S'pore talent to debut films at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

Feature films Viet And Nam and Mongrel will make their world premiere at the 2024 edition of the festival.Two features and two short films made with Singapore participation will be heading to the 77th Cannes Film Festival , which will take place from May 14 to 25.

Both films received grants from the Singapore Film Commission and the Infocomm Media Development Authority , according to an IMDA press statement on May 2. The films have also been acquired for global distribution. Mongrel, directed by Singaporean film-maker Chiang Wei Liang, has been selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section of the festival. The drama revolves around Oom, a caretaker for the elderly and disabled, who has to choose between survival or dignity.

Meanwhile, Cold Cut will screen at a special programme under the Directors’ Fortnight and at the Singapore-Philippines pavilion. The drama follows a student who is about to compete at a local talent show, when a mysterious butcher “takes her to unknown horizons”.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

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