Screen Time

Building on its legacy of film production, distribution and exhibition, Shaw Organisation brings the magic of the silver screen into living rooms with virtual cinema platform KinoLounge by Shaw Theatres

- Hashirin Nurin Hashimi

Like many of his contemporaries in the film and cinema industry, Christopher Shaw grew up before the age of home entertainment— and the only way to watch films was to go to the cinema. “Over the years, I’ve enjoyed all sorts of films on the big screen whether they were studio blockbusters or art house, from the West or East,” shares the executive vice-president of film acquisition and distribution at the Shaw Organisation.

This voracious appetite for film has helped him lead his team to procure releases of all genres and nationalities from international festivals for the Shaw Theatres. He explains, “Watching the crowd react to what is going on the big screen is as exciting to me as the films themselves. In fact, it gave me a ‘good eye’ and understanding as to what audiences liked.” To date, Shaw Theatres has distributed in Singapore the largest number of Oscars Best Picture winners and nominees, including Green Book (2018).