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Pre-selection Committee

victric-thng

Victric Thng started his affair with filmmaking in 2003. A filmmaker by accident, he is known for creating lyrical stories that revive that precious sense of intimate human interactions and relations. His sublime and insightful examination on the nature of identity, connection and desire for intimacy sets him apart and he was named one of the next new wave of filmmakers to watch out for by The Straits Times, Singapore. In 2007, Thng was honoured by Q! Film Festival for the “Focus on Director” segment. And in 2008, he was jury for Macao International Film Festival, Singapore Short Film Festival and Cineodeon by Asian Film Archive. He also curated twice for PROJECT : slingSHORT 2008 - a showcase of Singapore short films screened in London. Thng is currently an Associate Artist of The Substation and his films are distributed by Objectifs Films.

kat goh

A veteran of television production, Kat Goh is one of the few female filmmakers to emerge from Singapore. Cutting her teeth on epic TV productions during an eight-year stint at both MCS and Channel U, Kat's work on the small screen includes the highly-rated comedy series Durian King (2004), which won three PROMAX awards including Best Actress. In 2008, Kat made her directorial debut in film with Swimming Lesson. The tender and surprising short film about a mother's love competed at the 2009 Singapore International Film Festival and won both the Best Short Film and Best Director awards. It also won the special jury mention award in the 7th Vladivostok International Film Festival “Pacific Meridian”.

jasmine ng

Jasmine Ng has directed and co-directed a number of award-winning short and feature films such as Eating Air, Moveable Feast, Pink Paddlers and numerous TV commercials. She was previously a board member at the recent Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) in 2009 and she is currently represented by Salt Films, a division of Two Ocean Films for TV commercials, and continues to work freelance for other long-form projects.

Jury

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Soros Sukhum holds a bachelors degree in film from Rangsit University's Faculty of Communication Arts. After graduation he worked as assistant to the producer, Mingmongkol Sonakul gaining knowledge in all areas of film management and production. Now with almost ten years work experience, he is regarded as one of the most versatile independent producers, working with both established directors as well as newcomers. He currently works with the new generation of Thai independent filmmakers including Aditya Assarat, Anocha Suwichakornpong, Sivaroj Kongsakul and many others. His resume includes two Rotterdam Tiger awards and a Pusan New Currents Award for Wonderful Town and Mundane History. His next projects after Eternity are My Only Own, by Kongdaj Jaturanrasmee and Past Love, the directorial debut of editor Lee Chatametikool.

kat goh

Sun Koh is the third and illegal offspring of a family of Teochew cooks during an era of Singapore's two-child policy. Her poor hawker parents were slapped with a state fine for giving birth to her in 1977. She didn't speak a word till 4 years old and is making up for lost time. After 3 years of working for TVC directors from the Asian Pacific region, she made her debut short film The Secret Heaven and became the first Singaporean to win the Silver Hugo at the 38th Chicago International Film Festival in 2002. Her last short film, Dirty Bitch, garnered her two accolades at the 1st Singapore Short Film Awards in 2010, for Best Director and Best Fiction. She has since made 3 shorts and executive-produced the feature, Lucky 7. Sun is currently writing her debut feature A Million Monkeys.

jasmine ng

Leonard started his career in the film industry after taking a 16mm film production short course. Since then, Leonard has been actively involved in the feature film industry in Singapore. His numerous credits include being the Script and Continuity Supervisor on the feature films Perth directed by Djinn Ong and the Hong Kong- Singapore Production Hainan Chicken Rice directed by Kenneth Bi, Best Bet, directed by Jack Neo, and MTV Asia's first English drama Rouge.

For his directing efforts, Leonard's DV short documentary A Family Reunion won the 1st Runner-up prize in the Open Category for the Family Movie Magic Contest 2003 in Singapore. Leonard's debut feature, The High Cost of Living, completed in 2006, won the award for “BEST FEATURE FILM” at the 9th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers 2007 in Greece. Leonard is currently working on his next film projects on the 3 stages of Love - Losing, Finding & Maintaining Love. The first film in the series, Love Lost, won the “SPECIAL AWARD” at the Timishort Film Festival 2009 in Romania.

Lesley Ho practiced as an Interior Architect since the 70s till today. Covering projects with hotels, offices, restaurants and schools, she has not only been involved in architecture, but also landscaping work. She has also established many businesses in Singapore over the years, from Van Cleef and Arpels Jewellery, Peranakan Place, the first successful adaptive reuse project in Singapore.

As part of the widely recognized and lauded Singapore International Film Festival, Lesley served as one of the directors, as well as programmer from 1987 to 2007. She chaired the Selection Committee for the Festival's Silver Screen Awards, Singapore Short Film category for 17 years, along with the Silver Screen Awards Gala evening.

Aside from the festival, Lesley has also been sought after as a judge, including for the Singapore Young Designers Award, the national contest for Design in any discipline, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporations' Best Producer Award, and the Young at Art. Competition for Esplanade Hoarding. She continues to be involved in numerous other public positions, from being the Vice Chairman of Estate Development Board's Creative Task Force, Projects Committee member for the Singapore Island Country Club to date, and notably for instrumentally launching the Garden City Fund, an initiative of the National Parks Board.