The 27th Singapore International Film Festival took place from 23 November to 4 December 2016 in Singapore. The festival opened with fantasy thriller film Interchange by Dain Iskandar Said.
Biographical war drama film White Sun won the festival's main award Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Film. The Honorary Award was presented to the Hong Kong filmmaker Fruit Chan, meanwhile actor Simon Yam received the Cinema Legend award.
Juries Asian Feature Film Competition Naomi Kawase, Japanese filmmaker, Jury President Herman Yau, Hong Kong film director Jocelyne Saab, Lebanese film director Sunny Pang, Singaporean actor
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Mira Lesmana, Indonesian film producer, Jury President Anderson Le, program director of Hawaiʻi International Film Festival Bertrand Lee, Singaporean filmmaker
Official selection Festival Opening and Special Presentation English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Interchange Dain Iskandar Said MalaysiaSpecial PresentationMrs K Ho Yuhang Malaysia, Hong Kong The Road to Mandalay 再见瓦城 Midi Z Taiwan, France, Germany, Myanmar Three Sassy Sisters Ini Kisah Tiga Dara Nia Dinata Indonesia
Asian Feature Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) By the Time It Gets Dark ดาวคะนอง Anocha Suwichakornpong Thailand, France, Netherlands, Qatar Leftovers Turah Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo IndonesiaLive from Dhaka Abdullah Mohammad Saad BangladeshNokas Manuel Alberto Maia Indonesia Town in a Lake Matangtubig Jet Leyco Philippines Verge Eşi̇k Erkan Tahhuşoğlu, Ayhan Salar Turkey Wandering ธุดงควัตร Boonsong Nakphoo Thailand White Ant 白蚁 Chu Hsien-Che Taiwan White Sun Seto surya Deepak Rauniyar Nepal, United States, Qatar, NetherlandsA Yellow Bird K. Rajagopal Singapore, France
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)500,000 Years Chai Siris Thailand Anchorage Prohibited 禁止下锚 Chang Wei Liang Singapore, Taiwan Another City Thanh pho khac Pham Ngoc Lan Vietnam Arnie 阿尼 Rina B. Tsou Philippines, TaiwanDemos Danaya Chulphuthiphong Thailand Freeze 冻 Nelicia Low Singapore, Taiwan Grandma Loleng Lola Loleng Che Tagyamon Philippines In the Year of Monkey Prenjak Wregas Bhanuteja IndonesiaA Little Tiger Nutthapon Rakkatham Thailand Lost Wonders Ilalang Ingin Hilang Waktu Siang Loeloe Hendra IndonesiaThe Mist Liao Jiekai SingaporeOn the Origin of Fear Bayu Prihantoro Filemon IndonesiaPrelude to the General Pimpaka Towira Thailand Still Hilom P. R. Patindol PhilippinesSugar & Spice Mi Mi Lwin Myanmar Taste Vi Le Bao Vietnam
Singapore Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 4 Love 爱在小红点 M. Raihan Halim, Sam Loh, Gilbert Chan, Daniel YamSingaporeAriel & Olivia Kan LumeI'm Coming Up Min-Wei Ting Siew Lup 烧腊 Sam LohShorts Builders Kattumaanar Eysham AliSingaporeDinosaur Rider Tingerine LiuDurian-Picking Kray ChenEclipse Jerrold ChongMao Shan Wang Khym Fong
Asian Vision English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Absent Without Leave 不即不离 Lau Kek-Huat Taiwan, MalaysiaAda Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 Riri Riza IndonesiaArt Through Our Eyes Joko Anwar, Ho Yuhang, Brillante Mendoza, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Eric Khoo Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, PhilippinesBangkok Nites Katsuya Tomita Japan, France, Thailand, Laos Big Big World Koca Dünya Reha Erdem Turkey Bitcoin Heist Siêu Trộm Ham Tran Vietnam The City of Mirrors: A Fictional Biography Thành Phố Những Tấm Gương Minh Quý Trương Vietnam Dearest Sister ນ້ອງຮັກ Mattie Do Laos, France, EstoniaDiamond Island Davy Chou Cambodia, France, Germany, Thailand, Qatar Don't Look at Me That Way Schau mich nicht so an Uisenma Borchu Germany, Mongolia A Dragon Arrives! اژدها وارد میشود! Mani Haghighi IranHeadshot The Mo Brothers IndonesiaHema Hema Khyentse Norbu Bhutan Hooly Bible II 神经2 Li Hongqi ChinaKhun Pan Kongkiat Komesiri ThailandMa' Rosa Brillante Mendoza Philippines The Mobfathers 选老顶 Herman Yau Hong Kong The Plague at the Karatas Village Чума в ауле Каратас Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan Psycho Raman Raman Raghav 2.0 Anurag Kashyap IndiaSinging in Graveyards Bradley Liew Philippines, Malaysia Voyage to Terengganu Kisah Pelayaran ke Terengganu Amir Muhammad, Badrul Hisham Ismail MalaysiaWalking Street Lee Sang-woo South Korea Wet Woman in the Wind 風に濡れた女 Akihiko Shiota JapanWolf and Sheep Shahrbanoo Sadat Denmark, France, Afghanistan, Sweden A Woman from Java Nyai Garin Nugroho Indonesia The Woman Who Left Ang babaeng humayo Lav Diaz PhilippinesYamato (California) Daisuke Miyazaki Japan Yourself and Yours 당신자신과 당신의 것 Hong Sang-soo South Korea
Cinema Today English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) All These Sleepless Nights Wszystkie nieprzespane noce Michał Marczak Poland, United KingdomAll We Had Katie Holmes United StatesBaden Baden Rachel Lang Belgium, FranceCertain Women Kelly Reichardt United States Dark Beast Oscuro animal Felipe Guerrero Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece The Darkness Las tinieblas Daniel Castro Zimbrón Mexico, France Eternity Éternité Tran Anh Hung France, BelgiumGirl Asleep Rosemary Myers AustraliaHow to Build a Time Machine Jay Cheel CanadaI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium Illegitimate Ilegitim Adrian Sitaru Romania, Poland, FranceKicks Justin Tipping United StatesLoveTrue Alma Har'el United States My Life as a Courgette Ma vie de Courgette Claude Barras Switzerland, FranceNotes on Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney United Kingdom Still Life Gorge coeur ventre Maud Alpi France The Student Uchenik Kirill Serebrennikov RussiaSuntan Argyris Papadimitropoulos Greece, Germany The Teacher Učiteľka Jan Hřebejk Slovakia, Czech RepublicTickled David Farrier, Dylan Reeve New ZealandWild Nicolette Krebitz Germany Withered Green أخضر يابس Mohammed Hammad Egypt
Imagine English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Dead Slow Ahead Mauro Herce France Tales of Two Who Dreamt Historias de dos que soñaron Nicolás Pereda, Andrea Bussmann Canada, MexicoWINWIN Daniel Hoesl Austria
Classics English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Fugitive from the Past (1965) 飢餓海峡 Tomu Uchida Japan The Emerald Jungle (1934) မြဂနိုင် Tin Maung MyanmarSanti-Vina (1954) Khru Marut Thailand Three Maidens (1956) Tiga Dara Usmar Ismail Indonesia
Focus: Naomi Kawase A special focus program presented the work of Japanese filmmaker, Naomi Kawase. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Suzaku (1997) 萌の朱雀Naomi KawaseJapanGenpin (2003) The Mourning Forest (2007) 殯の森 Japan, France Still the Water (2014) 2つ目の窓 Japan, France, Spain Sweet Bean (2015) あん Japan, France, Germany
Tribute: Fruit Chan A special tribute program presented the work of Hong Kong filmmaker, Fruit Chan. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Little Cheung (1999) 細路祥Fruit ChanHong Kong Durian Durian (2000) 榴莲飘飘 Dumplings (2004) 饺子 The Midnight After (2014) 那夜凌晨，我坐上了旺角開往大埔的紅VANMy City (2015)
Awards The following awards were presented at the festival:
Asian Film Feature Competition Best Film: White Sun by Deepak Rauniyar Special Mention: Leftovers by Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo Best Director: Abdullah Mohammad Saad for Live from Dhaka Best Performance: Mostafa Monwar for Live from Dhaka
Southeast Asian Short Film Competition Best Southeast Asian Short Film: In the Year of Monkey by Wregas Bhanuteja Special Mention: On the Origin of Fear by Bayu Prihantoro Filemon Best Singapore Short Film: Anchorage Prohibited by Chiang Wei Liang Best Director: Liao Jiekai for The Mist
Other awards Audience Choice Award: Absent Without Leave by Lau Kek-Huat Youth Jury Prize: Still by P. R. Patindol
Honorary Award Fruit Chan
Cinema Legend Award Simon Yam
References
External links
Program guide