Local stars and talents from Asia studded the opening night red carpet event of the Singapore International Film Festival on Thursday. They were lead by hometown filmmaker Anthony Chen, who made a global impact with debut feature “Ilo Ilo,” and is again making a splash with “Wet Season.”
Internationally-known Singaporean independent filmmakers Tan Pin Pin and Boo Junfeng , who are also executive members of the festival, trod the red carpet. Other stars included Singaporean actresses Hong Ling, Patricia Mok, actor Andie Chen and his wife Kate Pang, who is also a Taiwanese actress and former TV host. Directors of two short films commissioned by the festival to commemorate its 30th edition, Thailand’s Anucha Boonyawatana and Indonesia’s Mouly Surya also graced the launch event.
The whole team will travel to Taiwan on Friday ahead of Saturday’s Golden Horse Awards for which “Wet Season” has garnered six nominations, including best narrative feature, best director, best original screenplay and best leading actress. Chen explained that he had recently decided to reunite with Ko for a third film. “I shot him when he was in elementary school [for “Ilo Ilo”], I shot him in secondary school [for “Wet Season”], I need to shoot him as an adult. There will be a part three [of this collaboration],” said Chen.
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