BTS of Cactus Blossom | Slab City Dec 2018 | Picture by Diego Trenas
Teck Siang LIM
Growing up and living in Singapore's multiracial and multicultural environment has shaped Teck's interest in collaborating across cultures, and he has worked on cross-border projects across Asia, including South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines and Los Angeles. Singapore's unique mix of slick cosmopolitanism juxtaposed with traditional and local ways of life are a constant source of material and inspiration.
In his approach to narrative cinematography, Teck seeks balance between poetry, emotion and technical precision. In addition to lensing narrative projects, Teck also regularly shoots commercial projects. He completed his Masters in Cinematography at the American Film Institute, supported by the Singapore Info-Comm Media Development Authority's Media Education Scholarship. Teck’s narrative works have screened and won multiple awards at festivals including: Singapore International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, International Critics’ Week @ Cannes, Pan African Film Festival, AFI Fest, EngeraCAMERIMAGE, Busan International Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and more.
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Notable Works
‘Kun Maupay Man it Panahon’ (Whether the Weather is fine), directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad, premiered at the 74th Locarno International Film Festvial 2021 and won the Youth Jury Cinema Gioventù Award. The film also won Best Cinematography at the 2022 Malaysia Golden Globe Awards at MIFFest.
‘Cactus Blossom’, directed by Samir Oliveros, won Best Cinematography (National Competition) at 18th Festival de Cortos de Bogotá - BOGOSHORTS 2020. The film was also awarded the Latino Students Filmmakers Jury Prize at the DGA 25th Annual Student Film Awards 2019.
‘Furthest From’, directed by Kim Kyung Sok, was awarded the Prize of the Children’s Jury International Children’s and Youth Film Competition at the 66th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2020. The film also picked up another 7 awards and 3 nominations.
‘Jodilerks Dela Cruz’, a Philippines/Singapore short film project directed by Carlos Manatad, was in competition at the International Critics’ Week (La Semaine de la Critique), Cannes Film Festival 2017. The film went on to win Best Southeast Asian Short at the 28th Singapore International Film Festival, Best Short Film (Youth Jury Award) at the 20th Taipei Film Festival, Special Jury Mention at the San Francisco International Film Festival 2018 and Best Director at the DaKINO Film Festival 2018 in Romania.
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