35th Singapore International Film Festival
Stranger Eyes opens the festival this year
The 35th edition of SGIFF will take place from 28 Nov - 8 Dec 2024.
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Asian Feature Film Competition
Experience bold new cinematic visions by emerging Asian directors debuting their first to third feature films. These nine films collectively capture the vibrant pulse of Asian cinema today.
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
The Southeast Asian Short Film Competition highlights the best short cinematic gems from the region. This year’s selection presents 24 films across five programmes.
Singapore Panorama
With its unwavering focus on local cinema, Singapore Panorama presents a selection of the latest short films from both emerging and established Singapore filmmakers.
Standpoint
The personal and the sociopolitical are intertwined in profoundly compelling ways. The 10 films in this section plunge headfirst into today’s most hotly debated issues alongside stories of deeply personal struggles.
Undercurrent
Tracing uncharted territories in cinema, Undercurrent taps into the audacious innovations of filmmaking today and invites you to explore the art form’s limitless possibilities with 13 moving image works.
Horizon
Horizon offers a bird’s-eye view of world cinema today, showcasing 14 diverse filmic discoveries and celebrated works from the international film festival circuit, each expanding our horizons a little further.
Foreground
From inventive plot twists to fascinating character studies, Foreground highlights 12 captivating, genre-driven films that celebrate the essence of popular cinema and its significance to audiences today.
Landmark
Co-curated with the Asian Film Archive, Landmark showcases recent restorations of classic films from the 1970s to the 2000s, with a special focus on Jafar Panahi this year.
Highlights
Festival Ambassador: Rebecca Lim
Festival Ambassador
Cinema Honorary Award: Jafar Panahi
Cinema Honorary Award: Jafar Panahi
Screen Icon Award: Lee Kang-sheng
Screen Icon Award
Screen Icon Award: Yang Kuei-mei
Screen Icon Award
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First Look: 35th Singapore International Film Festival opens with Stranger Eyes by Singaporean director Yeo Siew Hua, honours Jafar Panahi with Cinema Honorary Award
As local films continue to gain momentum on the global stage, the 35th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is set to showcase the vitality and diversity of our nation’s filmmaking talent while reflecting current trends in Asian and international cinema.
This year, the festival promises an exciting lineup of over 30 Singaporean and made-with-Singapore feature and short films, as well as new initiatives such as the introduction of the festival’s first-ever ambassador, and a revamped Audience Choice Award.
Announcing our Asian Producers Network participants
Introducing the participants for this year’s Asian Producers Network.
From 2 to 6 December 2024, we’re excited to welcome them at SGIFF for closed-door consultation sessions and rigorous roundtable discussions as part of their career development at APN. Click to learn more about their projects.
Unveiling our new SGIFFriends programme
Becoming an SGIFFriend is more than just supporting a festival—it’s a way to be part of a community that believes in the power of cinema.