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26 Apr '11, 9pm
Deploying Diplomacy to Define ScreenSingapore
WHAT exactly is the inaugural ScreenSingapore you've read about that kicks off on June 5? We know it's an eight-day international film event that will serve as "a platform for Asia-Pacific films and creative talent to be marketed to the world"; that it's a multi-agency effort hosted by the Media Development Authority Of Singapore (MDA) with support from the Singapore Tourism Board and the Economic Development Board. We know it promises be a red carpet extravaganza, especially with the confirmation of two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks bringing his latest feature Larry Crowne to our little red dot for its Asia-Pacific premiere. We also know that The Board Of ScreenSingapore - or BOSS, an acronym which MDA adopts - boasts many a film industry luminary, including Board chairman Greg Coote, Latitude Entertainment chairman and recent CEO and chairman of Dune Entertainment, which c...
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