The Singapore International Film Festival, bounced back last year after a hiatus. Now it asserts a dual role: showcasing international films, and providing a global platform for the best of Singaporean cinema. As the 26th edition of the festival kicked off the Singapore Media Festival, Variety caught up with programmer and executive director Yuni Hadi.
Variety: What are the principles or guiding themes behind the competition selection?
Yuni Hadi: “We try to put forth our personality as a festival through our key programmes like our opening film and films in competition. Our Asian feature film competition and Southeast Asian Short Film Competition is where we place emphasis on filmmakers with strong individual voices, focusing on their first few films. Every year we also like to highlight Singaporean films and this year it’s been the 20th anniversary of “Bugis Street” and “Mee Pok Man” (both films are restored versions), reminding...
Variety: What are the principles or guiding themes behind the competition selection?
Yuni Hadi: “We try to put forth our personality as a festival through our key programmes like our opening film and films in competition. Our Asian feature film competition and Southeast Asian Short Film Competition is where we place emphasis on filmmakers with strong individual voices, focusing on their first few films. Every year we also like to highlight Singaporean films and this year it’s been the 20th anniversary of “Bugis Street” and “Mee Pok Man” (both films are restored versions), reminding...
- 11/26/2015
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
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