Singapore commission raises profile

May 17, 2007 Singapore has an unprecedented profile on the Croisette this year, with three films selected for the Festival de Cannes across various categories, including an official competition slot in the short film line-up. Man Shu Sum, the Media Development Authority's broadcast and film director and director of the Singapore Film Commission, attributes this year's showing to "the concerted and continued effort that the Singapore Film Commission has made along with people like (filmmaker) Eric Khoo." Singapore-based Thai Director Ekachai Uekrongtham's "Pleasure Factory," which was selected for a slot in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, stars Golden Horse Best Actress Yang Kuei-Mei in a story about pleasure seekers and providers in Singapore's red light district of Geylang.

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