1. Scene & Heard Page 24
By Sarah Chang
RBKD: Full page article on CNA docudrama – LiThe Worlds of Georgette Chen, with a short Q&A where Rui En shares more about herself.
2. Feature Page 50
RBKD: A brief encounter where Chris and Fann bumped into crew of C.L.I.F. 3 (including Rui En and Li Nanxing) at a lift coincidentally.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
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By Yip Wai Yee
With Singaporean TV dramas being increasingly broadcast in the region, home-grown stars are gaining popularity abroad.
At the Star Awards in April, a new award category was introduced to reflect the growing regional appeal of Singapore stars – the Most Popular Regional Artiste Award, which celebrates the stars who are the most popular in several territories.
Actress Jeanette Aw nabbed the award for Cambodia, Rui En won for Indonesia and Malaysia, while Yvonne Lim took the award for being most popular in China.
Source: Asiaone, The Straits Times
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By Tammi Tan
RBKD: The Seven Princesses was mentioned as one of the star power group in local entertainment.
Source: Xinmsn
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By Mayo Martin
RBKD: Rui En on the cover of TODAY. She plays the iconic Singapore artist – Georgette Chen in the three-part docudrama. Click on the link to read the full article.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
Source: Today
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By Mayo Martin
RBKD: Docudrama – The Worlds of Georgette Chen which star Rui En is commissioned by the National Gallery Singapore.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
Source: TODAY
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By Chitra Kumar
RBKD: The three-part docudrama ‘The Worlds of Georgette Chen’ will air in April 2015 on Channel NewsAsia and MediaCorp Channel 5. Filming begins in August in Europe, China and Southeast Asia.
Click here for the video.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
Source: Channelnewsasia
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By Cheryl Mui
The National Gallery Singapore has commissioned Channel NewsAsia to produce a three-part docudrama on pioneer Singapore artist Georgette Chen (1906-1993). The role of Chen will be played by MediaCorp actress Rui En.
Titled The Worlds Of Georgette Chen, the English-language drama will be telecast in April 2015 on Channel NewsAsia and MediaCorp Channel 5. It will also be adapted into Chinese for Channel 8.
Said Rui En on portraying the artist: “In her days, it was rare for women to paint professionally. She was a pioneer on many fronts and her quiet strength and love for life will certainly inspire women today.”
Born in Zhejiang, China, Chen received her art education in Paris, New York and Shanghai. She was a prominent figure in local art history for over four decades and is one of the pioneers of the Nanyang Style of art which marries tropical subject matter with Western painting techniques. She taught at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts until her retirement in 1981, and received the Cultural Medallion in 1982.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
Source: The Straits Times, The Straits Times Communities
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The first-ever docudrama on Singapore’s pioneer artist
National Gallery Singapore presents a three-part docudrama on Georgette Chen (1906 – 1993), one of Singapore’s most loved artists. Commissioned by the Gallery in the run up to its opening, the docudrama will give the dramatic worlds of Georgette Chen a contemporary relevance. Produced by Channel NewsAsia, the series will feature MediaCorp’s top actress, Rui En, as the iconic artist.
Shot on location in Europe, China and Southeast Asia, the docudrama is set in three periods: the French period from 1927 to 1933; the Chinese/Hong Kong period from 1934 to 1948; and the Penang/Singapore period from 1950 to 1980. Set against the tumultuous years of the Second World War, the storyline mirrors Georgette Chen’s artistic oeuvre. Born
in 1906, Georgette Chen received her art education in Paris, New York as well as in Shanghai. Immensely inspired by her surroundings, she produced still lifes, portraits and landscapes from each phase. Her portraits of her first husband and more importantly, of herself, are painterly windows to her cinematic life.
Georgette Chen eventually found her home in Singapore and taught at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts until her retirement in 1981. Regarded as an important artist who contributed immensely to the burgeoning Nanyang school of painting and to Singapore’s art movement for over four decades, Georgette Chen was awarded the Cultural Medallion in
1982.
“Given the important position that Georgette Chen occupies in Singapore’s art history, which is a key focus of the National Gallery, the enactments in the form of drama will allow us to further the appreciation and understanding of Singapore’s art historical development among a new generation,†says CEO of National Gallery Singapore, Ms Chong Siak Ching.
Actress Rui En sees portraying Georgette Chen as a rare and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “The more I read about her, the more I realise how important the role is. In her day, it was rare for women to paint professionally. She was a pioneer on many fronts and her quiet strength and love for life will certainly inspire women today.â€
The docudrama, produced by Channel NewsAsia’s English Current Affairs team, will telecast in April 2015 on Channel NewsAsia and MediaCorp Channel 5. The series will also be adapted into Chinese for telecast on Channel 8. Artworks by Georgette Chen will be on display in the DBS Singapore Gallery when the National Gallery Singapore opens in 2015.
The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.
Source: National Gallery
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RUI EN, 33, SINGAPORE
One of Channel 8’s top actress, she’s the first local ambassador to promote the brand’s Youth Code range of products.
GONG LI, 48, CHINA
In 1996, Gong Li, one of the first Asian actresses to make it in Hollywood, became the first Chinese ambassador of L’Oreal Paris.
FAN BINGBING, 32, CHINA
The actress and fashion icon Â- currently seen in superhero blockbuster X-Men: Days Of Future Past as mutant Blink – topped the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013 and 2014, after coming in the Top 10 every year since 2006.
LI BINGBING, 41, CHINA
Hugely successful in her home country, the actress is starring in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster Transformers: Age Of Extinction.
Source: The New Paper, Lollipop
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