Find out all about the adaptation, casting, acting and production process by the crew and cast in talks presented by Objectifs.

February 17 & March 10 2005, Thursdays
7pm - 9pm
Open to public, pay as you want
Pre-registration encouraged due to limited seating

For the first time on Singapore television, eight Singapore plays come alive in one series with Singapore's brightest talents.
From stage to the small screen, these stories are adapted from some of Singapore's most prolific playwrights and directed by upcoming film directors.

February 17
Machine (debuts on Arts Central on February 6)
Written and Directed by award-winning short film director, Sun Koh

7pm - 7.45pm: Screening of Machine
8pm - 9pm: Talk and Q&A by Sun Koh

Sun has directed many different forms of film - from short films to TV programmes, including the HD Tele-feature Love Poetry and Running with Scissors (Blue Print series). Her mutiple award-winning short film, The Secret Heaven, received the award for Best Director in the 15th Singapore International Film Festival. Her direction is very distinct as she never fails to portray the state of the human condition in the story world.

Adapted from Tan Tarn How's award-winning play, Machine
Tan Tarn How has written five full-length plays and was Head Writer of the television series Growing Up. He is working for Singapore Press Holdings as a journalist. He is also the Associate Artistic Director (Singapore Wing) of Theatreworks.

March 10
Early Morning Awakening (debuts on Arts Central on February 27)
Written and Directed by short film directors Gözde and Russel Zehnder

7pm - 7.45pm: Screening of Early Morning Awakening
8pm - 9pm: Talk and Q&A by Gözde and Russel Zehnder

No stranger to television or short films, Gözde and Russel balance their commercial interest with their artisitc pursuits.

Gözde graduated with the Best Foreign Graduate Photography Student Award and Consistent Good Work Award for 'Film & Video' from Edith Cowan University. In 1998, her short film The Living Wall (adaptation of a Turkish short story) won 2 prestigious awards for Best Experimental Film and Best Editing in 12th WA Screen Awards in Australia and in January 2002 at The Substation.

Russel showcased his first slide installation entitled: Memories, Dreams & Reflections for Project Innocence, a collaboration of 3 young artists at 2 different places. He had his first solo black and white photo exhibition, a visual diary of his travels around Turkey, at the Photographic Society of Singapore in April 2003. Their short film Happy Birthday Sharon received the Audience Voice Award at 2nd Singapore Shorts Film Festival at The Substation in 2002, while their latest short, The Love Thieves was the Official Selection for International Competition at Montecatini International Short Film Festival in July 2004.

Adapted from award winning playwright Haresh Sharma's Off Centre
Sharma has been Resident Playwright of The Necessary Stage since 1990. To date, he has written more than 40 short and full-length plays which have been staged in Singapore, Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Cairo, Melbourne, Busan, Seoul, New Delhi and Dublin.

More information is available at www.artscentral.com.sg.
To register, please contact Objectifs at 6339 3068 or info@objectifs.com.sg.