Festival Workshop: Work in Progress Cut - Pitch & Present!
Workshop 1: 31 January 2026 | 5PM – 7PM | *SCAPE Gallery
Workshop 2: 7 February 2026 | 2PM – 4PM | *SCAPE Gallery
Filmmakers who are currently working on a rough cut of their film will have the opportunity to pitch and present their incomplete edits to a panel of experts and fellow participants.
This closed door session will allow selected filmmakers to share about their rough edits, get feedback and to also have a conversation about what makes sense for their films as they continue working towards their final edits.
Five film projects will be selected per session via an open call process.
Workshop 1 - Speakers
Tan Siyou
Siyou is a Singaporean filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her short films Hello Ahma and Strawberry Cheesecake played at festivals such as the Berlinale, Toronto, Locarno, among others. Her debut feature film, Amoeba, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025.
Tan Siyou
Huang Junxiang
Huang Junxiang is an award-winning producer known for his work in films such as Apprentice (Cannes 2016), Tiong Bahru Social Club (Busan International Film Festival 2020) and In My Mother’s Skin (Sundance 2023).
As a director, he has directed shorts like Give Yourself a Chance (2012), Piece of Meat (Cannes 2019), as well as music video The Road Ahead (2021).
Huang Junxiang
Workshop 2 - Speakers
Nelson Yeo
Nelson Yeo’s debut feature film Dreaming & Dying won the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present and the First Feature Award at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival. His short films also met with international success and were selected for festivals including Rotterdam and Berlinale.
Nelsen Yeo
Tan Si En
Tan Si En is a film & TV producer and the founder of Momo Film Co. As a distinguished alumnus of ACE and Berlinale Talents, they have produced / co-produced acclaimed films including Don’t Cry, Butterfly by Dương Diệu Linh, Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo and A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke.
Tan Si En