Zen-Mind Filmmaking: Singapore Filmmaker-Educator Introduces A New Experiment and Movement
“It is not uncommon to hear of art inspired by Zen philosophy, from calligraphy to archery to architecture to gardening, but filmmaking is a complex process that is highly conditional…
Film Review #2: PLAN 75 (2022)
Written by Elisabeth Fong Death comes for all of us, whether we want it to or not. In a dystopian Japan, it’s the ‘solution’ for an aging society, and it’s…
Film Review #1: FIRE OF LOVE (2022)
Written by Deepesh Vasudev My face was as warm as the volcanoes I witnessed for the last ninety minutes. Fire of Love is a documentary about famed volcanologists Katia and…
On the Other Side of the Screen: To Stream or Not To Stream
by Sean Wang & Sorfina Bumidin The days of traditional cinema seem to have long passed. The entry of streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max has made…
Video: Mabel Cheung’s Masterclass | Asian Film Awards Academy
Singapore Film Society had the great honour of hosting a Masterclass this March with Director Mabel Cheung, the first of the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) Masterclass series to be held…
MASTERCLASS SERIES with Mabel Cheung 張婉婷
Written by Yu Yifan The pandemic has not stopped us from holding exciting events and we are always delighted to see that quality films still have the power to…
A Programmer’s Love for Film
Written by Sean Wang and Joellene Yap It may be 39 this year, but the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) shows no signs of slowing down. Started in 1983, the…