{"id":523367,"date":"2022-12-08T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/singapore-film-festival-4-takeaways\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T11:50:00","slug":"singapore-film-festival-4-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/singapore-film-festival-4-takeaways\/","title":{"rendered":"#Singapore Film Festival: 4 Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d818b60466\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d818b60466\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/singapore-film-festival-4-takeaways\/#Singapore_Film_Festival_4_Takeaways\" >Singapore Film Festival: 4 Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Singapore_Film_Festival_4_Takeaways\"><\/span>Singapore Film Festival: 4 Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Welcoming nearly 200 international guests from film delegations and juries, the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) marked an exuberant return to the hustle and bustle of its pre-pandemic editions. Running from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, the festival offered 101 films and a first-ever VR short film program, with Singaporean films comprising over a quarter of the lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The tides of change have been stirring since the festival brought in new program director Thong Kay Wee for the 2021 edition, which saw a significant revamp of its program sections. However, this year\u2019s fully-physical format proved to be the first real testing ground for the festival\u2019s new changes. <\/p>\n<p>Here are four takeaways from the 2022 edition of the festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>Expanded geographical ambitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    There is a significant geographical expansion underway in the festival\u2019s programming and industry labs. For example, the festival\u2019s Producers Network has expanded to include producers across Asia, compared to just Southeast Asia in previous editions. \u201cThe networking opportunities within Southeast Asia are great, but it\u2019s important to enlarge the network for the producers,\u201d SGIFF\u2019s executive director Emily J. Hoe shares. Fran Borgia \u2014 producer of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>rentice<\/em> (Un Certain Regard winner at Cannes 2016) and <em>A Land Imagined<\/em> (Golden Leopard winner at Locarno 2018) \u2014 served as the program specialist for the new Asian Producers Network. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:1296px;\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((730\/1296)*100%);\">\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VS11124-1.jpg?w=1296\" alt=\"Emily J. Hoe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VS11124-1.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VS11124-1.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VS11124-1.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VS11124-1.jpg?resize=450,253 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"730\" width=\"1296\" decoding=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\"><span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">SGIFF\u2019s executive director, Emily J. Hoe<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                    <cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">SGIFF<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Hoe points out the festival\u2019s opening film, <em>Assault<\/em> by Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov, as another example of how SGIFF is casting the net wider. \u201cWe were excited that we had a Central Asian film for the first time as an opening film,\u201d Hoe says. \u201cThis goes back to diversity and broadening people\u2019s knowledge of how fabulous films can be from regions that aren\u2019t as well known.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Since last year, the festival has shifted away from curating purely by region and towards curating by theme, with sections like Foreground (genre films, including Iranian thriller drama\u00a0<em>World War III<\/em>), Altitude (films by established filmmakers, such as Hong Sang-soo\u2019s <em>The Novelist\u2019s Film <\/em>and Lav Diaz\u2019s <em>A Tale of Filipino Violence<\/em>) and Undercurrent (experimental films like Australia\u2019s <em>The Plains<\/em>). Hoe points out that this approach will push audiences to open their minds to a greater variety of films, as region-focused programming often says little about the work beyond its national origin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Looking to the future, Hoe says the festival aspires to forge collaborations with other film festivals around the world, as well as connecting its Southeast Asian Film Lab with overseas film development incubators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>Triumphant homecoming for two alumni titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Two stalwart films, which have seen outstanding runs on the global festival circuit this year \u2014 <em>Autobiography<\/em> and <em>Leonor Will Never Die<\/em> \u2014 celebrated their homecoming at SGIFF as alumni of the festival\u2019s Southeast Asian Film Lab. These two films are also all directorial debuts from Makbul Mubarak and Martika Ramirez Escobar, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cProjects don\u2019t happen overnight. They genuinely don\u2019t have very fast timelines,\u201d shares Hoe, on how she evaluates whether the festival\u2019s Film Academy programs meet their goals. \u201cFor us, the measurement of success happens over time. It\u2019s not something that we can force, especially with the drive towards more collaborations and co-productions. These can get more complex and need more time to develop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    An alumnus of the Southeast Asian Film Lab, Mubarak\u2019s <em>Autobiography<\/em> celebrated a jubilant homecoming as it clinched the top prize at SGIFF\u2019s Silver Screen Awards. The festival\u2019s jury \u2014\u00a0which includes Lav Diaz, Ritu Sarin and Kim Soyoung and New York Film Festival artistic director Dennis Lim \u2014 bestowed the Best Asian Film award to the Indonesian feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Filipina filmmaker Escobar\u2019s feature, <em>Leonor Will Never Die<\/em>, won the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit at the Sundance Film Festival this year and screened as part of the Asian Feature Film Competition at SGIFF.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIt\u2019s really about that network of connections, and then whether that inspires collaboration, co-production or even an offer of help,\u201d Hoe adds. \u201cIt comes in many ways, shapes and forms. There are all these conversations that we don\u2019t know have happened and might only come out later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>Tech-driven filmmaking in independent cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The festival also placed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> under a critical spotlight, responding to top-of-the-mind issues in tech-driven filmmaking. SGIFF launched its first-ever VR film program with two Singaporean short films. Additionally, SGIFF held a forum titled \u201cFuture of Cinema: We All Paint Ourselves Green\u201d tackling questions like the place of visual effects and CGI, given the tight budgets in independent filmmaking. The forum also covered the growing use of virtual production, extended reality (XR) and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> engines in Asian filmmaking.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The festival\u2019s enthusiasm in engaging with these topics proved timely, with Singapore\u2019s Infocomm <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Development Authority announcing on Dec. 7 that it will launch a $5 million Virtual Production Innovation Fund. This fund will be used to develop the local media industry\u2019s capabilities in virtual production technology, partnering with the UK\u2019s National Film and Television School for training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <strong>Audience development remains a priority for next year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Hoe shares that audience development is one critical area where the festival is looking to intensify its efforts next year. While the festival organizes community screenings and runs film education programs in schools, Hoe acknowledges that growing an appetite for independent films among the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public in Singapore remains a key challenge. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe strategy was to get local films out in front of the general audience who have not had the chance to watch and realize that there is amazing talent,\u201d Hoe says. \u201cWe still need to continue to build the audience and hopefully people see a little bit more independent cinema.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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