Vietnamese star Veronica Ngo to receive Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema.
Kim Yoon-seok’s Another Child from South Korea and Huang Chao-liang’s Han Dan from Taiwan are among seven entries that will vie for the Uncaged Award for best feature film in the 2019 New York Asian Film Festival main competition.
Rounding out the competition entries are: Moon Sungho’s 5 Million Dollar Life (Japan), Katsumi Nojiri’s Lying To Mom (Japan), Kenneth Lim Dagatan’s Ma (Philippines), Yi Ok-seop’s Maggie (South Korea), and Wu Nan’s Push And Shove (China). The festival runs from June...
Kim Yoon-seok’s Another Child from South Korea and Huang Chao-liang’s Han Dan from Taiwan are among seven entries that will vie for the Uncaged Award for best feature film in the 2019 New York Asian Film Festival main competition.
Rounding out the competition entries are: Moon Sungho’s 5 Million Dollar Life (Japan), Katsumi Nojiri’s Lying To Mom (Japan), Kenneth Lim Dagatan’s Ma (Philippines), Yi Ok-seop’s Maggie (South Korea), and Wu Nan’s Push And Shove (China). The festival runs from June...
- 6/12/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Singaporean film industry is experiencing an unprecedented production boom. At least 14 homegrown films are due to release this year, a 50% increase from 2018, with another 15 in development, per the Singapore Film Commission.
Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.
Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.
Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.
Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.
- 3/19/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Singapore horror film “Zombiepura” will get its world premiere next month as the opening film of the new horror festival Scream Asia. The event launches in Singapore and plays Oct. 19-28.
Other titles will include Lars von Trier’s “The House That Jack Built,” Brazilian director Guto Parente’s “The Cannibal Club” and Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s “The Fake.”
Selections are made by Khoo, Thomas Nam, programmer at the Naff genre film project market in Korea, and Swee Lim, who was previously a programmer at the Singapore film festival.
The lineup also includes the Asia premiere of upcoming Jj Abrams-produced film “Overlord, following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and ahead of its Nov. 9 U.S. commercial release. Director Julius Avery is expected to attend.
It will also screen two episodes of HBO Asia-backed horror anthology series “Folklore,” one directed by Joko Anwar, which premieres this...
Other titles will include Lars von Trier’s “The House That Jack Built,” Brazilian director Guto Parente’s “The Cannibal Club” and Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s “The Fake.”
Selections are made by Khoo, Thomas Nam, programmer at the Naff genre film project market in Korea, and Swee Lim, who was previously a programmer at the Singapore film festival.
The lineup also includes the Asia premiere of upcoming Jj Abrams-produced film “Overlord, following its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and ahead of its Nov. 9 U.S. commercial release. Director Julius Avery is expected to attend.
It will also screen two episodes of HBO Asia-backed horror anthology series “Folklore,” one directed by Joko Anwar, which premieres this...
- 9/12/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
For ten days next month, Singapore will be hosting its first ever horror/genre event with the introduction of the Scream Asia Film Festival. Led by a remarkable team featuring director Eric Khoo, BiFan's Naff director Jongsuk Thomas Nam, and Singapore Iff vet Swee Leng. From October 19-28th, the festival will show eleven features that have never been seen in Singapore, including Jj Abrams' and Julius Avery's new film Overlord, Lars Von Trier's The House That Jack Built, and Brian Taylor's Mom and Dad. Opening the festival will be the world premiere of Singaporean zombie film, Zombiepura, directed by Jacen Tan. In addition to the features, there will be masterclasses with Indonesian horror pro Joko Anwar (Satan's Slaves) and...
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- 9/7/2018
- Screen Anarchy
The first Scream Asia Film Festival will run in October.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
- 9/7/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The first Scream Asia Film Festival will run in October.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
Singapore auteur Eric Khoo (12 Storeys) is stepping into a new role of festival curator for the first time through the launch of Scream Asia Film Festival.
The inaugural horror film festival, which will run from Oct 19-28 in Singapore, will showcase 11 feature films curated by creative director Khoo and festival programmer Jongsuk Thomas Nam from South Korea.
Nam is currently managing director of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan)’s industry programme Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff). Former co-festival director of the Singapore International Film Festival (1991-2007) Teo Swee Leng serves as festival manager.
- 9/7/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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