Creative [SIN]ergy Grant for London Design Festival 2012

Creative [SIN]ergy is delighted to announce a grant for participation at the London Design Festival 2012 (LDF 2012). We request our members to submit their ideas for a Creative [SIN]ergy project for participation during the LDF 2012.

Important dates:

- Closing date for application is Monday 13 February 2012. Late applications will not be accepted.

- The result of the application will be communicated by end March 2012.

Submission criteria:

Please refer to the application form. Ap- plication form will be emailed to interested parties. Please email your interest to: Click here

Creative [SIN]ergy in 2012

Creative [SIN]ergy would like to wish all its members and supporters a Happy New Year and all the best for 2012.

After a 6 months break, Creative [SIN]ergy is back at the top of its game. Supporting and showcasing Singapore Creatives outside the dot. With the departure of Creative [SIN]ergy's Founder; Brian Tan, we are delighted to announce that Clara Yee is now at the helm of Creative [SIN]ergy's operations and we are excited to have her enthusiastic and fresh perspective on board. Brian Tan will still play an active advisory role.

2012 will bring an exciting line-up of events and activities, with the return of [SIN]efest (UK largest Singapore Film Festival) and the ever popular PROJECT: slingSHORT. We will also be announcing our first ever Creative [SIN]ergy Grant for the London Design Festival 2012.

We look forward to seeing you at our up coming events. Thank you for supporting us.

Regards,

Creative [SIN]ergy Team

20² @ The Future Gallery

Creative [SIN]ergy presented 20² on Saturday 9th April at The Future Gallery in London. Creative [SIN]ergy's very own show and tell was hosted by Kelvin Ang. The 5 peakers featured were, Kok Loong Wong, Lok Ming Fung, Yong Ping Loo, Kok Chian Leong and REM. Each speaker, was given 20 images with only 20 seconds to present their works.

Special Thanks to:

Clara Yee and Sarah Ho

20² - 20 images x 20 seconds

Join us for our very own show and tell.

Each speaker gets 20 images x 20 seconds.

Creative [SIN]ergy presents

20²

Saturday 9th April 2011

2.00 - 5.00 pm

The Future Gallery

5 Great Newport Street

London WC2H 7HY, United Kingdom

RSVP: info@creativesinergy.com

FEATURING:

Kok Loong Wong

Lok Ming Fung

Yong Ping Loo

Kok Chian Leong

REM

HOSTED BY:

Kelvin Ang

Special Thanks to:

Clara Yee and Sarah Ho

GASPP in London

Writer and poet, Ng Yi-Sheng's inspired readings of selected pieces from GASPP and Lost Boy was a hit at Creative [SIN]ergy's hosting of GASPP at Gay's the Word.

Speaking to a packed room at UK's only LGBT bookshop, Yi-Sheng entertained the audiences' many questions about the gay scene in Singapore and revealed the motivations behind his intrepid short story 'Lee Low Tar'. In a retrospect of sorts, he shared the charming anecdotes of various characters he met in his life that inspired his work.

Autographed copies of GASPP and Lost Boy are now available for sale at Gay's the Word.

GASPP Is Coming To Town

GASPP is coming to town!

Join us for the launch of GASPP at Gay's the Word bookshop, hosted by Creative [SIN]ergy – an evening of wine and selected readings from GASPP: a Gay Anthology of Singapore Poetry and Prose by editor and writer, Ng Yi-Sheng.

GASPP is Singapore’s first anthology of writers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and otherwise queer. It’s the combined work of 35 authors, translators and editors, who’ve contributed poetry, short fiction, memoirs, essays and experimental writing in English, Mandarin and Malay.

This event is free to attend!

Please RSVP info@creativesinergy.com

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GASPP @ Gay's the Word

Hosted by Creative [SIN]ergy

Friday 4th Feb 2011, 7pm

Gay's the Word

66 Marchmont Street (Russell Square Tube),

London WC1N 1AB, United Kingdom

Re-Live Singapore in London

The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is hosting a by-invitation event in London for former foreign residents of Singapore, for them to re-live their memories of Singapore, and to gather with those like them who have lived part of their lives in Singapore. We also welcome other foreigners who are living in the UK who have not had the chance to experience Singapore living, to join the event and have a glimpse of Singapore through the eyes of foreigners. The SIF invite includes the attendance at the screening of CIVIC LIFE plus the reception after. Limited seats available. For details on the event, please visit www.sif.org.sg/relivesg.

[SIN]efest Celebrates Closing Night Festival Success with Sold Out Screening of “Invisible City”

The inaugural edition of the UK’s largest Singapore film festival came to close on Saturday 13th, after enjoying several sold out screenings for opening and closing films, “Sandcastle” and “Invisible City” at the Birkbeck Cinema in Central London.

Festival Organiser, Brian Tan (Creative [SIN]ergy) deemed the festival “a remarkable experience and a big boost to cultural access to Singaporean films here in the UK.” He also went on to thank the tremendous support from all the festival sponsors that contribuetd to making the festival such a success “anchor sponsors like The Singaporean High Comission and Overseas Singapore and assistance from Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotels all proved invaluable in delivering a fantastic audience expeirence”. Fellow organiser, Steven Flynn (Flynn Film Co.) remarked that “this festival has shown the audience appeal for and diversity of Singaporean filmmaking. The [SIN]efest’s success should inspire filmmakers back in Singapore to continue the hard work in getting their films screened around the world”.

[SIN]efest was the first Singaporean film festival to have taken place in London in recent years and included a strong line-up of feature and short film selections curated by rising film Director Boo Junfeng. His selections included his own high profile and award winning directorial debut, “Sandcastle” alongside UK premieres for Ho Tzu Nyen’s experimental film “Here” and the documentary “Invisible City” by Tan Pin Pin. The latter of which attended a special Q & A of her film by Skype conference to the delight of the assembled audience.

Also on the programme was audience favourite “881” by Roystan Tan, award winning shorts “Tanjung Rhu” by Boo junfeng and “Haze” by Anthony Chen in addition to the short film showcase Project SlingSHORT now in its 5th edition.

Committed to raising greater cultural understanding of Singapore, the [SIN]efest also arranged a series of post-screening Q & A’s for “Sandcastle” with both Director Boo and actor, Joshua Tan attending as well as daily pre and post-film receptions.

[SIN]efest - Singapore Film Festival

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

[SIN]efest

11 - 13 November 2010
The Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

For more information please visit www.sinefest.org

Sandcastle - Thursday 11th November, 7pm (SOLD OUT)

6pm Pre Screening Reception (complimentary Tiger Beer and buffet will be served)

881- Friday 12th November, 7pm

6.15pm Pre Screening Reception (complimentary Tiger Beer will be served)

PROJECT: slingSHORT - Saturday 13th November, 12.00pm

1.30pm Post Screening Reception (complimentary Tea & Coffee will be served)

Here - Saturday 13th November, 2.00pm

(Haze - Short film bonus)

1.30pm Pre Screening Reception (complimentary Tea & Coffee will be served)

Invisible City - Saturday 13th November, 4.30pm (SOLD OUT)

(Tanjong Rhu - Short film bonus )

4.00pm Pre Screening Reception (complimentary Tiger Beer will be served)

Sandcastle - Thursday 13th November, 7pm

6.30pm Pre Screening Reception (complimentary Tiger Beer will be served)

[SIN]efest is presented by Creative [SIN]ergy + Flynn Film Co. and supported by The Singapore High Commission in London, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotel.

Sandcastle Extra Screening Added to [SIN]efest

[SIN]efest is delighted to announce an extra screening of Sandcastle by Boo Junfeng on Saturday 13th November 2010 at 7.00pm. This was added to the festival line up due to the sold out opening night screening which was oversubscribed. Sandcastle opens this inaugural edition of [SIN]efest, the UK’s largest Singapore film festival.

A total of 4 feature films and 7 shorts will be featured at [SIN]efest in addition to popular new talent showcase PROJECT: slingSHORT.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

[SIN]efest
11 - 13 November 2010
The Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

For more information on the festival please visit www.sinefest.org

[SIN]efest is presented by Creative [SIN]ergy + Flynn Film Co. and supported by The Singapore High Commission in London, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotel.

Invisible City SOLD OUT at [SIN]efest

As of Friday 5th November 2010, Invisible City by Tan Pin Pin is completely Sold Out! at[SIN]efest. Invisible City premiers at this inaugural edition of [SIN]efest, the UK’s largest Singapore film festival. To be placed on a wait list for this screening please email info@sinefest.org

A total of 4 feature films and 2 shorts will be featured at [SIN]efest in addition to popular new talent showcase PROJECT: slingSHORT.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

[SIN]efest
11 - 13 November 2010
The Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

For more information on the festival please visit www.sinefest.org

[SIN]efest is presented by Creative [SIN]ergy + Flynn Film Co. and supported by The Singapore High Commission in London, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotel.

Sandcastle SOLD OUT at [SIN]efest

As of Thursday 4th November 2010, Sandcastle by Boo Junfeng is completely Sold Out! at [SIN]efest. Sandcastle opens this inaugural edition of [SIN]efest, the UK’s largest Singapore film festival. To be placed on a wait list for this screening please email info@sinefest.org

A total of 4 feature films and 2 shorts will be featured at [SIN]efest in addition to popular new talent showcase PROJECT: slingSHORT.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

[SIN]efest
11 - 13 November 2010
The Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

For more information on the festival please visit www.sinefest.org

[SIN]efest is presented by Creative [SIN]ergy + Flynn Film Co. and supported by The Singapore High Commission in London, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotel.

Eliza Tan Curates Murmur Exhibition

Erika Tan, The Syntactical Impossibility of Approaching with A Pure Heart, 2008

Murmur

Curated by Creative [SIN}ergy member Eliza Tan

Featuring: Creative [SIN}ergy member Erika Tan and Anita di Bianco, Aoife Collins, Trong G. Nguyen, Kate Pickering,Tintin Wulia with Performances by Lynn Lu, and Matthew MacKisack with Jeffrey Baker.

A low, indistinct and continuous sound, murmuring evokes the telling of stories or rumours that conjure powerful mental pictures. Murmuring otherwise connotes an endless babble of visual and verbal information - the point where language fails and meaning collapses.

Underscoring mechanisms of verbal imagination and visual enactment, linguistic rupture and the dissolution of the image, murmur explores fiction-making as a means by which to critically reorder the data of experience, frameworks of memory and limits of perception.

The artists in the exhibition have mined sources ranging from folklore and literature, to history and cultural theory, selectively reiterating and placing ownership over information, language and images that otherwise slip into an anonymous stream of murmuring. The artworks raise enquiries on existing social narratives, rationalities and systems of belief as the artists attempt to spin new fables from borrowed plots by deploying fiction as an evaluative strategy; a blank space from which to recall, to speak and to perform.

Featuring newly commissioned titles and works previously not shown in the UK, the project brings together video, installation and sculpture works by Anita di Bianco (US/DE), Aoife Collins (IE), Trong G. Nguyen (US), Kate Pickering (UK), Erika Tan (UK/SG), TinTin Wulia (ID) and live performances by Lynn Lu (UK/SG) and Matthew MacKisack (UK) due to take place on the First Thursday of December.

Erika Tan’s work has evolved from an interest in anthropology and the moving image. Her work is often informed by specific cultural, geographical or physical contexts; exploring different media to create situations that excite, provoke, question, confront and invite comments from the audience.

Murmur

Exhibition curated by Eliza Tan

5 November – 19 December 2010

Private view: Thursday 4 November, 6.30-9.30pm

Waterside Project Space

Unit 8, Waterside

44-48 Wharf Rd

London N1 7UX

Opening times during exhibitions

Wednesdays-Saturdays: 11am-6pm

Sundays: 11am-4pm

[SIN]efest - Limited Tickets Left!

[SIN]efest announces today that there are limited tickets left for Opening night film, Sandcastle by Boo Junfeng and Closing film, Invisible City by Tan Pin Pin.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

All major credit cards and debit cards accepted

[SIN]efest
11 - 13 November 2010
The Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

For more information please visit www.sinefest.org

[SIN]efest is presented by Creative [SIN]ergy + Flynn Film Co. and supported by The Singapore High Commission in London, Singapore Airlines, Tiger Beer and Town Hall Hotel.

SHOWCASE: Richard Tan

Richard Tan is a Singapore-born but British bred actor and budding playwright. He is currently forging his own path with the goal of celebrating the many intricacies of the human condition in the madness that we live in. He is based in London.

Name: Richard Tan
Location: London, UK
Website: N.A.
Contact: click here