34th Singapore International Film Festival

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34th Singapore International Film Festival
Opening film Stranger Eyes
by Yeo Siew Hua
Location Singapore
No. of films105
Festival date30 November–10 December 2023
Website sgiff.com
Singapore International Film Festival

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]

Contents

Official selection

Opening film

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Tiger Stripes Amanda Nell Eu Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar

Icon In Focus: Fan Bingbing

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Buddha Mountain (2010)观音山 Li Yu China
Double Xposure (2012)二次曝光Li YuChina
Green Night (2023)Han ShuaiHong Kong

Asian Feature Film Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
A Journey In Spring春行Tzu-Hui Peng, Ping-Wen WangTaiwan
Critical Zone منطقه بحرانیAli AhmadzadehIran, Germany
Dreaming & Dying 好久不见Nelson YeoSingapore, Indonesia
Hesitation Wound Tereddüt Çizgisi Selman Nacar Turkey, France, Romania, Spain
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàngPhạm Thiên ÂnVietnam, Singapore, France, Spain
Last Shadow at First Light Nicole Midori Woodford Singapore, Japan, Philippines, Slovenia, Indonesia
MonismeRiar RizaldiIndonesia, Qatar
Morrison Phuttiphong Aroonpheng Thailand, France
Snow in Midsummer 五月雪 Chong Keat Aun Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
The Tenants세입자Yoon Eun-kyungSouth Korea
Tomorrow Is a Long Time 明天比昨天长久Jow Zhi WeiSingapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal
ValliManoj ShindeIndia

Singapore Panorama

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
My Endless Numbered DaysまだまだShaun NeoJapan, Singapore
The Road Less Travelled (1997)轨道Lim Suat YenSingapore
Sunday Sean NgSingapore
Wonderland 乐园 Chai Yee Wei Singapore
A Year of No Significance大风吹 Kelvin Tong Singapore, Malaysia

Foreground

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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 titleOriginal titleDirector(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 titleOriginal titleDirector(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 OursรอวันKomtouch NapattaloongThailand
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
StolenKaran TejpalIndia
Tótem Lila Avilés Mexico, Denmark, France

Standpoint

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Ghosts of KalantiawChuck EscasaPhilippines
MaryamMaryam Pagi Ke MalamBadrul Hisham IsmailMalaysia
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 AnimalsRosinha e Outros Bichos do MatoMarta PessoaPortugal
Tedious Days and Nights混乱与细雨Guo ZhenmingChina
Ten Years MyanmarThaiddhi, Nay Wunn Ni, Myo Thar Khin, Aung Min, Lamin OoMyanmar

Landmark

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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

Cinema Icon Award

Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema Award

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