1996
- 20th Cleveland International Film Festival 1996
- San Francisco International Asian American Film
Festival 1996
- 11th Dublin Film Festival 1996
- The Night Film Festival, Copenhagen 1996
- Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) 1996
- 19th Cairo International Film Festival 1995
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 1995
- London Film Festival 1995
- Hawaii International Film Festival 1995
- The Shanghai International Film Festival 1995
- Mill Valley Film Festival 1995
- La Biennale Di Venezia, Venice Film Festival 1995
- The World Film Festial, Montreal 1995
- Asian Film Festival / Asian-American Federation of
Florida Inc.
1995
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Eric Khoo
Writer(s):
Yu Lei Foong
Cinematographer:
Ho Yoke Weng
Cast:
Joe Ng, Michelle Goh, Lim Kay Tong, David Brazil,
George
Chua
Contact
Enquiries:
Mr Gary Goh
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
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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Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Website:
www.zhaowei.com/meepokman.htm
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.
25
MISS WONTON
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Cast/Crew
Synopsis:
A drama about a young Chinese immigrant in New
York. She finds work in a Chinese restaurant, and
views the world in terms
of food. Her attempts to cope with her new life are
intermixed with flashbacks revealing why she left
China.
Producer(s):
Dreamchamber Films
S’pore Release Date:
Not Released in Singapore
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
87 min
Director(s):
Meng Ong
Writer(s):
Meng Ong
Cinematographer:
Tsuyoshi Kimoto
Cast:
Amy Ting, Ben Wang, James C. Burns, Chyna Ng,
Sakura Ting,
Scott Chan, Han Ying Shen, Victoria Rong, Claire
Peng
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Awards Won:
- FIPRESCI Prize Winner, Locarno International
Film Festival 2001
In Competition: - Golden Leopard, Locarno
International Film Festival 2001
- Sundance Film Festival 2001
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.
26
ONE LEG KICKING
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A group of underdogs form a soccer team called
“Durians” to play in a competition where the prize is
a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The story is
built around their struggle to rise from hopeless
losers to title contenders.
S’pore Release Date:
November 2001
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
96 min
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English
International Sales:
Ms Tan Fong Cheng
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Enquiries:
Ms Tan Fong Cheng
Company:
Zhao Wei Films
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6735 7053
Website:
www.zhaowei.com/onelegkicking.htm
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Zhao Wei Films
Director(s):
Wei Koh & Eric Khoo
Writer(s):
Wei Koh
Cinematographer:
David Park
Cast:
Gurmit Singh, Mark Lee, Sharon Au
Contact
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.
27
PARADISE ROAD
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A group of women from different countries and
classes are prisoners in a Japanese concentration
camp in World War II. One of them, Adrienne, a
graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, organises
a vocal group in spite of resistance from the camp
guards.
YTC Motion Picture Investments
Director(s):
Bruce Beresford
Writer(s):
David Giles, Martin Meader, Bruce Beresford, Betty
Jeffrey
S’pore Release Date:
July 1997
Cinematographer:
Peter James
Running Time:
122 min
Cast:
Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins,
Julianna Margulie
Genre:
Drama/War
Rating:
NC-16
Language(s):
English, Japanese, Dutch, Malay
Awards Won:
- Golden Tripod Winner for Feature Productions,
Australian
Cinematographers Society 1998
In Competition: - Best Director, Film Critics Circle of
Australia 1998
- Best Music Score, Film Critics Circle of Australia
1998
- Best Screenplay, Film Critics Circle of Australia
1998
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Planet Pictures
Samson Productions
Village Roadshow 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.
28
PERTH
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Harry Lee, a semi-retired 51-year-old part-time
security guard, dreams of immigrating to Perth, a
paradise of tranquillity. There is nothing left for him
and his similar peers in the urban
cosmopolis. Needing more money for this dream,
Harry works as a driver ferrying prostitutes to clients
and unwittingly gets
tangled in the underside of Singapore’s flesh trade.
Director(s):
Djinn Ong
Writer(s):
Djinn
Cinematographer:
Goh Meng Hin
Cast:
Lim Kay Tong, Liu Qiu Lian
S’pore Release Date:
August 2004
Contact
Format:
35mm
International Sales:
Mr Juan Foo
Running Time:
106 min
Company:
Ground Glass Images
Genre:
Drama
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
M18 (Coarse Language and Violence)
Enquiries:
Mr Juan Foo
Language(s):
English, Chinese Dialects
Company:
Ground Glass Images
Awards Won:
- Best Film / New Talent, Hong Kong Asian Film
Festival 2005
- Best Film, Press Award, Asian Film Festival in
Lyon 2005
- Best Film, New Asian Cinema Section - Public
Award, Asian
Film Festival in Lyon 2005
In Competition: - Silver Screen Award, Singapore
International Film Festival
- Golden Kinaree, Bangkok International Film
Festival
Official Screening: - Cannes International Film
Festival 2006
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2005
- Sao Paolo International Film Festival 2004
Email:
[email protected]
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Working Man Films
Ground Glass Images
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.
29
RETURN TO PONTIANAK
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A group of travellers embark on a two-day hike into
the jungle, in search of a lost Malay village. This is
to help a young Asian-American woman find the
resting place of her birth parents
who went missing 25 years ago. The trip, however,
turns out to be more than they bargained for as the
group find themselves
amidst strange surroundings and haunted by a
young woman who carries a deep, dark secret.
S’pore Release Date:
28 June 2001
Format:
DV Cam
Running Time:
81 min
Genre:
Horror
- Cinemanila Film Fest
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Shaw Organisation
Vacant Films
Director(s):
Djinn
Writer(s):
Djinn
Cinematographer:
Minh Nguyen
Cast:
Hiep Thi Le, Fadali, Fadzlinda, Eleanor Lee,
Stephen Banks,Victor Khong, Jafar Aris, Pak
Rahman
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English
Official Screening:
- Singapore International Film Festival
- Los Angeles Asia-Pacific
- American Cinematheque, Los Angeles
- Montreal Film Festival
- Asia Pacific Film Festival, Jakarta
- Bangkok Film Festival
- Hawaii Film Festival
- San Francisco Filmfest
- Bangkok International Film Festival
- Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, Florida
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.
30
RICE RHAPSODY
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
The story revolves around Jen, who runs a Hainan
chicken rice restaurant whilst taking care of her
three sons. The humorous and heart-warming tale
takes a dramatic turn when Jen takes in a young
female French exchange student, Sabine, who
enters their lives and begins to overturn their
traditional values.
S’pore Release Date:
2005
Format:
35 mm
Running Time:
100 min
Genre:
Family Drama
Rating:
M18 (Mature theme)
Language(s):
English
Awards Won:
- Best New Director, Hong Kong Film Awards 2006
- Best Actress Award, Newport Beach Film Festival
2005
- Platinum Award for Best Theatrical Feature,
Worldfest 2005
(Houston International Film Festival)
In Competition: - Best Actress (Sylvia Chang),
Golden Horse Awards 2006
- Best Original Film Score, Golden Horse Awards
2006
- Tokyo International Film Festival 2004
Official Screening: - Montreal World Film Festival
2005
- Cinemanila Film Fest 2005
- Honolulu International Film Festival 2005
- Seattle International Film Festival 2005
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2005
- Pusan International Film Festival 2004
Director(s):
Kenneth Bi
Writer(s):
Kenneth Bi
Cinematographer:
Lam Wah Chuen
Cast:
Sylvia Chang, Martin Yan, Mélanie Laurent,
LePham Tan
Contact
International Sales:
Mr Gary Hamilton
Company:
Arclight Fims
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(1) 917 826 2113, (1) 416 569 1224
Enquiries:
Ms Rosa Li
Company:
Kenbiroli Films (HK)
Email:
[email protected]
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Ground Glass Images
Kenbiroli Films (HK)
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
31
S11
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A man loses his company's money and is desperate
to get it back. A lonely teenager finds solace in the
fantasy world of movies. A gorgeous babe’s life
turns upside down when her brother, a VCD vendor,
loses a large sum of money that is meant for her
boss. The lives of these three characters intertwine
when they meet at a 7-11 store.
Writer(s):
Gilbert Chan & Joshua Chiang
Cinematographer:
Victor Nah
Cast:
Kevin Murphy, Cindy Teo, Timothy Nga
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
3 August 2006
Format:
DV Cam
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Drama
Enquiries:
Ms Emma Neubronner
Company:
Six-Six-Eight Pte Ltd
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6513 3500
Rating:
M18 (Coarse Language)
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Chinese Dialects
Awards Won:
- Singapore Screenplay Awards 2002
Official Screening:
- Shanghai International Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Digital Media Academy
Director(s):
Gilbert Chan & Joshua Chiang
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.
32
SINGAPORE DREAMING
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Disappointed by his failed dreams, Loh Poh Huat
vents his frustrations on his family. When he wins
the lottery, everyone believes the money will deliver
them from their struggles. However, Loh dies
abruptly and his elaborate and surreal Taoist funeral
pitches the family into a struggle where the stakes
are the very meaning of life itself.
Writer(s):
Woo Yen Yen & Colin Goh
Cinematographer:
Martina Radwan
Cast:
Richard Low, Alice Lim Cheng Peng, Serene Chen,
Yeo Yann Yann, Lim Yu-Beng, Dick Su
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
7 September 2006
International Sales:
Ms Ida Martins
Format:
16mm/35mm
Company:
Media Luna Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG.
Running Time:
100 min
Email:
[email protected]
Genre:
Black Comedy/Family Drama
Enquiries:
Ms Woo Yen Yen & Mr Colin Goh
Rating:
PG
Company:
5C Films
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Hokkien
Email:
[email protected]
Awards Won:
- Montblanc New Screenwriters Award, San
Sebastian
International Film Festival 2006
Website:
www.singaporedreaming.com
In Competition:
- The Altadis New Directors Award, San Sebastian
International
Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- Asian Film Festival in Lyon 2006
- Singapore International Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
5C Films
Director(s):
Woo Yen Yen & Colin Goh
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.
33
SINGAPORE GAGA
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Using mass displays like the National Day Parade,
school cheers and public announcements as well as
performances by harmonica virtuoso Yew Hong
Chow, avant garde pianist Margeret Leng Tan and
itinerant buskers, we discover
Singaporeans’ complex relationship with Singapore.
This documentary touches on the desire to be heard,
to be seen and to belong, both to Singapore and to
the present.
S’pore Release Date:
July 2005
Format:
DV Cam
Running Time:
55 min
Genre:
Documentary
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Mandarin
Awards Won:
- Best Film in, The Straits Times Newspaper,
Singapore 2006
Director(s):
Tan Pin Pin
Writer(s):
Tan Pin Pin
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.tanpinpin.com/sgg/story.html
In Competition:
- Bangkok International Film Festival 2006
- Festival of Three Continents, France 2005
Official Screening:
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2006
- Bangkok International Film Festival 2006
- Malaysian Video Awards 2005
- Firecracker Showcase of Asian Films, London
2005
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Point Pictures
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
34
SMELL OF RAIN
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Smell of Rain Production
Synopsis:
A coming-of-age film that explores the bittersweet,
heartbreaking, yet tender moments of a young man
alone and
lost, forever trapped in time. The smell of rain
transports Xiao Qi back to his painful past. Together
with a childhood best friend,
Kong Long, he creates a Utopia where the rest of
the world is kept at bay. The arrival of a girl, Li Er,
rudely disrupts the dynamics of their world, and he
is forced to confront reality.
Director(s):
Gloria Chee
S’pore Release Date:
27 March 2006
Contact
Format:
DV Cam
Running
Time: 93 min
Genre:
Drama
Rating:
PG
Writer(s):
Gloria Chee & Eileen Cheng (co-scriptwriter)
Cinematographer:
Terris Chiang
Cast:
Nathaniel Ho, Trey Ho, Leah Low
Enquiries:
Ms Gloria Chee
Company:
Smell of Rain Production
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.smellofrainmovie.com
Language(s):
Mandarin
In Competition:
- Asian Film Festival in Lyon 2006
Official Screening:
- United Emirates Film Festival in Abu Dhabi 2007
- Film Asia Festival in Graz, Austria 2007
- Tous Les Cinema Du Monde, Cannes Film
Festival 2006
- Rome Asian Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
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.
35
SONG OF THE STORK
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
SONG OF THE STORK is a historic feature film,
marking several firsts in motion picture history. The
production is the first ever Singaporean-Vietnamese
joint effort in filmmaking. It is also the first time an
international production team has been allowed into
Vietnam to shoot a film about the Vietnam-American
War. Tran Van Thuy, a former North Vietnamese
War Correspondent
brings us on a journey into his own mind and those
of the spirits of the millions of Vietnamese who died
in the Vietnam War. He
meets old friends and enemies and they remember
and share their experiences. Through their pasts,
we tell the story of five
enlisted men and their different experiences during
the war. It looks not only at the horrors of the
battlefield, but also the camaraderie between the
men, and the love ones they left
behind. The film takes an alternative look at war
through the eyes of a people who fought not for any
intellectual principle, but simply for the chance to
live a peaceful life with their families. It is really a
story about love, life and destiny.
S’pore Release Date:
24 April 2003 (Not commercially released)
Running Time:
111 min
Rating:
NC-16
In Competition:
- Grand Prix Award, Paris Film Festival 2003
Nguyen Phan Quang Binh, Ngo Thi Bich Hanh,
Jonathan Foo,
Peggy Lim (Screenplay)
Cinematographer:
Mohd Jeffri Bin Mohd Yusof
Cast:
Tran Van Thuy, Wayne Karlin, Duong Quang Vuong,
Luu Quang
Vinh
Contact
International Sales:
BV International Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(47) 5284 6460
Enquiries:
Ms Emma Neubronner
Company:
Mega Media
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6513 3500
Website:
www.bvfilm.com
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Mega Media
Hang Phim Hoi Nha Van Viet Nam
Director(s):
Jonathon Foo & Nguyen Phan Quang Binh
Writer(s):
Nguyen Quang Sang, Thu Bon, Nguyen Duy,
Wayne Karlin
(Story)
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TALKING COCK THE MOVIE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Colin Goh
Synopsis:
Based on the infamous Singapore satirical website
www.talkingcock.com, this comedy stars nonprofessional locals who depict various Singaporean
stereotypes.
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
May 2002
Running Time:
90 min
Enquiries:
Mr Colin Goh
Company:
5 C Films
Email:
[email protected]
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
NC-16
Language(s):
English
Official Screening:
Singapore International Film Festival 2002
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Wu Liao Entertainment
Director(s):
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THE ART OF FLIRTING
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Kan Lume
Synopsis:
Shot in intense close-ups, the film chronicles two
weeks of love and lust that climaxes in painful irony.
Flawless acting and dialogue portray a brutal study
of intimacy and ultimately asks the question: on
what basis can men and women, natural
antagonists, expect to sustain love?
Writer(s):
Kan Lume
S’pore Release Date:
24 April 2006
International Sales:
Mr Kan Lume
Running Time:
80 min
Tel:
(65) 62224704
Genre:
Drama
Enquiries:
Mr Kan Lume
Cast:
Marilyn Lee, Leonard Yeo
Contact
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English
Awards Won:
Best ASEAN feature film, Malaysian Video Awards
2005
In Competition:
Jeonju International Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
Singapore International Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Kan Lume
Director(s):
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THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Gid is an average Joe. Recently graduated, he has
had little luck finding an occupation that fits his
abilities. So he decides to go into business for
himself. He becomes a troubleshooter –
someone who gets rid of problems… terminally.
Little does he know of the many problems that he
will end up with, when the powers that be decide
that he is more trouble than he is worth.
Writer(s):
Jeremy Chia Der Tsen
Cinematographer:
Siew Yaw Hoong
Cast:
Timothy Nga, Yeo Yann Yann, Andrea Lim, Brian
Liau, Jean Low,
Joseph Quek
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
17 August 2006
Format:
DV Cam
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Thriller
Enquiries:
Ms Emma Neubronner
Company:
Six-Six-Eight Pte Ltd
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6513 3500
Rating:
M18
Language(s):
English, Mandarin
In Competition:
- International Section, 3rd Young Filmmakers
International Festival in Miskolc, Hungary 2006
Official Screening:
- US Asean Film and Photography Festival 2006
- International Film Festival "Festival of Festivals" in
Saint
Petersburg, Russia 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Digital Media Academy
Director(s):
Leonard Lai Yok Wai
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THE MAID
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
The No. 1 Asian Horror Film in Singapore history!
The surreal tale of a young Filipina maid, newly
arrived in Singapore during the Chinese Seventh
“Hungry Ghost” Month. On her first day, Rosa
inadvertently breaks the rules keeping the ghosts
and the living apart, arousing the wrath of her
mistress. Befriended only by her employers’
mentally-challenged son, she must navigate a
frightening world to unravel the mystery of why one
ghost calls out her name.
Alessandra De Rossi, Chen Shucheng, Hong
Huifang, Benny Soh
Contact
International Sales:
Ms Winnie Lau
Company:
Fortissimo Films
Email:
[email protected]
S’pore Release Date:
August 2005
Tel:
(852) 2311 8081
Format:
35 mm
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Running Time:
93 min
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Genre:
Horror
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
PG
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Chinese Dialects
Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com/themaid
Awards Won:
- Winner, EFFFF Asian Film Award, Puchon
International
Fantastic Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- International Film Panorama, Shanghai
International Film
Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s):
Kelvin Tong
Cast:
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THE TEENAGE TEXTBOOK MOVIE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Based on the popular novel by Adrian Tan. Two
high school girls try to find their true loves amongst
the boys who are wooing them.
Melody Chen, Caleb Goh, Hwee Sze Lim, Chee Hin
Chong,
Steven Lim, Vivian Wang, Darryl David, Chong
Chee Kin, Lim
Hwee Sze
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
November 1998
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
90 min
Genre:
Teenage/High School
Enquiries:
Ms Emma Neubronner
Company:
Mega Media
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6513 3500
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Mega Media Pte Ltd
Director(s):
Philip Lim
Writer(s):
Philip Lim, Haresh Sharma
Cast:
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THE TREE
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
This is a powerful drama involving the relationship
between a mother and her son. When a pathologist
investigates a mysterious hit & run accident with the
boy as a witness, he
starts to draw parallels between his relationship with
his father. The movie will have a star-studded cast
including Singapore's top actress, Zoe Tay, Francis
Ng and Tse Kwan Ho, both named Best Actors at
the Golden Horse Awards, and Phyllis Quek
amongst others.
S’pore Release Date:
26 April 2001
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
95 min
Genre:
Mystery Drama
Cinematographer:
Tong Sei Kwong
Cast:
Francis Ng, Zoe Tay, Phyllis Quek, Tse Kwan Ho,
Lau Siu Ming
Contact
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Website:
www.mediacorpraintree.com/thetree/index.htm
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
Mandarin
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s):
Daisy Chan
Writer(s):
Hee Ann Ho & Victor Lau
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THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE AND SAM
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
Sam is a graduate from Singapore, working as a
journalist in Hong Kong. He meets Jane, a
streetwise Hong Kong girl who captures his interest
for a cover story. Jane is distrustful of men, and
Sam has so far lived a comfortable and sheltered
life, but they fall in love and try to overcome their
societal differences.
Cinematographer:
Feng-Zhen Feng, Kwok-Man Keung
Cast:
Fann Wong, Peter Ho, Pei-pei Cheng, Kar Lok Chin,
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Wei Wei, James Lye, Yat
Ning Chan, Chi Leung 'Jacbo' Cheung, Audrey Mak,
Deborah Sim
Contact
S’pore Release Date:
July 1999
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Format:
35mm
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Running Time:
100 min
Email:
[email protected]
Genre:
Romance/Comedy/Drama
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
Rating:
PG
Language(s):
English, Mandarin, Cantonese
In Competition:
Best New Performer Award (Fann Wong), 19th
Hong Kong Film
Awards
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Film Unlimited (HK)
Director(s):
Derek Yee
Writer(s):
Derek Yee
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TURN LEFT, TURN RIGHT
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
They live in the same apartment building separated
by just one thin wall. She always turns left and he
always turns right. Living in
wistful solitude, they both believe the day will come
when they’ll find true love. A chance encounter
leads to another separation. How much longer will
they have to wait before finding each other again?
S’pore Release Date:
September 2003
Format:
35mm
Running Time:
95 min
- Best Makeup and Costume Design (Steven Tsang
Pak-Chuen, Stephanie Wong Ka-Bo), 40th Annual
Golden Horse Awards
- Best Original Music Score (Chung Chi-Wing, Ben
Cheung Siu-Hung), 40th Annual Golden Horse
Awards
- Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma Man-Yin), 40th
Annual Golden Horse Awards
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Milkway Image (HK)
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Director(s):
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, Wai Ka-Fai
Genre:
Romance
Writer(s):
Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee, Yip Tin-Shing (Adapted
from Jimmy Liao’s
illustration book “A Chance of Sunshine”)
Rating:
PG
Cinematographer:
Cheng Siu-keung
Language(s):
Cantonese (HK) / Mandarin (Singapore)
Cast:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Edmund
Chen (Chan ChiJoi), Terri Kwan Wing, Lam Suet, Hui Siu-Hung
Awards Won:
- Best Song: "The Finish Line for Wooden Carousel
Horse", performed
by Gigi Leung Wing-Kei (Cantonese) and Stefanie
Sun Yan-Zi
(Mandarin), 40th Annual Golden Horse Awards
In Competition:
- Best Art Direction (Bruce Yu Ka-On), 23rd Annual
Hong Kong Film
Awards:
- Best Costume Design and Make-Up (Tsang KaChuen and Wong Ka-Bo), 23rd Annual Hong Kong
Film Awards
- Best Film Score (Chung Chi-Wing, Cheung SiuHung), 23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
- Best Song ("Leung Gor Yun Dik Hung Won",
performed by Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, 23rd Annual
Hong Kong Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actress (Terri Kwan Wing), 40th
Annual Golden Horse Awards
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Wai Ka-Fai, Yau NaiHoi, Au Kin-Yee,
Yip Tin-Shing), 40th Annual Golden Horse Awards
- Best Art Direction (Bruce Yu Ka-On), 40th Annual
Golden Horse Awards
Contact
International Sales:
Warner Bros. Pictures International
Enquiries:
Ms Chan Pui Yin
Company:
MediaCorp Raintree Pictures
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6350 3119
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assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
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UNARMED COMBAT
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A satire on human obsessions – a man encourages
his wife to take up arm-wrestling, but regrets his
decision when she becomes obsessed with the
sport.
Writer(s):
Han Yew Kwang
Cinematographer:
Victor Nah
Cast:
Johnny Ng, Catherine Sng, Marilyn Lee
S’pore Release Date:
5 June 2006
Contact
Format:
DV Cam
Enquiries:
Ms Emma Neubronner
Running Time:
90 min
Company:
Six-Six-Eight Pte Ltd
Genre:
Comedy / Drama
Email:
[email protected]
Rating:
PG
Tel:
(65) 6513 3500
Language(s):
Mandarin, English
Official Screening:
- Asian Film Festival in Mumbai 2006
- Bangkok International Film Festival 2006
- Commonwealth Film Festival 2005
- Shanghai International Film Festival 2005
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Digital Media Academy
Director(s):
Han Yew Kwang
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WHERE THE SUN RISES
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Synopsis:
A journey in discovering the extraordinary grace,
courage and strength of the spirit of the Timorese
people. A journey of revelation, of the breathtaking
landscapes and cultural richness of East Timor. A
journey into the mind and soul of a living hero. A
journey with Xanana Gusmao, of struggles, sacrifice,
forgiveness and visions for the future.
Director(s):
Grace Phan
Format:
Digibeta
Cast:
Xanana Gusmao (as himself)
Running Time:
81 min
Contact
Genre:
Documentary
Language(s):
English, Portuguese, Tetun
Awards Won:
- Amnesty International “Movies That Matter” Award
(Human
Rights Film Competition), Jakarta International Film
Festival 2006
- Gold Award for Cinematography, Australian
Cinematographers Society
Writer(s):
Grace Phan
Cinematographer:
West Ashton & Brad Dillon
Enquiries:
Grace Phan
Company:
Lux Lucis
Email:
[email protected]
Tel:
(65) 9023 3607, (65) 6468 3924
Website:
www.luxlucis.sg/index.swf
In Competition:
- Urban Cinefile Audience Awards (Top 3 Finalist) /
FIPRESCI
Award, Sydney Film Festival 2006
- Best Documentary, Asian Festival of First Films
2006
- Best International Feature Documentary (Finalist),
DOCNZ
International Documentary Film Festival 2006
Official Screening:
- Bangkok International Film Festival 2007
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2006
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Lux Lucis
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ZODIAC, THE RACE BEGINS
Full-length Feature
Information Sheet
Main Information
Contact
Synopsis:
The story unfolds with the mortal world in turmoil as
Man has no means of calculating the all important –
time. As Man knows not how to define the time or
the days, the Evil plans to take advantage of this
ignorance and wreak havoc on the world. To thwart
Evil’s plans, the Jade Emperor who is tasked to
govern the mortal world, announced the
commencement of a great race – the Zodiac Race!
And thus, began the trials and tribulations of each of
the chosen animals on their journey to the celestial
kingdom. Each yearning for the title of “King of the
Zodiac” each destined to be immortalized for
eternity. Hence, “Zodiac, the Race Begins …”
International Sales:
Mr Harry Seow
S’pore Release Date:
24 January 2006
Company:
Cubix and Kosmic
Format:
35mm
Email:
[email protected], [email protected]
Running Time:
90 min
Tel:
(65) 6846 4961
Genre:
Animation
Website:
www.cubixkosmic.com
Company:
Cubix and Kosmic
Email:
[email protected], [email protected]
Tel:
(65) 6846 4961
Enquiries:
Mr Harry Seow
Rating:
G
Language(s):
Mandarin, English, Cantonese, Portuguese
Cast/Crew
Producer(s):
Li Yun Fei
Director(s):
Edward Foo
Writer(s):
Chen Zhao Jin
Cast:
Fann Wong, Dennis Chew
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