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Singapore film awarded Special Mention at Cannes Film Festival

SINGAPORE : 23-year-old Singaporean director Anthony Chen has done Singapore proud.

His short film, 'Ah Ma', was awarded a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival award ceremony.

It was only one of two short films to be awarded this honour, out of 11 short films selected from more than 3,000 for the Official Competition.

The other film is Mark Albiston's 'Run' from New Zealand.

Anthony is the youngest director in the competition.

Meanwhile, the Palme d'Or for Short Film went to Elisa Miller's 'Ver Llover' from Mexico.

This is also the first time a Singapore film has been selected to compete in the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

The short film jury was headed by famed China director Jia Zhangke. - CNA/ms

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