| Opening film | Girl by Shu Qi |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| No. of films | 121 |
| Festival date | 26 November–7 December 2025 |
| Website | sgiff |
The 36th annual Singapore International Film Festival will be held from 26 November to 7 December 2025 in Singapore. A total of 121 films from 45 countries will be screened during the festival. The festival will open with Shu Qi's directorial debut Girl . [1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girl | 女孩 | Shu Qi | Taiwan |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Useful Ghost | ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ | Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | Thailand, Singapore, France, Germany |
| Always | 从来 | Deming Chen | United States, China, France, Taiwan |
| Amoeba | Tan Siyou | Singapore, France, Netherlands, Spain, South Korea | |
| Black Rabbit, White Rabbit | Харгӯши сиёҳ, харгӯши сафед | Shahram Mokri | Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates |
| Cactus Pears | Sabar Bonda | Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | India, United Kingdom, Canada |
| Human Resource | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | |
| MAG MAG | 禍禍女 | Yuriyan Retriever | Japan |
| Riverstone | රිවස්ටර්න් | Lalith Rathnayake | Sri Lanka |
| Shape of Momo | Chhora Jastai | Tribeny Rai | India, South Korea |
| Two Seasons, Two Strangers | 旅と日々 | Sho Miyake | Japan |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 4PLY Clandestine System | Natalie Sin | Singapore | |
| a flower not a flower | เดี๋ยวด๋าวประประ | Tanakit Kitsanayunyong | Thailand |
| A Metamorphosis | အသွင်ပြောင်းလဲခြင်းတစ်ခု | Lin Htet Aung | Myanmar |
| ARI-ARI (The Storyteller) | Ari-Ari | Taufiqurrahman Kifu | Indonesia |
| Before the Sea Forgets | Lê Ngọc Duy | Singapore | |
| Bleat! | கத்து! | Ananth Subramaniam | Malaysia, Philippines, France |
| Children's Day | Giselle Lin | Singapore | |
| Elenita Elena Elaine | Gabriela Serrano | Philippines | |
| Fresh as Daisy | ស្រស់ដូចផ្កា | Socheata Van | Cambodia |
| Fruit | Buah | Lim Jen Nee | Singapore |
| Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites | ចៅសំណព្វចិត្ | Chheangkea | Cambodia, France, United States |
| Hour of the Flower | Grace Song | Singapore | |
| In the Valley | 鳥，飛行中 | Lim Han Loong | Malaysia |
| The Last Swimming Reunion Before Life Happens | Yung Huling Swimming Reunion Before Life Happens | Glenn Barit | Philippines |
| Memory Replica | Ký Ức Ký Ức | Đặng Thảo Nguyên | Vietnam |
| Monkey | Aries C. Ferrer | Philippines | |
| More Than Happy | Tan Wei Keong | Singapore | |
| My Plastic Mother | Anak Macan | Amar Haikal | Indonesia |
| Objects Do Not Randomly Fall From The Sky | Kay Basta Angkarabo Yay Bagay Ibat Ha Langit | Maria Estela Paiso | Philippines |
| Play | Ga Zar Bwal | Myo Aung | Myanmar, Taiwan |
| Ponay (or You Are Not F***ing Welcome) | Hesome Chemamah | Thailand | |
| Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts | Rein Maychaelson | Indonesia | |
| Through Your Eyes | Nelson Yeo | Singapore | |
| True Love | Chân Tình | Huỳnh Công Nhớ | Vietnam |
| When the Blues Goes Marching In | Pengais Mimpi | Beny Kristia | Indonesia |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Home with Work | Dave Lim, Adar Ng | Singapore | |
| Coda | コーダ | Jac Min | Singapore, Japan |
| The Old Man and His Car(opening film) | 老破車 | Michael Kam | Singapore |
| Sandbox | James Thoo | ||
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Was Just an Accident | یک تصادف ساده | Jafar Panahi | Iran, France, Luxembourg |
| Landmarks | Nuestra Tierra | Lucrecia Martel | Argentina, United States, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark |
| Life After | Reid Davenport | United States | |
| Lost Land | Harà Watan | Akio Fujimoto | Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany |
| Queer as Punk | Chen Yihwen | Malaysia, Indonesia | |
| Rashid, the Boy from Sinjar (opening film) | Rashid, L'enfant De Sinjar | Jasna Krajinovic | Belgium, France |
| Waking Hours | Federico Cammarata, Filippo Foscarini | Italy | |
| When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea | Коли над морем спалахує блискавка | Eva Neymann | Ukraine, Germany |
| Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students | Écrire la vie: Annie Ernaux racontée par des lycéennes et des lycéens | Claire Simon | France |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouchra | Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki | Italy, Morocco, United States | |
| Dry Leaf | ხმელი ფოთოლი | Alexandre Koberidze | Germany, Georgia |
| Resurrection | 狂野时代 | Bi Gan | China, France |
| Underground | アンダーグラウンド | Kaori Oda | Japan |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10s Across the Borders | Chan Sze-Wei | Philippines, Singapore, Germany | |
| Becoming Human | ជាតិជាមនុស្សា | Polen Ly | Cambodia |
| Bring Him Down to a Portable Size | 兄を持ち運べるサイズに | Ryōta Nakano | Japan, France, China |
| Diamonds in the Sand | Janus Victoria | Philippines, Japan, Malaysia | |
| The Fox King | Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia, Indonesia | |
| Hen (opening film) | Kota | György Pálfi | Greece, Germany, Hungary |
| I Only Rest in the Storm | O Riso e a Faca | Pedro Pinho | Portugal, France, Brazil, Romania |
| Kokuho | 国宝 | Lee Sang-il | Japan |
| La grazia | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy | |
| Memory of Princess Mumbi | Damien Hauser | Kenya, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia | |
| My Father's Shadow | Akinola Davies Jr. | United Kingdom, Nigeria | |
| The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | La Misteriosa Mirada Del Flamenco | Diego Cespedes | Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium |
| Sound of Falling | In die Sonne schauen | Mascha Schilinski | Germany |
| Vanilla | Vainilla | Mayra Hermosillo | Mexico |
| What Does That Nature Say to You | 그 자연이 네게 뭐라고 하니 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arco (opening film) | Ugo Bienvenu | France | |
| Father Mother Sister Brother | Jim Jarmusch | United States, Ireland, France | |
| Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | United Kingdom | |
| How Dare You? | ふつうの子ども | Mipo O | Japan |
| Late Fame | Kent Jones | United States | |
| Lesbian Space Princess | Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese | Australia | |
| Rabbit Trap | Bryn Chainey | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Rental Family | Hikari | United States, Japan | |
| The Secret Agent | O Agente Secreto | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Sentimental Value | Joachim Trier | Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom | |
| She's Got No Name | 酱园弄•悬案 | Peter Chan | China |
| Special Presentation | |||
| This City Is a Battlefield | Perang Kota | Mouly Surya | Indonesia, Singapore, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Philippines, Cambodia |
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Arch (1968) | 董夫人 | Tang Shu Shuen | Hong Kong |
| Bye Bye Love (1974) (opening film) | バイバイ・ラブ | Isao Fujisawa | Japan |
| Dream of the Red Chamber (1977) | 新潮紅樓夢 | Chiu Kang-chien | Singapore |
| The Girls (1978) | ගැහැණු ළමයි | Sumitra Peries | Sri Lanka |
| Matador (1986) | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | |
| The Razor's Edge (1985) | غزل البنات | Jocelyne Saab | France, Lebanon |
| Deepa Mehta In Focus | |||
| Earth (1998) | पृथ्वी | Deepa Mehta | India, Canada |
| Fire (1996) | आग | Canada | |
| Funny Boy (2020) | Sri Lanka, Canada | ||
| Water (2005) | जल | Sri Lanka, Canada | |