Two Singaporean films have shone at the Golden Rooster Awards in China.
Chai Yee Wei’s Wonderland and Kelvin Tong’s A Year Of No Significance were named “Most Anticipated Chinese-Language Films” at the 37th edition of the event.
The awards were part of the prestigious China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival held in Xiamen, Fujian, from Nov 13 to 16.
The film-makers and local actor Peter Yu, who starred in both films, attended the ceremony on Nov 15.
The other winner in this category was the Malaysian sports film Gold, starring Malaysian actor Jack Tan and directed by Malaysian film-maker Adrian Teh.
Both Wonderland and A Year Of No Significance are period films set in Singapore.
Wonderland, which is set in the 1980s, revolves around a lonely and illiterate man (Mark Lee), who asks his neighbour (Yu) to help him pen letters to his daughter (Xenia Tan) studying in America. Together, the men must come to terms with the secrets they hold about themselves and their families.
A Year Of No Significance follows the story of a Chinese-educated architect (Yu) facing social changes in 1979.
“It was an honour to be among the best in Chinese cinema receiving this award,” Chai said in a press statement. “Totally unexpected and so grateful that the themes in Wonderland resonated with the audience at the festival.”
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