At the annual Patron of the Arts Awards ceremony held on 4 July, List Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd was honoured with a Friend of the Arts Award for supporting the 28th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) which was held from 23 November to 3 December last year. Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, was the Guest-of-Honour for the award ceremony which was held at the Marina Mandarin Singapore hotel.
Mr Johnson Goh, List Sotheby’s International Realty Executive Director of Marketing, received the on behalf of List Holdings Ltd. Other sponsors of the SGIFF include BMW Group Asia, IWC Schaffhausen, Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Airlines.
The partnership with the Singapore International Film Festival saw tremendous brand exposure in the very first year of List Sotheby’s International Realty Singapore’s office opening. More than 15,000 people attended the multiple events of the SGIFF, including film screenings, media conferences, masterclasses, the Silver Screen Awards ceremony as well as the gala benefit dinner with high society guests including celebrities such as David Beckham, Japanese actor Takumi Saito and famed Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer Christopher Doyle or 杜可风 as he is also known as.
At the award ceremony, patrons were also treated to performance by local puppetry company Paper Monkey Theatre and poet Marc Nair who received the Young Artist Award in 2016.
Donations to Singapore’s arts and cultural scene totalled $51.6 million last year, comprising $37.1 million in cash and $14.5 million in kind. Mrs Rosa Daniel, the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore’s National Arts Council, said in a statement: “Private arts patronage plays an important role in enriching lives and connecting communities, adding immense value to our society. Every donation is much appreciated as it adds towards realising a world filled with the arts.”
Together with List Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd, List Sotheby’s International Realty will continue to support various causes to make Singapore a better home for all.
