Organisers at the Golden Horse Film Festival announced that the 2015 edition will open with the world premiere of Distance, the first project produced by Singapore production company, Giraffe Pictures.
Distance is led by Anthony Chen, Cannes Camera d’Or awardee and winner of four Golden Horse Awards for his feature film Ilo Ilo, serving as Executive Producer, and is helmed by three young award-winning directors: Xin Yukun (China), Tan Shijie (Singapore), and Sivaroj Kongsakul (Thailand).
Their previous works include Xin’s debut film The Coffin in the Mountain which screened at the Venice Critics’ Week and received two Golden Horse Awards nominations last year. Kongsakul’s debut feature film Eternity won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2010, while Tan’s short film Not Working Today won the Best Singapore Short at the 25th Singapore International Festival. Tan’s previous short film For Two competed at the 66th Venice Film Festival.
