Karen Tan and Prashant Somosundram: Indie cinema’s comeback kids

The Projector's general manager Prashant Somosundram and founder Karen Tan at Projector X: Picturehouse. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE – This year, cinemas resumed operations under pre-pandemic conditions after two years of restrictions.

The opening up came too late for Filmgarde Cineplexes. In January 2022, it announced it would shut down two of its three cinemas, citing tough business conditions worsened by the pandemic.

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