Fact Sheet: ciNE65 Movie Makers Award 2019

The winners for the following awards were determined by a selection panel set up by the Organiser.

Prizes

Student Category

Open Category

• Feature Film Deal

ciNE65 Movie Makers Award

Winner: My Homeland: A Photography Project by Grandpa Chen

• Cash Prize $3,000
   

• Learning Trip to an International Film Festival
   

• Panasonic Professional 4K Camcorder (AG-UX180EN) 

Overall Best Film Award

Winner: My Homeland: A Photography Project
by Grandpa Chen

Overall Best Film Award

Winner: $ingapura

• Cash Prize $1,000 
   

• Panasonic Professional 4K Camera (AG-UX90EN)

Best Cinematography

Winner: 村 Kampong

Best Cinematography

Winner: 一人一半

• Cash Prize $1,000 
   

• Panasonic product voucher worth $288 per award

Best Direction

Winner: Broken

Best Direction

Winner: 一人一半

Best Editing

Winner: Echoes of 1965

Best Editing

Winner: Ah Gong Garden

Best Screenplay

Winner: Built to Last

Best Screenplay

Winner: $ingapura

Best Sound Design

Winner: Pulau Ujong

Best Sound Design

Winner: Sound of Home

Best Art Direction

Winner: chope

Best Art Direction

Winner: 一人一半

The winners for the following awards were determined by the total number of votes
the submission received from the members of the voting public over the voting period.

Prizes

Both Categories

Cash Prize $1,500

Favourite Film Award

Winner: Echoes of 1965

Cash Prize $500

Favourite Actor Award

Winner: Qushyrie Mahmud as Jay - Battle-Field

Cash Prize $500

Favourite Actress Award

Winner: Marleen Toh as Young Mei - Rojak

The Inter-School Challenge award will be given to the school with the highest number of quality entries
submitted by its student teams under the Student Category.

Prize

Student Category

Inter-School Challenge Trophy

Inter-School Challenge Award

Winner: Temasek Polytechnic

Prize

Student & Open Category

Best Documentary Award    

Winner: Mum's Last Day at Work – MingEn Seafood

The special mention award will be presented to encourage teams who had exhibited great potential in their films.
The teams will each receive a certificate of commendation. 

Student Category

Open Category

Battle-Field

阿興薄餅 Heng's Popiah

Roots of Rejections

From You to Me密切留忆

A Portrait of Mum

First Impression

S/N

Film Title / Synopsis

Awards

1

$ingapura

A slice of life piece that observes this society through a day in life of a driver. The driver, Ah Hock, is representative of a generation in Singapore who works mainly for survival, and to provide a better living for their family.    

Best Film,
Best Screenplay

2

一人一半

A short story following a day in life of an old man working as a cardboard collector. After a long tedious day of work with little earnings, he goes back home to his wife and they share a simple meal.

Best Direction,
Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction

3

Ah Gong Garden

Ziyu, a 25-year-old undergraduate, attempts to dig deeper into the roots of her ah gong's horticulture business that not only stood the test of time but is also responsible for shaping the iconic green landscapes of Singapore that we know today.

Best Editing

4

Sound of Home

Every Singaporean wants to fulfil their dreams and strive as high as the moon. But no matter where you are, no matter what you have achieved or failed at, the sound of home will always be at the back of your mind.

Best Sound Design

S/N 

Film Title / Synopsis

Awarda

1

My Homeland: A Photography Project by Grandpa Chen

Max Chen returns to Singapore, on a quest to capture one last photo for Grandpa Chen’s final photography project, "My Homeland".

Best Film

2

Broken

Hong Zhen is a single father, who works multiple jobs and as a 'Karang Guni' to make ends meet. Unknown to him, his daughter, Jia Xin, is constantly bullied for being a Karang Guni's daughter and having second-hand belongings. 

Best Direction

3

Echoes of 1965

In 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia. Not knowing what the future holds, the people had to figure out how to work past their hardships. They reminisced about a Singapore we have never experienced, a Singapore that is so different from now.

Best Editing

4

村 Kampong

Pin pin tells a day of her life in the kampong. One of the many that will soon remain only as a memory. 

Best Cinematography

5

Built to Last

In the past Dave and Caleb, two brothers, have always spent time together playing Legos. As years passed, Dave grew out of it. Caleb craves for his older brother's attention. One day, he went too far. Until Dave realised the truth. 

Best Screenplay

6

Pulau Ujong

A short documentary exploring the spatial and architectural transformation of an island via its historical footprints, from Pulau Ujong to Singapore.

Best Sound Design

7

chope

chope - a comedic Singaporean love story. It aims to show that doing things the Singaporean way, as opposed to trying to emulate someone else, has been and always will be the best way to do things.

Best Art Direction

S/N

Film Title / Synopsis

Awards

1

Echoes of 1965

In 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia. Not knowing what the future holds, the people had to figure out how to work past their hardships. They reminisced about a Singapore we have never experienced, a Singapore that is so different from now.

Favourite Film

2

Qushyrie Mahmud – Battle-Field

This film is about a character's love of sport which brings forth his strength for Singapore, highlighting the similar values between Rugby and The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

Favourite Actor

3

Marleen Toh - Rojak

Set in the wake of the government's implementation of the Ethnic Integration Policy in HDB estates, "Rojak" is the story of two children from different cultural backgrounds who share a love for a certain eclectic hawker dish.

Favourite Actress

S/N

Film Title / Synopsis

1

Mum's Last Day of Work – Ming En Seafood

In Singapore, a Tze Char stall can be found in almost every coffee shop, in almost every heartland estate. But for most Singaporeans, eating Tze Char is a daily affair that serves a convenient purpose. However, with the older generation moving into retirement, less and less of the younger generation are keen to pick up and pursue the hawker trade.

S/N

Film Title / Synopsis

1

A Portrait of Mum

A portrait is a simple still image, but there are stories behind each one that most of us do not get to see. A portrait of mum looks at the relationship between a mother and daughter, the tensions that are born out of love, kinship and aspiration.

2

Battle-Field

This film is about a character's love of sport which brings forth his strength for Singapore, highlighting the similar values between Rugby and The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

3

阿興薄餅 Heng's Popiah

A retiring hawker contemplates on passing his family recipe to a keen young neighbour, in hope of the next generation to continue the legacy.

4

First Impression

Kelvin seeks help from Ahmad for his first meeting with his Malay girlfriend's parents. Ahmad steps in at every stumbling moment of Kelvin's imaginary run through of the meeting, and advises him on the do's and don'ts within a Malay household.

5

From You to Me密切留忆

An elderly lady wants to learn photography from her granddaughter who is a photographer. She hopes that through photography, she gets to capture the essence of the good old days with her husband at Singapore historical places.

6

Roots of Rejections

Through the stories passed down by the parents, a man takes a visit back to Bukit Brown Cemetery. Carrying nothing but offerings and blind faith, the man attempts to connect one more time with his ancestors before it's impending exhumation.

9 Nov 18 – 18 Mar 19

• Competition submission period 

- Participants can submit their competition entries via the ciNE65 website (www.cine65.sg) from 9 November 2018 till 18  March 2019, 1200hrs.

- A total of 113 entries – 51 under the Open Category, and 62 under the Student Category – were received.

Jan 18 – Mar 19

• Seminars / Workshops

- Free film-making seminars and workshops will be available to the public on a first-come-first-served basis

19 Mar 19 – 30 Apr 19

•  Nomination & Judging 

1 May 19 – 31 May 19

• Voting for Audience Choice Films

- Participants can vote for their nominated Audience Choice Films via the ciNE65 Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ciNE65).

5 – 9 Jun 19

• Free film screenings for the public 

13 June 19

• Awards Ceremony