Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Singapore International Film Festival will open with the screening of local film “Tiong Bahru Social Club” at the Shaw Lido theater.
But, for social distancing reasons, the occasion will not be marked with a red carpet pageant.Throughout its 11-day stretch (Nov.
26-Dec. 6), the festival will run as a hybrid event, mixing in-person and online activities. And although the festival is targeted primarily at a local audience in a country which has successfully wrangled the coronavirus back to manageable levels, it will also be scaled down.Organizers this week unveiled 70 films, down from a more usual 90-plus.
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