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 25 films across five programmes.
The sheer depth and range showcased in these works attest to the abundance of creative talent found within the region. Together, these short films form a vivid tableau of Southeast Asia that is as diverse as it is inspirational.
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 1
4 Dec, Thu 9:30PM / 91 min / R21 (Gore and Mature Content) / Golden Village Suntec, Hall 6
What if the very freedom we crave is forged in the fires of constraint? Perhaps true liberation isn’t about breaking every rule but choosing which ones to shatter and which ones to dance with.
Socheata Van / Cambodia / 2025 / 13 min / NC16 (Some Sexual References) / World Premiere
Lim Jen Nee / Singapore / 2025 / 15 min / R21 (Gore) / Southeast Asian Premiere
Giselle Lin / Singapore / 2025 / 20 min / PG / Southeast Asian Premiere
Hesome Chemamah / Thailand / 2025 / 27 min / R21 (Mature Content) / Asian Premiere
Ananth Subramaniam / Malaysia, Philippines, France / 2024 / 16 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / Southeast Asian Premiere
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 2
5 Dec, Fri 7:00PM / 77 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / Golden Village Suntec, Hall 2
From the football field to mountainous landscapes, the world offers spaces for children’s imaginations to be free. Yet innocence can be shattered in the blink of an eye, forcing us to grow up quicker than we’d expect.
Myo Aung / Myanmar, Taiwan / 2024 / 11 min / PG (Some Disturbing Scenes) / Southeast Asian Premiere
Grace Song / Singapore / 2025 / 18 min / PG13 (Some Mature Content) / World Premiere
Maria Estela Paiso / Philippines / 2024 / 10 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Lim Han Loong / Malaysia / 2025 / 21 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Amar Haikal / Indonesia / 2025 / 17 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 3
5 Dec, Fri 9:30PM / 92 min / PG13 (Some Mature Content) / Golden Village Suntec, Hall 6
Through enacting and reflecting on the process of filmmaking, deeper layers of memory and truths are unveiled, opening space for reimagination and resistance.
Huỳnh Công Nhớ / Vietnam / 2025 / 16 min / PG / World Premiere
Natalie Sin / Singapore / 2025 / 20 min / PG / World Premiere
Taufiqurrahman Kifu / Indonesia / 2025 / 20 min / PG / World Premiere
Beny Kristia / Indonesia / 2025 / 12 min / PG13 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Đặng Thảo Nguyên / Vietnam / 2024 / 24 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 4
6 Dec, Sat 4:30PM / 84 min / M18 (Some Mature Content and Sexual Scene and Nudity) / Golden Village Suntec, Hall 2
The pathway to acceptance and generational healing is explored through nostalgia, inherited wounds and the tenderness of romance, revealing the threads that bind us across time.
Tan Wei Keong / Singapore / 2025 / 7 min / M18 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Chheangkea / Cambodia, France, US / 2025 / 19 min / M18 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Rein Maychaelson / Indonesia / 2025 / 19 min / M18 (Sexual Scene and Nudity) / Singapore Premiere
Nelson Yeo / Singapore / 2025 / 20 min / PG13 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Glenn Barit / Philippines / 2024 / 19 min / PG13 (Some Coarse Language and Sexual References) / International Premiere
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Programme 5
6 Dec, Sat 9:30PM / 91 min / R21 (Homosexual Theme) / Golden Village Suntec, Hall 8
Opening portals to the past brings to view sketches of personal memory, prompting contemplation and confrontation, and revealing historical refrains seeking closure.
Lê Ngọc Duy / Singapore / 2025 / 17 min / R21 (Homosexual Theme) / Singapore Premiere
Aries C. Ferrer / Philippines / 2025 / 20 min / PG13 (Brief Coarse Language) / World Premiere
Tanakit Kitsanayunyong / Thailand / 2025 / 18 min / PG / Asian Premiere
Lin Htet Aung / Myanmar / 2025 / 16 min / PG13 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Gabriela Serrano / Philippines / 2025 / 20 min / PG13 (Some Coarse Language) / World Premiere