Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/After School (film)


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) SST  flyer  03:30, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

After School (film)

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No sources to establish notability per WP:NFILM. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 17:00, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. NewYorkActuary (talk) 05:07, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Singapore-related deletion discussions. NewYorkActuary (talk) 05:07, 29 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment. It's very difficult to research older Singaporean films.  I found a few hits at the National Library, Singapore, though:  from Today,  (Google cache of an archived newspaper snippet) from Today,  (article is "hard-hitting film", third from the top) from The Straits Times, and  ("focus on delinquency" on page 28) from The New Paper.  I can't read some of these articles, though.  I think it probably got significant coverage from Singaporean press, but it's hard to tell.  There's also a little commentary in  from The Guardian.  I'll see if I can find more sources, but I'm not sure how good of a job I can do.  I edit in this area occasionally, but only because it seems like nobody else does.  I'm kind of clueless about Singaporean cinema. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 00:25, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment This is a legit movie, sponsored by the "National Crime Prevention Council" and it opened in cinemas as well. Initial screenings were at educational institutions though. Let me head down to the library tomorrow and I will look up the newspaper archives. Sources are available for sure, but they are behind a paywall. Here is a press release for the moment. I'll present the sources tomorrow. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 09:40, 2 July 2016 (UTC)


 * In looking further:
 * director:
 * WP:INDAFD: Zhu Houren


 * Redirect and partial merge for now to its notable director Zhu Houren. If more sources are added, please ping me so I might reconsider.  Schmidt,  Michael Q. 16:58, 3 July 2016 (UTC)  I was pinged.   Schmidt,  Michael Q. 01:29, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep I managed to find sources. Some of them are behind a paywall, so I can quote a snippet.
 * A pointed educational film Review in Today, 12 March 2004 (Article fully accessible)
 * Brought to you by the Police Article in Today, 15 November 2003 (Article fully accessible)
 * Reelity bites. The Straits Times, 14 November 2003. (Entirely about the movie) A snippet can be seen here (search for "reelity bites"). A bit more below "Bloody street fights, revenge attacks on school bullies and rape. These are some of the graphic images through which the police and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) will drive home an anti-crime message during their annual festive season crime prevention campaign. This year's campaign will be launched tomorrow and the highlight will be a movie titled After School. The 90-minute movie, which was made by local film company Gateway Entertainment and cost a 'six-figure sum', focuses on the activities of juvenile delinquents and their consequences. It was commissioned by the NCPC to address the problem of rising juvenile crime.'"
 * Digital dramas The Straits Times, 14 October 2003 A snippet can be seen here. Search for "digital dramas". A bit more below "Movie director Gerald Lee's psychosexual thriller Destiny will star Tan and MediaCorp actor Xie Shaoguang, and is touted as the first HD movie to be produced in the region. After School, a police drama with MediaCorp star Jacelyn Tay and ex-MediaCorp artist Thomas Ong in the lead roles, will be the first HD film to be screened in the digital cinema format. Gateway Entertainment, which produced both movies, will finalise plans to screen Destiny only after its previews at the end of this month. After School will be shown at the Singapore Polytechnic next month, but details of its commercial release are not yet available."
 * Add some of the sources by NinjaRobotPirate as well (except the above).
 * Overall, I think this manages to pass. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 17:34, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * you may wish to reconsider now. :) --Lemongirl942 (talk) 17:36, 3 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep as my concerns have been addressed. Kudos to . That's how to build an encyclopedia.   Schmidt,  Michael Q. 01:29, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. There seems to be enough coverage to pass. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)


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