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Singapore producer Jeremy Chua, who produced this year’s Cannes Camera d’Or winner Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, has been appointed general manager of the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF).
Chua takes up the post on January 1, 2024, and will jointly lead the festival with Programme Director Thong Kay Wee. Emily J Hoe is stepping down after delivering four editions of the festival, including two that were severely impacted by the pandemic.
Founder of Singapore-based production outfit Potocol, Chua also produced or co-produced Nicole Midori Woodford’s Last Shadow At First Light, Jow Zhi Wei’s Tomorrow Is A Long Time, Makbul Mubarak’s Autobiography and Bui Thac Chuyen’s Glorious Ashes.
He was presented with the FIAPF Award for outstanding contribution to Asia Pacific Cinema at this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.
SGIFF wrapped on December 10 with Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, directed by Vietnam’s Pham Thien An, taking Best Asian Feature Film at the Silver Screen Awards. Best Director went to Korea’s Yoon Eun-Kyung for The Tenants, which also won the FIPRESCI Award.
Best Screenplay went to Taiwan’s Yu Yi-Hsun for A Journey In Spring, which also won Best Performance for Yang Kuei-Mei. Singapore’s Nelson Yeo won a Special Mention for Dreaming & Dying.
The festival said it had issued 12,500 tickets for its 34th edition, the highest ticket sales since 2014 and an increase of 64% on 2022.
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