Singapore Media Festival
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Operated as a component of ScreenSingapore for the first time, with Europe’s Ties That Bind and Singapore-based Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association [SAAVA], the Singapore Media Festival’s project market unveiled its winners on Friday.

Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market Winners

Grand prize (Silver Media Group first look deal worth SGD 25,000)

“The Happiness (R)evolution” (Bhutan/Singapore) Producer – William Lim. Director – Thukten Yeshi. Genre – Documentary. Budget SGD120,000

RED cinema package worth SGD 25,000

“The Happiness (R)evolution”

“One Two Jaga” (Malaysia) Producers – Bront Palarae, Rozi Isma Abdul Karim. Director – Nam Ron. Crime Drama. SGD420,000

Gateway to Digital Award (SGD 10,000 of post-production services)

“The Long Walk” (Laos) Producers Douangmany Soliphanh, Pithai Smithsuth, Mattie do. Director – Mattie Do. Supernatural Drama. SDGD292,000

“Lonely Fish” (Vietnam) Producer Nguyen Hoang Diep. Director Vo Thach Thao. Drama. SGD380,000

RED Education course worth SGD4,500

“The Happiness (R)evolution”

“One Two Jaga”

G-Drive prizes (SGD2000 + G-Drive Thunderbolt hard drive)

“The Long Walk”

SGD1845 + G-Drive Thunderbolt hard drive

“People Power Bombshell” (Philippines) Producer/Director John Torres. Mystery/Documentary. SGD334,000

Motion Elements prize (SGD3000 worth of stock footage)

“A Small Place” (Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan) Producers Leonard Tee, Ong Chao Hong. Director Ong Chao Hong. Drama. SGD700,000

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