Ilo Ilo has been screened at 36 film festivals and has clinched 26 awards. On display at the party were some of the most prestigious: the Camera D`or Anthony Chen won at the Cannes Film Festival and the four Golden Horse trophies awarded to the film at the ceremony in Taiwan (check out the photo gallery after the jump). The special guests partook in an yu sheng toss, a Chinese New Year tradition to usher in prosperity for the new year. Autographed copies of the DVD also were put on sale to benefit the Red Cross.
Ilo Ilo is available on DVD from 23 January onwards.
The DVD includes a 16-page booklet and bonus materials such as Behind-the-scenes, Singapore Gala and Press Conference Highlights and retails at $19.90.
In conjunction with the DVD launch, Director Anthony Chen and cast will be autographing DVDs at the following bookstores this weekend:
Books Actually on 24 January (Friday), 7pm
Popular (Jurong Point) on 25 January, 11.30am
Kinokuniya (Ngee Ann City) on 25 January (Saturday), 4pm
Text & photos by Jedd Jong