Short Film News (SFN)- Legendary film-maker and three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone will be in town to head the jury for the Asian Short Film Awards, which will be held as part of the inaugural ScreenSingapore.

The Asian Short Film Awards is open to all citizens and permanent residents of Asian countries. Films submitted should be no more than 10 minutes long and must be produced after Jan 1 last year.

The winner will receive S$20,000 cash, as well as travel and accommodation to attend the awards ceremony.

Six major Hollywood studios such as Warner Brothers and Universal are taking part in Screen Singapore. Talks are also underway with other overseas studios, such as those in India and China.

Jimmy Lau, managing director, Experia Events, said: "Screen Singapore is not a film festival. We don't have a multitude of awards to give out and neither is it covering areas of documentaries or edgy art films. This is all about mainstream movies.

"The aim of this is also to ensure we can create an eco-system surrounding the red carpet and the premieres, and there'll be master classes, conferences as well as exhibitions to go along with it."

The event runs from June 5 to 12 and organisers are hoping it can become one of the top industry events for the region.