Graduate Films Make Waves in California

Two Singapore film alumni continue to win awards for their graduate films. Both students studied at Temasek Design School in Singapore before moving to Melbourne and completing a Bachelor of Film and Television at Swinburne’s Faculty of Design. 

Linus Koh has won three awards for his graduate film “Hath No Man” in the Los Angeles Movie Awards

• Best Cinematography - Student Category
• Best Costume Design - Student Category
• Award of Excellence - Student Category 

Trailer:  http://vimeo.com/33171062 

Awards: http://thelamovieawards.com/Home.html 

“Hath No Man” is a story of comradeship, friendship, and love. An Australian World War II veteran walks into a church and reminisces of his time in the war. It tells of the heart-warming story of the bond between an Australian war cameraman and an Australian soldier forged in the battlefield in 1941, Crete. His memories take him through the events of a German ambush that changed everything. “Greater love hath no man” – John 15:13.

Ray Pang's  graduate film “Break” won the "Orson Welles Award (Student Film)" in the GRAND category at the 2011 California Film Award (the gala ceremony was held on 26th January 2012). 

Trailer:  http://vimeo.com/18581102 

Awards: http://calfilmawards.com/ 

“Break” is about Howard (William Emmons), a successful lawyer who breaks away from reality after discovery of his wife’s affair. He struggles to move on and gets himself into sex, drugs and violence. As the story unfolds, it is clear that there is only one way out for him.

The Los Angeles Movie Awards celebrate Independent Motion Picture and Literary Arts. 

The California Film Awards recognise and celebrate important world cinema that represents the forefront of aesthetic, critical and entertainment standards in contemporary independent filmmaking and screenwriting.