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: TPDCenter – 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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