A Land Imagined (Hanzi: 幻土) is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film[1] written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production,[2] the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of a construction worker.[3]

A Land Imagined
SutradaraYeo Siew Hua
ProduserFran Borgia
Ditulis olehYeo Siew Hua
PemeranPeter Yu
Luna Kwok
Liu Xiaoyi
Jack Tan
Ishtiaque Zico
Penata musikTeo Wei Yong
SinematograferHideho Urata
PenyuntingDaniel Hui
Perusahaan
produksi
Akanga Film Asia
Films de Force Majeure
mm2 Entertainment
Volya Films
Distributormm2 Entertainment (Singapore}
Tanggal rilis
  • 7 Agustus 2018 (2018-08-07) (Locarno)
  • 8 Desember 2018 (2018-12-08) (SGIFF)
  • 21 Februari 2019 (2019-02-21) (Singapore)
Durasi95 minutes
NegaraSingapore
France
Netherlands
BahasaMandarin
English
Bengali

The film premiered in competition on 7 August 2018, at the 71st Locarno Film Festival, and won the top prize of the festival, the Golden Leopard.[4] At Locarno, Yeo also won the Junior Jury award and a Special Mention award. In December 2018, A Land Imagined played in competition at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, where it was named Best Asian Feature Film by a jury led by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan. It is the first time a Singaporean film has won the award. The film was released in Singapore theatres on February 21, 2019.[5] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.[6]

Rujukan

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  1. ^ Sarah Loh, Genevieve. "Why this Singapore film's historic win at one of the world's most important festivals matters". Channel NewsAsia. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2018-11-10. Diakses tanggal Nov 10, 2018. 
  2. ^ "A Land Imagined". Films de Force Majeure. Diakses tanggal Nov 10, 2018. 
  3. ^ "A Land Imagined - Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Festival. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2018-11-10. Diakses tanggal Nov 10, 2018. 
  4. ^ Lodge, Guy. "A Land Imagined,' 'BlacKkKlansman,' Women Directors Win at Locarno Fest". Variety. Diakses tanggal Nov 10, 2018. 
  5. ^ "Yeo Siew Hua's A Land Imagined first local movie named Best Film at Silver Screen Awards". The Straits Times (dalam bahasa Inggris). 8 December 2018. Diakses tanggal 9 December 2018. 
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 September 2019). "Singapore Sends Locarno Winner 'A Land Imagined' to the Oscars". Variety. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2019. 

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