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SINGAPORE: For the first time, a Singaporean production has been selected to participate in the Main Concours (Concorso Internazionale) at the Locarno Festival in Locarno, Switzerland – one of the world's best-known festivals to reward art and essay films
A Land Imagined, written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua, is a Chinese-language thriller located in industrial Singapore. It stars veteran actor Peter Yu in his first film role as a police investigator who has to go to the bottom of a case involving a missing truck and a construction worker from China.
The film is in the running for the Golden Leopard, Grand Prize of the Best Film Festival – a prize of 90,000 Swiss francs ($ 120,000)
He is also competing for the special prize of the jury and the awards for best director, best actor and best actress. imagined land peter yu locarno film festival 3 "/>
A scene from A Land Imagined. (Photo: Akanga Film Asia)
The 71st Locarno Film Festival runs from August 1 to August 11, and on August 7, Imagined Territory will be world premiere
C & Is then that Yu himself will see the film for the first time. "To be honest, I have not seen the movie yet, so I'm lost," he told CNA Lifestyle with a chuckle. "I'm very excited and I do not know what to expect – I've never attended an event like this before, when I'm here, I just want to relax and enjoy."
About his performance in A Land Imagined, Yu said, "The most important thing in this movie was my chemistry with the director – he was satisfied," he added, "I never really go out looking for opportunities, but this door just opened for me.I am any opportunity, big or small.They have all brought me, step by step, up to this point. "
Good As he remembers his roles in television series in the 90s, the 50-year-old has recently begun to take on more diverse projects such as this one. "As actors, we seek to improve every day, and we always learn.Every film is different.It was more artistic.I like to play different roles," said singer A 50-year-old who also plays in Singapore's first freak movie, Circle Line, which is scheduled for release in late 2019.
A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production, Land Imagined, is presented by Akanga Film Asia, the production company behind D & A Other internationally acclaimed films such as Boo Junfeng's Apprentice and Sandcastle, K Rajagopal's A Yellow Bird and Ho Tzu Nyen's Here [19659002] Producer Fran Borgia, founder of Akanga Film Asia, said: "The first Singaporean feature film in competition at the Locarno Film Festival, A Land Imagined marks a milestone for Singaporean films. We are excited to continue to make waves at major international film festivals with A Land Imagined "
