“Songlap”, by the husband-wife team of Effendee Mazlan and Fariza Azlina is often described as a social realist film about the disenfranchised in the dark urban underbelly of Kuala Lumpur. But here I want to explore it as a neo-noir that’s uniquely Malaysian in its ethos. Songlap is a colloquial term connoting stealing or taking everything, which is about wanting to have it all mindset that is common within criminals or even referring to the ending, where it can be seen in a more positive manner.
“Songlap” is streaming on Mubi
The story is about two brothers both named Adam. The younger is Ad (played by Syafie Naswip) and the elder is Am (played by Shaheizy Sam) who works for a baby-trafficking ring being run by someone only called as Mama. The name choice Adam is as intentional as it can be where they both are sons of a...
“Songlap” is streaming on Mubi
The story is about two brothers both named Adam. The younger is Ad (played by Syafie Naswip) and the elder is Am (played by Shaheizy Sam) who works for a baby-trafficking ring being run by someone only called as Mama. The name choice Adam is as intentional as it can be where they both are sons of a...
- 12/5/2020
- by Abdul Rahman Shah
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Malaysia’s Sonneratia Capital has signed partial slate financing arrangements with two local production companies – Lina Tan’s Red Films and Adrian Teh’s Asia Tropical Films.
A division of Malaysia’s Rhizophora Ventures, Sonneratia will back slates of between four to six films from each company, investing up to 70% of a project’s budget, with a cap of $2.3m across each company’s slate.
Asia Tropical is using the funding for Chapman To’s directorial debut Let’s Eat – a co-production with Singapore’s Clover Films, which also has backing from Fox International Channels. The foodie comedy started shooting in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore on September 8.
Red Films, which produces both Malay and Chinese-language films, has worked with filmmakers including Amir Muhammad, Fariza Azlina and Effendee. “Lina is also a great supporter of new talents, starting with short films, and now wants to help them take their next steps,” said Rhizophora...
A division of Malaysia’s Rhizophora Ventures, Sonneratia will back slates of between four to six films from each company, investing up to 70% of a project’s budget, with a cap of $2.3m across each company’s slate.
Asia Tropical is using the funding for Chapman To’s directorial debut Let’s Eat – a co-production with Singapore’s Clover Films, which also has backing from Fox International Channels. The foodie comedy started shooting in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore on September 8.
Red Films, which produces both Malay and Chinese-language films, has worked with filmmakers including Amir Muhammad, Fariza Azlina and Effendee. “Lina is also a great supporter of new talents, starting with short films, and now wants to help them take their next steps,” said Rhizophora...
- 10/6/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The fifth edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival will hold retrospectives of Girish Kasaravalli and Jahnu Barua among others. Five of Kasaravalli’s films: Tabarana Kathe (1986), Kraurya (1996), Thaayi Saheba (1997), Dweepa (2003) and Hasina (2004)will be screened. While Barua’s Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (1987), Banani (1990), Firingoti (1992) and Hkhagoroloi Bohu Door(1995) will be screened.
Besides, three other sections are dedicated to Indian cinema. Chitrabharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema (competition and screening of films in other dialects in Karnataka) and 100 years of Indian Cinema (screening of 14 films).
Complete line up:
Retrospective
Chan-Wook Park (South Korea)
1. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Chan-Wook Park/110/2000/South Korea)
2. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/129/2002/South Korea)
3. Old boy (Chan-Wook Park/120/2003/South Korea)
4. Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/112/2005/South Korea)
5. Thirst (Chan-Wook Park/133/2009/South Korea)
Fatih Akin (Germany)
1. Short Sharp Shock (Fatih Akin/100/1998/Germany)
2. In July (Fatih Akin/99/2000/Germany)
3. Solino (Fatih Akin/124/2002/Germany)
4. Head On (Fatih Akin/121/2004/Germany/Turkey...
Besides, three other sections are dedicated to Indian cinema. Chitrabharathi – Indian Cinema Competition, Kannada Cinema (competition and screening of films in other dialects in Karnataka) and 100 years of Indian Cinema (screening of 14 films).
Complete line up:
Retrospective
Chan-Wook Park (South Korea)
1. J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Chan-Wook Park/110/2000/South Korea)
2. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/129/2002/South Korea)
3. Old boy (Chan-Wook Park/120/2003/South Korea)
4. Lady Vengeance (Chan-Wook Park/112/2005/South Korea)
5. Thirst (Chan-Wook Park/133/2009/South Korea)
Fatih Akin (Germany)
1. Short Sharp Shock (Fatih Akin/100/1998/Germany)
2. In July (Fatih Akin/99/2000/Germany)
3. Solino (Fatih Akin/124/2002/Germany)
4. Head On (Fatih Akin/121/2004/Germany/Turkey...
- 12/7/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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