tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-10-31T16:20:36+08:00 Peatix Asian Film Archive tag:peatix.com,2019:event-1309176 2019-09-27T09:00:00SGT 2019-09-27T09:00:00SGT

Event details:Friday, 27 September9am - 5:30pmOldham Theatre*the cost of the symposium covers tea breaks and lunchTaking its name from a colonial-era 1950s Straits Times column that observed the unique quirks of the 'Lion City', Singaporeana! is a film programme that explores the ways in which Singapore has been represented and fictionalised by international filmmakers, peaking in the late 1960s, but with notable examples from the 1970s and 80s. 'Singaporeana' evokes the country's myths, history, varied cultures, particularly when seen through the exoticizing gaze of the curious visitor. The Singaporeana! Symposium is a lively one-day symposium of panels and talks that will complement the film programme in a deeper exploration of key themes that emerge from international productions in Singapore, as well as comparing them with how Singapore filmmakers explore their own country through various conceptural lenses. Academics, researchers, students and independent writers will be presenting papers on authenticity, identity, architecture, nostalgia, sexuality, Orientalism and the unusual use of loctions in key films. Films to be discussed include: Saint Jack, Pretty Polly, The Virgin Soldiers, So Darling So Deadly, Crazy Rich Asians, Two Sides of the Bridge, Ricochet, They Call Her... Cleopatra Wong, Shirkers and many more!Schedule 9:15amWelcome & Opening Address 9:30amSpecial Presentation (on Skype)Shanghaied in Singapore: A Statistical Approach to the Analysis of Orientalist CinemaDr. Philippe D. Mather, University of Regina10:15amTea Break10:45am - 12:15pmPanel 1: Authentic ImaginingsChaired by: Ben Slater, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Set in Singapore: authenticity and representation in super-spy filmsDr. Edna Lim, National University of Singapore (NUS)Pimps and Princesses: Hollywood's Portrayal of Singapore in Saint Jack (1979) and Crazy Rich Asians (2018)Ron Yap, NTUContesting the City Archive: Representations of 70s Singapore Urbanism in Three FilmsAlfonse ChiuQ&A12:15-1:15pmLunch1:15pm-2:10pmPanel 2: Nostalgic SpacesChaired by: Professor Adam Knee, LASALLE College of the ArtsFrom Imaginations to Documentations: Cinescapes of Singapore's mallsDr. Liew Kai Khiun, NTUMatching the Past: Attempts at Projecting Singapore Accurately in Local MoviesLai Chee Kien2:10-3:25pmPanel 3: Foreign EncountersChaired by: Dr. Edna Lim, NUS Missing, Alive and On Netflix: Reopening The Case of The 'Singapore' Film, ShirkersYang Yanxuan VickiFar Eastern Tales: How 20th century depictions of Singapore in the West shaped the sexual gazeJamieson Benjamin McKee (Jamin), Yale-NUS College"Going Native": Exploring the expatriate 'hero' in the Singapore landscape.Ben Slater, NTU3:25-3:45pmTea break3:45 - 4:30pmSpecial Presentation: Obscure LocationsHun Ping in conversation with Ben Slater Researcher Toh Hun Ping will take us on a journey through film locations chosen for international productions shooting in Singapore, which performs an alternative topography of the island.4:30pmFinal comments & wrap up *Schedule and titles of papers are subject to change

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