33rd Singapore International Film Festival

The 33rd annual Singapore International Film Festival was held from 24 November to 4 December 2022 in Singapore. A total of 101 films from 55 countries were screened during the festival. Adilkhan Yerzhanov's thriller film Assault opened the festival. Two new program sections, Altitude and Horizon, were introduced during the festival. Singaporean film #LookAtMe and Portuguese-French film Will-o'-the-Wisp were refused classification by the Infocomm Media Development Authority and were therefore banned from screening at the festival.

Thriller film Autobiography won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.

Official selection

Opening film

Asian Feature Film Competition

Singapore Panorama

Foreground

Altitude

Horizon

Standpoint

Domain

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:

Asian Feature Film Competition

Best Asian Feature Film: Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak
Special Mention: Arnold Is a Model Student by Sorayos Prapapan
Best Director: Laha Mebow for Gaga
Best Performance: Zukhara Sanzysbay for Convenience Store

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition

Best Southeast Asian Short Film: Vania on Lima Street by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon
Special Mention: Dikit by Gabriela Serrano
Best Singapore Short Film: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Alvin Lee
Best Director: Le Lam Vien for Fix Anything
Best Performance: Bopha Oul for Further and Further Away

Audience Choice Award: How to Save a Dead Friend by Marusya Syroechkovskaya