The Singapore-Malaysia co-production tells the story of a woman who opens a lingerie shop in a conservative Malaysian village.
The movie poster of La Luna with its stars Shaheizy Sam and Sharifah Amani in the foreground. On Wednesday , Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority announced that the Malay-language comedy La Luna has been picked as Singapore's entry for the best international feature film category at the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.
IMDA and SFC had previously supported the film through the Content Development Grant for long-form content – under the former's Media Talent Progression Programme. It was released in November 2023 and has played at multiple film festivals around the world including the Tokyo International Film Festival, the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Shanghai International Film Festival.
"La Luna is a great testament to Singapore’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic make up that gives rise to interesting stories. We are proud of M Raihan Halim and the production team and cast and we look forward to good news at the 2025 Oscars.”
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