mm2 Entertainment Pte. Ltd., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange-listed mm2 Asia Ltd. (“mm2
Asia”), announced today that it will launch the Movie Makers Short Film
Competition (我要当导演) in Singapore,
together with FOX International Channels’ (“FIC”) flagship Chinese
movies channel, SCM (衛視電影台). This competition is
an initiative aimed at developing new talent in the local film industry as well
as providing aspiring directors with opportunities to showcase their potential.
A
panel of regional judges will pick the top 3 winners. The panel comprises of
acclaimed film practitioners; Singaporean directors Jack Neo (Ah Boys to Men
series) and Eric Khoo (My Magic), Malaysian director Chiu Keng Guan (The
Journey), Taiwanese director Raymond Jiang (Café. Waiting. Love) and
Hong Kong award-winning actor-producer Gordon Lam (Gallants).
The three winners will be awarded cash prizes. There will also be products sponsored by Canon Cinema EOS Systems. The total value of the prizes amount to over S$20,000. The winning films will also be broadcasted in Singapore on FIC’s leading premium Chinese movies channel SCM. In addition, one of the winners will be given the opportunity to produce a feature film with mm2 Entertainment.
"After
so many years of making movies, it is my pleasure to play a part in helping
aspiring new directors make their dreams come true,” said Gordon Lam.
“I am
excited by the idea of this regional competition as I started off making short
films. I look forward to the judging and hopefully I will discover some gems
along the way,” said Eric Khoo.
“I
enjoy watching short films. Every time I find interesting and touching
short films at the festivals, I get very excited,” said Taiwanese director
Raymond Jiang. “I hope this short film competition will bring me on another
amazing trip.”
"Most
world class film directors had humble starts from short films and I look
forward to the emergence of future great directors from this competition,"
said Chiu Keng Guan.
“I
strongly believe in supporting short film competitions, because this is a good
place to discover directors and actors with great potential,” said Jack Neo. “Singaporeans should band
together to support our own local talents and films.”
Movie
Makers Short Film Competition (我要当导演),
is open to all Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents who are 18 years of
age as of 1 June 2015. Submissions start on 1 June 2015, Monday and
ends on 31 July 2015, Friday.
Each
short film entry must be solely produced for Movie Makers Short Film
Competition (我要当导演) and must not be
available elsewhere or entered into any other film competitions. The film
duration must be under 10 minutes.
Ten
finalists will be selected for the Awards Night scheduled in early September
2015, with the top 3 winners announced on the night itself. Details will be
released closer to date.
Terms
and conditions of the Competition and application forms are available at www.mm2moviemakers.com
Applications
forms are to be submitted to entry@mm2moviemakers.com.
Movie
Makers Short Film Competition (我要当导演)
is organised by mm2 Entertainment Pte Ltd and FIC; Presented by Canon Cinema
EOS Systems, with StarHub as the Main Sponsor.