Director’s Bio:

Sulaiman Salamon graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2004 with a Diploma in Film, Sound and Video. Upon completing his National Service, Sulaiman started working as a video editor with various production houses, doing mostly programs for MediaCorp’s Suria TV Channel. He is currently pursuing a degree at Chapman University, Singapore.

3. POTONG ANDAM
Hidayah Amin | English & Malay | 7 mins | PGPotong Andam is an old Malay ritual which brides undergo to determine their virginity. The film gives a glimpse of the forgotten ritual and the life of Nur, a modern woman who struggles with her personal beliefs and that of her elders.Director’s Bio:

Hidayah Amin is a member in Media Development Authority(MDA)’s Film Consultative Panel. Hidayah works full-time as a media producer in Ministry of Education (MOE) developing educational videos, audio programmes and interactive resources.

A political science graduate, Hidayah was educated in Singapore (NUS), France and the US where she was a Fulbright scholar at Lehigh University.  At year end, Hidayah will be pursuing her post-graduate studies at Cambridge University.

4. SANTAN (COCONUT MILK)
Farhan Zulkifli | Malay | 8 mins | G
Official Selection – Singapore International Film Festival 2010

Adam walks home from school with a new girl he met. When he was trying to run away from the madman who lives near his home, his file fell out of his bag. At home, he realizes he has lost his file but was asked by his mother to buy coconut milk. Instead of buying the coconut milk, he met up with the new girl and went in search of his lost file.

Director’s Bio:

Completed a diploma in Film, Media & TV from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and currently serving his National Service.

5. MY FATHER SAZALI
Sazali bin Masraji | Malay | 17 mins | PG

The story depicts a barber’s unfulfilled aspirations to be an actor and his quest in preventing his son from following his footsteps as a barber. Ironically, the father’s failure in achieving his dream serves as a symbol of motivation for the son in pursuing his own ambition, much to the dismay of the father.

Director’s Bio:

Sazali Masraji is a freelance cameraman for various production companies. My Father Sazali is the first official short film that he wrote and directed.

Sazali’s father an ardent P. Ramlee fan named him after the film ‘My Son Sazali’. This film is the director’s tribute to his father.

6. WEDLOCK
Haidar Afandi | Dialogue-Less | 4 mins | PG (Scene of Intimacy)
Official Selection – Singapore International Film Festival 2010

An exposition to an interracial relationship, where fairytale endings are often not ‘happily ever after’.

Director’s Bio:

Haidar holds a Diploma in Digital Media Design from Nanyang Polytechnic and currently pursuing a Degree in Digital Filmmaking from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). 7. RARE FISH (IKAN LANGKA) (Curator’s Pick) Basil Mironer | Bahasa Indonesia | 11 mins | PG Sonje Award – Pusan International Film Festival 2009 First Prize – Tisch Asia Category, First Run Film Festival 2010 Winner – Best Art Direction, Singapore Short Film Awards 2010 Nominee – Best Director, Singapore Short Film Awards 2010 Nominee – Best Fiction, Singapore Short Film Awards 2010 rare fish

The measure of life in a small, remote fishing village is tested when a young boy strives to catch up to the adults. Filmed in Bintan, Indonesia.

Director’s Bio:

Born in Moscow, Russia, Basil Mironer immigrated to America in the late 1980s. After witnessing a fellow student’s seizure from a flickering screen, he redirected his passion to storytelling through film and video.  Basil has lived worked and studied in Italy, Spain & the US.  In 2007, Basil was invited to study at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia as one of thirty-three MFA students.

Since living in Singapore, he has honed his directing and cinematography skills on various global productions. From coastal Indonesian fishing villages, chaotic Indian streets, and cosmopolitan Southeast Asian cities; Basil continues to grow as an international filmmaker and hopes to set up base in Singapore.

All directors will be in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening of the films. The session will be moderated by Isa Seow, Managing Director, Centre for Content Protection (CCP).

Moderator’s Bio:

Isa Seow is a spokesperson for the content distribution and protection industry in Asia. As CCP Managing Director, Seow is responsible for developing its memberships, activities, and leading strategic content protection initiatives in Asia-Pacific. Institutional and Advisory members of the CCP are HBO, Astro, Thomson, Nagravision, Verimatrix, Disney, NDS, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Centre for Media Law (University of Melbourne) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA).

Seow has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Harvard University and a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University. He has lectured at the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore.

Seow has a healthy respect for original content, arising out of his teenage career in the 1990s when he was a signed major label recording artist.