Ah Ma is an introspective film on the value of life. The extended family take time away from their busy lives to see their mother, and for the children their grandmother, one last time as she lies on her deathbed. Everyone waits for the inevitable and copes with their emotions in various ways. Caught up with their own feelings, the grandmother passes away in the middle of the night with only a young grandson by her side.

Graduating from the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Film & Media Studies in 2004, Anthony Chen’s graduating film, G-23, was screened at over 40 film festivals around the globe and won awards in Korea, France, Belgium, Malaysia and Singapore. His second short film, Ah Ma, secured a Special Mention Award at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, the first time a Singapore film was awarded in Cannes. Haze marks his third short film effort and was nominated for the Golden Bear for Short Film at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Film Directing at the National Film and Television School, UK.

This film chronicles a day's events in the life of a middle-aged woman who sells carrot cake at a food centre. A sense of longing and loneliness pervades the world of the film, just as it does her isolated existence that is unalleviated by her attempts to keep up a bright outlook.

Wee Keong is a writer with print, television and radio experience. He is a partner of Firefly Scribes, a business that provides writing and research services. Wee Keong has worked on television programmes for all the major English-language channels in Singapore and furthered his film production skills by serving as an Assistant Director to award-winning director Sherman Ong for Destination Dance. He was awarded the Singapore Film Commission Short Film Grant for his films Carrot Cake as well as Loy Krathong, which was shot entirely on location in Bangkok, Thailand. Carrot Cake was selected to compete for the 2006 Tiscali Short Film Award in Italy.

Fonzi is a complex and multilayered examination of determinism versus free will, the nature of storytelling, and the nature of cinema itself. Fonzi takes the viewer into her seemingly happy pliant world where she meets her doppelganger on the television and has her nature as a character trapped in a frame revealed to her. As she tries to evade the doppelganger and escape the confines of a reality that has dummies for other humans playing out the plot of the viewer's fancy, she makes a plea to the viewer to let her go and stop watching her. Eventually, she is set free to run off into the horizon out of the viewer's sight.

The greatest feeling that Kirsten ever had, was walking out of a cinema feeling inspired by a film. Thus began her desire to make films. Her films have been screened in more than 20 film festivals around the world and have garnered multiple prizes and awards internationally; including “Special Jury Prize” and “Best Director” at the Singapore International Film Festival 2006 and 2007. Apart from films, her interest extends to other areas of art and expression such as theatre. As a music lover, she has also composed and directed music for a few short films.

Neglected by her family, a young schoolgirl plays dress-up with the clothes, accessories and make-up of her elder sister to dramatic effect. The abrupt switch in her personality that follows suggests that it is only in her fantasies that she finds an escape from the coldness of her family as well as the acceptance and love that she needs.

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A lovelorn boy in a monkey suit yearns for his lost love. He demands that his love, who is never named, return his heart to him, as he spends the days engaging in seemingly pointless activity and asking questions without answers. Changes in film stock indicate flashbacks between the real world and the dream world, in which we see the boy being filmed by Royston.

Royston Tan, born in 1976, has been heralded as the latest cult icon for Singapore cinema. Known for his distinctive knack for cinematic narrative, original directorial style and an innate ability to connect with his audience, he has collected over 43 international and local film awards. They include the ASEAN Director of the Year (2001) at the 6th Malaysian Video Awards and Young Artist of the Year (2002) from the Singapore National Arts Council.

Inspired by the sight of a crescent moon, a man reminisces about a recently-ended relationship and sings a birthday song to his ex-beloved.

A filmmaker of verve and invention, Victric creates lyrical stories that revive that precious sense of intimate human interactions and relations. His award winning short films include Locust, Lamentation, Moonly, Bliss, Closer Apart. These short films illustrate his individual original narrative voice that has now become known as his distinctive signature style. His latest short film, The Mole, won the Gold Award in the Panasonic-MDA Digital Film Fiesta 2007.

Besides working on his personal short films, Victric has commissioned a series of audio-visual works for the National Museum of Singapore and was invited to be a Mentor for Reel Revolution by the Substation. He was also invited as Jury for the Macao International Film & Video festival and was also commissioned by the Singapore International Film Festival to create the official trailer for the festival.

A social misfit confesses to a failed romance on a national radio show, to amusing effect.

Li Lin is known to be one of the most prolific female short filmmaker in Singapore with almost ten short films under her belt. Her critically lauded debut feature film Gone Shopping recently made its international premiere at the 10th Udine Far East Film Festival. It was nominated for the "Asia New Talent Award" at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival as well as for an "Emerging Director in Narrative Feature Award" at the 31st Asian American International Film Festival in New York.

Li Lin’s short films have won awards such as "Best Director" at the Singapore International Film Festival 2007, and from overseas festivals such as the Chicago International Children's Film Festival and the Georgetown Independent Film Festival. Her films were also selected to screen at the Rome Asian Film Festival, the Pucheon Fantastic Film Festival and the Hawaii International Film Festival.

An old woman is about to commit suicide when she hears an abandoned baby crying outside her door. She takes the baby in and her life takes on new meaning and purpose.

Lau Chee Nien started his film & television career immediately after graduation in 2001. He has directed kids’ dramas, sitcoms, infotainments, documentaries and animation projects. His short film Gong Gong won the best direction award for a short at the 8th Pyongyang Film Festival and an audience award at the 2nd Singapore Shorts Film Festival. He has also produced two feature films - Unarmed Combat (2005) and 18 Grams of Love (2007). His recent project includes a 13-episode Mandarin sitcom Folks Jump Over the Wall.

In a new age of modernisation, trishaw rider Heng and his fellow elderly trishaw riders must fend for themselves and keep from becoming outdated. Unfortunately, time is against them and with their age bearing down on them, it is a struggle to keep up with the times. Heng's trishaw becomes damaged in an accident with a taxi so Heng tries to repair it but does so poorly. When his trishaw becomes unsafe to ride and even regular customers snub him and take taxis instead, Heng tries to rail against the symbol of modernity by racing after one. But his rickety trishaw and failing stamina are too much for him and as he pushes his trishaw along the street, Heng realises he and others like him may have become obsolete, nestled as they are in the heart of Chinatown.

In 2000, whilst studying at the School of Film and Media Studies in Singapore, Bertrand directed his first short film Trishaw. It picked up a National Award for Best Cinematography from Kodak's "The Competition" that year. His next short film La Conquista screened at the Cilect (Association of the World’s Major Film schools) 50th Anniversary Festival, which named it one of the best student films made in its history.

In 2004, Bertrand directed Birthday. It was the opening film for the short film section of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. Since then, it has gone on to screen at more than 50 international festivals and has picked up six international festival awards.

A documentary about the people living and working on a disposal site on Snowy Mountain in Cambodia.

Christina Oer holds an honors degree in Multimedia Art and Advance Diploma in New Media. She has worked mainly as a Creative Director and Producer for corporate videos among many other career ventures she had been juggling with. In 2005, she decided to do her soul-searching through Santa is Here and the film has received special awards from New Zealand and Czech Republic. Her passion is in documentaries.

In her private sewing room, a handiwork is about to transcend the boundaries of its own craft.

Soo Koon is an artist working with various mediums, including video, installation, drawing and printmaking. Her work has been shown in Germany, Switzerland, France, China, Singapore, UK, USA, and Australia. An overview can be found at www.sookoonang.com.

This is a film about the founding of Singapore, and deals with the legend of Sang Nila Utama, who is said to have founded Singapore between the 13th and 14th centuries. It blends fiction, dramatic reenactments and documentary to deal with myths, history, origins and power. In the indigenous Malay tongue, 'Singa' means lion, while 'pore' is derived from the word 'pura', or city. In official accounts of its history, Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, as part of the British colonial empire. However, virtually little is known about the other, pre-colonial founder of Singapore. Commonly referred to as Sang Nila Utama, this 'first' king of the Malays, was said to have given Singapore its name after encountering a lion along its shores. This anecdote has often been questioned because lions are not a species indigenous to this area. For many historians, Utama's existence is itself a major issue of doubt.

Armed with a degree in Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts, Ho Tzu Nyen scripted and directed Utama - Every Name in History is I in 2003. This project was first presented in Singapore at The Substation (2003), before its subsequent presentations in various exhibitions around the world. Subsequently, the film was transformed into a performance lecture scripted and performed by Ho Tzu Nyen, which was presented at KunstenFESTIVALdesArts (2006), Brussels, and at the inaugural Singapore Theatre Festival (2006) and ICA, London (2005). As a film, Utama has been shown in competition, and in programmes at various film festivals, such as the 5th Bangkok International Film Festival (2004), 11th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2006), .MOV Digital Film Festival (Manila).

Apart from filmmaking and being one of the seven Singaporean filmmakers involved in the collaborative feature film Lucky 7, Tze Nyen is also involved in art exhibitions such as the Singapore Biennale, and theatre productions like The King Lear Project<, presented at the Singapore Arts Festival 2008.

Ah Tan, a disenchanted lawyer, finds his day job drudgery because what he really wants to do is to make films. Consequently on his way to work one day, he begins a lament on a series of matters, including the frenetic pace of work in Singapore, the prevalence of misinformed local viewers who refuse to appreciate local art and cinema, and the self-denigration that keeps the nation from establishing a Singapore voice. The film finally culminates in him plotting his path to become the next big Singaporean director.

Jacen Tan got lucky when his first short film, Tak Giu (Kick Ball), gained a cult following with over 100,000 views after it was distributed free on the Internet. In 2005, his second film, Zo Peng (Go Army), won second place at the Panasonic/MDA Digital Film Fiesta, Short Film Open Category. Jacen's latest films, Zo Gang and Zo Hee continue his well-received style of low-budget film making with a unique sense of local humor. He is currently working on Kwa Giu (Watch Football), a documentary filmed at the last full-house football match in the National Stadium.