SFYC Youth Showcase Top 11 Finalist Screening

Session Details

Screening Date & Time:

Doors open: 2.30pm

Screening starts: 2.45pm

Sequence:

  • 5 short films
  • Panel with directors
  • 6 short films
  • Panel with directors

Language: English

Total session time including 2 panels: 2hr 25min

About the Short Film Youth Competition Youth Showcase

The silent struggles have to be given a voice.

The more stories we can shed light on, the more we can work together to build a compassionate, inclusive society.

Make a short film on mental health and ignite change through your story.

This competition features workshops with film industry experts to provide the ins and outs of filmmaking and mental health organisations to provide accurate and precise information about Singapore’s mental health landscape.


COMPETITION THEMES

Short film (of no more than 15 minutes) feature at least one of the topics:

  • CARING FOR SELF AND/OR OTHERS
    • “Caring for Self and/or Others” centers around the fundamental concept of nurturing and promoting well-being, not only for oneself but also extending that care to others. It encompasses a range of interconnected aspects related to self-care, empathy, support systems, and community well-being.

 

  • COPING AND GROWING
    • “Coping and Growing” encapsulates the journey of individuals facing challenges, adversity, or significant changes in their lives. It reflects the dual process of dealing with difficult circumstances while simultaneously finding ways to develop and evolve on a personal or collective level.

       

  • CREATIVE EXPERIMENTATIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH
    • “Creative Experimentations in Mental Health” explores innovative and artistic approaches to understanding, addressing, and destigmatizing mental health issues. It encourages a departure from traditional narrative methods and embraces novel, creative avenues to foster awareness, empathy, and healing through the medium of film.

       

  • INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
    • “Intergenerational Relationships” centers on the connections, interactions, and shared experiences between individuals of different age groups within families, communities, and societies. It recognizes the value of fostering understanding and collaboration across generations and highlights the richness that comes from the exchange of perspectives, wisdom, and support.
    • Reconciling different perspectives on mental health 
    • The experience of caregivers could also be the focus of this theme.

More information:

The YOUTH SHOWCASE Category is open to:

  • Youths 35 years old and below, adults, and students currently enrolled in full-time education in Singapore.
    • This category is open to budding filmmakers who are still new to filmmaking
    • Youths who are enrolled in a filmmaking/media course OR have experience in filmmaking are strongly encouraged to submit their films in the Open Competition Category.
  • Singaporean/PR or youth with a valid long-term pass (e.g. EP/SP/LTVP). Proof of identity for verification may be required and must be produced upon request.
  • Short Films (15 mins or less) made after March 2023 that are related to the competition themes are eligible for submission.

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About the Director

Tan Pei Lin is a documentary filmmaker who believes in the transformative power of stories. She has produced TV documentaries across Asia, covering topics from petroleum megastructures to refugee homes.

Specializing in social issues and mental health in Southeast Asia, “Lady!” is her first feature documentary. Inspired by life’s subtleties, she is an adrenaline junkie with a passion for bouldering and baking. Pei Lin aims to create more films exploring the human condition.

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