The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is an annual film festival held every year in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Besides the competition feature and short film screenings, film industry-related activities such as exhibitions, workshops and seminars are also part of the official SGIFF programme.
The Silver Screen Awards Competition was introduced in 1991 to encourage advances in Asian film-making standards. Every year, a selection of Asian feature and short films take part in the competition. In 2014, the Southeast Asian Short Film category was introduced, replacing the Singapore Short Film category. The first Southeast Asian Film Lab was introduced in 2015.
List of winners 1991 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeaturePark Kwang-suBlack RepublicSouth KoreaSpecial JuryHuang MingchuanThe Man from Island West TaiwanSingapore Short FilmBest FilmEric KhooAugustSingaporeSpecial JuryK. SubramanyamThe Cage 1992 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureChen KaigeLife on a StringChinaSpecial JuryM. T. Vasudevan NairThe Ferry (Kadavu)IndiaBest DirectorEdward YangA Brighter Summer DayTaiwanSingapore Short FilmSpecial JuryMeng OngWaves of a Distant ShoreSingaporeBest Director
1993 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureStan LaiThe Peach Blossom LandTaiwanSpecial JuryWang TungHill of No ReturnTaiwanBest DirectorStan LaiThe Peach Blossom LandTaiwanBest ActressYang Kwei-meiHill of No ReturnNETPAC-FIPRESCIStan LaiThe Peach Blossom LandTaiwanSingapore Short FilmSpecial JuryNisar and Nazir HusainRaggedSingaporeBest DirectorMeng OngBuddha's Garden 1994 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureIm Kwon-taekSopyonjeSouth KoreaSpecial JuryTsai Ming-LiangRebels of the Neon GodTaiwanSpecial JuryZhang YuanBeijing BastardsChinaSpecial Jury mentionAdoor GopalakrishnanThe ServileIndiaBest DirectorTian Zhuangzhuang The Blue KiteChinaBest ActorAmrish PuriSeventh Horse of the SunIndiaBest ActressLü LipingThe Blue KiteNETPAC-FIPRESCIAdoor GopalakrishnanThe ServileIndiaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmDominic Christopher PereiraEthosSingaporeChee Kong Cheah (CheeK)MarriedBest DirectorEric KhooPainSpecial AchievementSpecial JuryHurt InstinctNisar and Nazir HusainSpecial JuryEddyDzulkilfi Sungit, Remi Mohamed 1995 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureTsai Ming-LiangVive l'AmourTaiwanSpecial JuryHe JianjunPostmanChinaBest ActorXia YuIn the Heat of the SunBest ActressYang Kwei-MeiVive l'AmourNETPAC-FIPRESCIWu Nien-jenA Borrowed LifeTaiwanNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionEric KhooMee Pok ManSingaporeSingapore Short FilmSpecial JuryK. RajagopalI Can't Sleep Tonight Singapore 1996 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureDarezhan OmirbayevCardiogramKazakhstanSpecial JuryNing YingOn the BeatChinaBest DirectorEdward YangMahjongTaiwanBest ActorBishnu KharghoriaIt's a Long Way to the Sea (Xagoroloi Bohudoor)IndiaNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionSpecial AchievementHou Hsiao-hsienGood Men, Good WomenTaiwanNETPAC-FIPRESCISingapore Short FilmBest FilmSandi Tan, Jasmine Ng, Kelvin TongA Moveable FeastSingaporeBest DirectorLim Suat YenSense of HomeSpecial JuryK. RajagopalThe GlareSpecial AchievementLim Suat YenSense of Home 1997 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureMohsen MakhmalbafGabbehIranSpecial JuryTsai Ming-liangThe RiverTaiwanBest DirectorWu TianmingThe King of MasksBest ActorMiao TienThe RiverTaiwanBest ActressMachiko OnoSuzakuJapanNETPAC-FIPRESCIEric Khoo12 StoreysSingaporeSingapore Short FilmBest FilmChee Kong Cheah (CheeK)Beansprouts and Salted FishSingaporeSpecial AchievementBest DirectorWee Li LinNorman on the AirSpecial JuryK. RajagopalAbsence 1998 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureMajid MajidiChildren of the HeavenIranSpecial JuryJafar PanahiAyneh (The Mirror)IranBest DirectorUOB Young CinemaHo PingWolves Cry Under the MoonTaiwanBest ActorSunny Chan Kam HungHold You TightBest ActressNita FernandoWalls Within (Pawuru Walalu)Sri LankaNETPAC-FIPRESCIMarilou Diaz-AbayaIn the Navel of the SeaPhilippinesNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionStanley KwanHold You TightHong KongSingapore Short FilmBest FilmOng Lay JinnBy the Dawn's Early RiseSingaporeBest DirectorJack NeoReplacement Killers 1999 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureTsai Ming-LiangThe HoleTaiwanBest DirectorSpecial JuryWan JenConnection by FateTaiwanNETPAC-FIPRESCISpecial MentionAktan AbdykalykovThe Adopted Son (Beshkempir)Kyrgyzstan/FranceSFC Young CinemaBest ScreenplayMinoru IizukaIkinaiJapanBest ActorJoe AbeywickramaPura Handa KaluwaraBest ActressYang Kwei-MeiThe HoleNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionHong Sang-sooThe Power of Kangwon ProvinceSouth KoreaAktan AbdykalykovThe Adopted Son (Beshkempir)Kyrgyzstan/FranceSingapore Short FilmBest FilmAbdul NizamDaturaSingaporeBest DirectorTay Hui NgiPariah's DiarySpecial JuryShermeen NgTMIUSSpecial AchievementWee Li LinAnother GuySpecial MentionEdwin YeoDoh laai tin saiSpecial MentionVictric Thng Hui LeongPlease Use Stairs 2000 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureChang Tso-chiDarkness And LightTaiwanNETPAC-FIPRESCISpecial JuryDev BenegalSplit Wide OpenIndiaBest DirectorZhang YuanSeventeen YearsChinaSFC Young CinemaJasmine Ng, Kelvin TongEating AirSingaporeBest ActorRahul BoseSplit Wide OpenBest ActressLiu Lin, Li BingbingSeventeen YearsBest ScreenplayAos Gitai, Eliette AbecassisKadosh (Sacred)IsraelNETPAC-FIPRESCIWang XiaoshuaiSo Close to ParadiseChinaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmRoyston TanSonsSingaporeSpecial AchievementSpecial JuryKwong Chee Guan BoiWait 2001 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureShinji AoyamaEurekaJapanSpecial JuryNuri Bilge CeylanClouds of MayTurkeySFC Young CinemaJia ZhangkePlatformChinaSFC Young CinemaAsoka HandagamaThis is My MoonSri LankaNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionBest DirectorIm Kwon-taekChunhyangSouth KoreaBest ActorIbrahim KadirA PoetIndonesiaBest ActressNguyen Lan HuongThe House of GuavasVietnamNETPAC-FIPRESCIGarin NugrohoA PoetIndonesiaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmNo awards were given.SingaporeBest DirectorSpecial AchievementColin GoheAHLONG.COM
2002 Silver Screen Award CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureLav DiazBatang West SidePhilippinesSpecial JuryZhu WenSeafoodChina/Hong KongYoung CinemaRiri RizaEliana, ElianaIndonesiaNETPAC-FIPRESCIBest DirectorSemih KaplanogluAway From HomeTurkeyBest ActorJia HongshengQuittingBest ActressDian SastrowardoyoWhispering SandsNETPAC-FIPRESCI Special MentionMingmongkol SonakulI-San SpecialThailandSingapore Short FilmBest FilmHan Yew KwangThe Call HomeSingaporeSpecial JuryLeonard YipEve of AdhaBest DirectorSun Koh Boon LuangThe Secret HeavenSpecial AchievementRoyston Tan15Asian Digital FilmCritics PrizeAmir MuhammadLostMalaysiaAudience PrizeMelvinder Kanth, Ismail bin IshakIn Search of AfghanistanSingapore 2003 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureChang Tso-chiThe Best of TimesTaiwanSpecial JuryAsoka HandagamaFlying With One WingSri LankaSpecial MentionJia ZhangkeUnknown PleasuresChina/Japan/FranceBest DirectorDjamshed UsmonovAngel On The RightTajikistanBest ActorWing FanThe Best of TimesBest ActressAnoma JanadariFlying With One WingYoung Cinema Apichatpong WeerasethakulBlissfully YoursThailandNETPAC-FIPRESCIRoyston Tan15 - The MovieSingaporeSingapore Short FilmBest FilmNo awards were given.SingaporeSpecial JuryBest DirectorSpecial AchievementWee Li LinAutograph Book 2004 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureNuri Bilge CeylanUzakTurkeyBest DirectorSpecial JuryRyūichi HirokiVibratorJapanYoung CinemaSamira MakhmalbafAt Five In The Afternoon (Panj é asr)IranBest ActorMehmet Emin ToprakUzakBest ActressTerashima ShinobuVibratorNETPAC-FIPRESCIPrasanna VithanageAugust Sun (Ira Madiyama)Sri LankaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmNo award was given.SingaporeBest DirectorStudents of CHIJ (Toa Payoh) under Mr Tan Wil-KieConflict and CrisisSpecial JuryGek Li San, Ho Choon HiongInnocentSpecial Achievement 2005 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureOday RasheedUnderexposureIraq/GermanySpecial JuryApichatpong WeerasethakulTropical MaladyThailand/France/ItalyBest DirectorLee Yoon-kiThis Charming GirlSouth KoreaYoung CinemaLiu FendouGreen HatChinaBest ActorLiao Fan and Li CongxiGreen HatBest ActressKim Ji-sooThis Charming GirlHo Phuong DungA Time Far PastNETPAC-FIPRESCIMarziyeh MeshkiniStray DogsIranSingapore Short FilmBest FilmBoo JunfengA Family PortraitSingaporeSpecial AchievementBest DirectorGavin LimSubtitleSpecial JurySrinivas BhaktaElephant: OK 2006 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureRyūichi HirokiIt's Only TalkJapanSpecial JuryRiri RizaGieIndonesiaBest DirectorKelvin TongLove StorySingaporeBest ActorElijah Castillo Pepot SuperstarBest ActressHanan TorkKiss Me Not on the EyesEgyptNETPAC-FIPRESCIJohn TorresTodo todo terosPhilippinesNETPAC-FIPRESCIYing LiangTaking Father HomeChinaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmOon Jit FongQuietlySingaporeBest DirectorKam Leong HuatDi (Little Brother)Special JuryKirsten Tan10 Minutes LaterSpecial AchievementKelly LingWhere Is Singapore? 2007 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureGarin NugrohoOpera JawaIndonesiaSpecial JuryYing LiangThe Other Half ChinaBest DirectorShawkat Amin KorkiCrossing the DustIraqNETPAC-FIPRESCIBest ActorCarlos ChahineThe Last ManBest ActressHan Hyo-jooAd-lib NightNETPAC-FIPRESCILee Hae-young, Lee Hae-junLike a VirginSouth KoreaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmTia QuahConversationsSingaporeBest DirectorKirsten TanFonziSpecial JuryBoo JunfengKatong FugueSpecial AchievementTan Wei KeongWhite 2008 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureBrillante MendozaSlingshot (Tirador)PhilippinesBest DirectorNETPAC-FIPRESCISpecial JuryAbellatif AbdelhamidOut of CoverageSyriaBest PerformanceInessa KislovaSwiftSingapore Short FilmBest FilmBoo JunfengKeluar BarisSingaporeBest DirectorSpecial JuryMichael TayWet SeasonsSpecial AchievementMuhammad Eysham AliMy Home, My HeavenBest CinematographySharon LohKeluar BarisBest PerformanceMagdalene Tan Silent Girls
2009 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryFeatureBest Asia FeatureRashid MasharawiLaila’s BirthdayPalestineBest DirectorRasoul Sadr Ameli Every Night, LonelinessIranBest PerformanceYang Ik-juneBreathlessBest CinematographyZhang YiJalainurChinaNETPAC CriticsZhao YeSpecial MentionEdwinBlind Pig Who Wants to FlyIndonesiaSingapore FeatureBest FilmKelvin TongRule #1SingaporeBest DirectorRoyston Tan12 LotusBest ScreenplaySherman OngHashiBest PerformanceMark LeeMoney No Enough 2Best CinematographyRoszali Samad, Brian Gothong Tan, Sharon Loh, Jaye Neo, Cain Chui, Andrew Mark Sobrielo, Chris Yeo and Adrian LoLucky 7Singapore Short FilmBest FilmKat GohSwimming LessonBest DirectorBest PerformanceCheong Soon FoonMadam ChanBest CinematographySimon Walsh and David Shiyang Liu5 Films in an Anthology of A Film A MonthSpecial MentionTan Wei KeongHush Baby
2010 Silver Screen Awards CategoryAwardNameTitleCountryAsian FeatureBest FilmCho Kyeong-DukSex VolunteerSouth KoreaBest DirectorBest CinematographyMahsun KirmizigulI Saw the Sun (Gunesi Gordum)TurkeyBest PerformanceCastNETPAC CriticsRiri RizaThe Dreamer (Sang Pemimpi)IndonesiaSingapore Short FilmBest FilmElgin HoPromises in DecemberSingaporeBest DirectorBest CinematographyLincoln ChiaMu DanBest PerformanceLi XieSpecial MentionTanya LaiLife With Uhmu 2011 Silver Screen Awards