December 2022 – Perspectives Film Festival

Announcements (2022)

Framing With Perspectives: Connecting Local Filmmakers with Our Films

Daryl Cheong / December 7, 2022

This year’s Perspectives Film Festival introduced a new video series that aimed to broaden the discourse and appreciation for films. By connecting individuals in the Singaporean film industry with the international programmed films at the festival, conversations were sparked. Concurrently, a deeper appreciation for the works of these outstanding individuals might be germinated alongside the connecting of our Singaporean perspective with interconnected global ones too. Let us hear from these film titans!

Interview (2022)

An Interview with Ananta Thitanat, Director of Scala

Daryl Cheong / December 2, 2022

For many Singaporean filmgoers, we might not be familiar with the iconic Scala Cinema in Thailand that was demolished during the pandemic. Despite that, any audience member watching the film Scala would relate to the communal sense of loss from that historic site. Like all old landmarks that were torn down, past audiences held significant memories of the Scala Cinema.

Panel (2022)

Is Cinema Dead? Perspectives Shared at ‘Scala’ Post-Screening Panel

Daryl Cheong / December 1, 2022

In this new age of streaming and dwindling cinema patrons, there is a growing sentiment that cinema is dead. With mm2 shutting down The Cathay Cineplex or Filmgarde closing the Bugis Plus branch, cinematic spaces are threatened by changing financial and viewership landscapes. Why should we not believe that cinema is in a moribund state?