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CONTENT *SCAPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE P.07 SGIFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE P.09 AWARD & P.10 PRIZES JURY P.14 MEMBERS NYFA YOUTH INSPIRATION AWARD P.20
MEDIA STUDENT P.22 NOMINEES LIVE ACTION P.23 FILMS P.31 DOCUMENTARY P.39 FILMS ANIMATION FILMS OPEN YOUTH P.47 SPECIAL NOMINEES THANKS P.68 LIVE ACTION P.48 PRESENTERS, SPONSORS FILMS AND PARTNERS P.69 DOCUMENTARY P.56 FILMS ANIMATION P.64 FILMS
*SCAPE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE 2019 has been one of National Youth Film Awards’ (NYFA) best year yet, with many of our past winners gaining recognition at key international film festivals, including Cannes Film Festival. We are very proud of our youths and hope this well-deserved acclaim will continue to grow. In this 5th edition, we partner with the leading regional film festival in Southeast Asia, the Singapore International Film Festival, to forge new networks for our aspiring filmmaking talents domestically and in the region. This year, we introduce a new special award – the NYFA Youth Inspiration Award, to recognise and honour young industry professionals who have made exemplary contributions towards the filmmaking industry in Singapore. NYFA has always been warmly received by the film community and it is most apparent this year. The film schools have come out in full force with the highest number of entries so far compared to previous editions of NYFA. NYFA would not have been possible without the help of our partners, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the National Youth Council, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth for their continued support, our mentors and esteemed jury for their commitment to nurturing the youth, our sponsors for their generous support and our partner, SGIFF for working tirelessly with our team to make this year’s NYFA possible. Today, NYFA has grown into a media and film ecosystem where we can help our young film makers pursue their aspirations and live their dreams. Goh Kok Wee Executive Director *SCAPE Co. Ltd P. 7
SGIFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The most meaningful part of being a part of the National Youth Film Awards is seeing the stories the next generation of our filmmakers are telling. Behind the films are not only the filmmakers but also their teachers, mentors, family and friends who have supported them as they pursue their creative journey. NYFA is a platform that continues to encourage this pursuit by linking these youths with professionals through networking opportunities, creating space for knowledge transfer and sharing the creative journey of others. Our next generation of storytellers are our future, shaping the way we want the world to see us. Today, we have the opportunity to shine the spotlight on our participants and their works. This is just the beginning of their journey and we wish everyone the best. Most importantly, we hope that all our youths continue to find the space to be young and find the resilience to pursue your dreams. We thank all the partners who have supported NYFA and *SCAPE for investing in our youths and for themselves being able to think outside the box to support our creative industries. The number of submissions, while not always the truest benchmark of success, has encouraged all of us to want to do more for our youths today. Yuni Hadi Executive Director Singapore International Film Festival P. 9
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RDS AWARDS AND PRIZES IZES BEST SCREENPLAY MEDIA • Trophy and S$1,000 cash STUDENT • Script consultations and CATEGORY complimentary membership worth $500 presented by Screenwriters BEST SOUND DESIGN Association (Singapore) • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • 2-day Short Film Final Cinema Mix in BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Dolby-certified dubbing theatre worth • Trophy and S$1,000 cash $7,000 (including theatrical & online • Sony a7SII worth $4299 presented by deliverables) presented by Mocha Sony Chai Laboratories • An opportunity to be part of the • One-year complimentary subscription filming crew of Sony Singapore’s of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth Alpha Creator BTS filming overseas S$792 presented by Adobe • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and grip worth S$630 presented by BEST ART DIRECTION Rotolight • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • $500 Cathay Photo Accessories • One-year complimentary subscription Voucher presented by Cathay Photo of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe BEST DIRECTOR • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and • Trophy and S$1,000 cash grip worth S$630 presented by • Super X-Fi Air worth S$219 presented Rotolight by Creative • $400 Cathay Photo Accessories Voucher presented by Cathay Photo BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC • Trophy and S$1,000 cash BEST EDITING • One-year complimentary subscription • Trophy and S$1,000 cash of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth • Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12 and S$792 presented by Adobe one year’s subscription of Universe worth $1,379 BEST DOCUMENTARY • One-year complimentary subscription • Trophy and S$1,000 cash of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth • Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12 and S$792 presented by Adobe one year’s subscription of Universe worth $1,379 • One-year complimentary subscription of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and grip worth S$630 presented by Rotolight • $500 Cathay Photo Accessories Voucher presented by Cathay Photo P. 11
AWARDS AND PRIZES BEST ANIMATION OPEN • Trophy and S$1,000 cash YOUTH • 50% off scholarship for Dip./Adv. CATEGORY Dip. for 3D animation worth $7,500 presented by Mages Institute of BEST SOUND DESIGN Excellence • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • One-year complimentary subscription • One-year complimentary subscription of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe S$792 presented by Adobe BEST LIVE ACTION BEST ART DIRECTION • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • One-year complimentary subscription • One-year complimentary subscription of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe S$792 presented by Adobe • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and grip worth S$630 presented by grip worth S$630 presented by Rotolight Rotolight • $300 Cathay Photo Accessories • $400 Cathay Photo Accessories Voucher presented by Cathay Photo Voucher presented by Cathay Photo BEST OVERALL SCHOOL BEST EDITING • Trophy • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12 and one year’s subscription of Universe worht $1,379 • One-year complimentary subscription of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe BEST SCREENPLAY • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Script consultations and complimentary membership (worth $500) presented by Screenwriters Association (Singapore) P. 12
AWARDS AND PRIZES BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BEST LIVE ACTION • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Sony a6500M camera (body + • Short Film Online Colourgrading SEL18135 lens) worth $2449 cum DCP package worth $10,000 presented by Sony presented by Mocha Chai Laboratories • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and • One-year complimentary subscription grip worth S$630 presented by of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth Rotolight S$792 presented by Adobe • $500 Cathay Photo Accessories • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and Voucher presented by Cathay Photo grip worth S$630 presented by Rotolight BEST DIRECTOR • Trophy and S$1,000 cash MEDIA • Super X-Fi Air worth S$219 presented STUDENT by Creative & OPEN YOUTH BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC CATEGORY • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • One-year complimentary subscription BEST ACTOR of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth • Trophy and S$1,000 cash S$792 presented by Adobe • Outlier Gold (w/Software Super X-Fi) BEST DOCUMENTARY worth S$139 presented by Creative • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12 and BEST ACTRESS one year’s subscription of Universe • Trophy and S$1,000 cash worth $1,379 • Outlier Gold (w/Software Super X-Fi) • One-year complimentary subscription worth S$139 presented by Creative of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe P. 13 • Rotolight NEO 2 with batteries and grip worth S$630 presented by Rotolight • $300 Cathay Photo Accessories Voucher presented by Cathay Photo BEST ANIMATION • Trophy and S$1,000 cash • 50% off scholarship for Dip./Adv. Dip. for 3D animation worth $7,500 presented by Mages Institute of Excellence • One-year complimentary subscription of Adobe® Creative Cloud™ worth S$792 presented by Adobe
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JURY MEMBERS MEDIA STUDENT PRE-SELECTION JURY Low Ser En is an award- Warren Sin is a film He Shuming is a screenwriter winning Singaporean producer, programmer at the National and director. He completed whose live action and animated Museum of Singapore his Master’s in Directing at short films have been screened Cinematheque between 2008 the American Film Institute and won awards at over 60 and 2017. He is responsible for Conservatory. He contributed international film festivals, several retrospective focusing the short Letters From The including a British Academy on significant film directors Motherland to the omnibus Film and Television Award for from Federico Fellini to Hou 667, which premiered at Busan Short Animation, for her film Hsiao-hsien, as well as various Film Festival 2017. He is Poles Apart. She completed an cinema related programmes. currently working on his debut MA in Producing at the National He is also the key programmer feature film, Ajoomma, which Film and Television School, for the annual Singapore Short recently won the top prize at with a scholarship from the Cuts programme during his the Southeast Asian Fiction Infocomm Media Development tenure at the Cinematheque. Film Lab (SEAFIC) and the Best Authority of Singapore and He is currently a freelance Co-Production Prize at IFFM mm2 Entertainment. film programmer and the Macau in 2018. Film Aggregator from Mocha Chai Laboratories and A Little Seed, driving Mocha Chai’s film restoration and digitisation team and ensuring that a range of films are accessible to rent or buy on iTunes. S P. 15
JURY MEMBERS OPEN YOUTH PRE-SELECTION JURY Michael Kam completed a Juan Foo is candidly regarded Ezzam Rahman is an artist and post-graduate diploma in as the pioneer independent lecturer based in Singapore. He film production at Ngee Ann producer who is ‘still’ around works mainly in installation and Polytechnic and he currently for the past 20 years. He performance art, and is also a teaches at his alma mater. His produced Singapore’s first filmmaker, favouring narrative past short films have travelled digital film, ‘RETURN TO forms for their ability to to numerous international PONTIANAK’, first HD-feature communicate to the audience. film festivals and have been ‘DIRTY LAUNDRY’ and indie-cult He was awarded a joint winner honoured with accolades. He film ‘PERTH’. He began his film of the Grand Prize for the is currently working on a new journey in script reading and President’s Young Talents short film “Nursery Rhymes”, distribution for a film finance 2015; the People’s Choice which won the Greek Film company and freelanced Award by the Singapore Art Centre Best Pitch award at in editing and production. Museum; the Goh Chok Tong the 5th Drama Pitching Lab Additionally, Juan trained in Youth Promise Award 2016 in Greece and was selected traditional cel animation and by Yayasan Mendaki; and the for development at the 2019 worked in Japanese anime. He prestigious Young Artist Award Aotearoa Short Film Lab in New also worked in WDA, MDA and U by the National Arts Council, Zealand. Creative in talent development, Singapore. quality assessment and outreach He is now attached to Taipan Films developing and producing motion picture content. P. 16
MEDIA JURY MEMBERS STUDENT JURY Lillian Wang began her career MEMBERS in 1997 as a writer at Television Corporation of Singapore & Cynthia Chong currently serves Mediacorp Studios, writing as Deputy Director at the sitcoms, sketch comedy shows Singapore Film Commission and dramas. She later graduated where she oversees film industry with an MFA in film directing and development programmes production from the UCLA School in nurturing, supporting and of Theater, Film and Television. promoting home-grown talent in Over the years, Lillian has taken filmmaking as well as showcasing on various creative roles, including their works to audiences in writer, director, producer and Singapore and beyond. The executive producer, for television, Singapore Film Commission is part independent short films and of the Info-communications Media commercial projects. She has Development Authority. also taught in film programmes at Lasalle College of the Arts and Jeremy Chua is an independent Nanyang Technological University. film producer and screenwriter based between Singapore and Tan Chih Chong is the co-founder Paris. Since 2014, he founded his of Sitting in Pictures. With 27 company Potocol and has co- years of experience behind him produced films as A Yellow Bird by in the local film and television K. Rajagopal (Cannes Critics Week industry, Chih Chong brings with 2016), A Lullaby to the Sorrowful him experiences gained over a Mystery by Lav Diaz (Alfred Bauer broad spectrum of works. He Silver Bear, Berlinale 2016), worked with companies as diverse Brotherhood by Pepe Diokno as MediaCorp, CTN, RTM, National (Karlovy Vary IFF 2016) and A Geographic Channel, Discovery Family Tour by Ying Liang (Opening Channel, Fremantle Media, Voom film of International Competition, Networks, AETN and many others. Locarno IFF 2018). A Yellow Bird Apart from television, Chih Chong was his first screenplay. He is a also dabbled in feature films and graduate of the EAVE Ties That was a producer on the highly Bind 2013, Bangkok Produire successful Singapore film, Forever au Sud 2015, SEAFIC X Produire Fever. au Sud 2017 and alumni of Berlinale Talents 2017. He is also Sharon Loh has been in the programming for the Pingyao industry for almost 10 years as a International Film Festival. Cinematographer, her accolades dated back to when she first won the best cinematography for a short film, “Keluar Baris’ in Singapore International Film Festival in 2008. Since 2009, P. 17
Sharon has been involved in OPEN various genres of projects such YOUTH as commercials, narrative films, JURY trailer promos, reality programs MEMBERS and TV dramas. Currently, she is shooting for a long form Ch5 David Chua was appointed drama, “Kin”. Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Council in July Carlene Tan is currently managing 2015, becoming the autonomous Animation Development for The agency’s first CEO. NYC was Walt Disney Company (Southeast restructured into an autonomous Asia) based in Singapore. With agency under the Ministry of nearly 2 decades of animation Culture, Community and Youth in experience, she has worked with January 2015, and operates as various animation studios across the national body coordinating the globe. As the Studio Head with holistic youth development. It also One Animation she produced the houses Outward Bound Singapore International Emmy nominated and Youth Corps Singapore. David TV series, Oddbods as well as the is also concurrently the Chairman well rated Insectibles. Prior to that, of *SCAPE. David graduated with the founder of Dreamworks from Imperial College, University Animation, she managed the of London with a Master of Asian arm of Cloudpic Global and Engineering, and subsequently a produced various digital projects Master of Business Administration for mobile apps launched across from Massachusetts Institute of Asia. Coupled with half a decade of Technology. nurturing media start-ups at the Singapore government, Carlene puts her strategic business experience together with her love of storytelling, to connect with audiences and bring products to life. Sharifah Amani is a storyteller. As a young actress, she was fortunate to meet and work with a master storyteller, the late director Yasmin Ahmad. Apart from helping to weave other people’s tales, she enjoys telling her own. She directed three short films: Sangkar (2010), Kampung Bangsar (2012) and Hawa (2013). All three were screened at Roppongi Malaysian Film Week in Tokyo in 2015. Apart from writing and directing, she takes on festival jury duties, acts in various productions, and is waiting to release five of her new films. P. 18
Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, prose JURY MEMBERS writer, editor and former journalist. A Master of Arts graduate in featuring the cinematography of English Literature from the Christopher Doyle. National University of Singapore, he has been working in the media Yim Mun Chong is the Chief for more two decades in various Editor of Iceberg Design Pte Ltd. roles as writer and editor as well A veteran in the film industry, as film and music reviewer for 8 Mun Chong has collaborated with Days, The Straits Times and My prolific Singaporean directors Paper. A co-editor of Quarterly such as Wee Li Lin, Jack Neo, Literary review Singapore, he Meng Ong and many more. His served the National Arts Council editorial credits includes Ah Boys as Festival Director of Singapore to Men, The Lion Men, A Fantastic Writers festival from 2015 to Ghost Wedding, Forever and Men 2018. in White. Christine Sham is a film and TV Ervin Han is the co-founder of composer and a sought-after Robot Playground Media, an keyboardist. She graduated from award-winning animation studio the prestigious Berklee College based in Singapore. A seasoned of Music with Bachelor of Music, animation producer and director majoring in Professional Music, who has worked on shows she has toured and performed for Disney and Cartoon Network, with some of the biggest names Ervin is a passionate storyteller in the industry including A*Mei, JJ with a desire to see more Lin, F.I.R, Sally Yeh, Francis Yip and Asian stories brought to life Stefanie Sun. Based in Singapore, through animation. He created Christine has established a name Singapore’s first prime-time for herself as a composer for film animated series ‘Heartland Hubby’ and TV, scoring the music for Eric and the animated short ‘The Violin’ Khoo’s 2005 film “Be With Me” and which won an Asian Television animation “Tatsumi” in 2011, not Award in 2017. His animated to mention a string of television anthology ‘Timescapes’ has been commercials. In her free time, screened at over a dozen festivals she gigs with R&B group Fuze and was in competition at the Collective and the Asian Fusion Seoul International Animated band Szinc. Film Festival and Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2018. His studio Lei Yuan Bin is a founding is currently developing its first member of the film collective 13 animated feature which is slated Little Pictures. He was conferred to begin production next year. the Young Artist Award in 2012 by the National Arts Council. P. 19 03-FLATS, his sophomore feature was selected for documentary competition at Busan International Film Festival. FUNDAMENTALLY HAPPY, his third feature, was co-directed with Tan Bee Thiam,
TH YOUTH INSPIRATION AWARD YOUTHABOUT THE NYFA YOUTH INSPIRATION AWARD The National Youth Film Awards is a beacon for aspiring youth filmmakers since its inception in 2015. For the last four years, PIRATION INSPIRATIONNYFA has provided our youths with recognition, validation, and RD AWARDindustry network, in addition to being the key national platform to showcase their talents in film. In the 5th edition of the NYFA, the NYFA Youth Inspiration Award is introduced as a new special award. This is to recognise and honour young industry professionals who have made exemplary contributions towards the filmmaking industry in Singapore. Nicole Midori Woodford, an independent filmmaker, is presented this inaugural award in recognition for her work in film and her contributions as a role model towards growing the next generation of filmmakers. She has been an inspiration to many young filmmakers and provided them with invaluable industry advice in their creative journey. YOUTHNICOLE’S ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Nicole is an alumna of Berlinale Talents, Asian Film Academy, INSPIRATTorino Film Lab and Talents Tokyo. Having directed a few shorts, of which, Permanent Resident, was selected in many festivals AWARDincluding Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival. Nicole had directed notable commercial and narrative works for Zhao Wei Films including Ordinary (2015), a short film for the 28th SEA Games. Her debut feature film project, You Are There, was selected in the inaugural edition of SEAFIC lab clinching two awards, You Are There was also selected at the FeatureLab program at Torino Film Lab in 2018 and awarded the Co-Production award. In addition to making her mark in Singapore’s film industry, Nicole is grooming our next generation of filmmakers as a lecturer at her alma mater, NTU School of Art, Design and Media, where she has taught for the last eight years. She believes so strongly in young talent that after six years of part-time lecturing, she converted to a full-time role, while still remaining committed to her film projects. YOUTH
NYFA YOUTH INSPIRATION AWARD AWARD RECIPIENT MESSAGE ATION I am incredibly honoured to be given the NYFA Youth Inspiration Award in its inaugural year, thank you *SCAPE and SGIFF for this wonderful recognition. Guiding others on this fulfilling yet sometimes treacherous path of filmmaking has evolved into a very natural progression for me and I love both making films as well as teaching. As both a filmmaker and a film lecturer, it can be challenging straddling both roles but ultimately doubly rewarding. The creation of this award is also illustrative of this new era of filmmaking in Singapore and our SEA region. Not only does it signify the bridging of the different generations of filmmakers in Singapore but also an impetus towards a wave of stories waiting in the wings. These stories that will shape our future of Singaporean cinema; I look to the other established filmmakers to help nurture and guide our younger filmmaking peers. NYFA is an invaluable platform for young filmmaking talent to spark their filmmaking journeys. To all the nominees of this year’s National Youth Film Awards, I would like to congratulate each of you, for making a film is no mean feat. Use this platform to get feedback, to watch other films. Then write more, experiment more, collaborate more — try, fail and try again. We learn from each other and embrace the lessons learnt along the way. I hope all of you will celebrate this by making your next film and continue to challenge yourself in your growth as a storyteller as I challenge myself to make my next one. Nicole Midori Woodford Recipient NYFA Youth Inspiration Award 2019 P. 21
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MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS ADAM by Junxian Shoki Lin NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Tired of his turbulent family life and caught between UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF identities, Adam seeks out an alternative arrangement ART DESIGN AND MEDIA in hopes of finding his place. 20 MINS 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Junxian Shoki Lin Lead Actor: Ayden Liow Jiaxian Director: Junxian Shoki Lin Sound Designer: Natasha Jumari Art Director: Jun Ying Beaunice Toh Editor: Al-Azmir Ibrahim Scriptwriter: Junxian Shoki Lin Cinematographer: Ibrahim Zubir Composer: Sulwyn Lok P. 24
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS AVE MARIA by Andrea Flavia William NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL An Indian woman seeks help from a Catholic family UNIVERSITY, WEE in the middle of the night. She goes through a rite of KIM WEE SCHOOL OF passage with the hope of self-redemption. Over the COMMUNICATION AND course of that night, she slowly starts to reveal herself. INFORMATION 24 MINS 2018 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Andrea Flavia William Director: Andrea Flavia William Art Director: Corin Too Editor: Zi Ling Kuang Scriptwriter: Andrea Flavia William Composer: Jonathan Martin Lim P. 25
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS PROGRESS by Alistair Quak NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Far into the future, in a dystopic, totalitarian state, we UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF follow a regular day in the life of Sergeant Major Lam, ART DESIGN AND MEDIA as he oversees his troops on a mission to take down a rebel building. However, as the film unravels he is 24 MINS forced to come to terms with himself, as we explore the true extents of his relationship between work life and 2019 family... NOMINEES Oh and also, a heck of a lot of intense violent action. Producer/Representative: Jia Min Tan Lead Actress: Jia Yi Liew Director: Alistair Quak Sound Designer: Nicolas Ow Art Director: Gracie Koh Editor: Leon Tai Scriptwriter: Alistair Quak Cinematographer: Zhen Yu Png Composer: Sulwyn Lok P. 26
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS FARAH by Pavithran Nathan LASALLE COLLEGE OF ARTS A semi-retired seamstress attempts to mend PUTTNAM SCHOOL OF FILM the relationship with her daughter when strange & ANIMATION phenomena starts to occur in her house. 8 MINS P. 27 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Fong Sue May Director:Pavithran Nathan Sound Designer: Muhammad Syamim Ameen Art Director: Praveena Ravin Editor: Jan Jerusalem Scriptwriter: Muhammad Syamim Ameen & Timothy Bryan Koh Cinematographer: Timothy Bryan Koh Composer: Ernest Foo Mao Ern
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS BODHI / 菩提 by Zhen Yu Png NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL The film follows a single mum, Li Ping, who is UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF affected by her Son, Jun Hao’s decision to ordain ART DESIGN AND MEDIA as a monk. When reality kicks in the day before her son’s ordination, Li Ping’s fear for loneliness becomes 18 MINS prominent as her son prepares to embark on a new journey as a monastic. She begins to cast doubts on 2019 her faith and struggles to choose between her faith and her only son. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Zhen Yu Png Lead Actor: Matthias Choo Director: Zhen Yu Png Sound Designer: Nicolas Ow Art Director: Jia Min Tan Editor: Alistair Quak Scriptwriter: Zhen Yu Png Cinematographer: Rusyaidee Rasdeen Composer: Sulwyn Lok P. 28
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS FOUL BALL by Kayue Li NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL A determined boy attempts numerous rounds of base- UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF running at a dilapidated baseball pitch, striving for a ART DESIGN AND MEDIA desired timing. 16 MINS Despite progressive improvement, different obstacles came his way - the weather, an injury, his fatigue, 2018 and finally the unthinkable happened, leaving him in hopeless disposition where the purpose of his pursuit is NOMINEES questioned. Producer/Representative: Kayue Li Director: Kayue Li Sound Designer: Cliff Choy Editor: Cliff Choy Scriptwriter: Kayue Li Cinematographer: Cliff Choy Composer: Yichao Guan P. 29
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS BOYS WILL BE BOYS by Shannen Mok NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Sixteen-year-old schoolboy Thomas gets a call one UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF night from his ex-best friend Chanel, who hasn’t ART DESIGN AND MEDIA spoken to him properly since getting attached. His initial defenses fade as she tells him about her 21 MINS break-up. Their camaraderie rekindles his previously- suppressed feelings for her. When she rejects his 2019 confession, he pretends he is joking and advises her to block her ex-boyfriend on social media. This aggravates NOMINEES the ex-boyfriend, who starts spreading rumours about Chanel. Thomas confronts him to defend Chanel, Producer/Representative: Ho Ann Li complicating the situation. Lead Actor: Michael Ryan Andrew Lead Actress: Tan Tze Kia Director: Shannen Mok Sound Designer: Daniel Siew Jihan Art Director: Liu Zhang Teng Editor: Gary Chia Yew Hong Scriptwriter: Shannen Mok Cinematographer: Daniel Siew Jihan P. 30
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MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS BARE by Martin Loh NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL In a surreal take on the documentary form, the film UNIVERSITY, WEE questions our treatment of naked bodies. Richard, KIM WEE SCHOOL OF curious about naturism, chances upon a YouTube video COMMUNICATIONS & discussing public nudity in Singapore. With his interest INFORMATION piqued, Richard manages to contact two Singaporean naturists, Lim and B, and they decide to meet up in 12 MINS real life. As they begin sharing their reasons for being naturists, Richard imagination comes alive. Eventually, 2019 he grows to understand what it means to bare it all. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Yi Jia Lee Director: Martin Loh Sound Designer: Lucas Kang Art Director: Yi Jia Lee Editor: Martin Loh Scriptwriter: Ignatius Koh Cinematographer: Martin Loh Composer: Ernie Goh P. 32
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS LIFE IS LIVE by Keziah Wei NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Life is Live follows the journey of a live-streaming UNIVERSITY celebrity in China, Danny, whose life is built on today’s WEE KIM WEE SCHOOL digital entertainment culture of instantaneous user- OF COMMUNICATIONS & generated content. We dive deeper into his relationship INFORMATION with his fan, uncovering the impact of technological advancements on human interactions in this new age. 16 MINS 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Jia Lin Foo Director: Keziah Wei Editor: Keziah Wei & Matilda Chia Cinematographer: Matilda Chia Composer: Ernie Goh P. 33
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS CHINA MAN by Jerrell Zhi Hong Chow NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL At the age of five, Ek Kiat left his family and village in UNIVERSITY, WEE China to be adopted by new parents in Singapore. This KIM WEE SCHOOL OF drastic transition led to a troubled childhood, as he COMMUNICATIONS & grew up with the self-inflicted pressure to suppress INFORMATION his past. China Man, a 24-minute documentary short, follows Ek Kiat as he confronts the deep-seated 24 MINS insecurities that have plagued him the past 20 years. 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Ng An Ning Director: Jerell Chow Zhi Hong Editor: Sophia Huang Hui Cinematographer: Tan Ek Kiat P. 34
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS A JIE / 阿芥 by Lian Ying NANYANG ACADEMY OF This documentary records the daily routines of FINE ARTS , DESIGN AND grandparents and interview changes that the family MEDIA made for her in the last days of the grandmother. And the attitude towards the family of death. At the 21 MINS beginning of 2019, the grandmother, who was nearly 80 years old, was given a notice of critical illness by 2019 the hospital. After the day and night rescuing, my grandmother was rescued. But she suffered from NOMINEES Alzheimer’s disease since then. The video delivers love and response. Shows positive attitude toward life and Producer/Representative: Lian Ying accepting death. Director: Lian Ying Sound Designer: Lian Ying Art Director: Lian Ying Editor: Lian Ying Scriptwriter: Lian Ying Cinematographer: Lian Ying P. 35
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS PIGEONHOLE by Mei Fong Lim LASALLE COLLEGE OF Mdm Chua and Ah Hong live together in a one-room ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL rental flat. Despite getting along well initially, their OF FILM & ANIMATION relationship turns sour when Mdm Chua confronted Ah Hong one night as she assumed that Ah Hong has 16 MINS meddled with the television. As the pair becomes more open about the issues they have with each other behind 2019 the other’s back, Ah Hong eventually finds another flat to move into with the help of a cleaner, leaving Mdm NOMINEES Chua alone in the end. Producer/Representative: Shu Yun Chiam Director: Mei Fong Lim Sound Designer: Samantha Chuan Editor: Samuel Li Scriptwriter: Mei Fong Lim Cinematographer: Haakon Teo P. 36
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS BLAQ by Damien Eu NANYANG ACADEMY OF This documentary explores how a young man named FINE ARTS, DESIGN AND Chiang, also known as “Blaqfaez”, learn about the harsh MEDIA reality of living in a discriminating society, the pains of integrating himself into his environment growing up 7 MINS and finds his identity in this world as well as who he wants to be in his life. 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng Director: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng Art Director: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng Editor: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng Scriptwriter: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng Cinematographer: Damien Eu Zhen Cheng P. 37
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS SWEET LIKE SUGAR by Yun Ru Chin NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Sugar dating platforms are growing and gaining more UNIVERSITY, WEE traction with Singaporeans but society views it as KIM WEE SCHOOL OF glorified prostitution, where girls provide sexual favours COMMUNICATIONS & in exchange for a glamorous life. However, the reality INFORMATION is not always as it seems and these sugar babies have to hide their identities in fear of the shame. We delve 12 MINS deeper into the psyche and circumstances of those in this lifestyle to understand why they took part in it and 2019 to challenge society’s perception of sex. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Zi Lei Hung Director: Yun Ru Chin Editor: Yun Ru Chin Cinematographer: Janice Lim Composer: Chris Tan Guan Yi P. 38
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MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS FOR LORN by Yan Han Hoo NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Stationed on a satellite orbiting the moon, Naut UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF finds herself trying to reach Earth to no avail. As her ART DESIGN AND MEDIA circumstances become dire, her reality begins to merge with her memories. 5 MINS Taking cues from films like THE RED TURTLE and 2018 SOLARIS, For Lorn is an atmospheric film hoping to convey a sense of melancholy, solitude and longing. NOMINEES It hopes to reassure people that, despite everything, happiness is possible. Producer/Representative: Hoo Yan Han Director: Hoo Yan Han & Im Eun Sue Sound Designer: Floris Demandt Composer: Floris Demandt P. 40
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS DANDELION IN THE WIND by Do Thi Ngan Giang NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL The main character, through the journey, discovers UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF himself and his unwavering determination to be united ART DESIGN AND MEDIA with his beloved pet. The film pays homage to Renee Magritte, the master of illusions, dreams and the 4 MINS uncanny. 2018 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Do Thi Ngan Giang Director: Do Thi Ngan Giang Sound Designer: Oliver Tab Bellmann Art Director: Do Thi Ngan Giang Editor: Do Thi Ngan Giang Scriptwriter: Do Thi Ngan Giang P. 41
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS BALANCE by Raymond Limantara Sutisna NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL Both refusing to give in until the mess they create goes UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF out of control. They then realise the only way out is to ART DESIGN AND MEDIA work together and strive for coexistence. 4 MINS 2018 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Raymond Limantara Sutisna Director: Raymond Limantara Sutisna Art Director: Raymond Limantara Sutisna, Liao Zhibin & Tracy Quek Kai Ning Editor: Raymond Limantara Sutisna, Liao Zhibin & Tracy Quek Kai Ning P. 42
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS THE GROWTH by Sarah Cheok Ling Fay LASALLE COLLEGE OF An ambitious young boy is eager to grow up so he can ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL experience the world outside of his kelong house in the OF FILM & ANIMATION middle of the ocean. Eventually he musters up courage to persude the old man, but was faced with disapproval. 8 MINS Being young and ambitious, the boy decides to go anyway. 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Sarah Cheok Ling Fay Director: Sarah Cheok Ling Fay Art Director: Morrie Tan Shu Zhen Editor: Loh Ke Hua Scriptwriter: Sarah Cheok Ling Fay Cinematographer: Sarah Cheok Ling Fay P. 43
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS TO BE APART by Jamie Goh LASALLE COLLEGE OF Having just moved into a town inhabited by Myanhs, ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL Fluzzard struggles to fit in due to his appearance. In a OF FILM & ANIMATION desperate attempt, Fluzzard changes his appearance completely to be a part of them, despite his friend, 6 MINS Johnny’s, vehement attempts to stop him. This leads to disastrous results, revealing a starting truth about 2019 identity. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Jeraldine Ong Wen Yu Director: Jamie Goh Sound Designer: Gracia Wong Art Director: Zhen Ying Jie Editor: Jeraldine Ong Wen Yu Scriptwriter: Jamie Goh Cinematographer: Zhen Ying Jie Composer: Gracia Wong P. 44
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS REVERSION by Yu Sichao LASALLE COLLEGE OF A creative young girl who fights to pursue her dreams. ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL OF FILM & ANIMATION 5 MINS 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Chong Jia En Director: Yu Sichao Art Director: Chong Jia En Cinematographer: Chong Jia En P. 45
MEDIA STUDENT NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS NOW OR LATER by Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof LASALLE COLLEGE OF Two train crew members need to deliver an ice ARTS, PUTTNAM SCHOOL sculpture but they notice some distractions and end OF FILM & ANIMATION up procrastinating too much. The next morning, they realise that they wasted hours of productivity. So 5 MINS they try to make up for lost time by rushing to their destination. Although they managed to arrive on time, 2019 they discover that the end result of their efforts is not what they, and their client, expect. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof Director: Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof Art Director: Nurulhazira Binti Jasni Editor: Nurulhazira Binti Jasni Scriptwriter: Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof Cinematographer: Muhammad Yusri Bin Muhammad Yusof P. 46
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OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS A TIME FOR US / 萍水相逢 by Alvin Lee 30 MINS A pregnant woman from the countryside travels to Beijing to purchase a Beijing Hukou (Residency Permit) 2019 for her unborn child through the black market. There, she was arranged into a sham marriage with a man NOMINEES who can’t express himself vocally. Producer/Representative: Alvin Lee Director: Alvin Lee Editor: Alvin Lee Scriptwriter: Alvin Lee P. 49
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS ENLISTMENT by Kang Sheng Tang 14 MINS Ron, Jacky and Navin hang out for one last night before enlisting into two years of military service. Through 2018 the night they reflect on their time together only to discover that the cracks in their friendship were deeper NOMINEES than they thought. This leads to an escalation and they will never be able to return to how they were before. Producer/Representative: Zhi Qi Yeo Director: Kang Sheng Tang Sound Designer: Wong Hui Grace Editor: Eugene Seah Scriptwriter: Kang Sheng Tang Cinematographer: Fiona Wong Wan Yu P. 50
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