The Missing Ingredient #1 video on Channelnewsasia.com

The Missing Ingredient "Ramuan Rahasia" film feature news report is ranked #1 "most-viewed" video stream on Channelnewsasia.com

(update 15 March - the video has now been archived. Go to videos archived on 12 March)

This film still needs funding to complete 2nd and final phases of production.

The film's progress is available on Facebook.

Visit the TMI article on Channelnewsasia.com

Thank you for the support.

Support The Missing Ingredient "Ramuan Rahasia"

Hello friends,
Thank you so much for your endless support for the local arts in Singapore.

My independent debut film feature, The Missing Ingredient "Ramuan Rahasia" is in production. The 1st phase of production has been completed. I'm humbled and thank all the kind souls (too many to mention here you know who you are) who have contributed in one way or another their time and resources to make the 1st phase of shoot for The Missing Ingredient a fruitful one.

This is a very important film which could potentially be the FIRST Singapore all Malay-language film since Jalan Ampas (Shaw Brothers) and Cathay Keris.

Here are some stills from phase #1.




The Missing Ingredient stars Dato' Rahim Razali, Aidli 'Alin' Mosbit, Rafaat Hj Hamzah, Asnida Daud, J A Halim, Aminah Ahmad, Hasyimah Hamidon, Aaron Aziz, Marina Yusof, Ariati Taeb Papar, Nina Halim, Dalina Jaapar, Roslan Kemat, Khalid Baboo, Keatar H M, Norsiah Ramly, Sani Hussin, Shah Iskandar, Abdullah Ahmad, Nurul Aini.

This is a plea for support. We are gathering funds to complete the next phase of shoot.

If you have the funds, and want to see this uniquely Singapore story completed - contact myself for details. I can't wait to share this milestone project with You in the cinemas.


Email reeljuice@gmail.com

The Missing Ingredient "Ramuan Rahasia" is also available on Facebook here.

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Catch The Missing Ingredient on television
- "BERITA", 8 pm Wednesday & Thursday (11 & 12 March 2009); Suria Channel, MediaCorp Singapore.
- ChannelnewsAsia, CNA 10.00pm, Wednesday 11 March 2009
- Channel 5 News, 9.30pm Wednesday 11 March 2009
- Dato' Rahim Razali in conversation with Daud Yusof on "BICARA" @ 10.30pm, Thursday 12 March 2009; Suria Channel, MediaCorp Singapore.
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Pesta Perdana 10 awards night outcomes

The results were announced on 27 February 2009

1. 1988... Segaris Sinar "Constellations" received 5 awards (18 nominations)
- Best Drama series
- Best Director
- Best Script (ep 4, Seriwahyuni Jaes | writer)
- Best Supporting Actor (J A Halim)
- Best Newcomer (Hasif Muhd Nasir)

2. Mentari "Ray Of Hope" (4 nominations)
- Best Info-ed

[...and the gist of what I had wanted to say - in Malay - before the nerves and spotlight got better of me, and I started to speak in English]

Thank you very much.

I still remember 13 years ago when I first started work on this line. I was young, don't know anyone, was working hard and broke most of the time (...and still is sometimes). My office was at Tampines and often I miss the last train at Tampines mrt to go home. And I live in Jurong West.

The work was tough (and still is). Many times I felt like giving up. But I had the good company of likeminded peers and dedicated artiste friends who inspired me to work harder.

This (award) is for you guys. Thank you.



1988 Segaris Sinar "Constellations" from Sanif Olek on Vimeo.

Event coverage in ChannelnewsAsia.

Pesta Perdana 10

3 television programmes I directed (between 2007-2008) receive nominations in the MediaCorp TV12's upcoming Pesta Perdana 10.

1. 1988... Segaris Sinar "Constellations" (18 nominations) - drama series. View preview here.
2. Rahsia Perkahwinan II "Matrimonial Secrets II" (1 nomination) - drama series
3. Mentari "Ray Of Hope" (4 nominations) - docu-drama series. View preview here.

The outcomes shall be announced on 27 February 2009, 8.30pm, Suria channel.

Thank you for the love and kind words of support.

World Premiere: à la folie "like crazy"

à la folie "like crazy" | LOVE trilogy #2 from Sanif Olek on Vimeo.

à la folie "like crazy" - World Premiere @ 27th San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival (12-22 March 2009)

Screening schedules:
15 Mar | 6.45pm | Sundance Kabuki 3
18 Mar | 8.45pm | Sundance Kabuki 3

See details here

Looking back at 1988... Segaris Sinar "Constellations"

1988 Segaris Sinar "Constellations" from Sanif Olek on Vimeo.

A Simple Story That Gets The Deepest In You (ChannelnewsAsia, 8 July 2008)

SINGAPORE : Seven friends, seven stories, one ‘family’… MediaCorp’s new Malay drama “1988… Segaris Sinar” which focuses on timeless, universal themes of friendship and family is sure to tug at your heartstrings.

Boasting a stellar cast including Rafaat Hamzah, Melvinder Kanth, Nik Mikhail and Taufiq Salleh, the eight-part drama which debuted Monday on Suria, tracks the lives of seven bosom friends who grew up together in an orphanage and explores the love and camaraderie that binds them together as ‘family’.

They go their separate paths and reunite after 20 years. However, things are very different.

Constantly switching between the present (2008) and the past (1980s when they were kids), each episode sees award-winning director Sanif Olek carefully piecing together the individual stories of each member.

As they reflect on their growing up years, they realise how their problems today harks back to their days in the orphanage. But like before, they continue to gain strength from one another and seek inspiration from the glimmer of hope that their fragmented lives can offer.

“1988… Segaris Sinar” airs every Monday at 9.30pm on Suria.

Sanif Olek Showreel 2008

Sanif Olek | Showreel 2008 from Sanif Olek on Vimeo.

2008 Showreel of Sanif Olek. For details email reeljuice@gmail.com
Content:
1. The Missing Ingredient (feature film, pre-production)
2. Mentari "Ray Of Light" (docudrama series)
3. Lost Sole (short film)
4. Soo Lazat "Delectable" (lifestyle, info-ed series)
5. à la folie (short film)
6. 1988... Segaris Sinar "Constellations" (drama series)

Khilaf (OST Mentari II) music video

Theme song of the docudrama "Mentari II"

Title: Khilaf
Singer: Hairi Yusof
Composer: Mansoor Mohd
Lyrics: Zaharian Osman
Director: Sanif Olek
Video editor: Salimi Ahamadi

KHILAF

Andai masa putar
Andai masa berbicara

Andai tiba tika
Ku ketuk pintu tundukku pasrah

Masa merangkak
Ooh alpaku
KebesaranMu

Masa terus berlalu
Hanya aku termangu
Rentetan masa khilafku
Aku terpaku

Andai masa dapat ku putarkan
Akan aku ingat padaMu
Beri aku ketenangan
Beri aku kekuatan
Sebelum aku dijemput pulang

Masa merangkak
Ooh syukurku
AnugerahMu

Masa terus berlalu
Hanya aku menunggu
Tuntutan masa khilafku
Aku membeku

Andai masa hilang
Andai masa menjelang...

"Mentari II" is a 5 x half-hour episodes docudrama, based on real-life reports of abuse filed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports and Ain Society. Mentari wants to inspire and empower both victims and the perpetrator of abuse to seek alternative means to violence.

Mentari season 2 premieres 3rd December 2008, screens Wednesdays @ 9pm on MediaCorp's Suria channel. Produced by Qaboom Communications, directed by Sanif Olek, script by Rafaat Hj Hamzah.

An honourable mention

I'm touched by this article, "Singapore Malay Filmmakers Society - a word with Isnor"

Thanks Isnor, Jeremy & SMFS.

Read the article here.

5 by 5

Video project commissioned by the National Museum of Singapore/National Heritage Board.


Description:
How does an aging 30 year-old neighbourhood face the competition amidst newer towns and fancy suburban heartlands?

That is the question answered by local director and producer, Sanif Olek in his film, '5 by 5'.

Makan! That's exactly what Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak serves in this neighbourhood to help keep Boon Lay ripe in the competition. Between the hours of 10am to 3am, this family-run gem from the humble hawker center has successfully satisfied nocturnal cravings with its traditional gastronomical servings, spicy enough to attract the crowd residing in the competition from different corners of the island.

Watch the buzz created by a combined scoop of the nasi lemak and a power stroke of the sambal belacan, making it very hard to bypass Boon Lay.

Music: "The Four Seasons", by Vivaldi