| A Land Imagined | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Yeo Siew Hua |
| Written by | Yeo Siew Hua |
| Produced by | Fran Borgia |
| Starring | Peter Yu Luna Kwok Liu Xiaoyi Jack Tan Ishtiaque Zico |
| Cinematography | Hideho Urata |
| Edited by | Daniel Hui |
| Music by | Teo Wei Yong |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | mm2 Entertainment (Singapore) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Singapore France Netherlands |
| Languages | Mandarin English Bengali |
A Land Imagined (Chinese: 幻土) is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film[1] written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production,[2] the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance of a construction worker.[3]
The film premiered in competition on 7 August 2018, at the 71st Locarno Film Festival, and won the top prize of the festival, the Golden Leopard.[4] At Locarno, Yeo also won the Junior Jury award and a Special Mention award. In December 2018, A Land Imagined played in competition at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, where it was named Best Asian Feature Film by a jury led by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan. It is the first time a Singaporean film has won the award. The film was released in Singapore theatres on February 21, 2019.[5] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6]
- ^ Sarah Loh, Genevieve. "Why this Singapore film's historic win at one of the world's most important festivals matters". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved Nov 10, 2018.
- ^ "A Land Imagined". Films de Force Majeure. Retrieved Nov 10, 2018.
- ^ "A Land Imagined - Locarno Film Festival". Locarno Festival. Retrieved Nov 10, 2018.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (13 August 2018). "A Land Imagined,' 'BlacKkKlansman,' Women Directors Win at Locarno Fest". Variety. Retrieved Nov 10, 2018.
- ^ "Yeo Siew Hua's A Land Imagined first local movie named Best Film at Silver Screen Awards". The Straits Times. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 September 2019). "Singapore Sends Locarno Winner 'A Land Imagined' to the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 27 September 2019.