Call for Entries
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) invites filmmakers to submit their works for the 36th edition of SGIFF from 30 May until 1 August 2025.
If you have any enquiries, please write in to programme@sgiff.com.
Submissions for Asian Feature Films & Southeast Asian Short Films
We welcome Asian and Southeast Asian films to be part of our Official Selection and Competition sections. The Festival will only consider films that are at least a Singapore premiere, have not been broadcast on TV or made available on the Internet, or screened publicly in Singapore in any way prior to the Festival. In addition, films must not have premiered earlier than 1 November 2024.
Only Southeast Asian short films and Asian feature-length and mid-length films may be submitted for Festival consideration.
Films in competition will be previewed by an international jury and screened to the public throughout the Festival period, culminating in our annual awards ceremony that recognises the talents of new and upcoming filmmakers.
Entry Fees – Asian Feature Films
- All submissions will be subject to a submission fee of USD 35, applicable throughout the open call.
Entry Fees – Southeast Asian Short Films
- From 30 May – 30 June 2025, early bird submissions will be free.
- From 1 July 2025, all short film submissions will be subject to a submission fee of USD 15, applicable until the end of the open call.
Deadline
1 August 2025, 2359h (GMT +8)