36th Singapore International Film Festival

The 36th annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 26 November to 7 December 2025 in Singapore. A total of 121 films from 45 countries were screened during the festival. The festival opened with Shu Qi's directorial debut Girl.

The Best Asian Feature award was presented to documentary film, Always.

Juries

Asian Feature Film Competition

• Lucrecia Martel, Argentine filmmaker, Jury President
• Chin Han, Singaporean actor
• Lim Giong, Taiwanese musician
• Nicholas Saputra, Indonesian actor and producer
• Yason Banal, Filipino artist

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition

• Koyo Yamashita, Japanese curator and filmmaker
• Phan Dang Di, Vietnamese filmmaker
• Tan Pin Pin, Singaporean filmmaker

FIPRESCI Award

• Amarsanaa Battulga, Mongolian journalist
• Nguyen Le, Vietnamese journalist
• Rita Dutta, Indian journalist

Official selection

Opening film

Asian Feature Film Competition

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition

Singapore Panorama

Standpoint

Undercurrent

Horizon

Foreground

Landmark

Awards

The following awards were presented at the festival:

Asian Feature Film Competition

• Best Asian Feature Film: Always by Deming Chen
• Special Mention: A Useful Ghost by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
• Best Director: Lalith Rathnayake for Riverstone
• FIPRESCI Award: Human Resource by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition

• Best Southeast Asian Short Film: Through Your Eyes by Nelson Yeo
• Special Mention: True Love by Huỳnh Công Nhớ
• Best Singapore Short Film: Children's Day by Giselle Lin
• Best Director: Ananth Subramaniam for Bleat!
• Best Cinematography: Batara Goempar for Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts

Best Performance

The nominations for Best Performance were announced on November 4 and 5.

Audience Choice Award

• Coda by Jac Min

Cinema Honorary Award

• Deepa Mehta

Screen Icon Award

• Youn Yuh-jung

References

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