PUSAN - The Singapore Film Commission has awarded a total of $1.6 million to nine domestic filmmakers under its New Feature Film Fund, it was announced Friday at Pusan.

The films to be financed include "Thunder Boys", a sports film co-produced by Japan's Adways and Singaporean shingles Mediatribe and Shooting Gallery and "Sandcastle", a family drama executive produced by perennial Cannes favorite Eric Khoo.

The fund, which provides up to $170,000 in production coin, and a further $14,000 for P&A costs, was launched in June and saw 39 short listed applications on its first run.

The scheme is also the first local government coin that attaches a firm commitment for domestic distribution through local distrib, Golden Village.

New Feature Film Fund Awardees

1) Thunder Boys (dir. Alaric Tay)
2) Forever Tears (dir. Ellery Ngiam)
3) 24 Hours of Anger (dir. T T Dhavanmanni)
4) Sandcastle (dir. Boo Junfeng)
5) Blood Ties (dir. Yee-wei Chai)
6) Look Both Ways (dir. Yong Mun Chee)
7) Koi (dir. Mika G Yamaji)
8) Forever (dir. Wee Li Lin)
9) The Innocents - A Time for Youth (Chen-Hsi Wong)

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