Public Forum: “Films as Heritage: Film Making in Singapore”

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The Singapore Heritage Society is organising a public forum on our movie heritage tomorrow, 29 July, at the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library from 1 to 4.30pm.

Details from the NLB website:

Recent publications on Singapore films seem to suggest that the history of the medium is written only by Western writers, with a disturbing lack of interest by local researchers. This forum puts to rest that assumption as it brings together passionate cinephilies to talk about the politics and the popular in our filmmaking heritage. The speakers are Dr Lai Chee Kien, from Architecture Department, NUS, Ms. Ong Sor Fern, from the Asian Film Archives and a Straits Times film reviewer, Straits Times, Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan, from Political Science Department, NUS and Dr. Tim Barnard, from History Department, NUS. Admission is FREE, but registration is required. To register, email nlprogs@nlb.gov.sg and indicate, “Film making in Singapore” in the title.

Presentations lined up:
DR. LAI CHEE KIEN
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Early Hollywood movies ‘set’ in Singapore: from Singapore Sal to Saint Jack

MS. ONG SOR FEN
Film Correspondent, Life! The Straits Times
Losing treasures of Singapore film making history: the need to preserve our movies as heritage

DR. KENNETH PAUL TAN
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore and Chair, Asian Film Archive
Stereotypes in contemporary Singapore film

DR. TIM BARNARD
Associate Professor, Department of History, National University of Singapore
Beyond Heritage: Malay Films as Historical Text

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