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ANNEX B LIST OF SINGAPORE FILMS SELECTED FOR THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL SINCE 1997 1997: 12 Storeys by Eric Khoo was the first Singapore film to be invited to the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. 2003: Tan Pin Pin’s Moving House was selected for the Kodak Emerging Filmmakers Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. 2005: Eric Khoo’s Be With Me, opened the Directors’ Fortnight. 2006: Singapore showcased 12 Singapore films at World Cinema (Tous les Cinémas du Monde). The feature films selected for this showcase include Smell Of Rain (Gloria Chee), One Last Dance (Max Makowski), I Not Stupid Too (Jack Neo) and Perth (Djinn Ong), while the short films were G23 (Anthony Chen), Secret Heaven (Sun Koh), Birthday (Bertrand Lee), Monkey Love (Royston Tan), Sons (Royston Tan), Crocodile Journals (Yeo Lee Nah), 9:30 (Yong Mun Chee) and Blackboard Whiteshoes (Green Zeng and June Chua). 2007: Three Singapore films were selected - Anthony Chen’s short film Ah Ma (Grandma) clinched a Special Mention, while Pok Yue Weng’s short film SuperDONG together with Ekachai Uekrongtham’s feature film Pleasure Factory screened at the Directors’ Fortnight and Un Certain Regard respectively. 2008: Eric Khoo’s My Magic became the first Singapore film to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or award. 2009: HERE by Ho Tzu Nyen was selected for screening at the 41st Directors’ Fortnight. 2010: Boo Junfeng’s Sandcastle was selected for the 49th International Critics’ Week, making it the first Singapore film to debut in that section. 2011: Eric Khoo’s Tatsumi premiered in the Un Certain Regard section. 2013: Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo won the prestigious Caméra d'Or award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Singaporean director Jow Zhi Wei’s short film titled After the Winter was selected for the Cinéfondation Selection. Page 1 of 1 .

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