State of the Arts: Aug 16 to 23
SINGAPORE — Two festivals jostled for attention: The Singapore Night Festival kicked off to join the Singapore International Festival of Arts, now on its second weekend. An exhibition of the nominees of the fifth Icon de Martel Cordon Bleu photography awards also went up at the National Museum, along with two big exhibitions: A contemporary Chinese photography show at ArtScience Museum and a video-meets-theatre show at the Centre for Contemporary Art at Gillman Barracks. Film-makers are also in the news: Ken Kwek’s debut feature-length Unlucky Plaza is set to show at the Toronto International Film Festival, while seven of Singapore’s top directors, including Royston Tan, Eric Khoo and Jack Neo, have banded together to create an omnibus movie for Singapore’s 50th anniversary next year. Meanwhile, a REACH survey, done during the first quarter of this year, revealed that six in 10 Singapore residents feel current film and arts content regulations are balanced. Also, the Media Development Authority announced it will not be including Arts Term Licensing in its proposed amendments to the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act. MAYO MARTIN
SINGAPORE — Two festivals jostled for attention: The Singapore Night Festival kicked off to join the Singapore International Festival of Arts, now on its second weekend. An exhibition of the nominees of the fifth Icon de Martel Cordon Bleu photography awards also went up at the National Museum, along with two big exhibitions: A contemporary Chinese photography show at ArtScience Museum and a video-meets-theatre show at the Centre for Contemporary Art at Gillman Barracks. Film-makers are also in the news: Ken Kwek’s debut feature-length Unlucky Plaza is set to show at the Toronto International Film Festival, while seven of Singapore’s top directors, including Royston Tan, Eric Khoo and Jack Neo, have banded together to create an omnibus movie for Singapore’s 50th anniversary next year. Meanwhile, a REACH survey, done during the first quarter of this year, revealed that six in 10 Singapore residents feel current film and arts content regulations are balanced. Also, the Media Development Authority announced it will not be including Arts Term Licensing in its proposed amendments to the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act. MAYO MARTIN
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