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On Screen,
Off Screen
Through
Yani Hadi’s
Lens
Stephanie StaMaria
speaks to one of the three talented producers behind
Ilo Ilo
.
L
ast
year’s Cannes Film
Festival witnessed the
debut of a Singaporean
feature film that went on
to storm various other
awards nights and garner
wide-spread acclaim for its
international cast and crew.
Ilo Ilo
, a story exploring the subtle
nuances and unspoken realities of the
complex relationship between family and
domestic helper, struck a chord among its
viewers and set the bar remarkably high
for Singapore’s film industry.
Back home, the island nation beamed
with pride over
Ilo Ilo’s
homegrown talent
including one of its three producers and an
old hand in the local arts scene, Wahyuni
A. Hadi.
Yuni, as she is better known, has long
been recognised for her involvement
in the Singapore’s Objectifs Centre for
Photography and Filmmaking of which
she is partner.
Last December, in a very telling
acknowledgement of her contribution to
the industry, Yuni was appointed festival
director of the 25-year-old Singapore
International Film Festival (SGIFF) that is
returning this year after a two-year hiatus.
When asked about her plans for
SGIFF’s comeback, she apologetically
declined to reveal those cards, but
readily spoke about funding strategies,
Singapore’s art industry and perseverance
among young artists.
I m a g e :
C o u r t e s y o f F i s h e y e P r o d u c t i o n