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2021 film festival
The 32nd annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 25 November to 5 December 2021 in Singapore. The festival returned to cinema-only events after an online edition a year prior, due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Five new sections were introduced during the festival: Foreground, Milestone, Standpoint, Undercurrent, and Domain.[2] Edwin's Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash served as the opening film of the festival.[3]
Road comedy film Hit the Road won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.[4]
Asian Feature Film Competition
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Amira
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Mohamed Diab
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Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
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| Anatomy of Time
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เวลา
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Jakrawal Nilthamrong
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Thailand, France, Netherlands, Singapore
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| Fire
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Ot
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Aizhan Kassymbek
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Kazakhstan
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| Hit the Road
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جاده خاکی
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Panah Panahi
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Iran
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| A New Old Play
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椒麻堂会
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Qiu Jiongjiong
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Hong Kong, France
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| Pebbles
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கூழாங்கல்
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PS Vinothraj
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India
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| Rehana Maryam Noor
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রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর
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Abdullah Mohammad Saad
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Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar
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| Whether the Weather Is Fine
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Kun Maupay Man It Panahon
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Carlo Francisco Manatad
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Philippines, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, Qatar
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| White Building
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ប៊ូឌីញ ស
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Kavich Neang
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Cambodia, France, China, Qatar
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| Yuni
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Kamila Andini
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Indonesia, Singapore, France, Australia
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| 24
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Royston Tan
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Singapore, Thailand
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| Mat Magic (1971)
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Mat Sentol, John Calvert
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Singapore
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| Scene Unseen
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Abdul Nizam Abdul Hamid
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Singapore
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet
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El perro que no calla
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Ana Katz
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Argentina
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| The French Dispatch
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Wes Anderson
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United States
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| Great Freedom
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Große Freiheit
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Sebastian Meise
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Austria, Germany
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| A Hero
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قهرمان
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Asghar Farhadi
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Iran, France
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| History of Ha
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Historya ni Ha
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Lav Diaz
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Philippines
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| I'm Your Man
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Ich bin dein Mensch
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Maria Schrader
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Germany
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| In Front of Your Face
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당신 얼굴 앞에서
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Hong Sang-soo
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South Korea
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| Inu-Oh
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犬王
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Masaaki Yuasa
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Japan, China
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| Moon, 66 Questions
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Selini, 66 erotiseis
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Jacqueline Lentzou
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Greece, France
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| Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
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Arthur Harari
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France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Cambodia
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| Petite Maman
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Céline Sciamma
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France
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| The Sacred Spirit
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Espíritu sagrado
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Chema García Ibarra
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Spain, France, Turkey
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| Saloum
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Jean Luc Herbulot
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Senegal
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| Yanagawa
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漫长的告白
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Zhang Lü
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China
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Children of the Enemy
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Gorki Glaser-Müller
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Sweden, Denmark
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| The Flame
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Bara
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Arfan Sabran
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Indonesia, Qatar
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| Mr. Bachmann and His Class
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Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse
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Maria Speth
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Germany
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| My Sunny Maad
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Moje slunce Mad
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Michaela Pavlátová
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Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
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| On the Other Side
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Del otro lado
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Iván Guarnizo
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Colombia, Spain
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| Some Women
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Quen Wong
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Singapore
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| Ushiku
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牛久
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Thomas Ash
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Japan
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| Worship
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บูชา
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Uruphong Raksasad
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Thailand
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| The Edge of Daybreak
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พญาโศกพิโยคค่ำ
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Taiki Sakpisit
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Thailand, Switzerland
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| The Tsugua Diaries
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Diários de Otsoga
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Miguel Gomes, Maureen Fazendeiro
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Portugal
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| English title
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Original title
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Director(s)
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Production countrie(s)
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| Inside the Red Brick Wall
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理大圍城
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Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers
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Hong Kong
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| Nightcleaners (1975)
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Berwick Street Film Collective
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United Kingdom
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| Tongpan (1977)
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ทองปาน
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Isan Film Collective
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Thailand
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| Yama – Attack to Attack (1985)
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山谷─やられたらやりかえせ
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Mitsuo Sato, Kyochi Yamaoka
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Japan
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The following awards were presented at the festival:[5]
Asian Feature Film Competition
Southeast Asian Short Film
- Best Southeast Asian Short Film: The Men Who Wait by Trương Minh Quý
- Best Singapore Short Film: {if your bait can sing the wild one will come} Like Shadows Through Leaves by Lucy Davis
- Best Director: Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen for A Man Trembles
- Youth Jury Prize: Grandma's Broken Leg by Huỳnh Công Nhớ
- Special Mention: February 1st by Mo Mo & Leïla Macaire
Audience Choice Award: Some Women by Quen Wong
Outstanding Contribution to Southeast Asian Cinema Award
[edit]- Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC)
