2025年8月19日、独立系映画館ザ プロジェクターの即時閉館が告げられて、シンガポールのアート好きの皆にショックを与えました。
下記、プレスリリース
The Final Director’s Cut – Press Release
THE FINAL DIRECTOR’S CUT: The Projector Announces Closure Amidst Challenging Cinema and F&B Landscape in Singapore
Singapore, 19 August 2025 — Singapore’s beloved independent cinema and arts venue, The Projector, will enter voluntary liquidation after a decade of championing alternative films, local creativity, and community-led programming.Since opening its doors in 2014, The Projector has been more than a place to watch movies — it has been a cultural and events space where artists, filmmakers, and audiences gathered to experience cinema, creativity in its various forms and engage with diverse communities.
From showcasing award-winning independent films to hosting film festivals, like the Singapore International Film Festival, the European Film Festival, Pink Screen, poetry slams, vintage markets, and charity fundraisers, The Projector has remained committed to broadening the definition of cinema and a community space in Singapore.However, the realities of the cinema industry have been increasingly unforgiving.
Rising operational costs, shifting audience habits, and the global decline in cinema attendance have made sustaining an independent model in Singapore especially challenging. These pressures have been compounded by the broader realities of operating in the arts and culture sector in Singapore, where independent ventures navigate limited resources while contributing to the country’s evolving cultural landscape.The Projector’s operations will cease on 19 August 2025, immediately following this announcement.
THE FINAL DIRECTOR’S CUT: The Projector Announces Closure Amidst Challenging Cinema and F&B Landscape in Singapore
Singapore, 19 August 2025 — Singapore’s beloved independent cinema and arts venue, The Projector, will enter voluntary liquidation after a decade of championing alternative films, local creativity, and community-led programming.Since opening its doors in 2014, The Projector has been more than a place to watch movies — it has been a cultural and events space where artists, filmmakers, and audiences gathered to experience cinema, creativity in its various forms and engage with diverse communities.
From showcasing award-winning independent films to hosting film festivals, like the Singapore International Film Festival, the European Film Festival, Pink Screen, poetry slams, vintage markets, and charity fundraisers, The Projector has remained committed to broadening the definition of cinema and a community space in Singapore.However, the realities of the cinema industry have been increasingly unforgiving.
Rising operational costs, shifting audience habits, and the global decline in cinema attendance have made sustaining an independent model in Singapore especially challenging. These pressures have been compounded by the broader realities of operating in the arts and culture sector in Singapore, where independent ventures navigate limited resources while contributing to the country’s evolving cultural landscape.The Projector’s operations will cease on 19 August 2025, immediately following this announcement.
8月20日、プロジェクターに行くと、かたずけの最中
ニュースによると未払いになる多額の負債をかかえているようです。
閉館の一報を目にして、「シンガポールでの楽しみがまたひとつなくなったなぁ」と実感しました。
シンガポールで唯一映画鑑賞のマナーが、危うきながらも守られていた砦陥落。
さとう
昔ながらの映画館の構造で、客席が後ろに行くにつれてせりあがる構造。
２つのシアターと１つのスタジオタイプの劇場がありました。
最近はオーチャードのシネレジャーにあったプロジェクターに行く機会の方が多かったですが、GOLDEN MILE TOWERでは色々な映画を観てきました。
グランメゾン・パリを観に行こうかと思っていた矢先のクローズです。
＊過去にはリバーサイドポイント、キャセイ、シネレジャーで展開
日本映画祭のみならず他国の映画祭でもメインの劇場であったこと、今後何かしらの影響がでること必定。
グランメゾン・パリ上映中だったのに・・・・・・
署名が開始されています。
シンガポールは経済発展は成し遂げた、これからは文化だと造られたのが、エスプラネード（通称ドリアンシアター）。
シンガポール政府には、建物だけでなく、こういった映像文化にも予算を割いて欲しいところだと思います。
坂本龍一も称賛したというプロジェクターの復活を望んで！
