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. Five new sections were introduced during the festival: Foreground, Milestone, Standpoint, Undercurrent, and Domain. Edwin's Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash served as the opening film of the festival.
Road comedy film Hit the Road won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film.
Official selection Opening film English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas Edwin Indonesia, Singapore, Germany
Asian Feature Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Amira Mohamed Diab Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Anatomy of Time เวลา Jakrawal Nilthamrong Thailand, France, Netherlands, Singapore Fire Ot Aizhan Kassymbek Kazakhstan Hit the Road جاده خاکی Panah Panahi Iran A New Old Play 椒麻堂會 Qiu Jiongjiong Hong Kong, France Pebbles கூழாங்கல் PS Vinothraj India Rehana Maryam Noor রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর Abdullah Mohammad Saad Bangladesh, Singapore, Qatar Whether the Weather Is Fine Kun Maupay Man It Panahon Carlo Francisco Manatad Philippines, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Germany, Qatar White Building ប៊ូឌីញ ស Kavich Neang Cambodia, France, China, QatarYuni Kamila Andini Indonesia, Singapore, France, Australia
Singapore Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)24 Royston Tan Singapore, ThailandMat Magic (1971) Mat Sentol, John Calvert SingaporeScene Unseen Abdul Nizam Abdul Hamid Singapore
Milestone English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Barbarian Invasion 野蛮人入侵 Tan Chui Mui Malaysia, Hong Kong Center Stage (1991) 阮玲玉 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong Happening L'Événement Audrey Diwan FranceKarmalink Jake Wachtel Cambodia, United StatesMemoria Apichatpong Weerasethakul Colombia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Mexico, France, Germany, QatarThose Left Waiting Michael Beets Australia
Foreground English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet El perro que no calla Ana Katz ArgentinaThe French Dispatch Wes Anderson United States Great Freedom Große Freiheit Sebastian Meise Austria, Germany A Hero قهرمان Asghar Farhadi Iran, France History of Ha Historya ni Ha Lav Diaz Philippines I'm Your Man Ich bin dein Mensch Maria Schrader Germany In Front of Your Face 당신 얼굴 앞에서 Hong Sang-soo South Korea Inu-Oh 犬王 Masaaki Yuasa Japan, China Moon, 66 Questions Selini, 66 erotiseis Jacqueline Lentzou Greece, FranceOnoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Arthur Harari France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Italy, CambodiaPetite Maman Céline Sciamma France The Sacred Spirit Espíritu sagrado Chema García Ibarra Spain, France, TurkeySaloum Jean Luc Herbulot Senegal Yanagawa 漫长的告白 Zhang Lü China
Standpoint English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Children of the Enemy Gorki Glaser-Müller Sweden, Denmark The Flame Bara Arfan Sabran Indonesia, Qatar Mr. Bachmann and His Class Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse Maria Speth Germany My Sunny Maad Moje slunce Mad Michaela Pavlátová Czech Republic, France, Slovakia On the Other Side Del otro lado Iván Guarnizo Colombia, SpainSome Women Quen Wong Singapore Ushiku 牛久 Thomas Ash Japan Worship บูชา Uruphong Raksasad Thailand
Undercurrent English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Edge of Daybreak พญาโศกพิโยคค่ำ Taiki Sakpisit Thailand, Switzerland The Tsugua Diaries Diários de Otsoga Miguel Gomes, Maureen Fazendeiro Portugal
Domain English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Inside the Red Brick Wall 理大圍城 Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers Hong KongNightcleaners (1975) Berwick Street Film Collective United Kingdom Tongpan (1977) ทองปาน Isan Film Collective Thailand Yama – Attack to Attack (1985) 山谷─やられたらやりかえせ Mitsuo Sato, Kyochi Yamaoka Japan
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:
Asian Feature Film Competition Best Asian Feature Film: Hit the Road by Panah Panahi Best Director: PS Vinothraj for Pebbles Best Performance: Tolepbergen Baissakalov for Fire
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 Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC)
References
External links
32nd Singapore International Film Festival guide