The 29th annual Singapore International Film Festival took place from 28 November to 9 December 2018 in Singapore. The festival opened with Ho Wi-ding's drama film Cities of Last Things.

Cambodian director Rithy Panh was presented with Honorary Award. Actress Joan Chen received the Cinema Legend Award.

Juries Asian Feature Film Competition Stanley Kwan, Hong Kong film director – Jury Head Daniel Dae Kim, American actor Akiko Ashizawa, Japanese cinematographer Sylvain Corbeil, Canadian film producer Trần Nữ Yên Khê, French-Vietnamese actress

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Maike Mia Höhne, German filmmaker and curator – Jury Head Shireen Seno – Filipino filmmaker Kirsten Tan – Singaporean filmmaker

Official selection Festival Opening and Special Presentation English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Opening film Cities of Last Things 幸福城市 Ho Wi-ding Taiwan, China, United States, FranceSpecial Presentations Dear Ex 谁先爱上他的 Mag Hsu, Hsu Chih-yen Taiwan Eerie Mikhail Red Philippines, Singapore

Asian Feature Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Bulbul Can Sing Rima Das India The Day I Lost My Shadow يوم أضعت ظلي‎ Soudade Kaadan Syria, Lebanon, France, QatarDayan Behrouz Nooranipour IranThe Future Cries Beneath Our Soils Pham Thu Hang Vietnam, Philippines House of My Fathers නොමියෙන මතකය Suba Sivakumaran Sri Lanka A Land Imagined 幻土 Yeo Siew Hua Singapore, France, The Netherlands Long Day's Journey into Night 地球最后的夜晚 Bi Gan China, France The River Ozen Emir Baigazin Kazakhstan, Poland, Norway

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Gift Kado Aditya Ahmad IndonesiaA Million Years Danech San Cambodia A Time for Us 萍水相逢 Alvin Lee Singapore, ChinaThe Ant-Man Việt Vũ VietnamBo Hai Duzan Duong Vietnam, Czech RepublicElinah Ninndi Raras IndonesiaGold Lee Yong Chao Myanmar The Imminent Immanent Baga't Diri Tuhay Ta't Pamahungpahung Carlo Francisco Manatad Philippines, Singapore, ItalyJudgement Raymund Ribay Gutierrez Philippines Luzon 海中网 Chiang Wei Liang Singapore, TaiwanMy Lady M Tingerine Liu Singapore, United States Please Stop Talking 'Wag Mo 'kong Kausapin Josef Gacutan PhilippinesThe Sea Recalls Aekaphong Saransate Thailand Weeping Birds 鸟儿为你来 Chan Teik Quan MalaysiaWith History In A Room Filled With People With Funny Names 4 Korakrit Arunanondchai Thailand, United States

Asian Vision English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Asako I & II 寝ても覚めても Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Jia Zhangke China, France The Ashes and Ghosts of Tayug 1931 Dapol Tan Payawar Na Tayug 1931 Christopher Gozum PhilippinesCrossroads: One Two Jaga Nam Ron Malaysia An Elephant Sitting Still 大象席地而坐 Hu Bo China A Family Tour 自由行 Ying Liang Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia First Night Nerves 八个女人一台戏 Stanley Kwan Hong Kong, China Graves Without a Name Les tombeaux sans noms Rithy Panh France, Cambodia Hotel by the River Gangbyun Hotel Hong Sang-soo South Korea Killing 斬、 Shinya Tsukamoto Japan Manta Ray กระเบนราหู Phuttiphong Aroonpheng Thailand, France, China Memories of My Body Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku Garin Nugroho IndonesiaNervous Translation Shireen Seno PhilippinesOf Fathers and Sons Talal Derki Germany, Syria, Lebanon Screwdriver Mafak Bassam Jarbawi Palestine, United States, Qatar Season of the Devil Ang Panahon ng Halimaw Lav Diaz PhilippinesTen Years Thailand Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand, Hong Kong, JapanThe Third Wife Ash Mayfair Vietnam Three Adventures of Brooke 星稀的3次奇遇 Yuan Qing China, Malaysia

Cinema Today English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Angelo Markus Schleinzer Austria, Luxembourg Another Day of Life Jeszcze dzień życia Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary Border Gräns Ali Abbasi Sweden, Denmark The Chambermaid La camarista Lila Avilés MexicoGirl Lukas Dhont BelgiumThe Gospel According to André Kate Novack United States The Guilty Den skyldige Gustav Möller Denmark Happy as Lazzaro Lazzaro felice Alice Rohrwacher Italy I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari Radu Jude Romania, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Germany The Image Book Le livre d'image Jean-Luc Godard Switzerland John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection L'empire de la perfection Julien Faraut France Non-Fiction Doubles vies Olivier Assayas France Our Time Nuestro tiempo Carlos Reygadas Mexico, France, Germany, Denmark, SwedenRay & Liz Richard Billingham United KingdomSorry to Bother You Boots Riley United StatesTransit Christian Petzold Germany, FranceVox Lux Brady Corbet United States Winter Flies Všechno bude Olmo Omerzu Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia The Wolf House La casa lobo Cristobal León & Joaquín Cociña Chile

Singapore Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 15 (2003) Royston Tan SingaporeCannonball Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen Singapore, AustraliaThe Last Artisan Craig McTurk SingaporeShorts2200 Volts Tan Siyou Singapore, United StatesA Dance for Ren Hang Lei Yuan Bin Singapore, Macau Distance 空间 Grace Swee Singapore, United States Let Me Kill My Mother First 弒母日记 Mei Ann Teo SingaporeMay and June Chew Chia Shao Min Singapore, United StatesSalted Egg Nikki Koh SingaporeSin-Sfo Leon Cheo Singapore, United States Songs of Our Memories Canciones de memorias Carin Leong Singapore, Cuba, United StatesYou Idiot Kris Ong Singapore

Classics English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Broad Bellflower (1987) 도라지꽃 Jo Kyung Sun North Korea The Iron Ladies (2001) สตรีเหล็ก Yongyoot Thongkongtoon ThailandMidnight Express (1978) Alan Parker United KingdomSepet (2004) Yasmin Ahmad Malaysia

Midnight Madness English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Alpha, the Right to Kill Brillante Mendoza PhilippinesIn Fabric Peter Strickland United KingdomLuz Tilman Singer Germany One Cut of the Dead カメラを止めるな！ Shinichiro Ueda Japan

Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:

Asian Film Feature Competition Best Film: A Land Imagined by Yeo Siew Hua Best Director: Pham Thu Hang for The Future Cries Beneath Our Soils Special Mention: Dayan by Behrouz Nooranipour Best Performance: Manoranjan Das for Bulbul Can Sing

Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Best Film: A Million Years by Danech San Best Singapore Short Film: Luzon by Chiang Wei Liang Special Mention: With History In A Room Filled With People With Funny Names 4 by Korakrit Arunanondchai Best Director: Aditya Ahmad for A Gift Youth Jury Prize: A Gift by Aditya Ahmad

Honorary Award Rithy Panh

Cinema Legend Award Joan Chen

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