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TV & FILM
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25TH EUROPEAN UNION FILM
FESTIVAL
The largest EUFF yet, this year’s programme
features 29 films from 29 countries,
representing the best of contemporary
European cinema. Highlights include the
festival’s opening film, The Connection, a
French crime thriller set in the 1970s; The
Wonders, the Swiss-Italian movie that won
the 2014 Cannes Grand Prix; Academy
Award-winning Polish film, Ida; and the Oscar-
nominated Estonian movie, Tangerines.
The EUFF will also present the best of local
short films by emerging filmmakers through
its partnership with Puttnam School of Film,
LASALLE College of the Arts. See it from
13 to 24 May at GV Suntec City, 3 Temasek
Boulevard, #03-373 Suntec City Mall. For
more details, visit .
BIG EYES, BIG MINDS SINGAPORE
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM
FESTIVAL
Back for a fifth time, Big Eyes, Big Minds,
the first and only film festival in Singapore
dedicated to children, will showcase a
selection of films from around the globe,
including award-winning live-action shorts,
animation films and documentaries – some
of which were created by kids themselves.
The festival programmes and workshops aim
to engage children, enrich their worldviews
and inspire their creativity. See it from 30 to
31 May, and 6 to 7 June, at The Arts House,
1 Old Parliament Lane. For schedules and
tickets, visit .
MOTHER’S DAY SPECIALS
In honour of Mother’s Day, DIVA
Universal is treating viewers to a
movie marathon of heart-warming
films including the hit musical
Mamma Mia! , starring Meryl
Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin
Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan
Skarsgård and Dominic Cooper;
Baby Bootcamp, about a single father who helps a pregnant
woman prepare to raise a child on her own; and Mom and Dad
Undergrads, a comedy about two parents who follow their twins
to university. The marathon begins at 3.25pm on 10 May (StarHub
Channel 513).
Also on Mother’s Day, catch Disney-Pixar’s beloved Scottish
tale, Brave, and follow the touching relationship between the
courageous Merida and her mother, Queen Elinor. Then,
watch how two brothers,
Phineas and Ferb, show
their appreciation to their
mum Linda in the hit series,
Phineas and Ferb. It all
starts at 9am on 10 May
on The Disney Channel
(StarHub Channel 312).
SONS OF LIBERTY
Before America was one nation, a generation of British loyalistsmaintained
diplomacy with the King while a defiant and radical group of young men
– Sam Adams, John Hancock, John Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry
and Benedict Arnold – banded together in secrecy to change the course
of history. This acclaimed three-part miniseries follows the men from the
beginning of the American Revolution to the Revolutionary War, as they
work underground to establish spy networks, stockpile weapons and plan
covert actions – from the Boston Tea Party to the Battles of Lexington and
Concord – that eventually lead to a declaration of independence and one
of the greatest fights for freedom that the world has ever seen. Premieres
25 to 27 May at 9pm on HISTORY (StarHub Channel 401).
FASHION POLICE:
MET GALA
Watch the hosts assess
the celebrity ensembles
at the 2015 Met Gala in
New York, one of the
most highly anticipated
fashion events of the
year. Seeing as this
year’s Metropolitan
Museum of Art exhibition theme is “China: Through the Looking
Glass”, the red carpet is sure to be full of fun, Eastern-inspired numbers.
Premieres 6 May at 9pm on E! (StarHub Channel 441).
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