The Projector

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The Projector
TypePrivate
IndustryMedia, Entertainment
FoundedJuly 2014; 7 years ago (July 2014)
Websitetheprojector.sg

The Projector is a Singaporean independent cinema founded in 2014 in Singapore, specializing in arts-house films.

It has 2 locations, including one at the Golden Mile Tower and one at Riverside Point.

History[]

The Projector was founded in 2014 by Karen Tan, Sharon Tan and Ms Blaise Trigg-Smith, under their company Pocket Projects. Its general manager as of 2021 is Prashant Somosundram.[1][2][3][4][5]

The venue was originally founded as Golden Theatre in 1973, the biggest cinema at the time in Singapore and Malaysia,[5] with a single hall that sat up to 1,500 people.[6] In 1990s, the venue was split into 3 halls.[7] Eventually in 2014, Golden Theatre retained the largest 1,000-seats hall, while The Projector took over the smaller halls.[7]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, they paused operations from May 31 to June 13 2021 across all theaters, due to tough business conditions caused by new COVID-19 containment measures in Singapore.[8]

Projector Plus[]

In July 2020, they launched Projector Plus, an online movies on-demand streaming platform.[2][4]

Locations[]

Golden Mile Tower[]

The Golden Mile Tower outlet was launched in April 2014. It began with an appeal on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, which raised US$55,000. It currently has three screens: Green Room, a 230-seat hall, Redrum, a 200-seat hall, and Blue Room, a 100-seat hall. The later was originally a church, before being converted into a cinema hall. The venue has been previously visited by Member of Parliament Denise Phua, who spoke at a screening of Life, Animated.[3][9]

Riverside Point[]

The Riverside Point outlet, known as Projector X, was launched on April 30th, 2021. It currently has one screen with 48 seats. The venue, which was formerly a Chinese nightclub, had the former changing rooms turned into art installation by Marc Nair. Before that, it had been used for Studio City Cinemas, in the 1990s. The outlet is currently planned as a pop-up cinema, staying open only till end 2022. [1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lui, John (2021-04-22). "The Projector turns abandoned nightclub into pop-up cinema". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c "The Show Must Go On! The Projector Overcomes Pandemic Hurdles to Turn Abandoned 'Siam Diu' Into Pop-Up Cinema". Sinema.SG. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. ^ a b Lui, John (2017-03-06). "The Life Interview with Karen Tan: Woman behind arthouse cinema, The Projector". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ a b Hashimi, Hashirin Nurin. "The Projector's Karen Tan Opens Singapore's First Socially-Distanced Pop-Up Cinema". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ a b von Sychowski, Patrick (2017-09-12). "Cinema of the Month: The Projector - Singapore". Celluloid Junkie. Retrieved 2021-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Arthouse rock: The Projector is Singapore's coolest independent cinema (with history)". Honeycombers Singapore. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  7. ^ a b "Old meets new at Golden Mile Tower". AsiaOne. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. ^ Lui, John (2021-05-23). "Indie cinema The Projector to go on hiatus from May 31 to June 13". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  9. ^ "Movies @ The Projector". Singapore for Kids. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

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