Experiencing the Festival

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) warmly invites you to return to the cinemas for its 35th edition, taking place from 28 November to 8 December 2024. This edition showcases a diverse and inclusive selection of 105 films by filmmakers from 45 countries. Each carefully chosen film evokes memories and emotions while sparking meaningful conversations, celebrating the enduring power of film and storytelling across our cinematic landscape.

Festival Sections

Festival Opening

In Stranger Eyes, the fear and desire of being watched conjure new realisations in this mystery thriller that follows an estranged couple and their stalker.

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 experimental 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.

Domain

Domain seeks to expand our collective sphere of knowledge, deepening our engagement with cinema through thoughtful curatorial interventions. This edition introduces Dwellings, a series of short videos that revisit bygone or forgotten screening spaces in Singapore using archival materials.