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
In competition
Special Presentations
Singapore Panorama
Asian Vision
Cinema Today
Midnight Mayhem
Focus â Stories We Tell: Myth, Dreamscape, and Memory in Southeast Asian Cinema
Classics
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
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