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The '''Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF)''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running [[film festival]] in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for the best of [[Singapore cinema|Singapore]] and [[Southeast Asian]] cinema. Over the decades, it has grown to become an important event in the Singapore arts calendar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/angels-wear-white-open-singapore-film-festival-1202591823/|title=‘Angels Wear White’ to Open Singapore Film Festival|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=17 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/golden-horse-nominated-thriller-angels-wear-white-to-open-the-singapore|title=Golden Horse-nominated thriller Angels Wear White to open the Singapore International Film Festival|first=|last=hermesauto|date=17 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
The '''Singapore International Film Festival''' ('''SGIFF''') ([[Simplified Chinese|Chinese]]: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running [[film festival]] in Singapore, founded in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/angels-wear-white-open-singapore-film-festival-1202591823/|title='Angels Wear White' to Open Singapore Film Festival|first=Patrick|last=Frater|date=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/golden-horse-nominated-thriller-angels-wear-white-to-open-the-singapore|title=Golden Horse-nominated thriller Angels Wear White to open the Singapore International Film Festival|last=hermesauto|date=17 October 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Originally launched to give local audiences an opportunity to watch [[Independent film|independent]] and non-commercial films, the festival is now recognized worldwide by [[film critics]] for its focus on Asian filmmakers and promotion of Southeast Asian films.
Originally launched to give local audiences an opportunity to watch [[Independent film|independent]] and non-commercial films, the festival is now recognized worldwide by [[film critics]]{{cn|date=October 2023}} for its focus on Asian filmmakers and promotion of Southeast Asian films.

SGIFF is committed to nurturing and championing homegrown talents, and to new discoveries in the art of filmmaking. Its festivities bring to this city a vibrant film culture and a deeper appreciation of its [[Cinematography|cinematic]] cultural life. The event serves as a catalyst to arouse the widest public interest in the arts, encouraging artistic dialogue and creative discovery. SGIFF is devoted to giving thousands of film lovers around the region direct access to the world’s most inspired films.

Featuring overseas and local artists in an eclectic array of world and [[Asian cinema]], the event aims to open up new perspectives, make new connections and reach out to over 100,000 participants over an 11-day period. Audiences will enjoy a plethora of activities including film screenings, master classes, fringe events, discussions and awards ceremonies. The possibilities for creative interaction and the resulting exceptional synergies between the film market and other disciplines defines the Singapore International Film Festival.


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! Edition !! Year!! Opening film !! Closing film !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
! Edition !! Year!! Opening film !! Closing film !! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}
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|1st ||1987 || ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]''<br>by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]||''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]''<br>by [[Roland Joffé]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1987-sgiff-1/|title=1987: SGIFF 1 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|1st ||1987 || ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]''<br>by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]]||''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]''<br>by [[Roland Joffé]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1987-sgiff-1/|title=1987: SGIFF 1 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|2nd||1989 || ''[[The Glass Menagerie (1987 film)|The Glass Menagerie]]''<br>by [[Paul Newman]]||''[[Testimony (1988 film)|Testimony]]''<br>by [[Tony Palmer]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1989-sgiff-2/|title=1989: SGIFF 2 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|2nd||1989 || ''[[The Glass Menagerie (1987 film)|The Glass Menagerie]]''<br>by [[Paul Newman]]||''[[Testimony (1988 film)|Testimony]]''<br>by [[Tony Palmer (director)|Tony Palmer]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1989-sgiff-2/|title=1989: SGIFF 2 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|3rd||1990 || ''[[The Children (1990 film)|The Children]]''<br>by [[Tony Palmer]]||''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]''<br>by [[Kathryn Bigelow]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1990-sgiff-3/|title=1990: SGIFF 3 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|3rd||1990 || ''[[The Children (1990 film)|The Children]]''<br>by [[Tony Palmer (director)|Tony Palmer]]||''[[Blue Steel (1990 film)|Blue Steel]]''<br>by [[Kathryn Bigelow]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1990-sgiff-3/|title=1990: SGIFF 3 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|4th||1991 || ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''<br>by [[Jean-Paul Rappeneau]]||''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]''<br>by [[Akira Kurosawa]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1991-sgiff-4/|title=1991: SGIFF 4 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|4th||1991 || ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''<br>by [[Jean-Paul Rappeneau]]||''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]''<br>by [[Akira Kurosawa]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1991-sgiff-4/|title=1991: SGIFF 4 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|5th||1992 || ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]''<br>by [[Zhang Yimou]]||''[[A Brighter Summer Day]]''<br>by [[Edward Yang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1992-sgiff-5/|title=1992: SGIFF 5 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|5th||1992 || ''[[Raise the Red Lantern]]''<br>by [[Zhang Yimou]]||''[[A Brighter Summer Day]]''<br>by [[Edward Yang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1992-sgiff-5/|title=1992: SGIFF 5 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|6th||1993 || ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]''<br>by [[David Jones (director)|David Jones]]||''[[Strictly Ballroom]]''<br>by [[Baz Luhrmann]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1993-sgiff-6/|title=1993: SGIFF 6 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|6th||1993 || ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]''<br>by [[David Jones (director)|David Jones]]||''[[Strictly Ballroom]]''<br>by [[Baz Luhrmann]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1993-sgiff-6/|title=1993: SGIFF 6 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|7th||1994 || ''[[The Blue Kite]]''<br>by [[Tian Zhuangzhuang]]||''[[The Scent of Green Papaya]]''<br>by [[Tran Anh Hung]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1994-sgiff-7/|title=1994: SGIFF 7 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|7th||1994 || ''[[The Blue Kite]]''<br>by [[Tian Zhuangzhuang]]||''[[The Scent of Green Papaya]]''<br>by [[Tran Anh Hung]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1994-sgiff-7/|title=1994: SGIFF 7 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|8th||1995 || ''The Red Lotus Society''<br>by [[Stan Lai]]||''[[Amateur (film)|Amateur]]''<br>by [[Hal Hartley]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1995-sgiff-8/|title=1995: SGIFF 8 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|8th||1995 || ''The Red Lotus Society''<br>by [[Stan Lai]]||''[[Amateur (1994 film)|Amateur]]''<br>by [[Hal Hartley]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1995-sgiff-8/|title=1995: SGIFF 8 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|9th||1996 || ''[[The Confessional]]''<br>by [[Robert Lepage]]||''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]''<br>by [[Kōji Morimoto]],<br> [[Tensai Okamura]]<br> and [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1996-sgiff-9/|title=1996: SGIFF 9 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|9th||1996 || ''[[The Confessional]]''<br>by [[Robert Lepage]]||''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]''<br>by [[Kōji Morimoto]],<br> [[Tensai Okamura]]<br> and [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1996-sgiff-9/|title=1996: SGIFF 9 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|10th||1997 || ''[[Gabbeh (film)|Gabbeh]]''<br>by [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]||''[[Breaking the Waves]]''<br>by [[Lars von Trier]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1997-sgiff-10/|title=1997: SGIFF 10 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|10th||1997 || ''[[Gabbeh (film)|Gabbeh]]''<br>by [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]||''[[Breaking the Waves]]''<br>by [[Lars von Trier]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1997-sgiff-10/|title=1997: SGIFF 10 - Singapore International Film Festival|access-date=2017-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519011939/http://sgiff.com/explore-past-festivals/1997-sgiff-10/|archive-date=2015-05-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|11th||1998 || ''[[Hana-bi]]''<br>by [[Takeshi Kitano]]||''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]''<br>by [[Wong Kar-wai]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1998-sgiff-11/|title=1998: SGIFF 11 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|11th||1998 || ''[[Hana-bi]]''<br>by [[Takeshi Kitano]]||''[[Happy Together (1997 film)|Happy Together]]''<br>by [[Wong Kar-wai]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1998-sgiff-11/|title=1998: SGIFF 11 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|12th||1999 || ''[[Ordinary Heroes (1999 film)|Ordinary Heroes]]''<br>by [[Ann Hui]]||''[[The Hole (1998 film)|The Hole]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1999-sgiff-12/|title=1999: SGIFF 12 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|12th||1999 || ''[[Ordinary Heroes (1999 film)|Ordinary Heroes]]''<br>by [[Ann Hui]]||''[[The Hole (1998 film)|The Hole]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/1999-sgiff-12/|title=1999: SGIFF 12 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|13th||2000 || ''[[Monday (film)|Monday]]''<br>by [[Sabu (director)|Sabu]]||''[[The Wind Will Carry Us]]''<br>by [[Abbas Kiarostami]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2000-sgiff-13/|title=2000: SGIFF 13 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|13th||2000 || ''[[Monday (2000 film)|Monday]]''<br>by [[Sabu (director)|Sabu]]||''[[The Wind Will Carry Us]]''<br>by [[Abbas Kiarostami]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2000-sgiff-13/|title=2000: SGIFF 13 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|14th||2001 || ''[[Yi Yi]]''<br>by [[Edward Yang]]||''[[Eureka (2000 film)|Eureka]]''<br>by [[Shinji Aoyama]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2001-sgiff-14/|title=2001: SGIFF 14 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|14th||2001 || ''[[Yi Yi]]''<br>by [[Edward Yang]]||''[[Eureka (2000 film)|Eureka]]''<br>by [[Shinji Aoyama]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2001-sgiff-14/|title=2001: SGIFF 14 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|15th||2002 || ''[[Kandahar (2001 film)|Kandahar]]''<br>by [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]||''[[What Time Is It There?]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2002-sgiff-15/|title=2002: SGIFF 15 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|15th||2002 || ''[[Kandahar (2001 film)|Kandahar]]''<br>by [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]]||''[[What Time Is It There?]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2002-sgiff-15/|title=2002: SGIFF 15 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|16th||2003 || ''[[Chi-hwa-seon]]''<br>by [[Im Kwon-taek]]||''[[Divine Intervention (film)|Divine Intervention]]''<br>by [[Elia Suleiman]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2003-sgiff-16/|title=2003: SGIFF 16 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|16th||2003 || ''[[Chi-hwa-seon]]''<br>by [[Im Kwon-taek]]||''[[Divine Intervention (2002 film)|Divine Intervention]]''<br>by [[Elia Suleiman]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2003-sgiff-16/|title=2003: SGIFF 16 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|17th||2004 || ''[[Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring]]''<br>by [[Kim Ki-duk]]||''[[Goodbye, Dragon Inn]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2004-sgiff-17/|title=2004: SGIFF 17 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|17th||2004 || ''[[Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring]]''<br>by [[Kim Ki-duk]]||''[[Goodbye, Dragon Inn]]''<br>by [[Tsai Ming-liang]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2004-sgiff-17/|title=2004: SGIFF 17 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|18th||2005 || ''[[Steamboy]]''<br>by [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]||''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]''<br>by [[Mamoru Oshii]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2005-sgiff-18/|title=2005: SGIFF 18 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|18th||2005 || ''[[Steamboy]]''<br>by [[Katsuhiro Otomo]]||''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence]]''<br>by [[Mamoru Oshii]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2005-sgiff-18/|title=2005: SGIFF 18 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|19th||2006 || ''[[Dunia (2005 film)|Dunia]]''<br>by [[Jocelyne Saab]]||''[[4:30]]''<br>by [[Royston Tan]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2006-sgiff-19-2/|title=2006: SGIFF 19 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|19th||2006 || ''[[Dunia (2005 film)|Dunia]]''<br>by [[Jocelyne Saab]]||''[[4:30]]''<br>by [[Royston Tan]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2006-sgiff-19-2/|title=2006: SGIFF 19 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|20th||2007 || ''[[Sankara (2007 film)|Sankara]]''<br>by [[Prasanna Jayakody]]||''[[Opera Jawa]]''<br>by [[Garin Nugroho]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2007-sgiff-20/|title=2007: SGIFF 20 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|20th||2007 || ''[[Sankara (2007 film)|Sankara]]''<br>by [[Prasanna Jayakody]]||''[[Opera Jawa]]''<br>by [[Garin Nugroho]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2007-sgiff-20/|title=2007: SGIFF 20 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|21st||2008 || ''[[The Princess of Nebraska]]''<br>by [[Wayne Wang]]||''[[Road to Dawn]]''<br>by Derek Chiu||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2008-sgiff-21/|title=2008: SGIFF 21 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|21st||2008 || ''[[The Princess of Nebraska]]''<br>by [[Wayne Wang]]||''[[Road to Dawn]]''<br>by Derek Chiu||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2008-sgiff-21/|title=2008: SGIFF 21 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|22nd||2009 || ''Sincerely Yours''<br>by [[Rich Lee]]||''Milk''<br>by [[Semih Kaplanoğlu]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2009-sgiff-22/|title=2009: SGIFF 22 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|22nd||2009 || ''Sincerely Yours''<br>by [[Rich Lee]]||''Milk''<br>by [[Semih Kaplanoğlu]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2009-sgiff-22/|title=2009: SGIFF 22 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|23rd||2010 || ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]''<br>by [[Bruce Beresford]]||''[[Dear Doctor (film)|Dear Doctor]]''<br>by [[Miwa Nishikawa]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2010-sgiff-23/|title=2010: SGIFF 23 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|23rd||2010 || ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]''<br>by [[Bruce Beresford]]||''[[Dear Doctor (film)|Dear Doctor]]''<br>by [[Miwa Nishikawa]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2010-sgiff-23/|title=2010: SGIFF 23 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|24th||2011 || ''Red Light Revolution''<br>by [[Sam Voutas]]||''[[Senna (film)|Senna]]''<br>by [[Asif Kapadia]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2011-sgiff-24/|title=2011: SGIFF 24 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|24th||2011 || ''Red Light Revolution''<br>by [[Sam Voutas]]||''[[Senna (film)|Senna]]''<br>by [[Asif Kapadia]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2011-sgiff-24/|title=2011: SGIFF 24 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|25th||2014 || ''[[Unlucky Plaza]]''<br>by [[Ken Kwek]]||''In the Absence of the Sun''<br>by Lucky Kuswandi||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2014-sgiff-25/|title=2014: SGIFF 25 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|25th||2014 || ''[[Unlucky Plaza]]''<br>by [[Ken Kwek]]||''In the Absence of the Sun''<br>by Lucky Kuswandi||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2014-sgiff-25/|title=2014: SGIFF 25 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|26th||2015 || ''[[Panay (film)|Panay]]''<br>by Cheng Yu-chieh ||{{n/a}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2015-sgiff-26/|title=2015: SGIFF 26 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|26th||2015 || ''[[Panay (film)|Panay]]''<br>by Cheng Yu-chieh ||{{n/a}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://sgiff.com/past-edition/2015-26/ |title= 2015: SGIFF 26 |work= Singapore International Film Festival |access-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231026101403/https://sgiff.com/past-edition/2015-26/ |url-status=live}}<br />{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/indias-the-fourth-direction-takes-top-award-at-singapore-fest/5097669.article |title= India's 'The Fourth Direction' takes top award at Singapore fest |first= Silvia |last=Wong |work= [[Screen International]] |date= 7 December 2015 |access-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-date= October 26, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231026101854/https://www.screendaily.com/indias-the-fourth-direction-takes-top-award-at-singapore-fest/5097669.article |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|27th||2016 || ''[[Interchange (film)|Interchange]]''<br>by Dain Iskandar Said ||{{n/a}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2016-sgiff-27/|title=2016: SGIFF 27 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|27th||2016 || ''[[Interchange (film)|Interchange]]''<br>by Dain Iskandar Said ||{{n/a}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-editions/2016-sgiff-27/|title=2016: SGIFF 27 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|28th||2017 || ''[[Angels Wear White]]''<br>by [[Vivian Qu]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-2017/|title=Festival 2017 - Singapore International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>
|28th||2017 || ''[[Angels Wear White]]''<br>by [[Vivian Qu]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sgiff.com/past-edition/2017-28/ |title= 2017: SGIFF 28 |work= [[Singapore International Film Festival]] |access-date= October 13, 2023 |archive-date= October 13, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231013181552/https://sgiff.com/past-edition/2017-28/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|29th||2018 || ''[[Cities of Last Things]]''<br>by [[Ho Wi Ding]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sgiff.com/festival-2018/|title=Festival 2018 - Singapore International Film Festival}}</ref>
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|30th||2019 || ''[[Wet Season (film)|Wet Season]]''<br>by [[Anthony Chen]]|| ''[[The Truth (2019 film)|The Truth]]''<br>by [[Hirokazu Kore-eda]]||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |title=Singapore Festival to Focus on Asian Excellence for 30th Edition |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/singapore-festival-focus-asia-excellence-1203375086/ |website=Variety |access-date=24 October 2019 |language=en |date=22 October 2019}}</ref>
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|31st||2020 || ''[[Tiong Bahru Social Club]]''<br>by [[Tan Bee Thiam]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frater |first1=Patrick |title=Singapore Festival Unveils Lineup for Hybrid Edition |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/singapore-festival-unveils-lineup-hybrid-edition-1234823555/ |website=Variety |access-date=5 November 2020 |language=en |date=5 November 2020}}</ref>
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|32nd||2021 || ''[[Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (film)|Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash]]''<br>by [[Edwin (director)|Edwin]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Edition – 2021 - SGIFF 2022 |url=https://sgiff.com/past-edition/2021-32/ |website=sgiff.com |access-date=4 January 2023 |date=13 November 2022}}</ref>
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|33rd||2022 || ''[[Assault (2022 film)|Assault]]''<br>by [[Adilkhan Yerzhanov]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lui |first1=John |title=SGIFF 2022 to open with Kazakh film, Ken Kwek’s banned #LookAtMe still part of festival programme |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/sgiff-2022-to-open-with-kazakh-film-ken-kwek-s-banned-lookatme-still-part-of-festival-programme |access-date=4 January 2023 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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|34th||2023 || ''[[Tiger Stripes (film)|Tiger Stripes]]'' by [[Amanda Nell Eu]]|| {{n/a}}||<ref name="awards:sd">{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/singapore-film-festival-unveils-2023-lineup-honorary-award-for-fan-bingbing/5187292.article |title=Singapore film festival unveils 2023 lineup, honorary award for Fan Bingbing|first= Michael |last= Rosser |date=October 26, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=[[ScreenDaily]]|language=en}}</ref>
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The Silver Screen Awards Competition was introduced in 1991 to encourage advances in Asian film-making standards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Singapore International Film Festival’s Silver Screen Award for Best Film (Singapore Short Film) |url=https://www.roots.gov.sg/Collection-Landing/listing/1165507 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=www.roots.gov.sg}}</ref> Every year, a selection of Asian feature and short films take part in the competition. In 2014, the Southeast Asian Short Film category was introduced, replacing the Singapore Short Film category. The first Southeast Asian Film Lab was introduced in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2014-07-15 |title=Singapore Film Fest to Launch Southeast Asian Film Lab |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/singapore-film-fest-launch-southeast-718581/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Singapore International Film Festival is credited for the discovery and promotion of the most renowned Singaporean [[Film-maker|filmmaker]]s who are recognized globally today. Introduced in 1991, the Silver Screen Awards is an annual event that celebrates excellence in Singapore and Asian cinema.

The Silver Screen Awards features the Asian Feature Film Competition which awards the Best Film, Best Director, Best Performance, Best Cinematography and the [[NETPAC Award]] for the Critic's Prize.


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sgiff.com/ About SGIFF]


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[[Category:Film festivals in Singapore]]
[[Category:Singapore International Film Festival| List]]
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[[Category:1987 establishments in Singapore]]

Revision as of 20:18, 6 April 2024

Singapore International Film Festival
LocationSingapore
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
AwardsSilver Screen Awards
Websitesgiff.com

The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore, founded in 1987.[1][2]

History

Originally launched to give local audiences an opportunity to watch independent and non-commercial films, the festival is now recognized worldwide by film critics[citation needed] for its focus on Asian filmmakers and promotion of Southeast Asian films.

Edition Year Opening film Closing film Ref(s)
1st 1987 The Name of the Rose
by Jean-Jacques Annaud		 The Mission
by Roland Joffé		 [3]
2nd 1989 The Glass Menagerie
by Paul Newman		 Testimony
by Tony Palmer		 [4]
3rd 1990 The Children
by Tony Palmer		 Blue Steel
by Kathryn Bigelow		 [5]
4th 1991 Cyrano de Bergerac
by Jean-Paul Rappeneau		 Dreams
by Akira Kurosawa		 [6]
5th 1992 Raise the Red Lantern
by Zhang Yimou		 A Brighter Summer Day
by Edward Yang		 [7]
6th 1993 The Trial
by David Jones		 Strictly Ballroom
by Baz Luhrmann		 [8]
7th 1994 The Blue Kite
by Tian Zhuangzhuang		 The Scent of Green Papaya
by Tran Anh Hung		 [9]
8th 1995 The Red Lotus Society
by Stan Lai		 Amateur
by Hal Hartley		 [10]
9th 1996 The Confessional
by Robert Lepage		 Memories
by Kōji Morimoto,
Tensai Okamura
and Katsuhiro Otomo		 [11]
10th 1997 Gabbeh
by Mohsen Makhmalbaf		 Breaking the Waves
by Lars von Trier		 [12]
11th 1998 Hana-bi
by Takeshi Kitano		 Happy Together
by Wong Kar-wai		 [13]
12th 1999 Ordinary Heroes
by Ann Hui		 The Hole
by Tsai Ming-liang		 [14]
13th 2000 Monday
by Sabu		 The Wind Will Carry Us
by Abbas Kiarostami		 [15]
14th 2001 Yi Yi
by Edward Yang		 Eureka
by Shinji Aoyama		 [16]
15th 2002 Kandahar
by Mohsen Makhmalbaf		 What Time Is It There?
by Tsai Ming-liang		 [17]
16th 2003 Chi-hwa-seon
by Im Kwon-taek		 Divine Intervention
by Elia Suleiman		 [18]
17th 2004 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
by Kim Ki-duk		 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
by Tsai Ming-liang		 [19]
18th 2005 Steamboy
by Katsuhiro Otomo		 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
by Mamoru Oshii		 [20]
19th 2006 Dunia
by Jocelyne Saab		 4:30
by Royston Tan		 [21]
20th 2007 Sankara
by Prasanna Jayakody		 Opera Jawa
by Garin Nugroho		 [22]
21st 2008 The Princess of Nebraska
by Wayne Wang		 Road to Dawn
by Derek Chiu		 [23]
22nd 2009 Sincerely Yours
by Rich Lee		 Milk
by Semih Kaplanoğlu		 [24]
23rd 2010 Mao's Last Dancer
by Bruce Beresford		 Dear Doctor
by Miwa Nishikawa		 [25]
24th 2011 Red Light Revolution
by Sam Voutas		 Senna
by Asif Kapadia		 [26]
25th 2014 Unlucky Plaza
by Ken Kwek		 In the Absence of the Sun
by Lucky Kuswandi		 [27]
26th 2015 Panay
by Cheng Yu-chieh		 — [28]
27th 2016 Interchange
by Dain Iskandar Said		 — [29]
28th 2017 Angels Wear White
by Vivian Qu		 — [30]
29th 2018 Cities of Last Things
by Ho Wi Ding		 — [31]
30th 2019 Wet Season
by Anthony Chen		 The Truth
by Hirokazu Kore-eda		 [32]
31st 2020 Tiong Bahru Social Club
by Tan Bee Thiam		 — [33]
32nd 2021 Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash
by Edwin		 — [34]
33rd 2022 Assault
by Adilkhan Yerzhanov		 — [35]
34th 2023 Tiger Stripes by Amanda Nell Eu — [36]

Awards

Main article: List of Singapore International Film Festival awards

The Silver Screen Awards Competition was introduced in 1991 to encourage advances in Asian film-making standards.[37] Every year, a selection of Asian feature and short films take part in the competition. In 2014, the Southeast Asian Short Film category was introduced, replacing the Singapore Short Film category. The first Southeast Asian Film Lab was introduced in 2015.[38]

References

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  28. ^ "2015: SGIFF 26". Singapore International Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
    Wong, Silvia (7 December 2015). "India's 'The Fourth Direction' takes top award at Singapore fest". Screen International. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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  30. ^ "2017: SGIFF 28". Singapore International Film Festival. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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  32. ^ Frater, Patrick (22 October 2019). "Singapore Festival to Focus on Asian Excellence for 30th Edition". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  33. ^ Frater, Patrick (5 November 2020). "Singapore Festival Unveils Lineup for Hybrid Edition". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Past Edition – 2021 - SGIFF 2022". sgiff.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  35. ^ Lui, John (26 October 2022). "SGIFF 2022 to open with Kazakh film, Ken Kwek's banned #LookAtMe still part of festival programme". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  36. ^ Rosser, Michael (October 26, 2023). "Singapore film festival unveils 2023 lineup, honorary award for Fan Bingbing". ScreenDaily. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  37. ^ "Singapore International Film Festival's Silver Screen Award for Best Film (Singapore Short Film)". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  38. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (2014-07-15). "Singapore Film Fest to Launch Southeast Asian Film Lab". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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