Check out our nuSTUDIOS Matriculation Fair booth on these dates: 22, 23, 26 and 27 July.

To find out more about us and what we do, please come down for either one of our Welcome Tea sessions!

nuSTUDIOS Welcome Tea 2010

Dates: 5th and 12 August 2010
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: CFA Studios (Opposite Yusof Ishak House)

Admission is free so do bring your friends along to learn about what we do.  Please register your interest here if you haven’t already done so at our matric fair booth.  See you there!

Any questions? Contact us here.

Art-ifacts: The Durian Complex
(Installation cum film screening)

19 Mar, 8pm & 9.30pm
20 & 21 Mar, 3pm, 4.30pm, 8pm & 9.30pm
UCC Theatre Green Room
$8
Click here for tickets

Film, as an art form or popular entertainment, is generally a passive medium, requiring the viewing of a completed work rather than an artistic process.  This installation aims to allow audience interaction with film by creating a space for audiences to view a single film in different components, forming an impression based on its parts before watching the film as a whole.  This allows the audience to appreciate film as an art form in closer proximity, moving beyond a two dimensional space to one that enables the use of all senses.

For enquiries, email us at filmfest@nustudios.org.

The Substation Moving Images presents
FIRST TAKE
2 November 2009
The Substation Theatre
8pm, FREE ADMISSION

First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future talents of Singapore film!

Directed by: Derek Tan / Melinda Tan

Produced by: Seah Aik Hoe / Derek Tan / Melinda Tan

Synopsis: CASHLESS revolves around a man’s reckless pursuit of his misplaced cash after he mistakenly transfers an important sum of money meant for his mother into the wrong ATM account. When time and money are at stake, how far must he go before he finally finds himself? Starring Danny Jow, and featuring music by local bands The Lilac Saints and RustyNailz.

Hope to see you all there! =)

First up, we will be showing The Host, a South Korean monster film. The film follows
a man’s desperate attempt to save his daughter after she is captured by an unknown
beast.
The movie was critically acclaimed worldwide for effectively combining
scares and laughs into a wholesome film, as well as for its subtle political undertones.
Furthermore, it had made its way into several critics’ top ten movies list of 2007 and
won quite a few international awards.

Movie: The Host*
directed by Bong Jun-ho
and starring Song Kang-ho (of Joint Security Area fame)
Date and time: 30th September 2009, 6.30pm
Venue: Central Library Theatrette 1 (Level 4, Besides Loan Desk)
Admission is free and for members ONLY! However, each member is allowed
to bring 2 friends for the event.
*Film is rated PG
After the show, there will be a short discussion session
conducted by a fellow nuSTUDIOS member, Hee En Ming.
We hope to see you there!

Once upon a time, there are two guys called LESLIE and ALVIN. Leslie here is a careless guy. He lost a huge amount of cash when he transferred it wrongly to another account. Oh dear! What should he do?

ALVIN, on the other hand, is searching for the ‘ever-elusive’ meaning of life. However, he is constantly interrupted by the going-ons in his life! Will he ever find what he wanted to find?

And somewhere in between, local singer MARCUS FOONG and NUS very own EML chipped in to perform…..?

With film screening and music performances, nuSTUDIOS’ EMCC Storytellers is definitely the event to go to this September.
So, book your tickets with nuSTUDIOS now!

Event: EMCC Storytellers

Date and time: 2nd September 2009, Wednesday, 8pm
Venue: Univeristy Cultural Centre Theatre, National University of Singapore
Short films: CASHLESS and Definition
with performances by Marcus Foong and Electronic Music Lab from NUS
ADMISSION IS FREE*

*Limited to the capacity of UCC Theatre (400)
Tickets are available at the door one hour before showtime on a first-come-first-serve basis

For more information on CASHLESS: http://cashless.wordpress.com/
For more information on Definition: http://www.nustudios.org/films/short-films/

Watch the CASHLESS Trailer below:

Film School Schedule

The following is the updated schedule:

*Open Class: No registration required. All are welcome to attend.

Film School Application Criteria

Update: You can create the video in pairs together with a friend. Just let us know your names in the email.

Create a 1 minute video using a handphone camera, digital camera, web camera or any other device, upload to YouTube or Facebook, or upload to www.yousendit.com, and send the link to filmschool@nustudios.org. Please include your full name and matric number in the email.

Deadline: 23 August 2009 (Sunday)

Your video has to address the following questions:

1. Why do you want to join nuSTUDIOS?
2. How passionate are you in film making?
3. Choose ONE of the following questions:

• What is your favourite movie and why do you like it?
• Do you support Hollywood and/or Singapore films? And why?
• If you are a director, what kind of film genre will you make?

You do not need appear in the video all the time – use your creativity and express your answers sincerely to the questions in various ways e.g. voiceovers, sceneries etc. Just be as innovative and creative as possible! The best videos will be accessed and given opportunity to join Film School.

Celebrating The Family showcases a special selection of short films from nuSTUDIOS which touch on the theme of family. It will mark the world premiere of CASHLESS (2009), screened here with the short film documentary, In Our Own Words (2008).
There will be a post-screening discussion with the filmmakers.

CASHLESS
Singapore / 2009 / 34 mins
Directed by Derek Tan & Melinda Tan
CASHLESS revolves around a man’s reckless pursuit of his misplaced cash after he mistakenly transfers an important sum of money meant for his mother into the wrong ATM account. When time and money are at stake, how far must he go before he finally finds himself? Starring Danny Jow, and featuring music by local bands The Lilac Saints and RustyNailz.

In Our Own Words
Singapore / 2008 / 17 mins
Directed by Melinda Tan
What is the definition of normality?
Two young kidney patients go on a quest to challenge society’s perception of them. In the process, they discover their own ability to redefine what being normal is all about.
- Screened at The Best of First Take (Dec 2008)
- Voted Audience Favourite at the Substation’s First Take programme (Oct 2008)

Celebrating The Family is part of National Family Celebrations ’09.

SCREENING DETAILS:
Dates: Saturday 20th June & Saturday 27th June 2009
Venue: The Arts House, Screening Room
Time: 4pm & 8pm
Tickets: $8
BOOK TICKETS NOW!
For nuSTUDIOS members and students of National University of Singapore (NUS), book your tickets here
From The Arts House at
Tel: 6332 6919
For booking details, click here
For more information about the film, click here

The annual NUS Film Camp 2009 is here!  Interested to join us at a three-day camp where you can learn everything that goes on in a production and get involved in one? Plus the chance to film using professional equipment and learn a thing or two from experienced directors and crew members? Or just want to share your passion for films with a bunch of friends? Then be sure not to miss NUS Film Camp, descending on our little island in mid July!

Click here for more details and to sign up!

This camp is open to freshies, NUS Students, as well as members of the public (priority will be given to freshies and early-bird signups, so join in the fun now!)

nuSTUDIOS FIlm Camp 2009 Poster