#SaveOurCinemas

Boo Junfeng has written and directed Sandcastle (2010) and Apprentice (2016), which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week and Cannes Un Certain Regard respectively. In 2008, he became the first recipient of the McNally Award for Excellence in the Arts and was also accorded the 2009 Young Artist Award and the 2011 Singapore Youth Award. In 2018, 2021 and 2025, he served as Creative Director for Singapore’s National Day Parade.

As Marketing Manager at Golden Village, Cathy is driving efforts to revitalise how Singapore experiences the big screen. She has championed new forms of entertainment such as VR concerts and niche international films, expanding GV’s audience reach. With a flair for creative marketing and event storytelling, she continues to push boundaries to make GV a vibrant hub for diverse and engaging experiences.

Janice Koh is a celebrated Singaporean actress with over 30 years of stage and screen acting experience. She has participated in international co-productions that have toured to festivals and performing venues worldwide, including Paris, Tokyo, Berlin, and Edinburgh.

A former Nominated Member of Parliament, Janice currently co-chairs theatre company, Wild Rice, and is a co-founder of social enterprise, Pasar Glamour. Janice is a certified Fitzmaurice Voicework teacher, and coaches voice and communications in the corporate sector. In 2022, the French government honoured her with the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Arts and Letters) for her contributions to the arts.

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Minli Han is a Singaporean entrepreneur with a deep interest in the arts and culture. She is the Executive Director of Jack Investment Pte Ltd, a property development and investment firm based in Singapore, and the founder of Filmgarde Cineplexes (2007-2025). She currently serves on the board of directors of Zuni Icosahedron (one of the nine major professional performing arts companies in Hong Kong), the Singapore International Film Festival and the Asian Film Archive. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Studies and a Master of Social Sciences in Political Science, where her research interests centre on the interactions between the arts and other disciplines, and the factors influencing policy making and implementation. She continues to participate in international forums and conferences on the arts and is also a National-Certified Senior Tea Brewing Instructor, Senior Tea Grading Instructor and Senior Tea Production Instructor in China.

Pei-Sze is a film and media theorist researching creative labour and the sustainability of the cinemas of small nations. She teaches courses on global cinema cultures from critical cultural perspectives at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information and is the author of several works on transnational Scandinavian cinema. Her present work focuses on examining the social and political implications of AI on the labour of creative practitioners in Singapore’s screen industry.

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Prashant Somosundram is the former General Manager of The Projector, an independent cinema that was also a vibrant cultural and community space. With a background spanning arts, hospitality and social movements, he believes in the power of film to build empathy and effect social change. He continues to explore sustainable models for independent cinema in Singapore.

Beginning as a video editor, Terence Heng now serves as VP of Innovation, Content & Engagement at Shaw Organisation, Singapore. He has implemented digital cinema systems and worked with IMAX, RealD, and content partners to enhance theatrical experiences. A film graduate of Ngee Ann Polytechnic and QUT, his production background informs his approach to managing Shaw’s technology and media needs.

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