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WHAT WE DO
Mission Statement
To nurture, support and promote Singapore talent in filmmaking, the production of Singapore films, and a film industry in Singapore.
Objectives & Services
The Singapore Film Commission (SFC) was formed in April 1998 to support and develop the burgeoning film industry in Singapore. As of January 1st, 2003 the SFC became part of the Media Development Authority (MDA) of Singapore, and is spearheaded by 10 members from the private and public sectors. It works in four main areas: funding, facilitation, promotion and training. The SFC also encourages local producers to work with international partners to create and distribute strong, compelling films with both international and local appeal.
In recent years, Singapore has seen a resurgence in filmmaking activities. In 2008, 17 new local films were released theatrically, comparing favorably with 10 in 2006. In fact, there were more feature films produced independently and screened at various festivals around the world every year.
SFC continues to grow the local filmmaking community. In 2008, the SFC New Feature Film Fund was launched to support young filmmakers with a unique combination of production financing, marketing funding and theatrical distribution facilitation. Besides funding support, SFC also provides an additional funding for local advertising and promotion with guaranteed local theatrical distribution through this fund.
The SFC’s objectives are:
• Encourage, develop and nurture filmmaking talents;
• Provide funding for national productions by promising filmmakers;
• Encourage the creation of a greater diversity of films;
• Promote “Made-by-Singapore” feature films to the international market; and
• Facilitate opportunities for local film production companies and filmmakers to meet with their counterparts outside of Singapore for exchanges and collaboration.
Brief History & Milestones
Since its establishment in 1998 to date, the SFC has:
• Established funding programmes for Singapore film-makers to tap into to produce a short or feature film, write a script or participate in overseas film festivals;
• Co-invested in feature films, which includes Blood Ties (2009), 4:30 (2005), Perth (2004) and Chicken Rice War (2000);
• Supported more than 500 short films under its Short Film Grant;
• Supported more than 80 scriptwriters under its Script Development Grant; and
• Supported local film-related events that showcase Singapore films and filmmakers, such as Singapore International Film Festival, The Substation’s Moving Images programme and the Singapore Short Cuts series at National Museum of Singapore.
For information on funding, please visit the SMF Media Funding page