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Royston Tan
Royston Tan (; born 5 October 1976) is a Singaporean filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Tan is a graduate from Temasek Polytechnic, where he studied Visual Communications. He first came into prominence through his short films: ''Sons'' (2000), ''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001), ''48 on AIDS'' (2002), ''Mother'' (2002) and '' 15'' (2002). He has so far directed four features. Filmography Filmography as Director Feature films Short films *''Adam.Eve.Steve'' (1997) *''Jesses'' (1999) *''Sons'' (2000) *''Hock Hiap Leong'' (2001) *''48 on AIDS'' (2002) *''24 HRS'' (2002) *''Mother'' (2002) *''15'' (short) (2002)! *''The Old Man and The River'' (2003) *''177155'' (2003) *''Cut'' (2004) *''The Blind Trilogy'': ''Blind'' / ''Old Parliament House'' / ''Capitol Cinema'' (2004) *''The Absentee'' (2004) *''Careless Whisperer'' (2005) *''New York Girl'' (2005) *''Monkeylove'' (2005) *''DIY'' (2005) *''Cellouiod Dreams'' (2006), for the National Museum of Singapore's Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Living Galleries
ms, Muzium Negara Singapura ta, சிங்கப்பூரின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம் , native_name_lang = , logo = , image = 2016 Singapur, Museum Planning Area, Narodowe Muzeum Singapuru (02).jpg , imagesize = 300 , caption = Entrance to the National Museum of Singapore , coordinates = , area = , location = 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897 , established = , architect = Henry McCallum J.F. McNairW Architects and I.M. Pei , director = Chung May Khuen , publictransit = Bras Basah Bencoolen , website nationalmuseum.sg, mapframe-zoom = 16 The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Librar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singaporean Film Directors
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent have made up the vast majority of the population since the 19th century. The Singaporean diaspora is also far-reaching worldwide. In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, who opened it to free trade and free immigration on the island's south coast. Many immigrants from the region settled in Singapore. By 1827, the population of the island was composed of people from various ethnic groups. Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent. The Singaporean identity was fostered as a way for the different ethnic gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Births
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Busan International Film Festival
The 26th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea with South Korean film '' Heaven: To the Land of Happiness'' by Im Sang-soo. Park So-dam and Song Joong-ki hosted the opening of the festival, which was streamed live on YouTube. In 26th edition, 223 films from 70 countries were officially invited to the festival. 63 community service screenings were also part of the festival. In addition, this year BIFF opened two special programs, ‘New Voices, Chinese Films’ dedicated to emerging, talented Chinese directors, and the best Asian films by female directors, ‘Wonder Women Movies’, to highlight the contribution of female directors to the world of cinema. This edition of festival has constituted a new award 'Watcha Award' to be awarded to two selected films screened in the 'New Currents' section and the 'Korean Cinema Today-Vision' section. 22 short films official invited to the 'Wide Angle' competition section were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladivostok Pacific Meridian Film Festival
Pacific Meridian (russian: Меридианы Тихого; abbreviated as IFFV) is an International Film Festival of the Asian-Pacific region, which has been held every September since 2003 in Vladivostok, Russia. Every year it brings together filmmakers from about 108 countries; with more than 1200 films submitted each year. Festival International Film Festival Pacific Meridian is a competition of length and short films, a panorama of world cinema, a program of Russian films, shorts, documentaries and animated films, retrospectives of masters of world cinema, workshops, master classes, etc. One of the distinguishing features of the Film Festival is a specialization of the IFF Pacific Meridian on the films of Asian-Pacific region. International Film Festival of countries of Asian-Pacific region Pacific Meridian in Vladivostok was organized in 2003. The film festival is held annually in September by the Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation and Primorsky Region Territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be With Me
''Be with Me'' is a 2005 Singaporean Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Eric Khoo. The film is inspired by the life of deaf-and-blind teacher Theresa Poh Lin Chan. It premiered as the Director's Fortnight selection in the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. It was also the official entry from Singapore for the 78th Academy Awards in the foreign language category. In December 2005, the academy body disqualified the film on grounds that the dialogue is mainly in English. Out of 93 minutes, the film only has two and a half minutes of dialogue. ''Be with Me'' is the first film in Singapore to explicitly feature a lesbian relationship. Cast * Ng Sway Ah as Father * Sanwan Bin Rais as Security Supervisor * Theresa Poh Lin Chan as Herself * John Cheong Puk Fai as Sam's father * Elizabeth Choy as Herself * Leong Kooi Eng as Mother * Lim Poey Huang as Jackie's mother * Seet Keng Yew as Fatty Koh * Shaun Koh as Sam's brother * Ezann Lee as Jackie * Poh Huat Lim as Brother * Sherry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provision Shop
Provision Shop (Chinese: 杂货店) is a Singaporean telemovie commissioned by the Ministry of Communications and Information in collaboration with Tribal Worldwide Singapore. It is directed by Royston Tan and stars Sora Ma, Marcus Chin, Li Yinzhu, Siti Khadijah, Brandon Wong, Cui Yang, Aden Tan and Sarah Daniel. The telemovie will debut on television on July 17, 2016 on Mediacorp Channel 8. Plot The telemovie tells four stories revolving around a diverse community of locals and foreigners grappling with social tensions, and shows how through mutual understanding and respect, there will eventually be the openness to embrace change and diversity. Cast *Sora Ma as Gao Ling Ling, the provision shop owner's daughter who is obsessed with Korean dramas *Marcus Chin as the provision shop owner *Li Yinzhu Li Yinzhu (simplified Chinese: 李茵珠; born 14 September 1949) is a Singaporean actress. She has been in the entertainment industry since 1969 and has filmed more than 150 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Letters
''7 Letters'' is a 2015 Singaporean anthology drama film directed by seven different directors. It comprises seven short stories celebrating Singapore's 50th anniversary. The film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast "Cinema" *Nadiah M.Din as The Actress *David Chua as Fan Fan Law *Aric Hidir Amin as Slim Villager *Faizal Abdullah as Round Villager *Hamidah Jalil as Older Actress *Lim Poh Huat as Pontianak *Juliette Binoche as Lady at Cavenagh Bridge (special appearance) "That Girl" *Yan Li Xuan as Caiyun *Josmen Lum as Ah Shun *Brien Lee as Ah Fa *Sebastian Ng as Ah Cai "The Flame" * T. Sasitharan as Father *Nithiyia Rao as Leela *N. Vighnesh as Mani *Fatin Amira as Helper "Bunga Sayang" *Ray Tan Liang Yu as Little Boy *J. Rosmini as Makcik *Faith Denning as Teacher "Pineapple Town" *Lydia Look as Ning *Nickson Cheng as Kang *Rexy Tong as Michelle (Baby) *Rianne Lee as Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of Singapore
ms, Muzium Negara Singapura ta, சிங்கப்பூரின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம் , native_name_lang = , logo = , image = 2016 Singapur, Museum Planning Area, Narodowe Muzeum Singapuru (02).jpg , imagesize = 300 , caption = Entrance to the National Museum of Singapore , coordinates = , area = , location = 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897 , established = , architect = Henry McCallum J.F. McNairW Architects and I.M. Pei , director = Chung May Khuen , publictransit = Bras Basah Bencoolen , website nationalmuseum.sg, mapframe-zoom = 16 The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhonghua Secondary School
Zhonghua Secondary School (ZHSS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Serangoon, Singapore. Founded in 1911 as Chung Hwa Girls' High School, the school has retained its Chinese heritage despite transforming into an English-medium government school in 1990. History Chung Hwa Girls' High School (1911 - 1984) Zhonghua Secondary School was established on 15 September 1911 as a Chinese-medium girls' school in response to Sun Yat-sen's suggestion for schools to be established for girls. It was the first Chinese-medium girls' school in Singapore, founded by Tay Peng Teng, Puan Yeow Pong and the Chinese community. The school initially operated at the site at Mohamad Sultan Road. In 1925, it moved to Niven Road and was formally named Chung Hwa Girls' School, providing both elementary and high school education. Lessons were disrupted with the Japanese occupation of Singapore in 1942. In the initial years of resuming education, lessons for high school section w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Subject
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
