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Topical discussion on director Royston Tan

On Saturday 13th June 2009 TPD will organize a film screening 881 and a topical discussion on director Royston Tan.

Time: 2.00 p.m. Saturday 13th June 2009

Venue: TPD Center – 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Content:

2.00 p.m.: Introduction about director Royston Tan

2.45 p.m.: Film screening 881

About Royston Tan

Royston Tan, born in 1976, has been praised as one of the most promising young filmmakers Asia and new cinema symbol in his home country

Singapore

. It is for his modern MTV style of directing and telling stories. His movies are full of eye-catching scenes which are able to profoundly impress the audience. He began his career with short films which were highly-valued in many film festivals. So far, he has made 4 feature films and received 37 international awards.

About 881

Getai is a traditional performance of the Ullambana festival in

Singapore

. In spite of being occasional, this kind of traditional performance is very popular and its artists also gained lots of affection from the public. The movie tells the story of 2 girls trying to make a Gentai band named Papaya sisters (The pronunciation of the word “Papaya” is similar to “881” in Chinese Mandarin). The movie genre is a mix of Musical, Comedy and a bit of Fantasy, yet it is moving enough to be considered a fine Drama. The success of the movie is also for its amazing and eye-catching scenes, which is considered a trade mark of Royston Tan.

The topical discussion and screening is free-entranced and non-profit.

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Introduction
The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established under the Decision 236/HĐA signed by Mr. Tran Luân Kim, Secretary General of Vietnam Cinema Association on 15 August 2002, with the purposes to design and implement programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnam cinema.

Introduction

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established under the Decision 236/HĐA signed by Mr. Tran Luân Kim, Secretary General of Vietnam Cinema Association on 15 August 2002, with the purposes to design and implement programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnam cinema.

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