Every year, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) honors and recognizes the exceptional contributions of filmmakers whose iconic works have helped shape Asian cinema at the Silver Screen Awards. The 32nd edition of the festival will be held from November 25, 2021 to December 5, 2021.
This year’s Southeast Asian Short Film Competition presents 23 new films across five programmes, offering a nuanced overview of the region while accentuating the complexities and specificities located within. Here are the short films:
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Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
| FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY |
| “A Man Trembles“ | Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen | Singapore |
| “Blinded by the Light“ | Chanasorn Chaikitiporn | Thailand |
| “Distance“ | Dexter Paul de Jesus | Philippines |
| “Elephants in the City“ | Dam Quang Trung | Vietnam |
| “February 1st“ | Mo Mo, Leila Macaire | France, Myanmar |
| “Ghost of Phukang“ | Thanakrit Duangmaneeporn | Thailand |
| “Grandma’s Broken Leg“ | Huynh Cong Nho | Vietnam |
| “Himala: A Dialectic of Our Times“ | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| “Lemongrass Girl“ | Pom Bunsermvicha | Thailand |
| “Like Shadows Through Leaves“ | Lucy Davis | Singapore, Finland |
| “New Abnormal“ | Sorayos Prapapan | Thailand, South Korea, Singapore |
| “Nothing in the Cries of Cicadas“ | Chiang Wei Liang | Singapore, Taiwan |
| “Notes from the Periphery“ | Tulapop Saenjaroen | Thailand, United Kingdom |
| “Posterity“ | Audrie Yeo | Malaysia |
| “Retrace“ | Tran Thi Ha Trang | Vietnam |
| “Side by Side“ | Polen Ly | Cambodia |
| “Sudden Uncertainty“ | Firdaus Balam | Malaysia |
| “The Men Who Wait“ | Truong Minh Quy | France, Singapore |
| “The New Faces (of Dreams and Mysteries)“ | Mark Raymund Garcia | Philippines |
| “The Scent of Rat Carcasses“ | Dharma Putra Puma Nugraha | Indonesia |
| “To Pick a Flower“ | Shireen Seno | Philippines |
| “Wa’anak Witu Watu“ | Natasha Tontey | Indonesia |
| “You are 56, Still Count and Keep Counting: I am 25“ | Tan Xin Yen | Singapore |
The SGIFF 2021 is an event of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF), which is hosted by Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA). The festival will be hosted across multiple venues in Singapore with screenings at Filmgarde Bugis+, Carnival Cinema at Golden Mile Tower, Golden Village Grand, Oldham Theatre, National Museum of Singapore and Shaw Lido.
Talks and panels will be held at The Arts House and The Projector. There will be Film Academy sessions at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Technological University and WILD RICE.
