31st Singapore International Film Festival
| Opening film | Tiong Bahru Social Club by Tan Bee Thiam |
|---|---|
| Location | Singapore |
| Festival date | 26 November–6 December 2020 |
| Website | sgiff |
The 31st annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 26 November to 6 December 2020 in Singapore. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was held hybrid, combining physical and virtual screenings.[1] The festival opened with satirical comedy film Tiong Bahru Social Club by Tan Bee Thiam.[2]
Ivan Ayr's Milestone won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.[3]
Official selection
[edit]Opening film
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiong Bahru Social Club | Tan Bee Thiam | Singapore | |
In competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Balance | 由宇子の天秤 | Yujiro Harumoto | Japan |
| Beginning | დასაწყისი | Dea Kulumbegashvili | Georgia, France |
| The Cloud In Her Room | 她房间里的云 | Zheng Lu Xinyuan | China, Hong Kong |
| Geranium | Sardunya | Çağıl Bocut | Turkey |
| Milestone | मील पत्थर | Ivan Ayr | India |
| No Love for the Young | Tiada Cinta Selama Muda | Ridhwan Saidi | Malaysia |
| Tiong Bahru Social Club | Tan Bee Thiam | Singapore | |
| The Wasteland | دشت خاموش | Ahmad Bahrami | Iran |
Singapore Panorama
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Hustler | 好公民 | Tan Biyun | Singapore |
| Faraway My Shadow Wandered | 遠く離れた影 | Liao Jiekai, Sudhee Liao | Singapore, Japan |
| Not My Mother's Baking | 不是我妈妈的烘焙 | Remi M. Sali | Singapore |
| Sementara | Chew Chia Shao Min, Joant Úbeda | Singapore | |
Asian Vision
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Times Reproduction of Democracy | Chulayarnnon Siriphol | Thailand | |
| Aswang | Alyx Ayn Arumpac | France, Germany, Norway, Philippines, Qatar, Denmark | |
| Days | 日子 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Genus Pan | Lahi, Hayop | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Keep Rolling | 好好拍電影 | Man Lim Chung | Hong Kong |
| Ploy | Prapat Jiwarangsan | Thailand, Singapore | |
| The Salt In Our Waters | নোনাজলের কাব্য | Rezwan Shahriar Sumit | Bangladesh, France |
| The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs | Laila aur satt geet | Pushpendra Singh | India |
| True Mothers | 朝が来る | Naomi Kawase | Japan |
| Veins of the World | Die Adern der Welt | Byambasuren Davaa | Germany, Mongolia |
| Wife of a Spy | スパイの妻 | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Woman Who Ran | 도망친 여자 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Yellow Cat | Сары мысық | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan, France |
| You and I | Fanny Chotimah | Indonesia | |
Cinema Today
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonite | Francis Lee | United Kingdom | |
| Downstream to Kinshasa | En route pour le milliard | Dieudo Hamadi | Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Belgium |
| First Cow | Kelly Reichardt | United States | |
| Gagarine | Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh | France | |
| Here We Are | Nir Bergman | Italy | |
| Identifying Features | Sin Señas Particulares | Fernanda Veladez | Mexico, Spain |
| Malmkrog | Cristi Puiu | Romania | |
| New Order | Nuevo orden | Michel Franco | Mexico |
| Night of the Kings | La Nuit des rois | Philippe Lacôte | France, Côte d'Ivoire, Canada, Senegal |
| Nomadland | Chloé Zhao | United States | |
| A Perfectly Normal Family | En helt almindelig familie | Malou Reymann | Denmark |
| Slalom | Charlène Favier | France | |
| The Truffle Hunters | Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw | Italy, United States, Greece | |
| Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine | Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino | Alex Piperno | Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands, Philippines |
Awards
[edit]The following awards were presented at the festival:[4]
Asian Film Feature Competition
- Best Film: Milestone by Ivan Ayr
- Best Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili for Beginning
- Best Performance: Suvinder Vicky for Milestone
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
- Best Southeast Asian Film Competition: Tellurian Drama by Riar Rizaldi
- Best Director: Lin Htet Aung for Estate
- Best Singapore Short Film: Here Is Not There by Nelson Yeo
- Youth Jury Prize: The Unseen River by Phạm Ngọc Lân
- Special Mention: Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing on the Still Trembling Berlin Wall by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Audience Choice Award: Sementara by Chew Chia Shao Min and Joant Úbeda
References
[edit]- ^ Peters, Daniel (21 October 2020). "Singapore International Film Festival 2020 going ahead with virtual and in-person events". NME. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (26 November 2020). "Singapore Film Festival Serves Up Strong and Diverse Local Cinema Slate". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Wong, Silvia (7 December 2020). "Indian drama 'Milestone' wins best film at Singapore film festival". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Winners of SGIFF's 2020 Silver Screen Awards Announced". Sinema.sg. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2024.