“Damned” premiering in Osaka March 2009

Our Youtube Nokia Spoof hits 100,000!!!

Thank heavens for little ‘happiness’. 2 years to reach here but we’re here without much pushing and pimping. 100,000 thank yous. 213 ratings at an average of 4.5 stars and 123 comments- mostly positive. Must draw this energy to do a next one.

‘HELLo?’ on Special Clermont-Ferrand French CANAL+ programme

We’re on French TV! With a special Clermont-Ferrand programme!

‘Subtitle’ – Found this from a Japanese site

同じ言語を話していても、話が通じない相手っていますよね。うちの母はたまに主語も述語もないときがありますが、家族でも難しいですよ、ほんと。 ちなみに、イエスのときに首を横にふり、ノーのときに首を縦にふる習慣がある地域があるそうです。これってコミュニケートするの大変じゃないですか？ Translated – “Speak the same language, even though the story is that I’m dead against. My mother is a once in a while when the subject is the predicate of the family’s difficult, but, really. Incidentally, when Jesus pose next to the neck, and no nod when it is a habit that region. It is not difficult to communicate?”

‘HELLo?’ featured at French Premiere!

 French Premiere? Small happiness.

‘Damned’ Shoot Day 2

Super-8 Film ‘Identity’ is ‘FILM of the Week’ on UK’s 4Docs website!

‘Identity’ gets to be ‘Film of the Week’ on Channel 4’s 4 Docs site.

AsiaOne- S’porean wins “Asia’s Best Video Director” in a regional contest

S’porean wins “Asia’s Best Video Director” in a regional contest
- Apr 16, 2007
AsiaOne

Independent filmmaker Gavin Lim, 40, of Singapore is the regional winner of Nokia N93i “You Make It Reel” Contest, beating six other finalists from other countries.

His grand prize – US$10,000 and a Nokia N93i. His work will also be shown on regional television.

The winning video featured a four-member cast that included local actress Ericia Lee.

Gavin’s win was announced at the Nokia N93i’s Indie Artist Showcase, held at the St James Powerhouse discotheque and nightclub here on 5th April.

The Nokia N93i “You Make It Reel” competiton was launched in January, together with the Nokia N93i, which hit stores on Jan 8. According to Nokia, it is an ” Asia Pacific-wide initiative”, intended to pair the Nokia N93i multimedia computer with consumers to “unearth the latest directorial talent in the region”.

Nokia touts the N93i as its latest high-performance device with a 3.2 megapixel video camera, Carl Zeiss optics and other videography and photography features.

Greyskull, a Dallas-based punk rock band that provided the music for this initiative, chose Gavin’s entry as the winner. It was set to the track “Pretty in ink”, a song by the band.

“This competition has been a huge success for Nokia Nseries, and it is all thanks to the untiring effort of the participants, especially the seven finalists who had to create another video from scratch after being chosen for the second and regional round,” said Ruhne Fiala, Multimedia Marketing Director, Asia Pacific, Nokia.

Remarking that the videos were “nothing less than professional”, Mr Fiala added that the competition has proven that the ability to make music videos and films is now possible by the average consumer, without need for complicated professional equipment and software.

According to Nokia, Greyskull chose Gavin’s for it’s ability to “capture the true essence of the song”.

Chris Smyers, the band’s lead vocalist said: “It’s interesting to see how people from different countries interpreted a song. All the seven participants who reached the final round are winners, as they were the best among many in their own countries.”

All the finalists also used their Nokia N93i devices to capture creative interpretations of Greyskull’s performance at the Nokia N93i indie music showcase. The footage will be collated and edited by the pros into a “unified showcase music video” to be aired on a regional music channel.

The event also featured Malaysian singer Pete Teo and Singaporean band Summer’s Over.

All the finalists’ videos, including the winning video by Gavin Lim, can be viewed at www.nokia-asia.com/youmakeitreel. Also available is more information about the Nokia Nseries indie music showcase video montage.

Nokia ‘You Make It Reel’ website

Nokia ‘You Make It Reel’ website.

We won Nokia’s You Make It Reel Asian Contest!!!

We won US$10,000!!! We have been voted Best Music Video in this Nokia contest.