What Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You a Stronger Filmmaker.

You’ve got to admit, anyone who has the courage to partake in the film production business in these times of economic paranoia. ‘Blood Ties’ is a debut film directed by the newest kid on the film block, Chai Yee Wei. While kudos and pats on back give the support, anyone who has made a film will have to be objective and accept the other side of the coin. Only then can all improve.

At first glance, ‘Blood Ties’ the movie reminds the audience of another Singapore film made one year ago, ‘Rule Number One’ from Boku Films and directed by Kelvin Tong. The look of the film and the horror scares are quite the same. Even the titles explaining the ritual return of spirits on the 7th day looks very much the same. One wonders, didn’t Singapore see the same supernatural explanations given in title-block just as well in Jack Neo’s last movie? The movie meanders trying to weave a story with milestones of revelations while keeping the blood-hungry entertained with blood and gore and more blood.viagra anxiety Buy Viagra
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This year’s Perspectives Film Festival is entitled ‘Monster Mania!’ This will mark the first time that a monster movie festival has been held in Singapore.  Come dressed in costume and celebrate Halloween with us as we introduce and reacquaint Singaporean audiences with iconic monsters such as Godzilla and the Mighty Peking Man. A highlight of the festival is specially composed selection of original music for the silent classic film Nosferatu that promises to enhance the aural experience of watching the movie.In addition to the four specially chosen movies, the festival will also feature an opening address by Singaporean film auteur Eric Khoo. Visit the website atmonstermaniafilmfest.com for more information.Date: Friday, 23rd October to Saturday 24th October 2009Location: Vivocity, Golden Village TheatresTicket Price: $8. Available at all AXS stations, Golden Village box offices and Golden Village website at www.gv.com.sg

The 12th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is coming to Sinema Old School this September and now you can be a part in determining the winner of this event.Join us on Saturday, September 26 at 5.30pm to view, and ultimately judge the next generation of international filmmakers from USA, Australia, Mozambique, UK, Israel, Spain, France, Sweden and Italy.Filmgoers will be handed a voting card upon entry and asked to vote for the one film they feel should win. A total of 172 cities across five continents will take part in this voting process which will finally be tallied at the festival’s headquarters in New York City.The winner, who will be announced on Tuesday, September 29 at 9.15pm, may have a chance to be nominated for and even winning an Oscar in the short film category.Described as a “Cinematic Olympiad”, the festival received 428 entries from 36 countries around the world this year. Out of these, 10 short films – all 14 minutes and under in length – were selected. For more information and to read detailed interviews with the ten finalists of 2009, please visit www.ManhattanShort.com.

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You might have missed it, but one notable entry from Singapore made it into the 66th Venice Film Festival earlier this month: the medium length film “Earth” by visual artist/director Ho Tzu Nyen, which premiered on September 5th as part of the Corto Cortissimo section.

Here is a filmmaker who is taking some remarkable flight these past months, having been invited to such prestigious events like Cannes, Pusan this coming October, and Venice as mentioned, one after the other and each time with something different to show. So it should be well worth taking a closer look at the work of one director who with versatility, patience and maturity has not only made his initial mark on the film festival circuit but appears poised to become one more voice from Singapore to be reckoned with.

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Moderated by Ms Tan Siok Siok, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who is currently making the World’s first “twittamentary”, this forum will explore and engage participants in discussing documentary filmmaking and how it relates to the local film scene as well as regionally.Joining her are experienced documentary filmmakers, Mr Craig McTurk whose documentary short, “Street Songs”, received a 1994 Student Academy Award in the documentary category. His other documentary film credits include, Tokyo Blues: Jazz & Blues in Japan, Highway Courtesans, and Satan & Adam. Malcolm Young who has worked for Bang Productions as Executive in Charge of Production in Hong Kong and Singapore, and as such was responsible for the production of many long form documentaries, mostly for Discovery but also for National Geographic and others – those films included bio pics of Joan Chen and Jackie Chan, as well as the award winning ‘Hanging Coffins of China’.

Some questions we will be exploring are, what to shoot and when? When to turn the camera on and and when to turn it off? The editing begins when you decide what to shoot and what to leave out. Is it possible to make a ‘neutral’ documentary? Without prejudice or bias? Should you try? Documentary filmmaking is visual story telling and MUST be entertaining in today’s world - many documentaries are effects heavy these days. What are some ways that a documentary filmmaker can make their films more impactful? Presenter lead? Voice over? Interviews? Animations? CGI? Grab this opportunity to ask the filmmakers these and more.

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