— FILM

MOMO

CO ©

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN BASED FILM & TV COMPANY

↳ About us

We collaborate closely with filmmakers and specialise in developing and producing narrative works. Our promise is to stake out new territories for emerging Southeast Asian filmmakers to develop new and authentic Asian stories with taste and ambition. Every piece of work is very precious for us. Our films regularly attend and open at prestigious markets and festivals.

↳ Our Team

Founder - Producer

TAN SI EN

Tan Si En is a film & TV producer and founder of film and tv company - Momo Film Co.

An alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Rotterdam Lab, Si En produced Don't Cry, Butterfly by Dương Diệu Linh which won the Grand Prix and Most Innovative Film Award at the Venice Critics Week 2024, Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo which won two prestigious Golden Leopards at the Locarno Film Festival 2023, and Wet Season by Anthony Chen which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019, Platform Competition. Wet Season was selected by the Singapore Film Commission as the nation’s Oscars 2021 representative and was lauded critically, receiving 12 awards internationally including the distinguished Golden Horse Awards. Their latest co productions The Year Of The Everlasting Storm premiered in Cannes Film Festival 2021, Arnold Is A Model Student by Sorayos Prapapan premiered in Locarno Film Festival 2022, and Andragogy by Wregas Bhanuteja premiered in Toronto 2023.

Si En was the assistant producer of POP AYE by Kirsten Tan, which won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2017 and the VPRO Big Screen Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam. They are developing and producing prominent award winning projects such as This City is a Battlefield by Mouly Surya, Some Nights I Feel Like Walking by Petersen Vargas, among others.

They also spearheaded the Objectifs Short Film Incubator and Momo Distribution Grant. Si En’s producing efforts have been featured in publications such as Screendaily, Variety, Channel News Asia and Yahoo. In 2020, they were recognised as one of The Straits Times 30 under 30 - The Arts. In 2021, Si En received the youth inspiration award given by National Youth Council and Scape. In 2023, they were honoured by Tatler's GenT as Leaders of Tomorrow.

SETH CHEONG

Development Executive

Seth Cheong is a writer-director.

His first two shorts (Is it Cold in Winter? and Lay Over) have been recognised locally at the National Youth Film Awards and the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), and his third short, Arielle in a Loop, premiered at the 42nd International Film Festival of Uruguay.

He is an alumnus of the ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator and SGIFF’s Southeast Asian Film Lab, where his feature project, Blue Buildings, was awarded a Special Mention.

JOEL NEO

Producer

Joel Neo is a producer drawn to female-led narratives that interrogate the realities we both exist within and create. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking with Honours (Highest Distinction), and is a recipient of the media industry scholarship (SG:D) from Infocomm Media Development Authority.

In 2023, Joel participated in BaseCamp IV at the Locarno Film Festival, and represented Momo Film Co at the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2024. Her latest short film, Ash Goh Hua’s FULL MONTH, was presented at the Berlinale Short Form Station 2024, and is supported by Jerome Foundation and the Singapore Film Commission.

She is also an assistant producer on A USEFUL GHOST and Duong Dieu Linh's DON'T CRY, BUTTERFLY, which will premiere at Venice Critics’ Week 2024. Most recently, Joel is chosen as the finalists for the ASEAN-ROK Film Leaders Incubator FLY 2024.

SOPHIA SIM

Producer

Sophia Sim is a film producer.

Her first foray into the filmmaking industry was on A Land Imagined by Yeo Siew Hua (Golden Leopard Locarno, 2018). She then headed the casting team for Tiong Bahru Social Club by Tan Bee Thiam (Busan International Film Festival, 2020). She coproduced Nelson Yeo’s short film, Dreaming (Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, 2022), and produced Gladys Ng’s Every Floor Looks the Same (International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 2023). With Jeremy Chua, she coproduced Nicole Midori Woodford’s debut feature, Last Shadow at First Light (San Sebastián Film Festival 2023). She also produced, alongside Tan Si En, Nelson Yeo’s debut feature, Dreaming and Dying (2023) which won the Locarno Film Festival Cineasti del Presents Golden Leopard Award and Swatch First Feature Award.

GISELLE LIN

Script Reader

Giselle Lin is a filmmaker from Singapore.

She graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts’ Puttnam School of Film & Animation with a First Class Bachelor of Arts in Film. Her thesis film Yi yi (Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays), which she wrote and directed, had its world premiere at the 74th Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di domani: International Competition category. Giselle has always wanted to tell stories about women, for women; depicting women’s passions, disappointments, and routines.

She is inspired by the transience of being and the impermanence of, and emotional quality present in, all things, living or not. Giselle often looks to the women around her, and their experiences and moments in-between, for stories. She hopes to forever make films filled with human truth, touch, and taste — films that people feel before understanding.

DARYL CHEONG

Project Manager

Daryl Cheong is a young creative who aspires to craft artful brand narratives that kindle imagination where they’re least expected. He is currently exploring art direction, brand marketing, and creative communications, in hopes to create captivating brand experiences and compelling brand stories for people.

Outside of work, Daryl enjoys Korean pop culture, has a huge desire to travel the world, is a sucker for 90’s/Y2K art, and hops around unexplored cafés and creative spaces around Singapore in his free time to stay inspired.

TIFFANY NAH

Social Media Manager

Tiffany Nah graduated from the National University of Singapore with a B.A. (Hons) in Literature and a minor in Film Studies. Tiff is experienced at creating materials and content for film related marketing. She takes charge and oversees Momo FIlm Co's social media content and strategy.

GREG ABBOTT

Head of Legal

Greg is an experienced legal and business affairs counsel with deep experience in the entertainment industry, and in IP, multi-party financing, employment issues, joint venture set-ups, and dispute resolution. Strong legal professional with a Masters of Law from the University of Sydney.

↳ What We Do

01.

Creative Development

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Financing

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Co Production

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Production Services

SELECTED Awards
& Recognitions

Venice Film Festival (2024)

Venice Critics' Week - Grand Prix, Most Innovative Film for Don't Cry, Butterfly.

Locarno Film Festival (2023)

Coveted Filmmakers of the Present – Golden Leopard (Pardo d’oro Cineasti del presente) award and Swatch First Feature Award (Prize for Best First Feature)  for Dreaming & Dying.

ContentAsia Awards (2022)

Best Short-form Drama Series for Maybe, Marriage. Now screening on Paramount+ and Viddsee.

Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (2022)

Wouter Barendrecht Award and Udine Focus Asia Award for Don't Cry, Butterfly.

Talents Tokyo Award (2022)

Special Mention for Tropical Rain, Death Scented Kiss.