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On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
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The 29th Singapore Film Festival (SGIFF) continues its commitment in paving the way to provide opportunities and nurture the growth of up-and- coming regional talents in filmmaking through the Asian Feature Film Competition and Southeast Asian Short Film Competition ...
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Missed the earlier screenings of widely acclaimed local film, '667'《回程667》?
Here’s another chance to catch it as the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre celebrates the latest win of local filmmaker, Jun Chong, whose debut short film Ke《客》, was awarded the Best Asian Short ...
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In the first trailer of Kirsten Tan’s debut feature film, we see the longing relationship between a man and an elephant, and the arduous journey they take across the country. The old saying in the filmmaking industry is to avoid working ...
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From left to right: Royston Tan, Eva Tang, He Shuming, Jun Chong, Kirsten Tan, and Liao Jekai
Royston Tan produces an anthology of short films by local filmmakers, Eva Tang, He Shuming, Kirsten Tan, Liao Jekai, and Jun Chong. The film is commissioned ...
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The award-winning film ‘Pop Aye’ by Kirsten Tan finally arrives in Singapore on 13th April after a successful international festival circuit.
It bagged the Special Jury Award for Screenwriting in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, ...
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Filmmaker Kirsten Tan met about 100 elephants before settling on the first elephant she made eye contact with - Bong.
Bong plays the titular role of Popeye in the 111-minute feature film 'Pop Aye', directed and written by Singaporean Kirsten Tan who ...
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Singaporean director Kirsten Tan’s debut feature-length film POP AYE premiered today to a full-house crowd at the Egyptian Theatre at Park City, Utah. The film opened the World Cinema Dramatic Competition on the first day of the ...
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POP AYE, the debut feature film of Singaporean filmmaker Kirsten Tan, will make its world premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. This marks the first time a feature film from Singapore will compete at ...
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Singaporean Kirsten Tan’s debut feature-length film 'Popeye' (working title) began filming earlier last month in Thailand.
Popeye, was selected for Berlinale Talent’s Script Station 2014, TorinoFilmLab’s Framework Program 2014, where it was awarded the Top Prize, and Cannes Film Festival L’Atelier 2015. Tan’s ...