| Opening film | Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| No. of films | 105 |
| Festival date | 28 November–8 December 2024 |
| Website | sgiff |
The 35th annual Singapore International Film Festival was held from 28 November to 8 December 2024 in Singapore. A total of 105 films from 45 countries were screened during the festival. [1] The festival opened with Yeo Siew Hua's Stranger Eyes . [2]
Drama film Mongrel won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film. [3]
The following juries were named for the festival. [4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Eyes | 默視錄 | Yeo Siew Hua | Singapore, Taiwan, France, United States |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Adamant Girl | கொட்டுக்காளி | PS Vinothraj | India |
| April | აპრილი | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia, France, Italy |
| Crocodile Tears | Air Mata Buaya | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia, France, Singapore, Germany |
| Edge of Night | Gecenin Kıyısı | Türker Süer | Germany, Turkey |
| The Great Phuket | 小半截 | Liu Yaonan | France, Hong Kong, China, Germany, Belgium |
| Happyend | Neo Sora | Japan, United States | |
| Mongrel | 白衣蒼狗 | Chiang Wei-liang, Yin You-qiao | France, Singapore, Taiwan |
| Time to Be Strong | 힘을 낼 시간 | Namkoong Sun | South Korea |
| Việt and Nam | Trong lòng đất | Minh Quý Trương | Philippines, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Vietnam |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Snowmelt | 雪水消融的季節 | Lo Yi-shan | Taiwan, Japan |
| Al Awda | Jason Soo | Singapore | |
| All Shall Be Well | 從今以後 | Ray Yeung | Hong Kong |
| Antidote | James Jones | United Kingdom | |
| At Averroès & Rosa Parks | Averroès & Rosa Parks | Nicolas Philibert | France |
| No Other Land | Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Palestine, Norway | |
| A Stone's Throw | على مرمى حجر | Razan AlSalah | Palestine, Lebanon, Canada |
| Until the Orchid Blooms(opening film) | Polen Ly | France, Cambodia | |
| Xoftex | Noaz Deshe | Germany, France | |
| Youth (Hard Times) | 青春：苦 | Wang Bing | France, Luxembourg, Netherlands |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Unfinished Film | 一部未完成的电影 | Lou Ye | Germany, Singapore |
| By the Stream | 수유천 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| City of Small Blessings | Wong Chen-hsi | Singapore | |
| Cu Li Never Cries | Cu Li Không Bao Giờ Khóc | Phạm Ngọc Lân | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Philippines, Norway |
| Don't You Let Me Go | Agarrame fuerte | Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge | Uruguay |
| Familiar Touch | Sarah Friedland | United States | |
| Grand Tour | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, Italy, France | |
| Living In Two Worlds | ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界 | O Mipo | Japan |
| Olivia & the Clouds | Olivia & Las Nubes | Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat | Dominican Republic |
| One of Those Days When Hemme Dies | Hemme'nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri | Murat Fıratoğlu | Turkey |
| Spirit World (opening film) | Yōkai - le monde des esprits | Eric Khoo | France, Singapore, Japan |
| When the Phone Rang | Kada je zazvonio telefon | Iva Radivojević | Serbia, United States |
| Yen and Ai-Lee | 小雁與吳愛麗 | Tom Lin Shu-yu | Taiwan |
| Special Presentation | |||
| The Fable | Raam Reddy | India, United States | |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief History of a Family | 家庭简史 | Lin Jianjie | China, France, Denmark, Qatar |
| Don't Cry, Butterfly (opening film) | Mưa trên cánh bướm | Dương Diệu Linh | Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia |
| I Saw the TV Glow | Jane Schoenbrun | United States | |
| The Killers | 더 킬러스 | Kim Jong-kwan, Roh Deok, Chang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-se | South Korea |
| La cocina | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico, United States | |
| Nightbitch | Marielle Heller | United States | |
| Orang Ikan | Mike Wiluan | Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, United Kingdom | |
| The Room Next Door | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Shrouds | David Cronenberg | France, Canada | |
| Some Nights I Feel Like Walking | Petersen Vargas | Philippines, Singapore, Italy | |
| Universal Language | Matthew Rankin | Canada | |
| Special Presentation | |||
| The Unseen Sister | 乔妍的心事 | Midi Z | China |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) | 플란다스의 개 | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| Bona (1980) | Lino Brocka | Philippines | |
| Crimson Gold (2003) | طلای سرخ | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
| The Circle (2000) | دایره | Jafar Panahi | Iran, Italy |
| The Dupes (1972) | Al Makhdu'un | Tewfik Saleh | Syria |
| The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) | 東京戦争戦後秘話 | Nagisa Ōshima | Japan |
| Sambizanga (1972) | Sarah Maldoror | Angola | |
| Stars in Broad Daylight (1988) (opening film) | Nujim An-Nahar | Ossama Mohammed | Syria |
| This Is Not a Film (2011) | این فیلم نیست | Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | Iran |
| Vive l'amour (1994) | 爱情万岁 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Short films | |||
| The Accordion (2010) | Jafar Panahi | Iran | |
| Hidden (2020) | Jafar Panahi | Iran | |
| Where Are You, Jafar Panahi? (2016) | Où en êtes-vous Jafar Panahi? | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
The following awards were presented during the festival: [3]
Asian Feature Film Competition
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
Audience Choice Award: An Unfinished Film by Lou Ye