Despite having a flourishing Chinese and Malay film industry in the 1950s and 1960s, Singapore's film industry declined after independence in 1965. Film production increased in the 1990s, which saw the first locally produced feature-length films. There were a few films that featured Singaporean actors and were set in Singapore, including Saint Jack, They Call Her Cleopatra Wong and Crazy Rich Asians.
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping, also known as Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean actress, host, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama The Little Nyonya. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 and was once managed by Hype Records.
George Yeo Yong-Boon is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 2004 and 2011.
Gwendoline See-Hian Yeo is a Singaporean actress, best known for her roles as Dr. Kelly Lee on General Hospital, Xiao-Mei on Desperate Housewives, and Sun Fu in Broken Trail. She is also known for voicing different roles in voiceover projects.
Yeo is a Chinese, English, and Korean surname.
Goh Poh Seng was a Singaporean dramatist, novelist, doctor and poet, was born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya in 1936. He was educated at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, received his medical degree from University College Dublin, and practised medicine in Singapore for twenty-five years.
Richard Low, also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films.
Jack Neo Chee Keong is a Singaporean filmmaker, comedian and actor who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known for his cross-dressing roles, as "Liang Po Po" and "Liang Xi Mei" in the long-running television comedy show Comedy Nite.
Tong Bing Yu is a Malaysian actress, host, singer, and producer.
The Superb Matchmakers (媒人帮) is a telemovie that was produced by Malaysian channel, ntv7 in conjunction with 2011 Lunar New Year. ntv7 revealed this mega production on their Facebook fan page on 19 October 2010. It will air on the first day of 2011 Chinese New Year at 10:00pm slot. Behind the scene of the production of this telemovie aired on 10 January 2011, Monday at 6:00pm.
Petaling Street Warriors is a 2011 film co-directed by James Lee Thim Heng and Sampson Yuen Choi-Hin through Malaysian production company, Juita Entertainment, a subsidiary of Juita Viden. Jointly presented by Juita Viden and Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), it is the first period kungfu comedy to be produced locally in Malaysia and Singapore, with famed action choreographer from Hong Kong, Yuk-Sing Ma, who have worked on Hong Kong and China's blockbusters, such as Storm Riders 2 and A Chinese Fairy Tale.
The 2010 Golden Awards was an awards ceremony held in Malaysia. It is the inaugural ceremony and was held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Putrajaya. The list of nominees was published in July and the ceremony took place in September. The show was hosted by 988 FM radio DJ Cheryl Lee and Singaporean host and actor Bryan Wong. A special episode called "Golden Awards Prelude" featuring the nominees from each category was aired on ntv7 during the weeks leading up to the ceremony.
Ilo Ilo is a 2013 Singaporean drama film. The debut feature of director Anthony Chen, the film features an international cast, including Singaporean actor Chen Tianwen, Malaysian actress Yeo Yann Yann, Filipino actress Angeli Bayani, and debut of child actor Koh Jia Ler.
Anthony Chen is a Singaporean film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is known for directing the feature films Ilo Ilo (2013) and Wet Season (2019).
You Mean the World to Me is a 2017 Malaysian semi-autobiographical drama film directed and written by Saw Teong Hin, based on his stage play. The film, set in 1970s Penang, is the first Malaysian film that is entirely in Penang Hokkien. The film's Chinese name, 海墘新路, refers to a Hokkien nickname for Victoria Street in George Town, Penang.
The Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), formerly known as Theatre Training & Research Programme (TTRP), is a specialised, independent actor-training school in Singapore that offers a three-year full-time programme that trains actors through contemporary approaches and classical Asian theatre training. It is currently under the aegis of Singapore's Committee for Private Education.
A Land Imagined is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production, the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of a construction worker.
Wet Season is a 2019 Singaporean drama film written, produced and directed by Anthony Chen. In the film, a teacher and a student in Singapore secondary school form a special, self-affirming relationship. The film stars Yeo Yann Yann and Koh Jia Ler. It received positive reviews and was released on 28 November 2019 in Singapore.
Being Human, originally titled Being Human Being!, is a 2010 Singaporean comedy film directed by Jack Neo.
Republic of Food is a 2018 Singaporean dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Kelvin Tong, starring Adrian Pang, Yeo Yann Yann, Jeffrey Xu, Patricia Mok, Shane Mardjuki, Alexandra Tan, Bobby Tonelli and KF Seetoh. Supported by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), the film was released at selected Cathay Cineplexes cinemas on 16 August 2018. The film was subsequently re-edited into a six-episode web series and is available for streaming on Viddsee.
