| Opening film | Cities of Last Things by Ho Wi-ding |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| Festival date | 28 November–9 December 2018 |
| Website | sgiff |
The 29th annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 28 November to 9 December 2018 in Singapore. The festival opened with Ho Wi-ding's drama film Cities of Last Things . [1]
Cambodian director Rithy Panh was presented with Honorary Award. [2] Actress Joan Chen received the Cinema Legend Award. [3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening film | |||
| Cities of Last Things | 幸福城市 | Ho Wi-ding | Taiwan, China, United States, France |
| Special Presentations | |||
| Dear Ex | 谁先爱上他的 | Mag Hsu, Hsu Chih-yen | Taiwan |
| Eerie | Mikhail Red | Philippines, Singapore | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbul Can Sing | Rima Das | India | |
| The Day I Lost My Shadow | يوم أضعت ظلي | Soudade Kaadan | Syria, Lebanon, France, Qatar |
| Dayan | Behrouz Nooranipour | Iran | |
| The Future Cries Beneath Our Soils | Pham Thu Hang | Vietnam, Philippines | |
| House of My Fathers | නොමියෙන මතකය | Suba Sivakumaran | Sri Lanka |
| A Land Imagined | 幻土 | Yeo Siew Hua | Singapore, France, The Netherlands |
| Long Day's Journey into Night | 地球最后的夜晚 | Bi Gan | China, France |
| The River | Ozen | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan, Poland, Norway |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Gift | Kado | Aditya Ahmad | Indonesia |
| A Million Years | Danech San | Cambodia | |
| A Time for Us | 萍水相逢 | Alvin Lee | Singapore, China |
| The Ant-Man | Việt Vũ | Vietnam | |
| Bo Hai | Duzan Duong | Vietnam, Czech Republic | |
| Elinah | Ninndi Raras | Indonesia | |
| Gold | Lee Yong Chao | Myanmar | |
| The Imminent Immanent | Baga't Diri Tuhay Ta't Pamahungpahung | Carlo Francisco Manatad | Philippines, Singapore, Italy |
| Judgement | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Philippines | |
| Luzon | 海中网 | Chiang Wei Liang | Singapore, Taiwan |
| My Lady M | Tingerine Liu | Singapore, United States | |
| Please Stop Talking | 'Wag Mo 'kong Kausapin | Josef Gacutan | Philippines |
| The Sea Recalls | Aekaphong Saransate | Thailand | |
| Weeping Birds | 鸟儿为你来 | Chan Teik Quan | Malaysia |
| With History In A Room Filled With People With Funny Names 4 | Korakrit Arunanondchai | Thailand, United States | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asako I & II | 寝ても覚めても | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| Ash Is Purest White | 江湖儿女 | Jia Zhangke | China, France |
| The Ashes and Ghosts of Tayug 1931 | Dapol Tan Payawar Na Tayug 1931 | Christopher Gozum | Philippines |
| Crossroads: One Two Jaga | Nam Ron | Malaysia | |
| An Elephant Sitting Still | 大象席地而坐 | Hu Bo | China |
| A Family Tour | 自由行 | Ying Liang | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia |
| First Night Nerves | 八个女人一台戏 | Stanley Kwan | Hong Kong, China |
| Graves Without a Name | Les tombeaux sans noms | Rithy Panh | France, Cambodia |
| Hotel by the River | Gangbyun Hotel | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Killing | 斬、 | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Manta Ray | กระเบนราหู | Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | Thailand, France, China |
| Memories of My Body | Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia |
| Nervous Translation | Shireen Seno | Philippines | |
| Of Fathers and Sons | Talal Derki | Germany, Syria, Lebanon | |
| Screwdriver | Mafak | Bassam Jarbawi | Palestine, United States, Qatar |
| Season of the Devil | Ang Panahon ng Halimaw | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Ten Years Thailand | Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan | |
| The Third Wife | Ash Mayfair | Vietnam | |
| Three Adventures of Brooke | 星稀的3次奇遇 | Yuan Qing | China, Malaysia |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo | Markus Schleinzer | Austria, Luxembourg | |
| Another Day of Life | Jeszcze dzień życia | Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary |
| Border | Gräns | Ali Abbasi | Sweden, Denmark |
| The Chambermaid | La camarista | Lila Avilés | Mexico |
| Girl | Lukas Dhont | Belgium | |
| The Gospel According to André | Kate Novack | United States | |
| The Guilty | Den skyldige | Gustav Möller | Denmark |
| Happy as Lazzaro | Lazzaro felice | Alice Rohrwacher | Italy |
| I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians | Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari | Radu Jude | Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany |
| The Image Book | Le livre d'image | Jean-Luc Godard | Switzerland |
| John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection | L'empire de la perfection | Julien Faraut | France |
| Non-Fiction | Doubles vies | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Our Time | Nuestro tiempo | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden |
| Ray & Liz | Richard Billingham | United Kingdom | |
| Sorry to Bother You | Boots Riley | United States | |
| Transit | Christian Petzold | Germany, France | |
| Vox Lux | Brady Corbet | United States | |
| Winter Flies | Všechno bude | Olmo Omerzu | Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia |
| The Wolf House | La casa lobo | Cristobal León & Joaquín Cociña | Chile |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (2003) | Royston Tan | Singapore | |
| Cannonball | Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen | Singapore, Australia | |
| The Last Artisan | Craig McTurk | Singapore | |
| Shorts | |||
| 2200 Volts | Tan Siyou | Singapore, United States | |
| A Dance for Ren Hang | Lei Yuan Bin | Singapore, Macau | |
| Distance | 空间 | Grace Swee | Singapore, United States |
| Let Me Kill My Mother First | 弒母日记 | Mei Ann Teo | Singapore |
| May and June | Chew Chia Shao Min | Singapore, United States | |
| Salted Egg | Nikki Koh | Singapore | |
| Sin-Sfo | Leon Cheo | Singapore, United States | |
| Songs of Our Memories | Canciones de memorias | Carin Leong | Singapore, Cuba, United States |
| You Idiot | Kris Ong | Singapore | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Broad Bellflower (1987) | 도라지꽃 | Jo Kyung Sun | North Korea |
| The Iron Ladies (2001) | สตรีเหล็ก | Yongyoot Thongkongtoon | Thailand |
| Midnight Express (1978) | Alan Parker | United Kingdom | |
| Sepet (2004) | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha, the Right to Kill | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines | |
| In Fabric | Peter Strickland | United Kingdom | |
| Luz | Tilman Singer | Germany | |
| One Cut of the Dead | カメラを止めるな！ | Shinichiro Ueda | Japan |
The following awards were presented at the festival: [4]