Snapshots from SINEMA Retrospective!: Fran Borgia's Tapas Treats

Visitors Get a Chop & Programme Sheet at the ‘Registration Checkpoint’

A Spot to ‘Chill Out’ While Waiting for the Door to Open

The 2011 debut session of Sinema Retrospective! featured the works of Fran Borgia, a familiar 'foreign talent' whose name we have often seen appearing on the credits of local films as director, assistant director and producer.

(Left to Right) Actress Bobbi Chen, Fran Borgia, Tara Tan & Filmmaker Ong Chao Hong

True to the retrospective format the curatorial team selected six short films where Fran had ‘a hand’ as director, assistant director and producer over a span of six years (2004 - 2010).

Fran Borgia & Tara Tan Posing With ‘Early Birds’ Before the Start of the Screening

The screening selection included ASIA (Fran Borgia), CHANGI MURALS (Boo Junfeng), REFLECTIONS (Ho Tzu Nyen), KATONG FUGUE (Boo Junfeng), MASALA MAMA (Michael Kam) & TIMELESS (K. Rajagopal).

Fran was in attendance for a Q&A session moderated by arts journalist & director Tara Tan.

Tara Tan Made Fran Borgia Answer Some very 'Tough' Questions

Photo Credit :Singapore Polytechnic

Sinema Retrospective! is a new programme format hosted by Sinema Old School and curated by academic staff and students from School of Architecture and the Built Environment (Diploma in Integrated Events & Project Management), Singapore Polytechnic.

The organisers hope to bring local films and personalities to regular cinema goers and festival programmers.