SGIFF Appoints Executive Director In Key Structural Change
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has appointed experienced arts manager Emily Hoe to the role of Executive Director to lead the festival.
7 April 2020
31st SGIFF Call For Entry
The 31st SGIFF Call for Entry is now open: we’re inviting entries for Feature and Short Films, Southeast Asian Film Lab and Youth Jury & Critics Programme.
18 June 2020
SGIFF Announces Recipients Of Film Grants
This year’s recipients of SEA-DOC and SEA-SHORTS Film Grants are announced as the festival continues its support of Southeast Asian film and builds on past success.
26 May 2020
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2019
The 30th Singapore International Film Festival Draws To A Close With A Record Attendance Of More Than 110,000 Audiences And 35 Sold-Out Screenings
The festival brought together a record attendance of more than 110,000 festival-goers to engage with filmmakers from Singapore and the region in film.
01 December 2019
30 November 2019
30th SGIFF Opens With A Bang With Anticipated Singapore Drama Wet Season
Set during the monsoon season amidst storm clouds, uncertainties and the warm promise of spring, Wet Season contrasts the desires of a woman with that of an adolescent.
21 November 2019
SGIFF Makes Waves In Southeast Asia Ahead Of Its 30th Edition
SGIFF is making waves by bringing noteworthy films with distinct voices closer to audiences in Singapore and SEA, with the launch of its inaugural edition of Travelling Waves and an all-new format of New Waves.
03 June 2019
SGIFF Appoints New Programme Director And Announces Its Inaugural SGIFF Film Fund Recipients
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has appointed Taiwanese film curator, Kuo Ming-Jung, as its new Programme Director.
17 May 2019
2018
08 December 2018
The 29th Singapore International Film Festival Red Carpet Special Presentation, Dear Ex
With its bright, saturated colour palette and dramatic performances, Dear Ex cleverly employs the aesthetics of rom-coms and soap operas to explore serious themes of loss, identity, and acceptance.
02 December 2018
Multi-Genre Film Cities of Last Things To Open The 29th Singapore International Film Festival
Told in three vignettes, Cities Of Last Things, by Taiwan based Malaysian director Ho Wi Ding, is set to open the 29th SGIFF on 28 November 2018
17 October 2018
Discover The Magic Of Cinema At The 29th Singapore International Film Festival
SGIFF 2018 continues to celebrate Asian storytellers, nurture new generations of filmmakers, and propel their works to international attention
04 October 2018
2017
28th Singapore International Film Festival Red Carpet Special Presentation Oh Lucy!
A twist of fate leads Setsuko (played by Shinobu Terajima) to attend an English lesson taught with unconventional methods by John (played by Hartnett), before going on a cross-continent adventure with a new name, Lucy, and a changed outlook in life.
30 November 2017
28th Singapore International Film Festival Red Carpet Special Presentation: The White Girl
Featuring three strangers who met in the dilapidated village which is faced with the threat of gentrification, the enchanting drama awes with its splendid cinematography and poetic flow, complemented by a melancholic medley of pop tunes that allure its audiences.
28 November 2017
28th Singapore International Film Festival Red Carpet Special Presentation: The Song of Scorpions
The Song of Scorpions, is a twisted tale of love between a camel trader and a mystical singer, played out amidst the breath-taking scenery in the deserts.
24 November 2017
20 November 2017
The 28th Singapore International Film Festival To Open With Chinese Director Vivian Qu’s Femme-Centric Thriller, Angels Wear White
Golden Horse Award nominee provides a rare perspective towards marginalisation and oppression still present in today’s modern society
17 October 2017
11 October 2017
The 28th SGIFF Celebrates 15th Anniversary Of Singaporean Social Satires, And Nail-Biting Asian Spy Genre
To honour timeless classics and their artistry, the 28th SGIFF will celebrate the 15th anniversary of two iconic films of Singapore cinema – Jack Neo’s I Not Stupid and Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen’s TalkingCock The Movie.
03 October 2017
Marina Bay Sands Strengthens Commitment To The Singapore International Film Festival
ArtScience Museum to host the 10th anniversary screening of acclaimed local film Gone Shopping
19 September 2017
28 April 2017
2016
27th SGIFF Concludes Successfully With Close To 13,000 Audiences And 11 Sold Out Screenings
Committed to telling the region’s story through film, the internationally-recognised film festival showcased a total of 161 feature and short films from 52 countries this year, of which 11 screenings, including that of four local productions, were sold out.
04 December 2016
01 December 2016
28 November 2016
27 November 2016
23 November 2016
27 October 2016
18 October 2016
05 October 2016
The Road To Mandalay To Premiere As Part Of The 27th SGIFF
The film will make its Singapore premiere as one of the Festival’s Special Presentation Films on 1 December 2016 at the Marina Bay Sands.
03 October 2016
21 September 2016
24 March 2016
2015
26 November 2015
In recognition of his lifelong dedication and contribution to cinema, the Festival will confer him with an Honorary Award, and include a retrospective of his works as part of its line-up.
01 October 2015
SGIFF Celebrates Asia’s Story In Film
The 26th edition of SGIFF will take place across various venues, including Marina Bay Sands which returns this year as Presenting Sponsor.
01 September 2015
SGIFF Opens Call For Submissions
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) returns for its 26th edition from 26th November to 6th December 2015! Film submissions are now open till 21st August 2015 at www.sgiff.com/submissions.
05 May 2015
2014
14 December 2014
13 December 2014
ASEAN Youths Converge At SGIFF’s First Ever SEA Film Lab
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) saw 10 participants from the region converge at its first ever Southeast Asian Film Lab today, held as part of the 15th anniversary of the film festival.
09 December 2014
04 December 2014
20 November 2014
13 November 2014
28 October 2014
02 October 2014
21 August 2014
SEA Film Lab And Call For Entry Trailer
The Southeast Asian Film Lab is a seven-day writing workshop aimed at emerging screenwriters and/or writer/directors from Southeast Asia aged between 18 and 35, with a focus on stories capturing the collective experiences of the past, present and future Southeast Asia, to be developed into feature length screenplays.
15 July 2014
15 May 2014
24 March 2014