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Winners of the 2nd Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF)

The esteemed jury of acclaimed actress Cecilia Yip, documentarian Michael Yorke, director Ketan Mehta, screenwriter Jim Hart and cinematographer Volker Langhoff gifted China's "The Road" Best Film, Best Script and the new Foreign Press Choice’s Purple Orchid award, making it the big winner on Wednesday's star-studded awards ceremony at the Jubilee Hall.


The List of Winners:

Best Film
The Road (China)

Best Producer
Ramakant Gaikwad, Dombivli Fast (India)
Lam Nguyen, Journey from the Fall (US)

Best Director
Nishikanth Kamat, Dombivli Fast (India)
Ham Tran, Journey from the Fall (US)

Best Actor
Le Go, The Road in the Air (Taiwan)

Best Actress
Kangana Ranaut, Gangster (India)

Best Screenplay
Yuan Daju and Zhang Jiarui, The Road (China)

Best Cinematographer
Tassaduq Hussain, Omkara (India)
Bobby Singh, Gangster (India)

Best Documentary
One Show Less (India)

Best Director of Documentary
Roseanne Liang, Banana in a Nutshell (New Zealand)

Foreign Press Association Choice
The Road (China)

DEATH NOTE Fever Is Back In Singapore This December!

DEATH NOTE, the film adaptation of the popular Japanese manga of the same name is the highest grossing Japanese movie in Singapore for 2006! It grossed over S$1.4 million after playing in the theatres for 4 weeks. Come 28th December, its sequel DEATH NOTE 2 THE LAST NAME will hit our screens islandwide!

This sequel will see Light join the task force to search for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself and also, to get rid of L. The mystery deepens as another Death Note with its shinigami, is brought into the human world. A second and third Kira complicates the mystery. Making things even more unpredictable are the ‘Eyes of Death’, given to the second Kira, enabling the owner to know the true identity and lifespan of any person. Who will be the Last name?

In anticipation of popular demand, distributors Golden Village Pictures and Encore Films have arranged for two special marathons held at GV Plaza and GV Tampines on Friday, 29th December. Fans will be able to enjoy both DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE 2 THE LAST NAME in a single screening at a price of $19. One DEATH NOTE 2 THE LAST NAME pocket calendar will also be given out for every two tickets purchased.

Tickets for the two marathon screenings can be purchased via all GV sales channel (GV box office, GV website, telephone booking hotline and AXS machines) from Thursday, 14th December onwards.

http://www.moviexclusive.com/review/deathnote2/deathnote2thelastname.htm

"CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER" SINGAPORE GALA

CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER, China's submission for the Academy Awards®, will be released in Singapore by Buena Vista International.

Directed by critically acclaimed Zhang Yimou (Hero, Raise the Red Lantern) and produced by Bill Kong (Fearless, House of Flying Daggers), the film sees the comeback of the veteran actor, Chow Yun Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, coming Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) to the Asian movie scene. The veteran actor is joined by notable actress Gong Li (Miami Vice, Memoirs of a Geisha) for the first time. The movie also casts a leading role for Asia's pop idol, Jay Chou (Initial D,) in his period epic debut.

In the spirit of such a landmark film, the leading cast will be in Singapore to promote the film and to grace the Gala Premiere of the movie. The event will be held at the Golden Village Cineplex at VivoCity on December 12, 2006.

Curse of the Golden Flower is the most ambitious undertaking in Chinese contemporary filmmaking history which brings Zhang Yimou's production to an even greater height. It promises to be Zhang's most colorful and biggest production to date, fusing great visual composition with high drama and romantic intrigue.

The sense of opulence is intensely portrayed in the movie through the extensive use of the color gold and elaborate costumes. Colorful Chinese art glass forms the entire structure of the palace from the pillars, walls and windows, to intensify hues and translucence. The end result is both astonishing and elaborate.

An epic tale of love, betrayal and ultimately vengeance the plot concerns the volatile balance of power between the King (Chow Yun Fat), the Queen (Gong Li) and his three sons in the mysterious Tang Dynasty Imperial palace grounds.

"Curse of the Golden Flower" opens in Singapore theatres December 21, 2006

Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF) 2006

The 2^nd Asian Festival of First Films is coming to an end on December 5^th 2006. If you’ve yet to catch them, reserve your tickets with Golden Village’s online booking service. You can also purchase them at the Arts House.

The 22 nominated first films and documentaries will compete for nine awards in the categories of: Best Film, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Script or Screenplay, Best Cinematographer or Editor, Best Documentary, and Best Director (Documentary).

This year’s nominee list includes, two Singaporean films in “Becoming Royston”, garnering 3 nominations including Best Script and “A Hero’s Journey” which is up for Best Documentary!

The festival culminates in a grand, star-studded Awards Night at Jubilee Hall, where the results of the competition will be announced.

The screening schedule AFFF 2006: http://www.asianfirstfilms.com/screen_schedule.pdf