First Local Film At Cannes Film Festival
Eric Khoo’s 12 Storeys (1997) about the lives of four families living in the same HDB block, was the fi rst Singapore fi lm
to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Federation of International Film Critics award.
First Film To Win A Cannes Film Festival Award
Directed by 23-year-old Anthony Chen, Ah Ma was selected from over 3,000 local entries, for competition in the Les Courts Metrages En Competition where short fi lms compete for the Palme d’Or Short Film award and a Jury Prize. The 15-min fi lm secured the Special Distinction Award at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
First Movie Entered For The Palme d’Or
At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Eric Khoo’s movie, My Magic, became Singapore’s fi rst competitive entry for the Palme d’Or. The Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing fi lms at the festival. The movie, which starred illusionist Bosco Francis and 14-year-old Jathishweran Naidu, has also been entered as an offi cial entry as a foreign language fi lm for the 2009 Oscar by the Singapore Film Commission.
Most Prolifi c Producer Of Award- Winning Short Films
Wee Li Lin works as a freelance television producer/director. She has made over ten short fi lms in Singapore so far, three of which have been award winners at the Singapore International Film Festival and two have won awards at American Film Festivals. Gone Shopping (2007) is her fi rst feature fi lm.
First To Win Student Academy Award
Amateur fi lm-maker Tan Pin Pin was the fi rst Singapor- ean to win a Student Academy Award for her documentary, Moving House, in May 2002. The award was given out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the same body that awards Oscars. It was established in 1972 to support fi lm-making at the university level.
First Asian In Raymond Weil Hall Of Fame
On 22 Jun 2006, Royston Tan was the fi rst Asian to be inducted into the ‘Raymond Weil Hall of Fame’ in recognition of his contribution to the local art scene.
First Film Actor To Sing In His Own Voice
In 1950, P Ramlee became the fi rst actor to sing in his own voice in the movie Bakti.
Director With Most Film Awards
From 1955 and for the next 20 years, P Ramlee won multiple international awards (including fi lm festivals in Hong Kong and Japan) for his work, which spanned over 70 fi lms and 200 songs.
Most Prolifi c Director And Actor
P Ramlee (1929-1973) acted in 65 movies and directed 34 feature fi lms. 16 of these were shot in Singapore where he worked between 1955 and 1964. His other fi lms were mostly shot in Malaysia.
Most Prolifi c Living Movie Actor
Lim Kay Tong has acted on stage, fi lms and television, including British and Hollywood productions. His 18 feature fi lm credits include The Last Emperor (1987), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Perth (2004) and Kung Fu Killer (2008).
First Actress To Star In A Hollywood Film
Fann Wong acted as Chon Lin in Shanghai Knights (2003), an American action-comedy movie. The fi lm also starred Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
First Local Film Award Ceremony
Taking a cue from Hollywood, the fi rst local ‘Oscar’ ceremony was launched by Utusan Film and Sports magazine in 1954. Held at the In- donesian Club, the Best Film went to BN Rao’s Hujan Panas. Best Actor went to P Ramlee and Best Actress to Siput Sarawak.
Most Prolifi c Local Film Composer
Joe Ng’s music has put life into 20 local fi lms and television series. He has scored all of Kel- vin Tong’s fi lms. He was also the singer-song- writer when he was with the band Corporate Toil and later, Padres.
First And Largest Cinema Chain
Runme Shaw and Run Run Shaw came to Singapore in 1926 and ventured into fi lm screening, distribution and production. By 1965, Shaw Brothers owned 35 compa- nies, 130 cinemas in South-East Asia (including 19 in Singapore), nine amusement parks and three production studios. Currently it has approximately 37 screens with a total of 10,190 seats.
First Actress To Win Golden Horse Award
Ten-year-old actress, Megan Zheng, became the fi rst Singaporean to win the Taiwan-based Golden Horse award in 2003 for her role in the movie, Homerun. She was awarded Best Newcomer.
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