Asian Feature Film Competition
Experience bold new cinematic visions by both emerging and established Asian directors.
As a showcase for prominent talents and a platform for discovery, the Asian Feature Film Competition champions the defining works of the year, celebrating the full spectrum of filmmaking virtuosity in the region.
Dive into this thrilling lineup of 10 films, which collectively capture the vibrant pulse and evolving stories of Asia’s cultural landscape.
Feature Films
9 Temples To Heaven
Faced with the imminent death of his mother, a man leads three generations of his family on a single-day temple pilgrimage—where prayer meets doubt, and reason wrestles with superstition.
Sompot Chidgasornpongse / Thailand, Singapore, France, Norway, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Qatar / 2026 / 140 min / PG13 (Some Smoking Scenes) / Singapore Premiere
Ah Girl
Caught between her separated parents in 1990s Singapore, a curious seven-year-old is left to carry big emotions she has no language for. How much children see, and how little they can do, slowly comes into focus.
Ang Geck Geck / Singapore, Malaysia / 2026 / 99 min / PG13 (Some Coarse Language and Sexual References) / Singapore Premiere
Burn
Taken in by a tribe of lost adolescents, a runaway girl finds a new existence amid freedom and despair. This explosive feature pulls no aesthetic punches, serving up the smouldering, sparkling ruins of youthful abandon in a mixed-media feast.
Makoto Nagahisa / Japan / 2025 / 103 min / M18 (Sexual Scenes and Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
Elephants in the Fog
Pirati, from the ancient third-gender Kinnar community in Nepal, is torn between searching for her missing daughter and the city life she longs for with her lover.
Abinash Bikram Shah / Nepal, France, Germany, Brazil, Norway / 2026 / 108 min / M18 (Mature Theme and Sexual Scene) / Singapore Premiere
Four Seasons in Java
In this atmospheric magical realist drama, a Javanese woman is released after 20 years in prison and returns to her hometown. Her unwanted presence forces her to face the four seasons of her past and confront the village’s covert powers and injustice.
Kamila Andini / Indonesia, France, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Poland / 2026 / 137 min / M18 (Sexual Violence) / Singapore Premiere
No Good Men
In Kabul on the eve of the Taliban’s return, a tenacious camerawoman’s career, relationships, family and freedom are thrown into uncertainty. She must decide what is worth holding on to and what she has to leave behind.
Shahrbanoo Sadat / Germany, France, Norway, Denmark, Afghanistan / 2026 / 103 min / M18 (Some Sexual References) / Singapore Premiere
The Burning Giants
Along the Thai-Myanmar border, a mysterious illness marks Karen bodies with burns and an activist is killed for defending his village’s land, all while a toxic haze spreads across Western Thailand.
Phuttiphong Aroonpheng / Thailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands / 2026 / 118 min / PG13 (Some Coarse Language and Disturbing Scenes) / Southeast Asian Premiere
The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb
Toll operators and lovers Santosh and Rajji spend their days waiting and working in decrepit booths. A tragic accident upturns their quiet lives in this magical realist love story of grief and acceptance.
Yashasvi Juyal / India, USA, Saudi Arabia / 2026 / 127 min / PG13 (Some Coarse Language) / Asian Premiere
We Are Aliens
Two boys in a small Japanese town become each other’s closest friend and foil. As their lives fork in adulthood, each remembers something the other never saw, carrying scars from their life experiences.
Kohei Kadowaki / Japan, France / 2026 / 117 min / PG13 (Some Violence) / Singapore Premiere
Zoom In, Zoom Out
A game designer searches for his missing roommate through chat logs, avatars and secondhand memory, only to discover that digital remains reveal little of another person.
Dong Jie / China / 2026 / 116 min / PG (Scene of Intimacy) / Southeast Asian Premiere