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2007 Asian Festival of 1st Films Call for Entries kicks off at Cannes
3rd Annual Festival in Singapore to Promote Excellence in Filmmaking Launches its 2007 Campaign at Cannes to Filmmakers World Wide
21 May, 2007, Singapore - The acclaimed annual competition for first-time Asian film makers, the 2007 Asian Festival of 1st Films (AFFF), announces its call for entries with a road show at Cannes to promote the event as the definitive resource pool for ‘The Next Big Thing’ in Film.
This year the festival has expanded its vision to include the Pacific countries including Australia and New Zealand.
The festival, now in its third year, accepts quality films and documentaries from filmmakers of Asian Pacific origin from across the world. Submission forms, rules and regulations are available on the AFFF website at "http://www.asianfirstfilms.com". There is no entry fee and the final submission deadline is 31 August 2007.
Over 300 submissions were received last year from across the world. Hot on the heels of last year’s AFFF, that featured films and documentaries, including sell-out shows for local production, Becoming Royston, which went on to be acquired by Singapore distributors, Cathay-Keris Films. Teamwork Productions, the organizers of AFFF is kicking off their road show at the Cannes film festival this year.
In 2006 over 9 films and documentaries were received from Singapore and 2 productions were nominated for Best Documentary and Best Cinematographer, Best Script and Best Male Actor in the Documentary and the Film categories respectively. We hope to have an even better showing from Singapore in this third year of the Festival.
All entries are screened by a professionally-acclaimed selection committee from across the world who come together for one week to view films and nominate the best across the 9 award categories. These top nominated films will be announced in October and screened at the third Asian Festival of 1st Films in Singapore in December. A grand Jury comprising of world-renowned celebrity directors and actors will judge the nominated films and announce their decision at the glittering awards night on 5 December 2007.
“We are the launch pad to commercial success for first-time filmmakers. We believe there is incredible talent across Asia which needs to be recognized, awarded and their films distributed widely to the rest of the world,” says Sanjoy Roy, Festival Director for AFFF.
Roy adds, “The movie-making industry is always looking out for the next big thing. We believe AFFF is such a resource and this is why we are reaching out to larger number of distributors, studios and talent hunters in Cannes this year.”
The festival will recognize excellence in 9 categories that include:
· Best Actor in a Leading Role
· Best Actress in a Leading Role
· Best Cinematographer
· Best Director
· Best Director (Documentary)
· Best Documentary
· Best Film
· Best Producer
· Best Script or Screenplay
For more information on the AFFF, please log on to www.asianfirstfilms.com or visit the blog at www.afff2006.blogspot.com.
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For submission enquiries and clarification, please contact
Asian Festival of 1st Films
Teamwork Production
124A Telok Ayer Street
Singapore 068594
PHONE: 00 65 6225 4181
FAX: 00 65 6296 5667
EMAIL: kartik@teamworkprod.com
WEBSITE: www.asianfirstfilms.com
Golden Village Cinema Europa, launches its first ‘Blog Aloud’ session targeted at true movie connoisseurs and patrons who are interested in the art of filmmaking. Conceptualised for people who love the craft of filmmaking, the interactive sessions will allow movie-goers to watch a film and have a discussion at the end of the film.
‘Blog Aloud at Cinema Europa’ is open to public and tickets are not required to attend the talk after the movie.
“We invite all movie lovers to join us for ‘Blog Aloud at Cinema Europa’ where there will be interactive Q&A sessions with the filmmakers which will last about 45 minutes after the film screening . ‘Blog Aloud at Cinema Europa’ will be a regular feature as we build more and more interactivity in and about Cinema Europa, our first arthouse cinema in Singapore. We aim to create the most conducive environment for connoisseurs who will relish the feeling akin to having a film festival all year round!" said Mr Kenneth Tan, Managing Director of Golden Village Multiplex.
The first ‘Blog Aloud at Cinema Europa’ session will take place on 6 June 2007 following an exclusive sneak preview of the animated movie Legend of the Sea where both director Benjamin Toh and producer Titus Ho will share their experience of bringing an animated feature film to fruition.
Date: 6 June 07, Wednesday
Time: 7:20pm session (‘Blog Aloud’ session starts after film screening)
Venue: GV VivoCity, Cinema Europa
Ticket Price: $10 per person (Ticket price for film only. ‘Blog Aloud’ session is open to public. No tickets or payment required.)
”We hope that by sharing our personal experience through the ‘Blog Aloud at Cinema Europa’, we can also engage our local movie-goers to be more supportive of the industry,” says Benjamin Toh, Director of Legend of the Sea.
Cinema Europa appeals to the true movie connoisseur by screening the finest international films in a sophisticated environment. Elegant and intimate, Cinema Europa, was created to give patrons the experience of “a film festival all year round” and screens arthouse movies, Asian films including award winners, well-loved classics and other film fare which otherwise does not usually get the chance to be programmed and shown in Singapore. Cinema Europa allows the audience to be immersed in a different world of movie sophistication. Located in Golden Village VivoCity and fully equipped with digital sound, deluxe stadium seating, and a magnificent floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall screen, Cinema Europa has had success in the screening of movies like Fast Food Nation, History Boys and Love for Share.
Golden Village has plans to organise other ‘Blog Aloud’ sessions for Singapore films Gone Shopping, and 881 and Thai film, Alone. Speakers for the upcoming Blog Aloud sessions will include the producers and directors of the films.
During their appearance at IMM, the group shared interesting happenings and experiences while making MIW. Apart from greeting the audiences, the talented cast also belted out 2 of MIW Theme songs, namely: Men In White and You Singaporean (a Hokkien and Cantonese track respectively) entertaining the crowd.
MIW Talent-search winner, David Aw also did a rendition of Andy Lau's song which is the bonus track in MIW OST and produced by acclaimed musician Wu Jiaming.