First Take – June 2013

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First Take
By The Substation Moving Images
Monday 3 June 2013, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free, donations are welcome

First Take is a popular monthly screening of new local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. Everyone can participate! To learn more about sending in your films to Moving Images, click here. Click on below for details of this month’s line up. Details

First Take April 2013

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First Take
By The Substation Moving Images
Monday 8 April 2013, 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free, donations are welcome

First Take, usually happening every first Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. Everyone can participate! The full line up follows below.

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Moving Images: Call for Films 2013

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Moving Images: Call for Films

Moving Images is looking for short films to consider for inclusion in the following showcases:

First Take (usually on every 1st Monday of the month)
Screening of new and fresh local short films, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers after. All genres accepted. For Singaporeans, PRs and filmmakers based in Singapore only.
Deadline: Entries accepted throughout the year!

4th Experimental Film Forum (27 – 30 June 2013)
Showcasing experimental works from Singapore and international counterparts. Focusing on different ways of storytelling, and presenting film.
Deadline: Tuesday 30 April 2013

6th Singapore Indie Doc Fest (5 – 8 September 2013)
Showcasing independent documentaries from Singapore and around the world. Focusing on social and human rights issues, and artistic explorations.
Deadline: Monday 1 July 2013 Details

4th Experimental Film Forum

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The 4th Experimental Film Forum
Tuesday 25 to Sunday 30 June 2013
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $7 / $5 (concession) from the box office, contact Mish’aal 6337 7800 / boxoffice@substation.org

From inexpressible thoughts to the changing nature of storytelling and narrative, the Experimental Film Forum (EFF) will showcase thought-provoking pieces and undoubted works of art. Highlights for this year’s EFF include a special performance installation by arts collective, Locale, as well as video works from Singaporean artist, Ang Sookun. Watch this space for updates!

True Love

True Love
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 7pm and 8.30pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $11 via http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/340107 or $13 at the door
For more information, visit www.truelovethefilm.com

Ramesh, a private investigator, is mourning the recent death of his wife. He takes on a case to find a missing husband as a respite, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the deeper he plunges into his darkest days. This is S. Viknesh’s debut film. OFFICIAL SELECTION 2013 Queens World Film Festival.

Singapore Short Film Awards 2013

The Singapore Short Film Awards
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Co-organised by Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking
Monday 25 February – Sunday 3 March 2013
Admission: By donation
This is an InHouse event

UPDATE: The winners of this year’s SSFA are:

Category Winners
Best Fiction Film Broken Crayon by Ang Geck Geck
Best Director Anthony Chen for Karang Guni
Best Documentary That’s Wicked!
Best Cinematography Charles Lim for All The Lines Flow Out
Best Script Ric Aw for Villain
Best Art Direction Cindy Khoo (Production Designer), Nigel Heng, Wyna Yow (Assistant Art Director) for Seeya in Elektrik Dreamz
Best Sound Zai Kuning, Zai Tang for Jalan Jati
Best Editing Juliana Tan, Wang Jingyu for Durga
Honorary Award K. Rajagopal for his contribution to Singapore short film

With special mentions for Brittany Low, for her role as Ying in Villain, and animated short Jalan Jati.

Congratulations to all the winners! For more information on these films, visit the microsite.

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Celebrating Bukit Brown

Celebrating Bukit Brown
By The Singapore Heritage Society and All Things Bukit Brown
Sunday 20 January 2013, 2pm – 8pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free of charge

Since the government’s decision to build a road through Bukit Brown Cemetery wasannounced in 2011, Singaporeans from all walks of life have flocked to the 200 year-old cemetery to accquaint themselves with its rich heritage and lush greenery. Local volunteers, academics, and artists have dedicated their time and craft to capture, recordand understand the legacy and meaning of Bukit Brown and its place in our nation’s history.

This year mass exhumations and the construction of the eight-lane road will begin. Celebrating Bukit Brown aims to showcase the efforts of ordinary Singaporeans who have worked tirelessly on Bukit Brown. It is a one-day event comprising photo exhibitions, poetry, expertpresentations, theatrical readings, a public forum and a film screening. We invite you to bring artefacts, family mementoes and creative output (art, painting,poetry, music) to share your stories, and pen on the wall what Bukit Brown means to you. Descendants will share their journeys with you. Come celebrate our national heritage with us. There will be books and other merchandise available for purchase. Details

The CityPossible Film Festival

The CityPossible Film Festival
By Asia Research Institute and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Tuesday 4 December 2012, 6pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: Free
This is an OpenHouse event 
The CityPossible Film Festival brings together the stories of people who have joined together to resist the loss of their life-spaces and to remake the city through their own visions of what could be.  From the street corner to the metropolis, these films inspire us as we celebrate the human spirit through cinema. More details on the line up of films below:

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Best of First Take 2012

Best of First Take
Sunday 16 December 2012
Session 1: 5pm – 6.10 pm
Session 2: 7pm – 8.15 pm
Prize presentation: 8.45pm – 9 pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: By donation

For this special screening of First Take, we present the audience favourites of each month, and a final vote is cast for the Top Three Favourites of First Take 2012! Come watch the most popular First Take films of each month and cast your vote to support your favorite film! This will be the end of the year celebration for Moving Images 2012 and to thank everyone for their support, so come one, come all! For the line up films, click on details below.

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Temporary Repositories

Temporary Repositories
By Kent Chan
Thursday 17 to Sunday 27 January 2013, 12pm – 9pm
The Substation Gallery
Admission: Free

Opening reception: Wednesday 16 January 2013, 7.30pm

The Substation Moving Images presents Temporary Repositories, an exhibition by Kent Chan that examines contemporary cinema in Singapore, its exhibition and its conservation.

Presenting new works by the artist, Temporary Repositories consists of a new video, installation and the Moving Images Archive, a film archive initiated by the artist, encompassing the screening history of Singapore films at The Substation in the last 15 years.

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