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Meghan Shea (pictured with fellow city producer Mike Rogers on her right)
Interview: Meghan Shea
Eagerly anticipated by amateur and professional filmmakers alike, the 48 Hour Film Project is a worldwide phenomenon. City producer Meghan Shea tells I-S what to expect.
The Good, Bad, And Scary: 2011 Oscar Nominations
All bets are on as we reveal the contenders for Best Picture for the 83rd Academy Awards
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and The Art of Moviemaking
Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year for his film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the golden boy of indie Thai cinema. Since the 90s, the Thai...
Skin Flicks
Two sex-themed Asian films are currently showing on the big screen—the explicit, Chinese gay film Spring Fever and the Korean erotic thriller The Housemaid. But just how sexy are they? We find out.
Alternative Reviews of Charlie St. Cloud
Critical opinions you won’t see in the movie ads.
Director of Oscar-winning documentary Born Into Brothels, Zana Briski
We took the opportunity to ask director Zana Briski more about her thought-provoking and Oscar-winning documentary Born Into Brothels.
Solos
Singapore International Film Festival
Expect some controversial local films at this year’s Singapore International Film Festival, as well as a smorgasbord of international ones.
40 Years of German Video Art and Animated Films from Germany
Art and film meet with 40 Years of German Video Art and Animated Films from Germany at the National Museum.
Veteran Actress, Catherine O'Hara
A veteran of the big screen, she’s been in everything from Home Alone to Beetlejuice, yet you’d still be hard-pressed to find an actress funnier—or friendlier—than Catherine O’Hara.
Kan Lume
The Brand New Hopefuls
If you’re looking for the next generation of Singaporean directors who are primed to make waves in the local film industry, look no further than this year’s Singapore International Film Festival line...
The Da Cine Code
The Great Singapore Film—it’s an unsolved mystery, the perfect components of which have escaped the local industry for years now.
Actress in The Namesake, Jacinda Barrett
She’s done big budget flicks and riotous comedies, but with Mira Nair’s The Namesake, Jacinda Barrett really stretches her acting muscles. Wayne Ree talked to her about working with the cast and crew...
Director of Cages, Graham Streeter
Graham Streeter’s debut feature film Cages brings a visual style to sunny Singapore rarely seen on the silver screen. We spoke with him about why he picked Singapore, his thoughts on Tan Kheng Hua...
2nd Singapore Indie Doc Fest
We look at some of the events and screenings to catch at the 2nd Singapore Indie Doc Fest.
PreSonus Firebox Multi-Channel Sound Card
Tools of the Trade
We talk to an upcoming filmmaker and DJ about the essential tech for their craft.
Director of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Tom Tykwer
We speak with Tom Tykwer, the acclaimed director of the brilliant period thriller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, about his style, influences, the pressures of adapting a beloved (and some say...
Machinimasia's Ho Chee Yue
We chat with Ho Chee Yue, the chairman and founder of Machinimasia, a project designed to promote the art form.
Malaysian Filmmaker, Amir Muhammad
The busy director takes time off to talk about the film, which is a travelogue, documentary, political satire and musical all rolled into one, and that succinctly tracies the history of Communism and...
Director of The Man of My Life, Zabou Breitman
Zabou Breitman—director of The Man of My Life, France’s answer to Brokeback Mountain—speaks to I-S about all-night conversations, whether she prefers acting or directing, and what love feels like.
Canadian actress, Sarah Polley
Born in Toronto to an actor father and actress/director mother, Sarah Polley started her career at the tender age of four, but it wasn’t until Atom Egoyan’s The Sweet Hereafter in 1997 that the world...
Maria Cordero
Maria Cordero, whose best known films include ’97 Aces Go Places, and who can recently be seen in arthouse film Invisible Waves, talks to us about happiness.
Personal Velocity
Director Roger Donaldson tells the true story of motorcyclist Burt Munro in the film The World’s Fastest Indian, which is showing at the New Zealand Film Festival.
U-wei Bin Hajisaari
Brilliant Malaysian film director U-Wei Bin HajiSaari was in town recently for the world premiere of his short film My Beautiful Rambutan Tree in Tanjung Rambutan at the Singapore International Film...