Mediacorp Raintree Pictures () was a film production company based in Singapore. The company, a division of Mediacorp Group, was established on 1 August 1998. It financed The Truth About Jane and Sam, produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and directed by Derek Yee. This film garnered a Best New Performer nomination at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for its lead actress, Fann Wong from Singapore.
The company closed down in 2012.
History Incorporated on 22 July and established on 1 August 1998, Raintree Pictures was Television Corporation of Singapore's (TCS) subsidiary to produce films. Its first chief executive officer, Daniel Yun, was vice president of Productions 5 at TCS, Channel 5's production unit.
Raintree Pictures co-produced many films with other countries, including The Eye, The Eye 2 and Infernal Affairs II with Hong Kong. Some of its films have won awards, such as the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for actress Megan Zheng's performance in Homerun. In 2002, its satirical film I Not Stupid held the top position at the weekend box office chart in Singapore. It was later released in other countries such as Malaysia, Hong Kong and China.
Films Release dateFilmNotes11 February 1999Liang Po Po: The Movie8 July 1999The Truth About Jane and SamCo-production with Hong Kong's Film Unlimited3 February 20002000 ADCo-production with Hong Kong's Media Asia Films16 November 2000Chicken Rice War26 April 2001The Tree14 November 2001One Leg Kicking9 February 2002I Not Stupid9 May 2002The EyeCo-produced with Applause Pictures7 August 2003Homerun11 September 2003Turn Left, Turn RightCo-produced with Warner Bros. Asia1 October 2003Infernal Affairs IICo-produced with Media Asia8 March 2004The Eye 2Co-produced with Applause Pictures9 June 2004The Best Bet8 February 2005I Do, I Do18 August 2005The Maid26 January 2006I Not Stupid Too11 January 2007One Last Dance13 February 2007ProtégéCo-produced with Artforce International9 August 200788123 August 2007The Home Song Stories9 August 2007The Tattooist7 February 2008Ah Long Pte LtdCo-production with Malaysia29 February 2008The Leap Years14 August 200812 Lotus4 September 2008Rule No. 1Co-production with Hong Kong's Fortune Star31 July 2008Money No Enough 2Co-production with Jack Neo25 September 2008 Painted SkinCo-production with Hong Kong's Golden Sun Films and several Mainland China production companies30 October 2008Sing to the DawnAnimated film; co-production with Indonesia's Infinite Frameworks25 January 2009The Wedding GameCo-production with Malaysia20 July 2009MacabreCo-production with Indonesia18 March 2010Kidnapper27 January 2011It's A Great Great World 19 January 2012Dance Dance DragonLast movie produced by the company
References
External links Official website Mediacorp website