FILM FACILITATION COLLECTIVE
*SCAPE’s Film Facilitation Collective (FFC) is back for its 2025 edition! Dive into hands-on masterclasses with industry heavyweights, hang out with fellow storytellers in collaborative jam sessions, and take part in closed-door roundtables where juicy, unfiltered conversations happen.
Whether you're here to level up, find collaborators, or spark your next big idea, FFC is where it all starts!
WHAT IS FILM FACILITATION COLLECTIVE?
The Film Facilitation Collective is a 3-day forum (16, 17, 23 Aug) for filmmakers aged 35 and below.
The programme will encourage participants to explore their individual creative processes and broaden their perspectives by fostering community engagement with other local filmmakers.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Singaporean/PR filmmakers aged 35 and below.
- 8 individuals will be accepted for each track (profession).
TRACKS INCLUDE:
1. Directing
2. Producing
3. Cinematography
4. Writing
5. Editing
SCHEDULE
Day 0 - 4 August 2025
- Selected Mentees to be informed
Day 1 - 16 Aug 2025 | 10am to 9.30pm
- Track Specific Sessions
- Pitching & Communicating Training
- Short Film Screening & Discussion
Day 2 - 17 Aug 2025 | 10am to 10pm
- Elective Sessions
- Cross-Track Sessions
- Social Networking
Day 3 - 23 Aug 2925 | 10am to 10pm
- Closed Pitch Session
- Cross Track Session
- Open Panels
- Social Networking
Nelicia Low
Director
Pierce (2024)
After retiring as a National Fencer in 2010, Writer-director Nelicia Low's short film, Freeze (2016), screenned at Clermont-Ferrand, Golden Horse and Busan. Her debut feature film Pierce, was awarded the Best Director at the prestigous Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Taipei New Horizon Screenplay Award at the 2023 Golden Horse Film Festival.
Mentor (Directing): Nelicia Low
Lai Weijie
Producer
Mongrel (2024), Viet and Nam (2024)
Lai Weijie is a film producer based in Singapore and Toronto, Canada. In 2010 he co-founded E&W Films, a Singapore-based film development and production company with Elizabeth Wijaya. Weijie has several years of experience as a senior programmer at the Singapore International Film Festival, developing its film academy and overseeing its Asian selection. He has served on the selection committee for several fund bodies.
Mentor (Poducing): Lai Weijie
AMOK
Creative Label
Media Multi-hyphenate
AMOK is a creative label specializing in commercials, branded documentaries, and narrative films. Their client roster includes Meta, Twitch, LG, Singapore Tourism Board, Riot Games, Shopify, and Sony. In 2020, they co-produced the feature documentary André & His Olive Tree, which became Taiwan’s top-grossing documentary of 2022 and is now streaming on Netflix.
Mentor (Producing): AMOK
Kris Ong
Screenwriter
Golden Horse nominated Screenwriter
Kris Ong is a screenwriter from Singapore who has several original television projects currently in development with networks such as Netflix, StudioCanal, Canal+ and others. Her list of writing credits includes the award-winning Singapore/Korean feature film "Ajoomma," (2022) directed by He Shuming and executive produced by Anthony Chen, for which she was nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Mentor (Writing): Kris Ong
Nat Soh
Film editor
Golden Horse nominated Editor
Berlinale Talents alumnus, Natalie Soh, is a film editor and occasional music-maker with multiple editing awards under their belt including Boo Junfeng’s Apprentice (Cannes, 2016), HBO’s Halfworlds 2 and Adventure of the Ring.
Mentor (Editing): Nat Soh
James Page
Host
Stranger Eyes (2024), Apprentice (2016)
Production Designer James Page’s oeuvre spans theatre, film and advertising. Works include Yeo Siew Hua’s A Land Imagined (Golden Leopard, Locarno 2018), Boo Junfeng’s Apprentice (Cannes, 2016) and Rajagopal’s A Yellow Bird (Cannes, 2016).
Host: James Page
Stay tuned as we reveal more mentors and speakers in the coming weeks!