Singapore to start charging unvaccinated Covid patients for medical care

Richard Kuipers Promising ingredients for a juicy murder mystery are spoiled by weak plotting and anemic drama in “Precious Is the Night.” Set among Singapore’s wealthy elite and their household servants in 1969, this plodding tale about a randy doctor involved with an unhappily married socialite and her two housemaids is impeccably decorated and handsomely photographed but fails to produce much tension or intrigue.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIranian first film “Hit The Road,” directed by Panah Panahi, was named the winner of the Silver Screen Award for best film. The prizes were announced on the final Saturday of the Singapore International Film Festival.Best Film“Hit The Road” dir.

Naman Ramachandran Prolific Singaporean producer Jeremy Chua (Cannes titles “Rehana,” “A Yellow Bird”) and compatriot Nicole Midori Woodford were among the many filmmakers affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.The duo were prepping “Last Shadow at First Light,” the debut feature from Woodford who had made several acclaimed shorts including Clermont Ferrand selection “Permanent Resident” and Busan selection “For We Are Strangers,” when the pandemic struck.The film follows teenager Ami, who

Naman Ramachandran The online edition of the Singapore Comic Con lasts nearly a month (Dec. 3, 2021 – Jan.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Germany based Indonesian filmmaker Monica Vanesa Tedja is preparing for her feature directorial project “Dear Family,” selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.Tedja got hooked on the medium watching her father film family vacations with his handycam when she was seven.

Naman Ramachandran Diverse aspects of the human condition are key drivers of the projects from Vietnam selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.Linh Dan Nguyen Phan went to film school in New York and then went to Vietnam and worked as a cinematographer and also directed a few shorts.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCanadian-owned Beach House Pictures and Singapore producer-distributor Clover Films are receiving support from the Singapore government for their international outreach efforts.The partnerships were supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)’s enhanced Capability Partnership Program.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefQueer and transgender communities in Singapore are – and remain – marginalized by a prevailingly conservative and paternalistic culture. But that does not mean that they must stay silent or remain unseen.Film and theater director, producer and activist Glen Goei and film director Quen Wong are behind “Some Women,” an autobiographical documentary film by and about Wong, a trans-gender Singaporean woman.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn a place as crowded, high tech and self-aware as Singapore it can be difficult to find the unique and the unknown.Yet that was the challenge laid down by the Singapore Tourism Board when opening its SG Stories Content Fund for a second funding round.

A South African doctor said Sunday that symptoms of the Omicron variant apppear to be mild and can be treated at home.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVeteran film distributor Sreyashii Sengupta has been appointed Southeast Asia CEO for Continental Entertainment, a new Singapore-based film marketing and distribution firm.The firm was registered in January and is controlled by Shibasish Sarkar, former group CEO of Reliance Entertainment and chairman of NASDAQ-listed SPAC company International Media Acquisition Corp (IMAQ).Continental recently handled its first theatrical release, the Singapore distribution of

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCompanies from Taiwan will be out in force at next week’s Asian Television Forum in Singapore.Prominent among them is Portico Media, a company involved in production, sales and distribution of LGBTQ content.

Naman Ramachandran The Philippines is a vibrant filmmaking region in Asia and that brio is underlined by the brace of projects from the country selected at the Southeast Asia Film Lab, which is part of the Singapore Media Festival.Paul Rembert Patindol (sometimes credited as PR Patindol) was training to be a chemist but he came to a point in life where he needed a different kind of magic, and turned to filmmaking instead.His short “Hilom” won the youth jury prize at the Singapore International

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAudiovisual rights markets in Asia are coming up with new features to attract and retain executive interest, as business travel in the region remains deeply troublesome.The Singapore Media Festival, which kicked off on Thursday, is opting for a hybrid format, with a mix of in-person and online component events.

Jill Arul Even through the tumultuous times marked by interrupted shoot schedules and travel restrictions, the tenacity and drive to create authentic stories continues to propel Asian media far beyond any barriers.Now, after not convening in-person for a year — in some cases, two years — media conferences and festivals are springing back to life, including the Asia TV Forum & Market and ScreenSingapore (ATF|SS), Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), VidCon Asia Summit and the Singapore

the platform’s naming rights deal for AEG’s Staples Center, according to a new report.The Singapore-based cryptocurrency company is said to be paying $700million (£519million) over a 20-year period to rename the building, believed to be the biggest deal of its kind in history.Forbes has since reported that the coin’s value has risen 69.9 per cent since last week’s announcement that the 20,000-capacity multi-purpose venue in Los Angeles – soon to host the likes of Kacey Musgraves, The Weeknd, and

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Naman Ramachandran Asia-based production firm Beach House Pictures has acquired a majority stake in Tan Si En and Kris Ong’s Singapore-based Momo Film Co.Tan Si En’s producer credits include 2021 Cannes selection “The Year of the Everlasting Storm,” and Anthony Chen’s Toronto, London and Pingyao title “Wet Season.” Kris Ong, a script consultant at HBO Asia, is also a writer-director whose latest short film “Sunday” had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest in 2019.

After collaborating in back-to-back films with Olivier Assayas, actor Kristen Stewart hasn’t teamed up with the filmmaker since 2016.

The casting process for “Twilight” was all about chemistry.