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The 34th annual Singapore International Film Festival was held from 30 November to 10 December 2023 in Singapore. A total of 101 films from 50 countries were screened during the festival.[1] With two co-productions and three feature films, this year broke the record for the highest number of films selected in competition by Singaporean directors since 1997.[2] Amanda Nell Eu's feature directorial debut Tiger Stripes opened the festival.[3] Drama film Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.[4]
| Opening film | Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| No. of films | 105 |
| Festival date | 30 November–10 December 2023 |
| Website | sgiff |
Official selection
Opening film
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar | |
Icon In Focus: Fan Bingbing
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha Mountain (2010) | 观音山 | Li Yu | China |
| Double Xposure (2012) | 二次曝光 | Li Yu | China |
| Green Night (2023) | Han Shuai | Hong Kong | |
Asian Feature Film Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Journey In Spring | 春行 | Tzu-Hui Peng, Ping-Wen Wang | Taiwan |
| Critical Zone | منطقه بحرانی | Ali Ahmadzadeh | Iran, Germany |
| Dreaming & Dying | 好久不见 | Nelson Yeo | Singapore, Indonesia |
| Hesitation Wound | Tereddüt Çizgisi | Selman Nacar | Turkey, France, Romania, Spain |
| Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell | Bên trong vỏ kén vàng | Phạm Thiên Ân | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Spain |
| Last Shadow at First Light | Nicole Midori Woodford | Singapore, Japan, Philippines, Slovenia, Indonesia | |
| Monisme | Riar Rizaldi | Indonesia, Qatar | |
| Morrison | Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | Thailand, France | |
| Snow in Midsummer | 五月雪 | Chong Keat Aun | Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan |
| The Tenants | 세입자 | Yoon Eun-kyung | South Korea |
| Tomorrow Is a Long Time | 明天比昨天长久 | Jow Zhi Wei | Singapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal |
| Valli | Manoj Shinde | India | |
Singapore Panorama
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Endless Numbered Days | まだまだ | Shaun Neo | Japan, Singapore |
| The Road Less Travelled (1997) | 轨道 | Lim Suat Yen | Singapore |
| Sunday | Sean Ng | Singapore | |
| Wonderland | 乐园 | Chai Yee Wei | Singapore |
| A Year of No Significance | 大风吹 | Kelvin Tong | Singapore, Malaysia |
Foreground
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hours with Gaspar | 24 Jam Bersama Gaspar | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia |
| A Normal Family | 보통의 가족 | Hur Jin-ho | South Korea |
| All of Us Strangers | Andrew Haigh | United Kingdom | |
| Art College 1994 | 艺术学院1994 | Liu Jiang | China |
| La chimera | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy, France, Switzerland | |
| Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | United States, United Kingdom, Ireland | |
Altitude
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Dry Grasses | Kuru Otlar Üstüne | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey, France, Germany |
| Afire | Roter Himmel | Christian Petzold | Germany |
| Essential Truths of the Lake | Lav Diaz | Philippines, France, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Singapore | |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| Fallen Leaves | Kuolleet lehdet | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland |
| Music | Angela Schanelec | Germany, France, Serbia | |
| The Shadowless Tower | 白塔之光 | Zhang Lü | China |
| Youth (Spring) | 青春 | Wang Bing | France, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
Horizon
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Delinquents | Los delincuentes | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Luxembourg |
| Drift | Anthony Chen | France, United Kingdom, Greece | |
| The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed | Joanna Arnow | United States | |
| Goodbye Julia | وداعا جوليا | Mohamed Kordofani | Sudan, Egypt, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Sweden |
| Hours of Ours | รอวัน | Komtouch Napattaloong | Thailand |
| In the Blind Spot | Im toten Winkel | Ayşe Polat | Germany |
| Nowhere Near | Miko Revereza | Philippines, Mexico | |
| Omen | Augure | Baloji | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, South Africa |
| Slow | Tu man nieko neprimeni | Marija Kavtaradzė | Lithuania, Spain, Sweden |
| Stolen | Karan Tejpal | India | |
| Tótem | Lila Avilés | Mexico, Denmark, France | |
Standpoint
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosts of Kalantiaw | Chuck Escasa | Philippines | |
| Maryam | Maryam Pagi Ke Malam | Badrul Hisham Ismail | Malaysia |
| The Mother of All Lies | كذب أبيض | Asmae El Moudir | Morocco, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| Our Body | Notre corps | Claire Simon | France |
| Rosinha and Other Wild Animals | Rosinha e Outros Bichos do Mato | Marta Pessoa | Portugal |
| Tedious Days and Nights | 混乱与细雨 | Guo Zhenming | China |
| Ten Years Myanmar | Thaiddhi, Nay Wunn Ni, Myo Thar Khin, Aung Min, Lamin Oo | Myanmar | |
Landmark
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ishanou (1991) | Aribam Syam Sharma | India | |
| Mandabi (1968) | Ousmane Sembène | Senegal | |
| The Stranger and the Fog (1974) | غریبه و مه | Bahram Beyzai | Iran |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) | David Lynch | United States | |
| Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) | Werckmeister harmóniák | Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky | Hungary, France, Germany, Italy |
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:[4]
Asian Feature Film Competition
- Best Asian Feature: Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell by Phạm Thiên Ân
- Special Mention: Dreaming & Dying by Nelson Yeo
- Best Performance: Yang Kuei-mei for A Journey In Spring
- Best Director: Yoon Eun-kyung for The Tenants
- Best Screenplay: Yu Yi-hsun for A Journey In Spring
- FIPRESCI Award: The Tenants
Cinema Icon Award
Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema Award
- White Light Post[6]
References
External links
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