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Congratulations, you've made it to Singapore's most popular film and media courses, now find out how to make the best of your time here. Join your seniors for some insights from the inside specially tailored for our new students. Welcome aboard!
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Final-year FSV film students are featured in In Camera, Kodak's magazine based in America, about their work using a 2K Digital Intermediate process.
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One Room Flat, a documentary by final-year MCM students, won top prize in the Documentary category of the SMU Film Festival, beating 24 other entries. It was screened on Jan 31 in the festival.
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Our congratulations to Sun Koh, Mass Communication alumna, for winning Best Director and Best Fiction prizes at the inaugural Singapore Short Film Awards on Jan 31 with her entry Dirty Bitch.
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FSV student Diana Lim's photography is on display at Orchard Central from Jan 22 to Feb 21, as three of her works have been shortlisted from the many entries for the Exposure exhibition.
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Congratulations to FSV lecturer Michael Kam, whose "Masala Mama" has been shortlisted to do battle with 15 other short films around the world in the prestigious Berlin Film Festival from Feb 11 to 21.
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You've got your 'O' Level results and you're wondering how to maximise your chances of getting into Singapore's most established, and some say finest, film and media courses? Read on...
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Our congratulations to Mas Atikah Ju (MCM class of 2006), who snagged 1 of 3 top places for Asia in the international writing competition organised by the World Youth Movement for Democracy.
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Chapman University Singapore will accept applications for its 2010 BFA Creative Producing class from Jan 11. FMS graduates get a two-year exemption from the top-ranked American undergraduate programme sited in Ngee Ann and pay local university fees.
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MTV VJs Utt and Denise Keller will be here at our Jan 9 event, so will Justin Ang, Vernon A, Jamie Yeo and Ris Low, alongside other celebs, to see who will be crowned your favourite personalities, bands and brands. The event is organised by m:idea.
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Jan 7-9: If you missed what's happening in our TV studio where Star Search 2007 winner Andie Chen, musicians Jack and Rai, among others, are performing for our variety show, check out our tweets, youtube videos and Facebook page as the action unfolds.
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Spider-Man, Ugly Betty, Sex and the City. Journalists are cast in many movies/TV series. 7 experts from Channel NewsAsia, Today, MediaCorp Radio and BBC Worldwide Channels talk about their work in journalism, marketing and programming on Jan 7, 2010.
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From all of us in FMS to all of you, may the merriment of Christmas remain with you through 2010! Five of our lecturers sing wishes on our behalf: http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/dbp4pLesJRtbkDTL
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CNN has named MCM alumna Vernetta Lopez and Natalya Twohill on a list of 20 Singaporeans to watch for. They are outstanding Asians shortlisted in a process CNN admitted "was really tough narrowing a few billion people down to 135".
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Our congratulations to second-year Mass Communication student Melissa Lam, for beating 46 competitors to clinch first prize at the inaugural UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women) writing contest.
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Three of 2009's top honours at the National Arts Council (NAC) Arts Awards - the Young Artist Award (Film category) were awarded to FMS graduates on Oct 16.
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Movies, magazines, TV, radio programmes and ads are a part of our everyday lives. If your child hopes for a career of producing exciting media products, FMS invites you down on Nov 21 to discover more about the film and mass media industries.
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FMS Lecturer Vijay Chandran has been named one of 17 members to sit on the Censorship Review Committee (CRC), which will look at content across all media platforms. Vijay is also the Chairman of the Films Consultative Panel.
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"Bright Lights & Aspirations" a final project in his documentary production directed by recent MCM grad Tay Aik Tiow, will screen at the Substation on Sep 13 as part of its 5th Annual Short Film Festival.
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Between 8 and 12 Sep, Suria will broadcast a short video feature produced by FMS students during a study trip in Hong Kong this year.
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In association with the National Book Council, FMS lecturers are organising a Bootcamp on Digital Storytelling that teaches the art of creating short stories and doing podcasts on Sep 7 and 8.
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Our congratulations to MCM alumna Chua Xiao Ying, who was awarded First Class Honours at NTU's top-ranked Nanyang Business School in 2009. She also won the Forbes Research Gold Medal.
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Acclaimed filmmaker Brian Gothong Tan, who was Director of Film and Visual Effects for the 2009 National Day Parade, will provide an insightful and free practical session on making it big as a filmmaker at the FMS Preview Theatre on Aug 14.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned FMS students to organise a showcase of films by ASEAN filmmakers to celebrate ASEAN day. The 3-day festival aimed at youths began on Aug 4 with My Magic by Eric Khoo, screened at FMS's preview theatre.
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MCM graduate Sana Rahman, the second poly grad with a First Class Honours in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences in the National University of Singapore in 80 years, was valedictorian at its commencement ceremony.
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FMS is proud to be a journalism trainer for the Ministry of Information, Communication & the Arts, with Singapore Press Holdings and the Singapore Media Academy, for international students learning to cover the world's first Youth Olympic Games.
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News radio station 93.8 live is broadcasting capsules produced by our students who went to Manila for a journalism study trip, for four Saturdays from Jul 4.
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Learn how smash American TV sitcoms are produced and edited from two-time Emmy winner Kris Trexler. Kris, an FMS visiting lecturer, is offering the free 4-day workshop in mid June to FMS staff, students and alumni.
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FMS lecturer Desmond Kon’s four-piece ceramics sculpture, “The Travelling and the Rotation”, will be on permanent display at The Writer’s Center in Maryland, USA.
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The Substation will screen some of FMS's recent Documentary Production final projects in coming months as part of "First Take" series. First in the series is "Castaway", directed by former MCM student Miho Iwaki. It will screen on Jun 1.
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English film producer of Chariots of Fire, The Mission and The Killing Fields, Lord David Puttnam, will speak with staff and students of Chapman University Singapore.
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You've made it to Singapore's most popular film and media courses, now find out how to make the best of your time here. Join your seniors for some insights from the inside specially tailored for our new students. Welcome aboard!
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FMS lecturer William Aung has been invited to teach advanced techniques in the Layer Mask function in Photoshop in a monthly public education series by creative crew at the National Library.
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FMS students and staff will be featured on Making the Cut to be screened on Channel U on Feb 5 at 9.30pm. In the programme, our media students make a short film that will be reviewed by experts.
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Our congratulations to the ones who have won a place in FMS on Jan 30. Your faith in our track record kept our cut-off points as low as before (MCM-10, FSV-11 and DVFX-15). Our new APR diploma's cut off is 12 points.
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You've just got your 'O' Level results and have an eye on a career in media or film. But there are so many choices out here in Singapore and you must decide by Jan 16. First of all...
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FMS co-hosts the inaugural The One Show Southeast and South Asia Workshop, between Dec 13 and 15. Its partner, One Club, is the world’s top non-profit organisation for the promotion and recognition of excellence in advertising.
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The Film, Sound & Video course, which has produced some of Singapore's best known talents in the film industry, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a networking party at St James Power Station on Dec 4.
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FMS is part of a $40 million agreement with the Workforce Development Agency and the Singapore Media Academy to form a permanent Continuing Education and Training (CET) centre for media professionals.
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Water kills in Cambodia. Learn how in "The Demon In The Water", a photo exhibition at VivoCity from Nov 27 to Dec 3, featuring works from a recent media expedition that FMS students and a lecturer embarked upon with Lien Aid.
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Chat with award-winning local director Kelvin Tong after a screening of his recent movie, Rule #1. The feature film revolves around a police officer who gets transferred to another department where Rule Number One is there's no such thing as ghosts.
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Acclaimed Hong Kong and American film and television producer Terence Chang, whose works include Red Cliff, Bulletproof Monk, Windtalkers, Mission: Impossible II, speaks with Chapman University Singapore and FMS staff and students on Nov 21.
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The creative team behind "My Magic" - Eric Khoo and Wong Kim Hoh (senior writer at The Straits Times) will be in NP on Oct 20 for a special dialogue session with FMS students to share on their latest film.
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Photographs by FMS students on their study trips to Beijing & Chiang Mai this year, will be exhibited at The Arts House between Oct 2 and 5. Proceeds from the photo sales go to the FMS Pocket Money Fund and the Business Times Budding Artists Fund.
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FSV student film Fuk Xing Luk bested NYU Tisch Asia's entry to top this year's Kodak Filmschool Competition (national category). Our film will represent Singapore at the Kodak Regional Filmschool Competition.
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Third-year FSV students Muhamad Farhan, Sofyan Daud Mohamed and Erez Ibrahim won two key prizes (second prize of $2,000, and the Best Director award) at the 2008 8 Minutes Youth Film Competition with their film, Rok, Jak, Gap!.
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Award-winning Director of Photography John Radel speaks to FMS about his directorial debut, Dance of the Dragon on Jul 22.
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Lucky 7 Producer Sun Koh speaks with FMS students
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Graduates of FMS will, from August, be able to complete a prestigious American degree in just two years with the signing of a landmark agreement with Chapman University, from California.
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The National Library will play host to the free photo exhibition of FMS alumni Alphonsus Chern from June 1 to 14. The photos centre around the sources and uses of energy in Singapore.
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Singapore's most commercially successful movie director and veteran entertainer Jack Neo will speak with FMS students on May 27, after screening his latest hit, Ah Long Pte Ltd.
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Current and future FMS students will have more opportunities for world-class training with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the renowned Beijing Film Academy.
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Don't miss out the two FOP events we have lined out for our newly matriculated students. Check this page for camp date, venue and registration details.
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BlogTV talks about the opportunities and threats facing Poly students and graduates. The episode, filmed in Ngee Ann Poly, featured 3 FMS students and alumni as panellists. Telecast- Mar 6, 8.30pm, Channel NewsAsia.
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Final-year MCM student Shawn Tan is the first poly student to be flown on Channel U's expense to help produce a travelogue for the channel. Follow his South Australian travels at http://mysouthaustraliatrip.wordpress.com.
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Win a Nokia N82 and get fantastic discounts at 50 merchants via your handphone through UrbanWire's unique and enviro-friendly privilege programme at http://www.theurbanwire.com/uwtimatedownload/.
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Catch the screening of last year's top-grossing local film 881 and chat with the film's producer, FMS alumni Gary Goh.
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FMS students' photographs from their community service trip to Qingdao are being exhibited at the Asian Civilisations Museum (Jan 15 to Feb 14)
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MCM alumni Dwayne Tan and Alemay Fernandez play major roles in the restaging of local musical hit Beauty World at the Esplanade from Jan 3 to Jan 19.
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Multiingual short films and an animated feature by FSV grads were screened at GV Grand on Feb 13 in Kino 08, an industry event attended by local bigwigs in the business of movie distribution and production.
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Recent FSV graduate Anthony Chen's Haze is the first Singaporean entry shortlisted for the Short Film category of the prestigious Berlin Film Festival. 11 films were chosen from over 1,500 submissions.
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Our heartiest congratulations to FSV alumni Andie Chen, who was crowned Star Search winner on Nov 4.
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