The movie was the first Singapore film to be invited to take part in the prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May. -- SHONA CHONG/THE STRAITS TIMES
DIRECTOR Eric Khoo's new film My Magic has been selected by the Singapore Film Commission (SFC) as Singapore's official entry to the Oscars.
The movie was the first Singapore film to be invited to take part in the prestigious Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Khoo, 42, told Life! that he is 'very, very happy' with the Oscars submission. He is sure that this time, the film will not run afoul of the language rules.
His 2005 movie, Be With Me, was the first Singapore submission to the Academy for Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Best Foreign Language Film Award. It was disqualified as it was deemed to be an English-language film, though it did garner praise from the Academy committee.
My Magic, which tells the story of the relationship between a magician and his son, has mostly Tamil dialogue, with some Hokkien.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
