February 15, 2024
Singapore – In 2024, more than 20 films produced with Singapore’s participation will be released at festivals and cinemas.
They range from mainstream comedies (Money No Enough 3 and King of Hawkers) to studies of grief (Goodbye) to horror (Morte Cucina and Oran There is a wide range of products including “Ikan”).
Here’s a selection of Singapore-made movies that are sure to capture the attention of viewers in the coming months.
i’m not stupid 3
director: jack neo
release: June 2024 (planned)
The release of I Not Stupid (2002), a comedy about funneling children into a stream of education considered inferior, was a hit and spawned a sequel. I Not Stupid Too (2006) explored the gap between the goals parents set for their children and their children’s aspirations.
The new film focuses on the plight of newly arrived Ji Hao (Chinese child actor Zhou Yu Chen) and Wen Ting (Chinese actress Fu Jing) as they try to adjust to life in Singapore, including the education system. There is. The rest of the cast is made up of local actors Glenn Yong, Terrence Kao, and Jay Liu.
stranger eyes
director: Yo Shuwa
release: Mid 2024
Singaporean director Yeo’s previous film, the police thriller A Land Imagined (2018), won the top Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as two Golden Horses for Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Film Score. Award-winning.
His new work is also a mystery thriller. Set in Singapore, the story centers on Darren (Taiwanese actor Wu Chien-ho), a young father whose young daughter goes missing. He suspects the involvement of his neighbor Go (Taiwanese actor and director Li Kang-sheng) and takes steps to prove Go’s guilt.
Women
director: The Mau Nine
release: Mid 2024
We investigate the lives of exploited people in Myanmar. Meetet (Sule) is a traumatized young woman whose father was arrested by the military. The teenager, now the breadwinner of her family, takes a job at a garment factory in Yangon, but once again she finds out that those in power have a way of silencing the poor. Become.
Burmese filmmaker The Mau Naing’s first feature drama, The Monk (2014), was nominated in the Best Asian Feature Film category at the Singapore International Film Festival. The Women is co-produced by Jeremy Chua of Singapore-based label Potocol.
earrings
director: Nelicia Lowe
release: Late 2024
This sports thriller is set in the world of competitive fencing in Taiwan. High school student Ji Jie (Liu Xiufu) is ostracized by his teammates because his older brother Ji Han (Cao Yuning) has a violent past and was convicted of a crime. . However, Zi Jie sees in his brother only what he chooses to see. Their mother (Taiwanese veteran actress Ding Ning) is dismayed by Zijie’s carelessness.
Singaporean filmmaker Low’s debut film showcases the talents of Taiwanese actor Tsao, who won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2014 Taipei Film Festival for his historical biography Kano (2014).
Don’t cry, butterfly
director: Duong Du Linh
release: Mid 2024
A drama-comedy with elements of fantasy, Vietnamese director Linh’s debut feature, as she says in her director’s statement, “offers audiences a glimpse into an all-female world intertwined with love, compassion, conflict, and betrayal.” I want to be able to do that.” ”.
This story is about a housewife who is disappointed when she learns of her husband’s affair on national television. She relies on her magic to win back his affections, but there are consequences for her dabbling in the dark arts.
The film is produced by Tan Si En of Momo Film Co, a Singapore-based company focused on Asian content for a global audience.
Orang Ikan
director: mike wilian
release: Third quarter of 2024
During World War II, a ship full of Allied prisoners heading to a labor camp is torpedoed.
Two survivors, one British (British actor Callum Woodhouse) and one Japanese (Japanese actor Dean Fujioka), reach the island’s shores. Trying to survive without killing each other is secondary to a more pressing concern, the emergence of the orang ikan (fishmen), creatures from Malay folklore that seek to kill them.
Indonesian filmmaker Wiruan’s resume includes action and action films ranging from Nasi Goreng Western and Buffalo Boys (2018, co-written, directed and produced) to the creepy mystery Motel Melati (2013, co-written). It’s chock-full of horror works. , co-director and producer).
He said in a statement that “Orang Ikan has a motive, rather than creating a monster just to kill aimlessly.”
spirit world
director: Eric Koo
release: Third quarter of 2024
Renowned French actress Catherine Deneuve (Palme d’Or-winning romantic musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, 1964 and classic thriller Repulsion, 1965) stars in the film, which Singaporean director Koo calls a “spiritual drama.” He praised Dako’s film.
Director Koo is known for his pioneering dramas Mee Pok Man (1995) and 12 Stories (1997). This film was the first from Singapore to be officially invited to the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated in the Un Certain Regard category.
Deneuve plays Claire, a singer who dies during a tour in Japan. In her afterlife, she meets Yuzo, a helpful wandering ghost played by Japanese icon Masaaki Sakai. Yutaka Takenouchi also appears in Spirit World.
Director Koo said in a statement, “I have always dreamed of making a film where spirits play a central role and shine a light of hope.”
“Wouldn’t it be romantic if two lonely souls could find love in the spirit world after death?”