OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS SARAH by Andre Chong 19 MINS ‘Sarah’ is a short film on a newly inducted Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight attendant who faces difficulty 2019 adjusting to her job. Together with her Filipino domestic helper, the two form an unusual bond over their NOMINEES conscious sacrifices of being away from home. Producer/Representative: Lim Zeharn Lead Actress: Numhon Techalapanarasme Director: Andre Chong Sound Designer: Teh Matthias Art Director: Lim Zeherng Editor: Lim Zeherng Scriptwriter: Wai Zi Ying Cinematographer: Lim Zeharn P. 51
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS A SPECTACULAR SIGHT by Rifyal Giffari 15 MINS A young woman, Lynn, is getting dressed as her family hounds her to hasten. There’s excitement outside her 2018 room and as she goes out she sees her family dressed and their faces are painted. Excitement builds as NOMINEES they listen to National Day songs in the car. However, Lynn’s father suddenly clutches the wheel and begins Producer/Representative: sweating profusely. The National Day parade plays Angelina Bok Hui Wen & out on the hospital TV. A sliver of the fireworks is seen Engku M. Iqbal bursting outside the window. Lead Actress: Yuslina Binte Muhamad Yussof Director: Rifyal Giffari Sound Designer: Grace Wong Art Director: Julie Liew Editor: Derwin Tan Scriptwriter: Rifyal Giffari Cinematographer: Jolinna Ang P. 52
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS STILL by Lee Jing Wei 4 MINS STILL is an audio and visual journey centered on an old lady whom is forgotten by the people she loves. 2019 NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Lee Jing Wei Director: Lee Jing Wei Sound Designer: Lee Jing Wei Art Director: Lee Jing Wei Editor: Lee Jing Wei Cinematographer: Lee Jing Wei P. 53
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS YOU IDIOT by Kris Ong 12 MINS ‘You Idiot’ follows Darren and Matt, two Singaporean teenagers at a crossroads of their life. On a night spent 2018 wandering around the city-state, the pair write a song about what is to come in their happy-go-lucky world. NOMINEES ‘You Idiot’ is an observation of a gentle and playful friendship between two young men, set against the Producer/Representative: Kris Ong backdrop of a relentlessly developing country that Lead Actor: Adam Jared Lee demands more from them than they can give. Director: Kris Ong Editor: Malcolm Chen Scriptwriter: Kris Ong Cinematographer: Lincoln Yeo Composer: Darren Cheng & Adam Jared Lee P. 54
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / LIVE ACTION FILMS SIN-SFO by Leon Cheo 12 MINS As they drive to San Francisco, married couple Angie and Danny debate a decision which will change their 2018 lives forever. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Leon Cheo Director: Leon Cheo Sound Designer: Wei Yong Teo Art Director: Sandara Montenegro Editor: Huda Azzis Scriptwriter: Leon Cheo Cinematographer: Jon Keng Composer: Wei Yong Teo P. 55
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OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS TRAILER BOYS by Yusri Sapari 23 MINS Trailer Boys follows the journey of Muhammad Irfan Rafieh, a key member of Abam2 Trailer Singapura, 2018 which is a community of heavy vehicle drivers from Singapore. Truck drivers are mostly seen as uneducated NOMINEES and unskilled compared to the rest of society, especially in fast-paced competitive Singapore. This Producer/Representative: film explores how young truck drivers in Singapore such Yusri Sapari as Irfan find ways to break stereotypes and improve Director: Yusri Sapari how society perceives them through their day to day Editor: Yusri Sapari work and their trailer club. Scriptwriter: Yusri Sapari Cinematographer: Yusri Sapari P. 57
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS WHITE GORILLA by Charles Packer 18 MINS Filmmaker chronicles his grandfather’s life using old photographs, home videos, interviews, letters, and 2019 footage taken while following in his grandfather’s footsteps, exploring how we remember our departed NOMINEES loved ones. Producer/Representative: Charles Packer Director: Charles Packer Sound Designer: Audrey Lee Editor: Shui Min Ko Scriptwriter: Charles Packer Cinematographer: Beaumont Loy P. 58
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS ROJAK ROMANCE by Christine Seow 22 MINS In this documentary film, a young mixed-race couple (a Malaysian Ceylonese Tamil male and a Chinese 2018 American female) interrogate differing religious backgrounds, expectations on children, and meeting NOMINEES each others’ families, as they speculate on how to exist as a mixed-race couple in multiracial, yet CMIO-centric Producer/Representative: Jeremy Oh Singapore. Through Tinesh and Jane’s personal journey, Director: Christine Seow Rojak Romance examines the history and identity of Editor: Danfeng Zhang the Ceylonese Tamil community. Cinematographer: Meng Chee Chia P. 59
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS CORRIDORS OF DIVERSITY by Kevin Siyuan Ma 3 MINS Filmed in Singapore, “Corridors of Diversity” is a multi- layered showcase of urban planning, architectural 2019 and day-to-day elements that characterised the urban image of this high density city state. This NOMINEES short film is a montage of communal corridors along various HDB blocks of different regions, subzones and Producer/Representative: neighbourhoods, of different designs, each offering Kevin Siyuan Ma a unique view that forms an integral piece of the Director: Kevin Siyuan Ma Singapore built environment. Cinematographer: Kevin Siyuan Ma P. 60
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS RELIGIOUS PROCESSION by Dave Lim 17 MINS Religious Procession is an experimental documentary film of public religious processions undertaken 2019 Hinduism and Taoism. In heavily contested and regulated space, syncretic religions intermix with each NOMINEES other, forming a curious mixture of religious harmony. Shot over the period of 2 years, the 17-minute two Producer/Representative: Dave Lim channels film compares trance, acts of penance and Director: Dave Lim rituals. Weaving between histories and contrasting Sound Designer: Dave Lim understandings of religious processions, the film Editor: Dave Lim throws a question at the audience: How do we Cinematographer: Dave Lim build religious harmony in increasingly fragmented societies? P. 61
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS TRESPASS: STORIES FROM SINGAPORE’S THIEVES MARKET by OKJ 30 MINS In 2017, the infamous Sungei Road Thieves Market, which predates the founding of Singapore by over 30 2018 years, was forced to close and make way for the future. Its impending closure ignited dialogues about the NOMINEES value of heritage, heart for the disenfranchised, and sentimentality for history. Producer/Representative: OKJ Director: OKJ In documenting its final days, this documentary also Sound Designer: Cheng Lijie serves as a one-of-a-kind time capsule for future Editor: Eugene Seah generations to experience the sun-baked streets of the Cinematographer: OKJ Thieves Market, its characters and items galore. P. 62
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / DOCUMENTARY FILMS MOVING ON by Vanessa Tan 19 MINS Moving on is a documentary short film telling of Madam Hsueh’s return to her last home in Pingtung, Taiwan. 2019 The house built by her late father stands preserved in time, its items fading yellow under a thick layer of NOMINEES dust. As Madam Hsueh sieves through the belongings, sweet and painful memories bubble to the surface. She Producer/Representative: recalls her experiences decades later, scrubbing the Vanessa Tan house clean before the next owner calls it their new Director: Vanessa Tan home. Sound Designer: Tina He Xiao Art Director: Ying Jia Chua Editor: Bernice Ho Cinematographer: Ying Jia Chua P. 63
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OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS KINGDOM by Wei Keong Tan 6 MINS A lost man falls apart in a forest. The quiet, atmospheric terrain of the forest is undisturbed until 2018 a man comes along. Seemingly lost, he enters the unknown space, observing and exploring the area, NOMINEES before he starts to fall apart. Beneath the deceptively simple actions of the character lies a layered approach Producer/Representative: to his psyche, which hinges on isolation and a sense of Wei Keong Tan belonging. Director: Wei Keong Tan Art Director: Wei Keong Tan Editor: Zihan Loo Scriptwriter: Wei Keong Tan Cinematographer: Wei Keong Tan P. 65
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS THE WAY HOME by Kai Lun Pang 12 MINS Ana crash lands on a dangerous planet and meets a curious creature while waiting for rescue. When it ruins 2019 her one-way ticket back, Ana must learn to trust her newfound friend to find the way home. NOMINEES Producer/Representative: Joshua Ang Qian Yong Director: Kai Lun Pang Sound Designer: Joshua Ang Qian Yong Art Director: Liew Yu Liang John Editor: Joshua Ang Qian Yong Scriptwriter: Georgia Low May Ling Composer: Georgia Low May Ling P. 66
OPEN YOUTH NOMINEES / ANIMATION FILMS AUTOMATONOMY by Jerrold Chong 7 MINS In a dystopian scifi society amidst social unrest between Humans and Automatons, an orphan rescues 2018 an injured girl from the rumble of violence. As they hide out together in a bunkerlike room, their burgeoning NOMINEES friendship gets tested as external forces threaten to fracture how one sees the Other. Producer/Representative: Andre Quek Director: Jerrold Chong & Mark Wee Sound Designer: Lim Ting Li Art Director: Yanyun Chen Editor: Jiaying Lee Scriptwriter: Jerrold Chong & Mark Wee Cinematographer: Andre Quek, Jerrold Chong & Mark Wee P. 67
SPECIAL THANKS SPECIAL The fifth edition of the National Youth Film Awards is made THANKS possible by people 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 & SGIFF, jury members, sponsors, partners and supporters for their contribution and continuous support in making the National Youth Film Awards a reality. AWARDS DIRECTORIAL PRE-SELECTION JURY MEMBERS AWARD SUPPORTERS Goh Kok Wee and Juan Foo, He Shuming, Creative Technology Ltd and Wayuni Hadi Michael Kam, Low Ser En, Screenwriters Association Ezzam Rahman and (Singapore) PROJECT & AWARDS MANAGEMENT Warren Sin MEDIA PARTNER *SCAPE JURY MEMBERS Shirley Tan, Lingual Tan, MediaCorp Ngeow Yin Teen, Belinda Sharifah Amani, Cynthia Teo, Venges Nathan, Chong, David Chua, PR & MEDIA AGENCY Raja Arunagiri, Daphne Jeremy Chua, Lei Yuan Chua, Simran Dsouza, Bin, Sharon Loh, Christine PRecious Communications Elena Karim, Dave Koh, Sham, Carlene Tan, Jenny Lim, Mo Hui Ren, Tan Chih Chong, Lillian WITH SUPPORT FROM Myo Min Oo, Phua Yin Yin, Wang, Yim Mun Chong, Josephine Tan, Shersain Ervin Han and Yeow Kai Chai Infocomm Media Tan, Tay Shi Hong, Joey Teo, Development Authority Yong Chee Seng and NYFA 2019 CONFERENCE Singapore Film Society Zaw Zaw Aung SPEAKERS AND PARTNERS Beach House Pictures Pte SGIFF Ltd Ang Hwee Sim, Leong Ghazi Alqudcy, Boo Junfeng, Puiyee, Tan Si En, Chai Yee Wei, Jeremy Chua, VIDEOS Sarah How, Mabelyn Ow, Lionel Chok, He Shuming, Gwendaline Lim, Olivia Tay, Huang Junxiang, Pangolin Films Vess Chua, Renee Tan K. Rajagopal, Lai Weijie, Fiction Shore Low Ser En, Michael AWARDS EVENT MANAGEMENT Kan (Shooting Gallery BROUGHT TO YOU BY Asia), Raymond Serene Yap, Najiha Sanusi, Phathanavirangoon, *SCAPE Silas Ignatius Lau, Shining Vincent Quek, Stuart Goh, Charlyn Pereira, Stephen and Wee Li Lin ORGANISED BY Vanessa Foo, Alberta Wileo, Manoj Kumar, Chua Mei Qin, AWARD PARTNERS Singapore International Kwek Jing Yi Fiona, Justina Film Festival Hussain, Wang Chuqiao, Adobe Systems Pte Ltd, Joy Lim, Myra Koh Yujie, Cathay Photo Store (Pte) SUPPORTED BY Laura, Choo Suyin, Ltd, MAGES Institute of Pang Hao Yi, Kirsten Goh Su Excellence, Mocha Chai National Youth Council En and Marinah Hardy Laboratories Pte Ltd, RED Giant, Rotolight and Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd P. 68
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