Singapore International Film Festival

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Singapore, Singapore September 2013, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: May 2013, TBA
email filmfestsg2011@gmail.com for 2011's entry form
Festival Data:
- Established: 1986
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 100000
- Media Attendance: 200
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 20
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 1000
- Total Number of Films Screened: 200
- Total Screenings: 200
- Total National and International Premieres: 20
- Accreditations: FIPRESCI
- Competitive
- Retrospective
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
www.filmfest.org.sg
Festival Description:

The Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual film event which screens about 300 films from over 45 countries. The Festival is recognized for its cutting edge programming and focus on Asian Cinema, has a strong selection of documentaries and world cinema. It has a platform for new Singapore films and a window to South East Asian films. In addition, the Festival is dedicated to music-related or theme films which has a loyal following with the audiences over the years.

Over the years, it has built a reputation with film critics, audiences and buyers in Southeast Asia. To encourage excellence amongst Asian filmmakers, the Festival introduced the Silver Screen Awards Competition in 1991, the first Asian international film festival with a specific Asian film competition. In 2007, Indonesian auteur filmmaker Garin Nugorho received the Best Director Award for his film "Opera Jawa" which went on to international festivals garnering critical reviews. Many Southeast asian filmmakers have premiered their first films at the Singapore International Film Festival. SIFF also has been the window to contemporary film trends for local audiences, having special programmes such as "The Secret Life of Arabia", Australian contemporaries, and new Iranian works. The Festival also has become a must-stop calendar event for Southeast Asian filmmakers, film programmers and media because of its dedication to giving a voice to films from the Southeast Asian region. Prolific Southeast Asian filmmakers such as Lav Diaz from Philippines, Amir Muhammad from Malaysia and Riri Riza & Garin Nugroho from Indonesia all have had their world premieres with the Festival. Other past guests of the festival include director Peter Weir, Jim Hanson, and actor Chow Yuan Fatt.

In Singapore, the Festival is one of the most anticipated events on the arts calendar. Because of the Festival’s recognition of short filmmakers through its Silver Screen Awards section, many prominent Singapore filmmakers have launched their careers through their win of the Best Short Film, Special Achievement and Best Director (Short Film) awards. These filmmakers include Royston Tan, Kelvin Tong, Sandi Tan, and Sun Koh.

The Singapore International Film Festival remains an independent non-profit organization with a charity status. The Festival’s programming remains true to its mission which is to help audiences experience the world through film and promote film as an artistic medium, allowing the Festival to show a vast range of films from narrative to experimental to documentaries. The Festival also pushes the boundaries with it bold selections.
Film Submissions:
- Accepts direct submissions

Email:	filmfest(at)pacific.net.sg
Phone:	(65) 6738-7567
Fax:	(65) 6738-7578
Mailing Address:	Singapore International Film Festival 554 Havelock Road #02-00A Ganges Centre Singapore 169639 Tel: 65-67387567

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APR 25, 2008 12:30PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

The 2008 Singapore International Film Festival announce the award winners

Under the Best Asian Feature Film Category, the awards go to:
Best Film ($5,000 cash prize): "Slingshot"
Directed by Brillante Mendoza

Special Jury Award ($2,000 cash prize): Out of Coverage
Directed by Abellatif Abdelhamid

Best Director ($3,000 cash prize): Brillante Mendoza for for his film "Slingshot"

Best Performance certificate award): Inessa Kislova for in "Swift"

NETPAC Award (certificate award): "Slingshot" by Brillante Mendoza

For the Best Singapore Short Film Category the winners are:

Best Film Award ($3,000 cash prize and Avid media composer software worth $5,200 and production services at Infinite Frameworks worth $10,000): "Keluar Baris" by Boo Junfeng

Special Jury Prize ($2,000 cash prize, and AVID software worth $5,200): "Wet Seasons" by Michael Tay

Best Director ($2,000 cash prize and and AVID software worth $5,200): Boo Junfeng for "Keluar Baris"

Special Achievement Award ($2,000 cash prize and prize includes audio services at BOX2, Yellow Box studios, worth $10,000, production services at the Shooting Gallery worth $40,000): "My Home, My Heaven"
Directed by Muhammad Eysham Ali

Best Cinematography ($1,000 cash prize): Sharon Loh for "Keluar Baris"

Best Performance ($1,000 cash prize): Magdalene Tan for in "Silent Girls"

The winners have been judged by a panel of Singapore and international jurors consisting of Wu Tianming (filmmaker, China), Khadija Al-Salami (filmmaker, Yemen), Dustin Nguyen (Actor, US), Nicholas Saputra (Actor, Indonesia), Low Hwee Ling (Assistant Editor, Infinite Frameworks,Singapore), Anderson Le (program director, Hawaii International Film Festival), Andreas Ungerbock (editor of Ray magazine), Melanie Oliveiro (Senior Producer/Presenter, Mediacorp Radio, Singapore).
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