Yew Kwang Han

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Han Yew Kwang studied to be an architect but ended up as a scriptwriter at MediaCorp and then later SPH Channel U. In 2002, his short film The Call Home (2002) won Best Short Film at the Singapore International Film festival and garnered him great attention. He made his first feature Unarmed Combat in 2005, and followed that up with romance comedy 18 Grams of Love (2007). In 2009, he was awarded the National Arts Council Young Artist Award. His next features were a romantic comedy telemovie Love in a Cab (2010) and comedy When Hainan Meets Teochew (2011). His next project was the sex comedy, Rubbers (2015). Most recently, Yew Kwang directed the supernatural romance comedy When Ghost Meets Zombie (2019), starring Nathan Hartono.

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Singapore Cinema: Between Takes

From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore’s famed studios in the 1950s to uncovering new waves of filmmakers in 90s and into today’s digital revolution, Singapore Cinema: Between Takes provides an insight into the rich history, and culture of Singapore films and its industry through candid reflections of filmmakers and content creators.

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2018

When Hainan Meets Teochew

A romantic comedy usually involves a handsome man and a pretty lady. But what happens when it's a 'manly' woman, and a 'womanly' man? One day, a brassiere drops on Teochew. He immediately wins the lottery and decides to keep it. Hainan begins an arduous search for her precious underwear, distributing hundreds of missing posters around her neighbourhood. Teochew sees one of the posters, and his curiosity is piqued. Bumping into Hainan one day, he asks about the brassiere, although he has no intention of returning it. Unfortunately, he lets slip more than he should, and Hainan becomes suspicious...

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2010

Singapore's Funniest Home Video

A couple hilariously attempts to create and submit a home movie to win the prize of Singapore's Funniest Home Video.

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2003