8 Minutes Finals and Tak Dong Cheng Screening
Sunday, August 17, 2008
First and foremost, congratulations to the winners of 8 Minutes Youth Film Competition. This year's competition saw more professionally done films by young filmmakers and intense competition. Though SKREM Productions did not manage to clinch any awards, as the only active member of the production crew, I believe that we have done the best we can. Telor Hangus will be uploaded very soon for the viewing pleasure of my friends.
Personally, I feel that Millenia Motions truly deserved the first prize. After winning the third prize last year, they rose to the occasion and clinched the first prize. They won the best actor award and the best sound design award.
And of course, my heartiest congratulations to Fityan Ghufran for winning the Jury Prize! Ustaz Irwan, Mohksin, Nassier, Azraie and Ustaz Ahmad did a great job on 3 o'clock. Funny, a bit lame but the Fityan touch was there.
After the screening at Cineileisure Orchard, I headed down to Madrasah Al-Arabiah for the screening of Tak Dong Cheng by Suffian Zainudin. Initially, I went there alone but left getting to know a lot of people I never thought I'd associate myself with.
Tak Dong Cheng is a story about 2 friends, Farid and Jas, who enter a lion dance competition without knowing the basics of this Chinese culture. The issue the director wanted to portray was that culture knows no boundaries, and is significantly evident in Farid's parents' disapproval of him joining the competition. Jas, on the other hand, faces a dilemma of choosing between the competition and his girlfriend's passion for dikir barat, a Malay culture. The similarities in the theme between Suffian Zainudin's Tak Dong Cheng and Yasmin Ahmad's Sepet are clear, but the former provides a more Singaporean touch.
The 36-minute film is filled with puns and jokes that are all too familiar with Singaporeans. Handkerchief bikinis, foreign talent and the local lingo 'pantat jag' (perky butt) give audience a glimpse of what is called the Singaporean Humor. Suffian Zainudin ends off the film with a reference to the national pledge where the theme is further established.
Tak Dong Cheng truly gives a whole new perspective of 'regardless of race, language or religion.'
Personally, I feel that Millenia Motions truly deserved the first prize. After winning the third prize last year, they rose to the occasion and clinched the first prize. They won the best actor award and the best sound design award.
And of course, my heartiest congratulations to Fityan Ghufran for winning the Jury Prize! Ustaz Irwan, Mohksin, Nassier, Azraie and Ustaz Ahmad did a great job on 3 o'clock. Funny, a bit lame but the Fityan touch was there.
After the screening at Cineileisure Orchard, I headed down to Madrasah Al-Arabiah for the screening of Tak Dong Cheng by Suffian Zainudin. Initially, I went there alone but left getting to know a lot of people I never thought I'd associate myself with.
Tak Dong Cheng is a story about 2 friends, Farid and Jas, who enter a lion dance competition without knowing the basics of this Chinese culture. The issue the director wanted to portray was that culture knows no boundaries, and is significantly evident in Farid's parents' disapproval of him joining the competition. Jas, on the other hand, faces a dilemma of choosing between the competition and his girlfriend's passion for dikir barat, a Malay culture. The similarities in the theme between Suffian Zainudin's Tak Dong Cheng and Yasmin Ahmad's Sepet are clear, but the former provides a more Singaporean touch.
The 36-minute film is filled with puns and jokes that are all too familiar with Singaporeans. Handkerchief bikinis, foreign talent and the local lingo 'pantat jag' (perky butt) give audience a glimpse of what is called the Singaporean Humor. Suffian Zainudin ends off the film with a reference to the national pledge where the theme is further established.
Tak Dong Cheng truly gives a whole new perspective of 'regardless of race, language or religion.'
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