The three-day festival organised by the Singapore High Commission in association with Indian Habitat Film Club is set to end on August 7 and features a diverse selection of films.
Each film will be followed by a dialogue with the filmmaker in attendance. Entry is open to public and free on a first-come-first-served basis.
"In India, Singapore carries an image of a cosmopolitan, technology-enabled nation. Through the Singapore Film Festival, we hope to show a softer and artistic side of our country. We have come a long way as a young, migrant nation and have many unique stories to tell. We hope they would touch Indian audiences and deepen understanding between our cultures," says Kester Tay, festival programmer and First Secretary at the Singapore High Commission.
The film features seven of Singapore's top filmmakers who made seven short films, or 'love letters', on what Singapore means to them.
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They include award-winning filmmakers Eric Khoo and Boo Junfeng, whose film 'The Apprentice' showed in the Un Certain Regard section at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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with an Indian perspective. His latest film 'The Yellow Bird' on a Singaporean Indian ex-convict showed at the International Critics' Week of this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The screening will be followed by a dialogue with Payamal and Ng, herself a multidisciplinary artist who works in the fields of performance, literature, illustration and cinema.
Two of the animated films - 'The Great Escape' by Tan Wei Keong and 'The Tiger of 142B' by Harry and Henry Zhuang - have been selected to compete in renowned international animation festivals.
The screening will be followed by a workshop by internationally-celebrated animation artist Tan Wei Keong, who will speak on Singapore's animation industry and his creative process and craftsmanship.