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Fact Sheet: ciNE65 Movie Makers Award 2019
13 June 2019
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The ciNE65 Movie Makers Awards is a short-film competition jointly organized by Nexus, Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and mm2 Entertainment to encourage young film-makers to share stories that would deepen our connection to Singapore. The most prestigious prize is the Movie Makers Award where the winner will get to direct a feature film with mm2 Entertainment. Participants also stand a chance to win other attractive prizes, such as the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a learning trip to the Busan International Film Festival 2019, cash prizes of up to $3,000 and Panasonic Professional 4K cameras.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
There are two award categories, which are the Jury's Choice Awards and Audience Choice Awards:
Jury's Choice Awards
The Jury's Choice Awards comprises eight technical awards for both the Student and Open Categories respectively. In addition to the eight technical awards, participants from both categories can also compete for the Movie Makers Award. The Jury's Choice Awards will be determined by a selection panel made up of industry professionals and the organiser.
Audience Choice Awards
The Audience Choice Awards comprises three awards, and the winners will be determined by the total number of votes received from the public.
Jury's Choice Awards
Jury's Choice Awards | ||
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The winners for the following awards were determined by a selection panel set up by the Organiser. | ||
Prizes | Student Category | Open Category |
| ciNE65 Movie Makers Award Winner: My Homeland: A Photography Project by Grandpa Chen | |
| Overall Best Film Award Winner: My Homeland: A Photography Project | Overall Best Film Award Winner: $ingapura |
| Best Cinematography Winner: 村 Kampong | Best Cinematography Winner: 一人一半 |
| 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 | |
Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice Awards | |
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The winners for the following awards were determined by the total number of votes | |
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 trophy is awarded to the school with the highest number of quality entries submitted in the Student Category. These entries must be submitted by teams whose members all attend the same school. The number of submitted, nominated and winning entries will be taken into consideration during the tabulation of scores for this Challenge.
Inter-School Challenge Award
Inter-School Challenge Award | |
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The Inter-School Challenge award will be given to the school with the highest number of quality entries | |
Prize | Student Category |
Inter-School Challenge Trophy | Inter-School Challenge Award Winner: Temasek Polytechnic |
Best Documentary Award
Best Documentary Award | |
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Prize | Student & Open Category |
Best Documentary Award | Winner: Mum's Last Day at Work – MingEn Seafood |
Special Mention Awards
Special Mention Awards | |
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The special mention award will be presented to encourage teams who had exhibited great potential in their films. | |
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 |
SYNOPSES OF WINNING FILMS AND SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
To view the winning videos, please visit the ciNE65 YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/cine65sg (opens in new tab)).
Jury's Choice Awards
Open Category
Open Category | ||
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S/N | Film Title / Synopsis | Awards |
1 | 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, |
2 | 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, |
3 | Ah Gong Garden (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 |
Student Category
Student Category | ||
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S/N | Film Title / Synopsis | Awarda |
1 | My Homeland: A Photography Project by Grandpa Chen (opens in new tab) 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 | 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 (opens in new tab) 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 | 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 - 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 |
Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice Awards
Audience Choice Awards | ||
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S/N | Film Title / Synopsis | Awards |
1 | Echoes of 1965 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 |
Other Awards
Best Documentary Award
Best Documentary Award | ||
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S/N | Film Title / Synopsis | |
1 | Mum's Last Day of Work – Ming En Seafood (opens in new tab) 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. | |
Special Mention Awards
Special Mention Awards | |
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S/N | Film Title / Synopsis |
1 | A Portrait of Mum (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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 (opens in new tab) 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. |
WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
For more information on ciNE65 Season IV, please visit the following online platforms:
Website: www.cine65.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cine65 (opens in new tab)
YouTube: www.youtube.com/cine65sg (opens in new tab)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/cine65
ANNEX A
ABOUT CINE65
Launched in July 2011, ciNE65 is now into its fifth season. ciNE65 2019 consists of four commissioned films, a short-film competition "ciNE65 Movie Makers Awards" (ciNE65 MMA), film-making seminars and workshops, and the ciNE65 Festival. The theme for ciNE65 2019, "Singapura", calls on film-makers to reflect on the stories that connect us to Singapore.
EXPLANATION OF THE CINE65 LOGO
The word "cine" means film while the number "65" connotes all things Singaporean – from our year of independence in 1965 to our international dialling code (+65). The logo is represented by three colours – red, black and white. Red symbolises passion and dynamism. The letters "N" and "E" (the abbreviation for National Education), in red, signify the hope that through the films in this competition, Singaporeans will come to appreciate and make a deeper connection with their home, Singapore. The black and white colour combination of the film strip reflects the timeless nature of film as a powerful medium that touches hearts and minds. It also represents our vision of establishing ciNE65 as an enduring and premium film competition that makes a positive difference to Singapore.
JURY
The ciNE65 Movie Makers Awards jury comprises:
a) Aishah Abu Bakar, Programme Manager of Singapore International Film Festival
b) Edmund Chen, Director of Asiatainment and Artiste
c) Fran Borgia, Filmmaker, Founder of Akanga Film Asia (Singapore)*
d) Gary Goh, General Manager of mm2 Entertainment*
e) Hideho Urata, Senior Film Lecturer*
f) Joe Ng, Sound Composer
g) Joseph Tan, Director Nexus
h) Michael Kam, Senior Film Lecturer*
i) K. Rajagopal, Filmmaker
j) Wee Li Lin, Filmmaker
k) Sunny Chan, Scriptwriter and Director*
l) Heiward Mak, Scriptwriter and Director*
* New judges for ciNE65
JUDGING CRITERIA
Relevance to theme
The film should reflect the theme "Singapura".
Ability to convey ideas
The film should be effective in engaging and encouraging viewers to reflect on the messages behind the story.
Execution & treatment
The technical execution of the film should be effective. This includes quality visuals, sound design and audio integration, and other relevant aspects that contribute to a positive viewing experience.
Originality
The film should be presented in a unique manner through the use of creative storytelling and film-making techniques, innovative writing and directing, and an original plot.
Emotive impact
The film should elicit an emotional response and leave a lasting impression.
COMPETITION OVERVIEW
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Timeline | Milestones / Events |
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9 Nov 18 – 18 Mar 19 |
- 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 |
- 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 |
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1 May 19 – 31 May 19 |
- Participants can vote for their nominated Audience Choice Films via the ciNE65 Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ciNE65 (opens in new tab)). |
5 – 9 Jun 19 |
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13 June 19 |
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