51 A grandma tries to recall the familiar stranger sitting next to her. With much difficulty and frustration, she weaves her hazy memories of the stranger together, only for her to forget them once again. LASALLE College of the Arts; Puttnam School of Film & Animation 1:42 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter/ Sound Designer/Editor/ Cinematographer Jessieca Junesha Director/Screenwriter/ Art Director/Sound Designer/ Editor/ Cinematographer Chayanid Siripaiboolpong Loose Threads Student: Animation
52 A student presents an imaginative rendition of the ancient Taoist parable of Chaos. She is admonished by her teacher for her unorthodox delivery. Two parallel narratives run through the film: the quashing of the student’s creativity and the death of Chaos in the parable. This stop-motion film underscores the contemporary relevance of Taoist wisdom by cautioning against dogmatism and the disregard for the natural way of things. Nanyang Technological University; Art Design And Media 4:17 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Editor/Screenwriter/ Cinematographer Quek Yu Qing 话说浑沌 The Story of Chaos Student: Animation
53 A lone Commuter trapped in a speeding train has to push against the force of the speed and escape before it crashes into THE LAST STOP. Nanyang Technological University; Art Design And Media 2:53 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor/ Screenwriter/ Sound Designer Bervyn Chua Lee Ann Art Director Phua Jun Ting Alvin Cinematographer Yip Jin Sheng The Last Stop Student: Animation
54 A stray dog loses his ball to an unexpected visitor. How can he get it back? Fetch Student: Animation 3dsense Media School 4:46 mins NOMINEES Director Eric Wong Editor Christopher Edward Hu
55 A man with social anxiety struggled to grab a fishball with chopsticks as he frets over how others may be judging his incompetence. LASALLE College of the Arts; Puttnam School of Film & Animation 1:05 mins NOMINEES Director/Sound Designer Art Director/Screenwriter/ Editor/Cinematographer Lim Hui Ern Elizabeth Director/Art Director/ Screenwriter/Cinematographer Tan Zi Ting Original Music Avery Jaba Chan Yew Ming Fishball Chase Student: Animation
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58 58 Open Youth: Live Action A Man Trembles 22:47 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Editor/Screenwiter/ Original Music Mark Chua Director/Art Director/ Screenwiter/Original Music Lam Li Shuen Sound Designer Cheng Lijie Cinematographer Lincoln Yeo Performer Brayden Koh In 1998 Singapore, at the peak of the Asian Financial In 1998 Singapore, at the peak o f the Asian Financial Crisis, a man and his family spend their final day on Crisis, a man and his f amily spend their final da y on Earth at Sentosa island. There, he comes to confront Earth at S entosa island. There, he comes to conf ront the peculiar closeness between salvation and terror. the peculiar closeness be tw een salvation and terror .
59 59 Open Youth: Live Action Unable to sleep, a lonely writer venture out into the night where she meets a woman. Throughout the night the pair tackle each other’s vulnerabilities. 9:36 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter Cheryl Wong Ye Han After Midnight
60 60 Open Youth: Live Action Sam 11:44 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor/ Screenwriter Ng Yiqin Art Director Toh Zuan Hao Cinematographer Basil Tan Wee Juan Sam is a newly divorced man who decides to question and explore his sexual identity. He goes all out to impress his dinner date and it goes well until a revelation turns the situation awry. The dinner date unexpectedly falls apart and Sam is forced to come to terms with his perceptions and possibly misguided notions about people with HIV.
61 61 Open Youth: Live Action A story about an aging and ill security officer with a habit of playing the lottery (TOTO), told through the eyes of ‘GOD’. His daily routine comprises of him ranting about his financial struggles to the deity. To add to his misery, he gets diagnosed with lung cancer as well. One day, he strikes the lottery but something unfortunate happens as well. 18:24 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor Vikneshwaran Silva Cinematographer Sadesh Nambiar Original Music Anirvin Narayan Altar
62 62 Open Youth: Live Action The Sea Between Us 12:53 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter Yuga J Vardhan Cinematographer Sadesh Nambiar Performers Tong Xin Ci Germaine Tong Hui Xuan Geraldine When a pandemic forces the lockdown of one of the world’s busiest land crossings, two young sisters are taken in and homed by family friends with whom they have nothing in common. As the girls struggle to come to terms with their separation from their biological family, they find strength in the unlikeliest of places.
63 63 Open Youth: Live Action Home Planet tells the story of a young astronaut returning to his old family home, for one last goodbye. 14:30 mins NOMINEES Director Liang Ying Hong Maximilian Art Director Angeline Glen Tomara Sound Designer Muzaffar Muhar Editor Chin Miaoying Mindy Screenwriter Oscar Larrea Guija Cinematographer Jamie Issac Tham Original Music Jing Ng Performer Low Zhiqin Home Planet
64 64 Open Youth: Live Action Back To One 15:00 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor/ Screenwriter/Performer Tang Kang Sheng Art Director/Performer Yeo Zhi Qi At the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, Kang Wei struggles to prepare for his graduation film. Unable to return home and balance his relationships with work, he barely holds on. Set against uncertain times, this story is a meditation on filmmaking and the choices lived by.
65 65 Open Youth: Live Action A young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results, and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. 15:41 mins NOMINEES Director Rifyal Giffari Art Director Phoebe Zoe Ho Sound Designer Sng Ye Min Editor Ewe Shen Tee Screenwriter Rifyal Giffari Nicolette Lin Xuan Yi Performer Hana Rosli BAYANG-BAYANG NENEK MOYANG (Roots, Flowers, Fruits)
66 66 Open Youth: Live Action 島 An Island Drifts 18:32 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter Vivian Ip Cinematographer Shyan Tan Performer Quintus Lim A young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them.
67 67 Open Youth: Live Action Pei Ling is forced to take on the full duties of caring for her newborn baby after her mother’s disappearance. She struggles with her identity as a young mother and finds ways to cope with the burden of abandonment and single parenthood. 14:47 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor/ Screenwriter Lin Junxian Shoki Art Director Beaunice Toh Jun Ying Cinematographer Ibrahim Bin Zubir Original Music Sulwyn Lok Performer Loh Jing Lin Elyn Newborn
68 68 Open Youth: Documentary Prawn Noodles and a Dream 10:20 mins NOMINEES Director Ng Ding Jie (DJ) Singapore’s hawker food culture is one made of dreams, creativity and innovation. Despite being added to the list of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, Singapore’s hawker culture remains in danger of disappearing. Hope is not all lost, as a young man who rises to the challenge of hawker trade to express his ideas and make his mark in life.
69 69 Open Youth: Documentary An astrophotographer visits the darkest spots in Singapore to capture the elusive Milky Way, while coming to terms with the imminent disappearance of these spaces in the hyper-urbanised city-state. 11:54 mins NOMINEES Director/Sound Designer Original Music Jeremie Lim Editor Leon Tai Cinematographer Martin Loh Chasing The Dark
70 70 Open Youth: Documentary Game For Life - C. Kunalan: Gratefulness to my Coaches 17:21 mins C. Kunalan is a legend of Singapore Sport, but it would not have been the case if it was not for the coaches in his life. Being an educator himself, he sees parallels between those who teach and coach – a common thread of being responsible for the lives of the athletes under their watch. It is a purpose that he knows all too well and is grateful for. NOMINEES Director Ong Kah Jing (OKJ) Cinematographer Jeremy Lau
71 71 Open Youth: Documentary Video-experimental animation triptych about public transit, queer bodies, risk, missing home, seeing VS being seen, drawing as an abstract intellectual exercise, Agnes V., and snuggling with your lover. 4:32 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Sound Designer/Editor/ Screenwriter/Cinematographer Charlotte Hong Bee Her SMRT Piece
72 72 Open Youth: Documentary No Lawn Mower Here 11:08 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Editor/Cinematographer Ariana Loehr With so much pressure on women to follow the status quo looking for a job, a husband and a family, a young couple and their dog choose to go against the grain and join the van life community in Central London. However, when a pandemic ruins the couple’s dreams of travels, they must readjust their goals and settle for something a little different.
73 73 Open Youth: Documentary Local football jersey collector Izad, gives a sneak peek into his life as he chases local footballers for their autographs while at the same time shares his family- bound spark that ignited his love for local football. 6:39 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor/ Screenwriter Syamsul Bahari Sound Designer Muhammad Nurhidayat Bin Mohd Noor Cinematographer Sng Jian Rong The 12th Man: The Football Collector
74 74 Open Youth: Documentary Proximities 10:13 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Screenwriter Zulkhairi Zulkiflee Editor/Cinematographer Valerie Sing Proximities focus on the trope of the Malay Boy found in the works of Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng (b. 1917-1983). It attempts to locate the Malay male in art history while unpacking underlying systems of power that have shaped and naturalized understanding of difference.
75 75 Open Youth: Documentary Featuring Foreword Coffee Roasters, a social enterprise that employs differently-abled individuals, the documentary follows the employees as they go about their day working in the cafe. Interacting with teammates and customers as well as performing daily café operations, we witness how persons with disabilities are empowered and integrated into society. 8:10 mins NOMINEES Director Christine Seow Editor/Cinematographer Terence Szeto Baristas
76 76 Open Youth: Documentary Sayang (My Dearest) 24:13 mins NOMINEES Director/Editor Ong Zhen Li Charisia Director Yasha Lai While the feeding of community cats in Singapore is a controversial issue, there exist community cat feeders who dedicate themselves to taking care of these cats. This ethnographic film explores the community of community cat feeders, their relations with the society, and how their practices may be linked to locality, place-making and community formation.
77 77 Open Youth: Documentary The short film is about Aditi Alika Caridad’s Griefs and Losses at home, at work, and in personal relationships in Singapore and overseas. It also covers her sufferings and losses when she was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Social Anxiety in 2018. 5:27 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Sound Designer/Editor/ Screenwiter/Cinematographer Aditi Alika Caridad Aditi Alika Caridad’s Griefs and Losses
78 78 Open Youth: Animation Oldman And Cat 12:40 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director Screenwriter Wendy Li A reclused old man finds a stray cat at his doorstep. He discovers a strange connection with the cat that helps him open up his stone-cold heart.
79 79 Open Youth: Animation When two elderly rough sleepers in Singapore meet on the streets, they immediately strike up a rare and genuine friendship. But things take a devastating turn after one of them receives an unexpected diagnosis. Based on the true experiences of an elderly man who has been homeless in Singapore for 20 years, this is a story of how two strangers found home in each other. 3:43 mins NOMINEES Director Lan Yu Lim Joo Hwee Art Director Jolene Tan Rebecca Chng No Strings Attached
80 80 Open Youth: Animation Our Ace Story 3:33 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter Gladys Ng Art Director Jolene Tan Mok Yuin Peng Sound Designer Jeremie Lim Jie-Min Is love without sex possible? A Singaporean couple opens up about asexuality and their struggles to reconcile their differences where one’s needs for physical intimacy is greater than the other.
81 81 Open Youth: Animation A traditionally animated film set in 1980s Singapore, Letters to Burn follows a Firekeeper’s role as the bridge between the living and the dead - involving a special delivery service and a sullen, young boy with a yearning wish. 8:09 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Editor/Cinematographer Veda Sutedjo Tay Yi Qin Original Music Bennett Bay Letters to Burn
82 82 Open Youth: Animation Forgotten Fathers 3:26 mins NOMINEES Director/Screenwriter Jessica Novia Art Director Jolene Tan Sound Designer Wong Zhiqi When his newborn son died, this father’s world crumbled. Despite evolving gender roles, many bereaved fathers navigate loss differently from mothers. We hear from one father who struggles to process his grief after losing his first child.
83 83 Open Youth: Animation A hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation whic explores the impact of (some) mental health professionals and social media has on people with social anxiety. 2:28 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/Editor Piper MacLean Silly Little Tasks
84 84 Open Youth: Animation Dating at 60 3:39 mins NOMINEES Director Amirah Harris Art Director Jolene Tan Sound Designer Fitri Salleh Seeing their name light up your phone screen, “accidental” brushes against their skin... Ah, the excitement of falling in love... at 60 years old? Watch how Agatha and Peng deal with the heartbreak of losing their spouses and learn to fall in love all over again.
85 85 Open Youth: Animation Told in vivid watercolour animation, Peaches unfolds a series of interviews conducted with lesbians from Singapore, who matched with the filmmaker on Tinder one sweltering June. To preserve the anonymity of the subjects, the images revolve around small objects one can cradle in a hand, scavenged fragments of home. 3:45 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/ Sound Designer/Editor/ Screenwriter/Cinematographer Charlotte Hong Bee Her Peaches
86 86 Open Youth: Animation Sweat 2:14 mins NOMINEES Director/Art Director/Editor Yuan Li Elizabeth Xu A dance between light and skin, a stop motion film about feminine care and what it means to live between kitchen stovetops and windows.
87 87 Open Youth: Animation Rock, Paper, Scissors is a stop motion action film depicting a twist on the classic game. Beginning as three human hands playing a seemingly ordinary round of rock, paper, scissors, the game takes a turn when they suddenly throw down their three respective warriors. Reluctant to fight, the three warriors band together in retaliation as they seek to break the long- established rules of the game. 5:22 mins NOMINEES Director/ Art Director/ Editor/Sound Designer Ho Ann Li Director/Art Director/Editor Issabel Heather Andrew Original Music Elsa Mickayla Rock Paper Scissors
88 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The 8 National Youth Film Awards is made possible by people th who believe in the vision and future of the Singapore’s film industry. We would like to thank the following organising team members from *SCAPE & Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, jury members, sponsors, partners and supporters for their contribution and continuous support in making the National Youth Film Awards a reality. Programme Partners Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film With Support from National Youth Council Infocomm Media Development Authority *SCAPE Executive Director Ivy Lim *SCAPE Deputy Executive Director Shawn Wong Awards & Programme Management Lingual Tan, Shivvani Anna Jegatheesan, Teo Wei Hong, Weslyn Lee *SCAPE Andrea Ng, Benjamin Tan, Elena Karim, Grace Lim, Hazel Ong, Joann Bu, Josephine Tan, Julaina Binte Jaffar, Lois Ng, Mira Azalia Binte Hamzah, Muhammad Taufiq Bin Noor, Ng Yan Shuo, Stephanie Lim, Tew Jia Ying, Yvette Tow Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film Emmeline Yong, Ryan Chua, Leong Puiyee, Toh Ling, Tiffany Nah Pre-Selection Jury Don Aravind, Duong Dieu Linh, Ghazi Alqudcy, Jaclyn Chan, Koo Chia Meng, Lai Junjie, Lavender Chang, Ruby Thiagarajan, Russell Morton, Vincent Quek Main Jury Alex Oh, David Chua, Elizabeth Wijaya, Genevieve Sarah Loh, Jacen Tan, Natalie Soh, Oon Shu An, Tan Si En, Tan Wei Keong, Viknesh Kobinathan, Wee Li Lin Award Partners Cathay Photo Store (Pte) Ltd MAGES Institute of Excellence Mocha Chai Laboratories Pte Ltd Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd
89 Award Supporters Audio-Technica (S.E.A.) Pte. Ltd. Creative Technology Ltd Screenwriters Association (Singapore) The Actors’ Society Marketing and Publicity Nur Syafiqah Bte Zainal, Octaviani Isabella, Pauline Leong, Sopida Kwah Public Relations Muse & Motif Pte. Ltd. Facilities Management Raja Arunagiri, Zaw Zaw Aung, Scott Sim Executive Producer Zachary Low Creative Producer Louanna Tessensohn Director Chrissie Choo Technical Director David Kwok Host Cassandra Spykerman, Elizabeth Lee, Shane Soh Technical Partners Eleven Productions ITC Systems Special Thanks Calleen Koh, Daphne Tang Hui Ting, Fitri Shahrain Salamon, Huang Jun Xiang (JX), Jessica Lee, Junior Foong, Ler Jiyuan, Matthias Teh, Ong Kah Jing (OKJ), Shoki Lin, Syamsul Bahari, Veronica Mathy, Yeow Su Xian IMC Group Asia Little Props House nuSTUDIOS Film Productions Singapore Mental Health Film Festival Ten Square, Landmark of Good The Projector Viddsee Award Ceremony Production
90 PARTNERS & SPONSORS Organised by: Award partners: Award supporters: Programme partner: With support from: Centre for Photography and Film
91 Scan this QR code to join our mailing list and receive the latest news about our events! Established in 2003, Objectifs is a visual arts space in Singapore that is dedicated to lm and photography. Our goal is to cultivate original voices in visual storytelling, and to inspire and broaden perspectives through the power of images. We do this by presenting a year round programme of exhibitions, screenings, workshops, talks, mentorships and residencies, aimed at fostering dialogue about visual culture, and advancing the practice and appreciation of photography and lm. Objectifs Film Library The Objectifs Film Library is an educational and research resource. The collection is focused on short films from Southeast Asia, bringing attention to the importance of the short film medium and stories from the region. Short films in the library are available for rent online for a nominal fee. Objectifs Short Film Incubator The Objectifs Short Film Incubator is an initiative that focuses on developing short lm scripts. The programme is open to Southeast Asian lmmakers working with moving image and will provide ve selected participants with mentorship and a valuable support network as they work on their scripts. Women in Film & Photography The Women in Film & Photography Showcase is our annual celebration of extraordinary and groundbreaking works by women photographers and filmmakers, highlighting the important contributions that women make to the arts. Objectifs Residencies The Objectifs Residencies offer platforms to photographers, lmmakers or visual artists working in the medium of lm or photography to come together with the community in a purposeful and meaningful way. OBJECTIFS CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM Connect with us online About Objectifs @objectifscentre www.objectifs.com.sg Opening hours Tuesdays to Saturdays, 12pm - 7pm Sundays, 12pm - 4pm Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays
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