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NLB Screen Series In Partnership With Sinema
Monday, May 30, 2011 6:46PM / Members only
Organized in partnership with Sinema, the National Library Board's Screen Series kicked off last Friday, 27 May, with a screening of The Soloist. The series aims to showcase and explore the roles that the various arts genre can play in our lives through the popular medium of films. The audience present was a mix of working professionals and other curious strangers. Most had heard of the film before, and one or two had even watched the film previously and wished to catch it again and discuss it in depth.
Nicholas Chee, one of Sinema's founders, facilitated the post-film discussion. Mr Chee talked about basic film deconstruction and sub-plots, and the art of storytelling, in this case, that of the ‘hero’s journey’. He shared personal experiences along the theme of finding oneself, and the audience shared a range of perspectives as well. Paired with Mr Chee's background in visual communication and filmmaking, there was an overall exchange of interesting insights.
The session concluded with plans for further discussion, on an online platform, and the audience was directed to ‘go arts’s’ Facebook page for more information.
If you're looking for an accessible platform for open discussion on interesting films, make sure you do not miss out on the next session on 24 June. This session continues the theme of music, presenting 'In Search of Beethoven' by award-winning filmmaker, Phil Grabsky. Register here.
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C.L.I.F. Preview at Sinema Old School
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:33PM / Members only
MediaCorp TV Channel 8 held an exclusive preview of its upcoming police drama, C.L.I.F., (Courage. Loyalty. Integrity. Fairness.) at Sinema Old School on Friday, 20 May. Hosted by Ben Yeo, the private event was attended by the media, selected bloggers, and excited fans of the cast. The leading stars present at the preview were Tay Ping Hui, Joanne Peh, Chen Tai Ming, Aileen Tan, Chris Tong, and Romeo Tan.
Photo credits: Nicholas TanThere was an air of excitement in Sinema’s theatre, as everyone gathered to catch a private screening of the first episode of C.L.I.F., complete with popcorn and a goodie bag. Loyal members of the stars’ fan clubs were present, and had brought along colourful posters to cheer their favourite stars on. Prior to the event, bloggers had been invited by Channel 8 to apply to cover the event. The lucky selected 20 bloggers were given the opportunity to interview the cast and get up close and personal with them.The cast were enthusiastic when speaking about the series and engaged in candid banter with the audience. They briefly shared their experiences in filming C.L.I.F., which is not like the typical crime-busting local drama. Supported by the Singapore Police Force, the action-packed series is based on real cases and aims to be as realistic as possible. Filming the series involved a great deal of effort, both on the part of the cast’s acting and physical abilities, as well as on the production crew’s side, in terms of special effects and tricky, ‘big’ scenes that involved bomb explosions, for instance. There was a question-and-answer session after the screening, and C.L.I.F. goodie bags were given out as prizes. The event ended with an informal photo-taking and autograph session, and the cast gamely posed for pictures with the delighted fans and bloggers.
Photo credits: Nicholas TanIf the first episode is anything to go by, we reckon the local entertainment scene is in for a treat. Sinema Old School is proud to have been the hosting venue for the exclusive preview of this highly-anticipated drama series.
Photo credits: Nicholas TanC.L.I.F. 警徽天职 premieres on 31 May at 9.00pm on Channel 8. There will also be a roadshow on Saturday, 28 May at Square 2 Novena, at 2.30pm.137 views Share
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M For Magic LIVE! at Sinema Old School
Friday, May 20, 2011 11:16PM / Members only
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The New Paper First Film Fest
Friday, Mar 18, 2011 2:29PM / Members only
The New Paper’s inaugural FiRST Film Fest (FFF) was held this March. It was an event aiming to encourage aspiring film-makers to submit 3-minute videos in a competition. Shortlisted directors stood to take home $50,000 worth of grants from the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (Mica) and three brand new Sony HD Handycams.There was a FIRST Film Fest workshop held as well, during which Oscar-winning producer Barbara Schock delighted the near-capacity crowd at Sinema Old School with her presentation on short film aesthetics. The Tisch School of the Arts Asia professor screened award-winning short films from around the world and spoke about the challenges of making them.On March 16, 2011, there was a private screening of the top 10 films at Sinema Old School. Each of the judges' favourite shorts were shown, followed by Q&A sessions as well as critiques from the panel. The panel compromised Jack Neo, Singapore's most successful movie director, as well as indie film darling Wee Li Lin. Also included was Maria Lorenzo, head of film distribution and programming with Golden Village, as well as Sinema Old School co-founder Nicholas Chee. It was an invaluable opportunity to talk movies with Singaporeans who have made a name for themselves in the local and international movie scene.Yesterday evening, the top three winners of the FIRST Film Fest were announced at a red-carpet gala awards ceremony at Shanghai Dolly at Clarke Quay. In addition to HD Sony camcorders, the champ received an internship with Jack Neo's J-Team Productions. A representative from Mica also gave out grants worth up to $50,000 to the winners in that category.Film buffs and fans, film-makers and family and supporters, all came out in full force to celebrate the magic of movies. The stars came out for the awards night - Irene Ang, Terence Cao, Kumar, Cynthia Lee, Mark Lee and Henry Thia, as well as 91.3's Married Men DJs and The New Paper New Face ladies were in attendance too. Little Amos, only 13 years old, bagged the biggest prize - FFF Best Short Film - at the event with his hilarious one-man show, Jan.FFF is a great platform for Singapore short film-makers. We're looking forward to the next year's FFF!(text via The New Paper)129 views Share
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AliveNotDead T-shirts at Sinema!
Monday, Jul 12, 2010 6:51PM / Members only
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