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* ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2019-sgiff-yao-chen-producing-her-own-films-ageism-chinese-film-industry-1258609/|title=Singapore Film Fest: Yao Chen on Producing Her Own Films, Ageism in the Chinese Film Industry|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=1 December 2019|accessdate=20 December 2024|first=Mathew|last=Scott|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611222518/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2019-sgiff-yao-chen-producing-her-own-films-ageism-chinese-film-industry-1258609/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| ===Inspiring Woman In Film Award=== | ===Inspiring Woman In Film Award=== | ||
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* ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/yeo-yann-yann-receives-inspiring-091000819.html|title=Yeo Yann Yann receives Inspiring Woman in Film Award|work=]|first=Florey|last=DM|date=22 November 2019|accessdate=20 December 2024|archive-date=29 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129011013/https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/yeo-yann-yann-receives-inspiring-091000819.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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2019 film festival| Opening film | Wet Season by Anthony Chen |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Truth by Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Location | Singapore |
| Festival date | 21 November–1 December 2019 |
| Website | sgiff |
| Singapore International Film Festival | |
| 31st 29th | |
The 30th annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 21 November to 1 December 2019 in Singapore. The festival opened with Anthony Chen's drama film Wet Season and closed with Hirokazu Kore-eda's drama film The Truth.
Mystery drama film Scales won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.
Official selection
Opening and closing films
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Season (opening film) | 热带雨 | Anthony Chen | Singapore, Taiwan |
| The Truth (closing film) | La Vérité | Hirokazu Kore-eda | France, Japan |
In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Oren Gerner | ||
| Bombay Rose | Gitanjali Rao | India, France, United Kingdom, Qatar | |
| Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains | 春江水暖 | Gu Xiaogang | China |
| The Kamagasaki Cauldron War | 月夜釜合戦 | Leo Sato | Japan |
| Passed by Censor | Görülmüştür | Serhat Karaaslan | Turkey, Germany, France |
| Scales | سيدة البحر | Shahad Ameen | United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| The Science of Fictions | Hiruk-Pikuk Si Al-Kisah | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia, Malaysia, France |
| The Tree House | Nhà Cây | Minh Quý Trương | Vietnam, Singapore, Germany, France, China |
| Verdict | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Philippines | |
Special Presentations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downton Abbey | Michael Engler | United Kingdom | |
| Nina Wu | 灼人秘密 | Midi Z | Taiwan, Malaysia, Myanmar |
Singapore Panorama
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accept the Call | Eunice Lau | Singapore, United States | |
| I Dream of Singapore | Lei Yuan Bin | Singapore | |
| Revolution Launderette | 信念のメリーゴーランド | Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen | Singapore, Japan |
| Unteachable | Yong Shu Ling | Singapore | |
| Series | |||
| Invisible Stories (episodes 1–2) | Ler Jiyuan | Singapore | |
Asian Vision
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balloon | 气球 | Pema Tseden | China |
| Breathless Animals | 动物方言 | Lei Lei | United States |
| Coming Home Again | Wayne Wang | United States, South Korea | |
| A Girl Missing | よこがお | Koji Fukada | Japan, France |
| Krabi, 2562 | Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong | United Kingdom, Thailand | |
| Last Night I Saw You Smiling | យប់មិញបងឃើញអូនញញឹម | Kavich Neang | Cambodia, France |
| Midnight Traveler | Hassan Fazili | United States, Qatar, United Kingdom, Canada | |
| No.7 Cherry Lane | 繼園臺七號 | Yonfan | Hong Kong, China |
| Ride Your Wave | きみと、波にのれたら | Masaaki Yuasa | Japan |
| Saturday Fiction | 兰心大剧院 | Lou Ye | China |
| A Sun | 陽光普照 | Chung Mong-hong | Taiwan |
| The Tree Remembers | 還有一些樹 | Lau Kek-Huat | Taiwan |
| The Wild Goose Lake | 南方车站的聚会 | Diao Yinan | China, France |
Cinema Today
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Then We Danced | და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ | Levan Akin | Sweden, Georgia, France |
| Babyteeth | Shannon Murphy | Australia | |
| Bacurau | Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles | Brazil, France | |
| Les Misérables | Ladj Ly | France | |
| The Lighthouse | Robert Eggers | United States | |
| Marriage Story | Noah Baumbach | United States | |
| Matthias & Maxime | Matthias et Maxime | Xavier Dolan | Canada |
| Monos | Alejandro Landes | Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Uruguay, United States | |
| Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu | Céline Sciamma | France |
| Swallow | Carlo Mirabella-Davis | United States, France | |
| Synonyms | Synonymes | Nadav Lapid | France, Germany |
| The Two Popes | Fernando Meirelles | United Kingdom, Italy, Argentina, United States | |
| Vitalina Varela | Pedro Costa | Portugal | |
Midnight Mayhem
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerskin | Le daim | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| First Love | 初恋 | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Roh | Emir Ezwan | Malaysia | |
| Vivarium | Lorcan Finnegan | Ireland, Belgium, Denmark | |
Focus – Stories We Tell: Myth, Dreamscape, and Memory in Southeast Asian Cinema
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCKY7 (2008) | Sun Koh, K. Rajagopal, Boo Junfeng, Brian Gothong Tan, Chew Tze Chuan, Ho Tzu Nyen, Tania Sng | Singapore | |
| The Missing Picture (2013) | L'Image manquante | Rithy Panh | Cambodia, France |
| Mysterious Object at Noon (2000) | ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand |
| A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (2005) | Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional | Raya Martin | Philippines |
Classics
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers of Shanghai (1998) | 海上花 | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan, Japan |
| Memories of Murder (2003) | 살인의 추억 | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
Awards
The following awards were presented at the festival:
Asian Film Feature Competition
- Best Film: Scales by Shahad Ameen
- Special Mention: Passed by Censor by Serhat Karaaslan
- Best Director: Oren Gerner for Africa
- Best Performance: Kristoffer King for Verdict
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
- Best Southeast Asian Short Film: I'm Not Your F***ing Stereotype by Hesome Chemamah
- Special Mention: California Dreaming by Sreylin Meas
- Best Singapore Short Film: Adam by Shoki Lin
- Best Director: Zaw Bo Bo Hein for Sick
- Youth Jury Prize: Sweet, Salty by Duong Dieu Linh
Audience Choice Award: Unteachable by Yong Shu Ling
Honorary Award
Cinema Icon Award
Inspiring Woman In Film Award
References
- Wong, Silvia (22 October 2019). "Singapore Film Festival announces 2019 line-up". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- Scott, Mathew (1 December 2019). "Singapore Film Fest Awards: Late Filipino Star Kristoffer King Wins Best Performance Prize for Final Role". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- "SGIFF 2019: Southeast Asian Film Talents Recognised at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival's Silver Screen Awards". Bakchormeeboy. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- Ramachandran, Naman (2 December 2019). "Japanese Auteur Miike Takeshi on Violence and Yakuza Love Stories". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- Scott, Mathew (1 December 2019). "Singapore Film Fest: Yao Chen on Producing Her Own Films, Ageism in the Chinese Film Industry". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- DM, Florey (22 November 2019). "Yeo Yann Yann receives Inspiring Woman in Film Award". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2024.