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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Green Olive Award Short Films Illuminate Exciting Possibilities by Youth Local Filmmakers
On 11 July 2026 (Saturday), KwanTeo CineLab opened with its flagship programme: the Green Olive Award.
Aug 20
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: The Telling Undercurrents of Language Use in Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s A Useful Ghost (2025)
Following the debut of A Useful Ghost (dir.
Jul 22
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Thai Director of A Useful Ghost (2025) Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Emphasises the Film’s Queerness
Speaking following a screening of his film A Useful Ghost at KwanTeo, Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke echoed the statement by Singaporean Director Ang Geck…
Jul 19
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Crows and Sparrows (1949), a National Allegory Embracing Communism
A 2K restoration of the Chinese cinematic classic Crows and Sparrows from 2024 was screened at KwanTeo.
Jul 19
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: The Significance of Restoring a Chinese Dialect Film Classic Crows and Sparrows (1949 / 2024)
KwanTeo presented a restored version of the Chinese cinematic classic Crows and Sparrows (1949) on 17 July 2026 in its original Shainghanese.
Jul 19
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: The Thinly-Veiled Geopolitical Brilliance of Ang Geck Geck’s Debut Feature Ah Girl (2026)
Since the premiere of Singaporean Director Ang Geck Geck’s Ah Girl (2026) at Rotterdam, much has been written about the film’s tender but powerful…
Jul 19
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Singaporean Director Ang Geck Geck Considers What Is In a Name
Following her presentation of her Rotterdam-premiering debut feature Ah Girl (2026) at KwanTeo, director Ang Geck Geck spoke to the audience.
Jul 18
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Time is the Journey, and Not the Product in Documentary The Way He Sings (2024)
Taiwanese Documentarian Wu Yao-tung’s philosophy of “accompanying” his subjects, rather than critiquing them or advocating for change, finds its fullest…
Jul 18
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: I’m Here (2021) Takes Time to Feel For/With Artists Whose Glory Days Have Passed
Unlike documentaries keen to insist on the filmmaker’s point, Taiwanese documentarian Wu Yao-tung’s films are distinctive by inviting you to spend time…
Jul 17
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Taiwanese Documentarian Wu Yao-tung Believes Documentaries Cannot Change the World, Questioned by Journalist
Before Taiwanese documentarian Wu Yao-tung even began speaking, he was already apologising to the audience.
Jul 17
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Senior Asian Film Programmer Philip Cheah Argues the Existence of a ‘New Nanyang’ Cinema
Senior film programmer Philip Cheah (Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, formerly Singapore International Film…
Jul 16
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Daryl Cheong
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KwanTeo CineLab 2026: Film Critic Law Kar Argues Southeast Asia as the Lifeblood of the Hong Kong Film Industry
Senior Macau-born film critic Law Kar gave a guest lecture at KwanTeo, and argued that Southeast Asia accounted for Hong Kong’s pre-war film industry…
Jul 16
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Daryl Cheong
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