Film festivals/awards

Director Hong Sang-soo and his partner, actress Kim Min-hee, win big at Locarno Film Festival

Actress Kim Min-hee and her partner, director Hong Sang-soo, at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Aug 15.

Singapore movies We Are All Strangers, The Violinist and Ah Girl head to Toronto Film Festival

(Clockwise from top left) We Are All Strangers starring Koh Jia Ler, child actress Ong Xuan Jing in Ah Girl and animated feature The Violinist.

Actress Michelle Yeoh named Asian Film-maker of the Year at Busan film festival

Michelle Yeoh’s ties to the Busan festival dated back to 2002.

Ong Xuan Jing, 9, wins Best Actress at Malaysia International Film Festival for Singapore movie Ah Girl

Singaporean child actress Ong Xuan Jing in local movie Ah Girl.

Horror hit Obsession on track to become one of the most profitable films of all time

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Inde Navarrette stars as Nikki and Michael Johnston as Bear in OBSESSION, a Focus Features release.

Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

Singapore wuxia sci-fi film The House On The Moon to compete for top prize at Locarno Film Festival

Local actress Lim Shi-An plays the lead role of Chang Er in The House On The Moon.

Potential sale of Golden Mile Tower units creates fresh uncertainty for Filmhouse, Carnival Cinemas

The current cinemas at Golden Mile Tower, Filmhouse and Carnival Cinemas, use the space left by Golden Theatre, which opened in 1973.

Could award-winning animated film The Violinist be Singapore’s first true Oscar contender?

The Violinist’s film-maker Ervin Han (left) and Singaporean producer Justin Deimen with the Cristal trophy, the top prize at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival; still of the animated film (right).

Singapore film The Violinist wins top prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Singaporean Ervin Han and Spanish animator Raul Garcia directed the hand-drawn story set against the backdrop of colonial Singapore.

‘There’s no soul’: Actor Tony Leung weighs in on AI in film-making

Hong Kong actress Carina Lau Ka Ling and Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai (right) arrive on the red carpet of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival in Shanghai, on June 13.

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