Zombiepura now on Netflix Korea
Zombiepura is now streaming on Netflix Korea. Thank you Korea and Contents Panda for your support! Proud to have made a movie that has travelled this far to Korean audiences.
Zombiepura premieres on Channel 5 & MeWatch
Catch our TV premiere tonight on Channel 5! Zombiepura will also stream exclusively this month on Mewatch.sg
Zombiepura DVD out in Japan
Zombiepura is out on DVD and streaming in Japan! Love the fantastic artwork and glad to see it has made it to some living rooms.
Zombiepura named as Sinema’s top ten films of the decade
Zombiepura is on the list of Sinema’s 10 Favourite Films of the decade! We are extremely honoured! Read the list here.
Zombiepura holds a special place in my heart for its passion for the zombie genre and its guts to create something we have yet to see in Singapore cinema.
– Sinema
My new project wins a top prize at SAFF Market 2019
My new feature film project in development has won an award at the Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market. Thank you SAFF for the opportunity!
Singapore’s Jacen Tan won the Salt Media Award, a development grant of $5,000 for comedy/drama “Basketcase.”
The winners were selected from a pool of 85 entries from 18 countries. The SAFF Project Market is jointly produced by Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association (SAAVA) and Ties That Bind: Asia/Europe Producers Workshop, in conjunction with ScreenSingapore.
Singapore International Film Festival panel discussion 2019
Thank you SGIFF for having me on the discussion panel: What happens after your first film?
Jacen Tan’s first feature, Zombiepura, was a box office success in Singapore cinemas in 2018. His striking use of horror and comedy in a local context earned him the title of ‘Singapore’s latest film funnyman’ by The Straits Times.
When asked about the difference between commercial and independent features, Tan feels that “a commercial film can still have an independent voice in it and vice versa, an independent film can still have commercial sensibilities.
Was a great learning experience from K. Rajagopal, Wong Chen-hsi and Jeremy Chua. Read a recap of the discussion here. It was a fantastic festival overall and I got to watch and learn from many films and filmmakers.
SGIFF30: Featured on Variety Magazine
Variety Magazine covered the SGIFF panel discussion I was in. Thanks to the organisers for having me! Read the full Variety article.
Flying the Singapore flag at ASEAN cinema week in South Korea
It’s an honour to be chosen to represent Singapore at ASEAN cinema week 2019. Met and hung out with filmmakers and personalities from all over the region! Zombiepura also premiered to a South Korean audience in Seoul, with Singapore Ambassador to South Korea in attendance. Thank you to programmer Young-woo Kim and Asean Culture House!
Shinichiro Ueda loves Zombiepura
THANK YOU to One Cut Of The Dead director for endorsing Zombiepura! His quote is featured on our Japanese Zombiepura posters and publicity. Zombiepura opens in limited cinemas in Tokyo and Osaka, Dec 2019.
“Hilarious and unique! It’s great fun to watch the heroes survive with their army skills. The heroine actually kicks ass. Watch it with all your friends and lots of popcorn!”
Shinichiro Ueda (Director, One Cut of the Dead)
Japan poster
Zombiepura will tour cinemas in Japan as part of a Nov 2019 festival! We will be released on VOD after that. Meanwhile check out the cool Japan poster!