Mediacorp Raintree Pictures () was a film production company based in

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, borde ...

. The company, a division of Mediacorp Group, was established on 1 August 1998. It produced the Singaporean comedy, '' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' featuring the cross-dressing

Jack Neo Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles ...

. It financed ''

The Truth About Jane and Sam ''The Truth About Jane and Sam'' (Chinese: 真心話; Simplified Chinese: 真心话) is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures. Directed by Hong Kong director Derek Yee, the movie stars ...

'', produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and directed by

Derek Yee Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), ...

. This film garnered a Best New Performer nomination at the 19th

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for its lead actress,

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from Singapore. Since then, Raintree Pictures has co-produced many films with other countries, including '' The Eye'', ''

The Eye 2 ''The Eye 2'' is a 2004 Hong Kong supernatural horror film directed and edited by Danny and Oxide Pang. It is a standalone sequel to '' The Eye'' (2002). Produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures and Applause, the film was released in Hong Kong on ...

'' and ''

Infernal Affairs II ''Infernal Affairs II'' is a 2003 Hong Kong crime-action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a prequel to the 2002 film ''Infernal Affairs''. Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue and Chapman To reprise their roles from ...

''. Many of its films have won awards, such as the

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s from

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

, where child actress

Megan Zheng Megan Zheng (also known as Megan Tay, ) is a Singaporean actress & novelist who starred in two Singaporean movies: ''Homerun'' and '' One More Chance''. For her role in ''Homerun'', Zheng, then 10 years old, became the first Singaporean to w ...

won the Best Newcomer Award for her performance in ''

Homerun HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR in 1956. History Project HOMERUN was conducted between March and May 1956. During that time RB-47E and RB-47H reconnaissance aircraft flew almost daily flights over the North ...

''. In 2002, Singaporean satirical film ''

I Not Stupid ''I Not Stupid'' () is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles, and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raint ...

'' held the top position at the weekend box office chart in

. It was later released in other countries such as

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, Hong Kong and

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. The company closed down in 2012.

Films made

#2012 ''

Dance Dance Dragon ''Dance Dance Dragon'' () is a Singaporean comedy film from Mediacorp Raintree Pictures and Golden Village Pictures that was released for Chinese New Year on January 19, 2012 in Singapore and in March in Malaysia. It is MediaCorp Raintree Pictures' ...

'' (龙众舞) #2011 '' It's A Great Great World'' (大世界) #2010 ''

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'' (绑匪) #2009 ''

The Wedding Game ''The Wedding Game'' is a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, co-produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures (Singapore), Scorpio East Pictures (Singapore), Double Vision (Malaysia) and Speedy Productions (Malaysia) starring real ...

'' (大喜事) #2008 ''

Sing to the Dawn ''Sing to the Dawn'' is a story by Chinese-American author Minfong Ho, which was originally published as a short story and was awarded first prize by the Council of Interracial Books for Children in New York City in 1975. It was later extended to ...

'' #2008 ''

Painted Skin Painted Skin may refer to: * "Painted Skin" (short story), short story from Pu Songling's ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'' * ''Painted Skin'' (1992 film), Hong Kong film directed by King Hu * ''Painted Skin'' (2008 film), Chinese film dir ...

'' (画皮) #2008 ''

Money No Enough 2 ''Money No Enough 2'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and produced by Neo Studios, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures and Scorpio East Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1998's film ''Money No Enough'', which was directed ...

'' (钱不够用2) #2008 ''12 Lotus'' (十二莲花) #2008 ''

Rule No. 1 ''Rule #1'' is a 2008 Hong Kong horror film directed by Kelvin Tong and starring Shawn Yue, Ekin Cheng, Stephanie Che and Fiona Xie. Plot While on duty during an assignment, police sergeant Lee Kwok-keung shot and killed Chan Fuk-loi, a ser ...

'' (第一戒) #2008 ''

The Leap Years ''The Leap Years'' (also known as ''Leap of Love'') is a Singapore film produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, based on the novella ''Leap of Love'' by the author Catherine Lim. The production for the film started in 2005, and the film was init ...

'' (誓约) #2008 ''

Ah Long Pte Ltd ''Ah Long Pte Ltd'' () is a 2008 action comedy film directed by Singaporean film director Jack Neo, starring Fann Wong and Mark Lee. Co-produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, Scorpio East Pictures and Double Vision (Malaysia), the film was mos ...

'' (老师嫁老大) #2007 ''

The Tattooist ''The Tattooist'' is a 2007 New Zealand horror film directed by Peter Burger and starring Jason Behr, Nathaniel Lees, Michael Hurst and Robbie Magasiva among others. The film is the first in a series of official co-productions between New Zealan ...

'' #2007 ''

The Home Song Stories ''The Home Song Stories'' is a 2007 Australian drama film written and directed by Tony Ayres, loosely based on aspects of his life. It stars Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yuwu, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler and Kerry Walker. The film premiered at the 57 ...

'' (意) #2007 '' 881'' #2007 ''

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'' (Co-produced with Artforce International) (门徒) #2007 ''One Last Dance'' (茶舞) #2006 ''

I Not Stupid Too ''I Not Stupid Too'' () is a 2006 Singaporean satirical comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 film, ''I Not Stupid''. A satirical comedy, ''I Not Stupid Too'' portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths—8-year-old ...

'' (小孩不笨2) #2005 '' The Maid'' (女佣) #2005 ''I Do I Do'' (爱都爱都) #2004 ''

The Best Bet ''The Best Bet'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and distributed by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. The film stars Richard Low, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Chen Liping and Joanne Peh. Released in cinemas on 9 June ...

'' (突然发财) #2004 ''

'' (Co-produced with Applause Pictures) (见鬼2) #2003 ''

'' (Co-produced with Media Asia) (无间道II) #2003 ''

Turn Left, Turn Right ''Turn Left, Turn Right'' () is a 2003 romance film, filmed in Taipei, Taiwan. Produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story is based on the illustrated book ''A Chance of Sunshine ...

'' (Co-produced with

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Asia) (向左走向右走) #2003 ''

'' (跑吧,孩子) #2002 '' The Eye'' (Co-produced with Applause Pictures) (见鬼) #2002 ''

'' (小孩不笨) #2001 ''

One Leg Kicking ''One Leg Kicking'' is a 2001 Singaporean comedy-film movie about several soccer amateurs who compete in a soccer event for the 2002 World Cup Finals. The main actors of this movie are Gurmit Singh as Tai Po and Mark Lee as Handsome. Plot Tai ...

'' (一脚踢) #2001 '' The Tree'' (孩子•树) #2000 ''

Chicken Rice War ''Chicken Rice War'' is a Singaporean romantic comedy film released in 2000 by Raintree Pictures. It is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in a Singaporean setting, where fierce competition between rival chicken rice hawkers resulted in bitter ...

'' (鸡缘巧合) #2000 '' 2000 AD'' (Co-produced with Millenium Films for United States) (公元2000AD) #1999 ''

'' (Co-produced with Film Unlimited) (真心话) #1999 '' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' (梁婆婆重出江湖)

External links

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