Winner

Genevieve Chua
Diploma in Fine Arts, Class of 2004

Genevieve’s works span a variety of mediums including drawing, photography, and installation. She has exhibited extensively, with solo exhibitions at the Singapore Biennale 2011 and Objectifs; and has developed works at residencies in Singapore Tyler Print Institute, The Banff Centre, Gyeonggi Creation Center and C-C-C Shizuoka. She was also a recipient of the NAC Georgette Chen Scholarship in 2003/4.

Tan Wee Lit
BA(Hons) Fine Arts, Class of 2003

Wee Lit graduated with a BA(Hons) Fine Arts (with Distinction) from LASALLE. Awarded an Overseas Scholarship Grant by the Media Development Authority Singapore, he went on to obtain a Masters of Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is currently the Head of Visual Arts at School Of The Arts.

Zhuo Zihao
Diploma in Dance, Class of 2002

Zihao is well-known as the lead dancer of T.H.E Dance Company. He has been invited to perform in numerous overseas festivals including Guangdong Modern Dance Festival, as well as residencies in Hong Kong and Australia.

He co-choreographed Within.Without for the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival in 2009. In 2010, he ventured into experimental dance and 3D technology in his innovative work Contemplation. During the Singapore Arts Festival in 2011, Zihao co-choreographed one of the acts In the Middle. Zihao also trains students under ITE’s co-curricular programme. In 2007, he was awarded an arts bursary by the National Arts Council to pursue a Dance degree at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Winner

Boo Junfeng
BA(Hons) Film, Class of 2009

Image credits: Photo by Yew Jiajun

Junfeng is one of Singapore’s notable young filmmakers. His debut feature film Sandcastle premiered in competition at Cannes Film Festival’s International Critics’ Week in 2010, and was subsequently invited to film festivals around the world. It won the Best Film, Best Director and the NETPAC Jury Award at the Vietnam International Film Festival, and was listed by The Wall Street Journal as one of Asia’s most notable films of 2010. Since 2005, his short films have won several awards at the Singapore International Film Festival, including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Special Jury Prize, Special Achievement Award, and twice for Best Film. 2015 saw the release of his short film, Parting, as part of the omnibus titled 7 Letters to commemorate Singapore's 50th year of independence. In 2016, his second feature film, Apprentice was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.