Latest news – Golden Village’s Managing Director Kenneth Tan is leaving the multiplex chain. Read about it here:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Singapore/STIStory_196416.html
How will this affect local indie filmmakers? Tons, but hopefully, our conjecture is wrong.
Kenneth Tan is a strong supporter of local films and with him leaving Golden Village, there may be uncertainities to the fate of our local independent feature films getting a release in Singapore.
Sure, we have more venues to exhibit our films than before but nothing beats getting a “commerical” release in a cineplex like Golden Village, which has a market share of more than 45%, and a really good chance for indie filmmakers to reach out to the general public.
Let’s hope and pray that his resignation will not retard or u-turn the wonderful development of exhibition and distribution of our independent films in our own market. It has only been in recent years, especially the past year, that alot of indie films got exposure in commercial distribution. We’ve been through a steep learning curve and I only wish that we have more chances to learn even more to be adept at this game.
