Category: Filmmakers
“For years, I believed I was only average. Perhaps filmmaking is still teaching me otherwise. Success is not always about being the best person in the room. Sometimes, it is about finding the thing that keeps calling you back—the thing that gives you the courage to be bad at it, fail at it and keep going anyway.”
Read our spoiler-free review of the award-winning animated love story set during Singapore’s Japanese Occupation, opening 17 September 2026.
“For me, the award felt like validation for the entire journey. All the late nights, revisions and creative problem-solving had led to something tangible. But more than anything, it also felt like a beginning.”
“I’m from Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan. It’s one of the busiest and liveliest parts of Tokyo. It’s a very hectic area with lots of tourists coming in. The place where I grew up is especially famous for its fashion. You can also find many architectural companies there.”
31 October – 8 November 2024: *SCAPE presents screenings of films nominated for awards at the 2024 Singapore Youth Film Festival.
The award-winning filmmaker tackles the issue of seniors living and dying alone at home in a world that’s increasingly dependent on AI.
Michael Raimondo: Filmmaker from South Africa Visits Singapore to Tell Beautiful Stories of Humanity
“I get to ask strangers about the meaning of life – why we are here, what is our purpose, and how we find enlightenment – and that’s profoundly changed how I live and the way I see the world. I’m constantly humbled by the wisdom and humility of ordinary people.”
“My latest work, ‘To Kill The Birds & The Bees’, is a satirical slice of life film that talks about sex education – or lack thereof – in Singapore. It follows the crazy sexual encounters of four Singaporeans and how they unfold.”
“You can’t stop doing what you love because it’s hard or because you keep getting rejected. Keep on doing it. If you work hard enough and show persistence towards your craft, it’s just a matter of time before you get recognised.”
Renowned for films like “Ilo Ilo” and “Wet Season”, Anthony Chen talks why he can and only will tell stories that are personal to him.
I think all the people who agreed to be part of the video intrinsically understood what being part of a family is, whatever that means to different people. Each of these profiles also have love for our country in some form or another, and I feel like we managed to capture that in each frame.
The filmmaking teacher from LASELLE discusses his book and film “I Want to Go Home” that tell the story of Yasuo Takamatsu, the man who lost his wife in the 2011 Japan tsunami.
Student filmmaker Ng Kai Yuan talks about documenting the latest mobile gaming phenomenon to hit the city-state in his stunning time-lapse video.