National Gallery Singapore's festival of international films on art is returning for its fourth edition – this time, with both on-site and online offerings. From July 2 to 25, Painting with Light showcases a robust line-up of over 50 award-winning and premiering films. Singapore-based audiences can enjoy the hybrid film festival from home or at the Gallery.
This edition introduces a slew of firsts, including its first-ever 3D film showcase, screenings under the beautiful glass canopy of the Supreme Court Terrace, and a special film anthology commission responding to the exhibition Something New Must Turn Up: Six Singaporean Artists After 1965.
Catch evening film screenings under the glass canopy of the Supreme Court Terrace in a new film section titled 'Evenings on the Terrace' or watch the festival's first-ever 3D showcase of Cunningham by Alla Kovgan. It's a documentary that traces the artistic development of renowned choreographer Merce Cunningham over three decades.
A newly commissioned film anthology, titled ABSTRACTIONS: Filmic Readings of the Something New Must Turn Up Exhibition will close the weekend of the festival. It comprises six filmic readings by Singapore filmmakers – Ryan Benjamin Lee, Chew Chia Shao Min, Chong Lii, Toh Hun Ping, Russell Morton, and Gladys Ng and Ng Hui Hsien – on works within its namesake exhibition, which is currently ongoing at NGS.
All films will be screened on-site, and a selection from the Evenings on the Terrace and Southeast Asian Shorts sections will also be made available for viewing online at the festival microsite by Singapore-based audiences. In addition to film screenings, festivalgoers will also be able to participate in a selection of on-site dialogues with filmmakers and Gallery curators.