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Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for ...

(SGIFF) is an annual

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held every year in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. 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.

Past winners

The director's name and country of production are in parentheses.

1991 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asia Feature: ''

Black Republic ''Black Republic'' (; lit. "They Also Are Like Us") is a 1990 South Korean film directed by Park Kwang-su. Plot A social drama about a young student activist who hides from the authorities by working in a small mining town. Cast *Moon Sung-keun a ...

'' (South Korea,

Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su (born January 22, 1955) is a South Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province and grew up in Busan. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University. Upon graduation, he fo ...

) *Special Jury Prize: ''The Man from Island West'' (Taiwan, Huang Mingchuan) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''August'' (

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) *Special Jury Prize: ''The Cage'' (K. Subramanyam)

1992 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asia Feature: '' Life on a String'' (China,

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) *Special Jury Prize: '' The Ferry'' (Kadavu) (India,

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) *Best Director:

Edward Yang Edward Yang (; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese cinema. He won the Be ...

, ''

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'' Singapore Short Film *Special Jury Prize: ''Waves of a Distant Shore'' (Meng Ong) *Best Director: Meng Ong, ''Waves of a Distant Shore''

1993 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: '' The Peach Blossom Land'' ( Stan Lai, Taiwan) *Special Jury Prize: ''Hill of no Return'' (Wang Tung, Taiwan) *Best Director: Stan Lai, ''The Peach Blossom Land'' *Best Actress:

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, ''Hill of No Return'' *

NETPAC The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the ins ...

FIPRESCI The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

Award: ''The Peach Blossom Land'' ( Stan Lai, Taiwan) Singapore Short Film *Special Jury Prize: ''Ragged'' (Nisar and Nazir Husain) *Best Director: Meng Ong, ''Buddha's Garden''

1994 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asia Feature: ''

Sopyonje ''Seopyeonje'' ( Hanja: 西便制) is a 1993 South Korean musical drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek, based on the novel of the same name by Yi Chong-jun. It tells the story of a family of traditional Korean pansori singers trying to make a living ...

'' (

Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and h ...

, South Korea) *Special Jury Prize: ''

Rebels of the Neon God ''Rebels of the Neon God'' () is a 1992 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Chao-jung, and Jen Chang-bin. Plot A young man, Hsiao-Kang, attends a cram ...

'' (

Tsai Ming-Liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese ...

, Taiwan) *Special Jury Prize: ''

Beijing Bastards ''Beijing Bastards'' () is a 1993 drama film by Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, and is one of the first independently produced Chinese films. Cast * Karzi "a rock promoter" - played by Li Wei 李委 * Cui Jian as himself * Wu Lala (武啦 ...

'' ( Zhang Yuan, China) *Special Jury mention: '' The Servile'' (

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), Go ...

, India) *Best Director:

Tian Zhuangzhuang Tian Zhuangzhuang (; born April 1952 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, producer and actor. Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an ama ...

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The Blue Kite ''The Blue Kite'' () is a 1993 drama film directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang. Though banned by the Chinese government upon its completion (along with a ten-year ban on filmmaking imposed on Tian), the film soon found a receptive international audienc ...

'', China) *Best Actor:

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('' Seventh Horse of the Sun'', India) *Best Actress:

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, ''

'' *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: '' The Servile'' (

, India) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Ethos'' (Dominic Christopher Pereira); ''Married'' (

Chee Kong Cheah (CheeK) Cheah Chee Kong, also known as CheeK is a Malaysia-born Singaporean director, writer, TV series creator, producer and creative media executive. The feature film ''Chicken Rice War'' and musical drama series ''The Kitchen Musical'' are some of hi ...

) *Best Director, Special Achievement Award: ''Pain'' (Eric Khoo) *Special Jury Prize: ''Hurt Instinct'' (Nisar and Nazir Husain) *Special Jury Prize: ''Eddy'' (Dzulkilfi Sungit, Remi Mohamed)

1995 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''

Vive l'Amour ''Vive L'Amour'' is a 1994 Cinema of Taiwan, Taiwanese New Wave film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It is Tsai's second feature film and premiered at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, where it won the prestigious Golden Lion. The film is a ...

'' (Taiwan,

) *Special Jury Prize: ''

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He Jianjun He Jianjun (; born 1960 in BeijingBarbieri, Maria (2005). "He Jianjun" i''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture'' edited by Edward Lawrence Davis. Routledge, p. 340. . ) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. A graduate of the Beiji ...

) *Best Actor:

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, ''

In the Heat of the Sun ''In the Heat of the Sun'' is a 1994 Chinese film directed and written by Jiang Wen. The film is based loosely on author Wang Shuo's novel '' Wild Beast''. Jiang Wen, known as one of China’s best actors and seen in numerous films such as ''Red ...

'' *Best Actress:

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, ''

'' *NETPAC - FIPRESCI Award: ''

A Borrowed Life ''A Borrowed Life'' () is a 1994 Taiwanese film and the directorial debut of Wu Nien-jen. The film depicts cultural and regime change in Taiwan. The film's running time is 167 minutes. Reviews by Ken Eisner in ''Variety'' and Stephen Holden in ' ...

'' (Taiwan, Wu Nien-jen) *NETPAC - FIPRESCI Special Mention: ''

Mee Pok Man ''Mee Pok Man'' is a 1995 Singaporean film directed by Eric Khoo. The film is Eric Khoo's debut feature, released under his film production company, Zhao Wei Films, after making award-winning short films for years. It was entered into the 19th Mo ...

'' (Singapore, Eric Khoo) Singapore Short Film *Special Jury Prize: ''I Can't Sleep Tonight '' ( K. Rajagopal)

1996 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: '' Cardiogram'' (Kazakhstan, Darezhan Omirbayev) *Special Jury Prize: '' On the Beat'' (China,

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) *Best Director:

, ''

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'' *Best Actor:

Bishnu Kharghoria Bishnu Kharghoria is an Indian actor from Assam. He has acted in many Assamese movies and dramas. Filmography * Bristi (1974) * Sandhya Raag (1977) * Kallol (1978) * Kolahal (1989) * Bonani (1990) * Firingoti (1992) * Rickshawala (1993) * ...

, '' It's a Long Way to the Sea'' (Xagoroloi Bohudoor) (India,

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) *Special Achievement Award: ''

Good Men, Good Women ''Good Men, Good Women'' () is a 1995 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Annie Yi, Lim Giong, and Jack Kao. It is the last installment in the trilogy that began with ''A City of Sadness'' (1989) and continued with '' The Puppetma ...

'' (Taiwan,

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice ...

) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: ''Good Men, Good Women'' *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Special Mention: '' It's a Long Way to the Sea'' Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''A Moveable Feast'' (

Sandi Tan Sandi Tan (born 1972 in Singapore) is a film critic, writer, and filmmaker. After attending the University of Kent, she wrote as the film critic for ''The Straits Times'' from 1995 to 1997 before attending Columbia University's film school and ...

) *Best Director: Lim Suat Yen, ''Sense of Home'' *Special Jury Prize: ''The Glare'' ( K. Rajagopal) *Special Achievement Award: ''Sense of Home'' ( Lim Suat Yen)

1997 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''

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'' (Iran,

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 1 ...

) *Special Jury Prize: ''The River'' (Taiwan,

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) *Best Director:

Wu Tianming Wu Tianming (; December 5, 1939 – March 4, 2014) was a Chinese film director and producer who was considered one of the leading "Fourth Generation" directors. Biography Wu was born in Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province, China on December 5, 19 ...

, ''

The King of Masks ''The King of Masks'' () is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming. Synopsis In 1930s China, Wang is The King of Masks, an aged street performer who practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian. He laments that he has no male heirs t ...

'' *Best Actor:

Miao Tien Miao Tien (, 6 December 1925 – 19 February 2005) was a Chinese film actor mostly active in Hong Kong and Taiwan.Lee, Daw-ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema'. Scarecrow Press. pp. 281–282. Biography Miao graduated at the Teach ...

, ''The River'' *Best Actress: Machiko Ono, ''Suzaku'' (Japan, Naomi Kawase) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: ''12 Storeys'' (Singapore, Eric Khoo) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Beansprouts and Salted Fish'' (

) *Best Director: ''Norman on the Air'' (Wee Li Lin) *Special Jury Prize: ''Absence'' ( K. Rajagopal) *Special Achievement Award: ''Beansprouts and Salted Fish'' (

)

1998 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Children of the Heaven'' (Iran,

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) *Special Jury Prize: '' Ayneh (The Mirror)'' (Iran, Jafar Panahi) *Best Director: Jafar Panahi, '' Ayneh (The Mirror)'' *UOB Young Cinema Award: ''Wolves Cry Under the Moon'' (Taiwan, Ho Ping) *Best Actor: Sunny CHAN Kam Hung, ''Hold You Tight'' *Best Actress:

Nita Fernando Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්‍රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like '' Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''. Biography Early life Nita ...

, ''Walls Within'' *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: '' In the Navel of the Sea'' (The Philippines,

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) *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Special Mention: ''Hold You Tight'' (

Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan (traditional Chinese: 關錦鵬; simplified Chinese: 关锦鹏); born 9 October 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Kwan landed a job at TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. ...

) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''By the Dawn's Early Rise'' (Ong Lay Jinn) *Best Director:

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, ''Replacement Killers''

1999 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: '' The Hole'' (Taiwan,

) *Special Jury Prize: ''Connection by Fate'' (Taiwan,

Wan Jen Wan Jen () (born 1950, Taipei) is a Taiwanese filmmaker.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei. "Wan Jen" in ''Encyclopedia of Chinese Film''. Taylor & Francis (1998), p. 351. . He is a member of Taiwan's Cinema of Taiwan#New Wave Cinema, 1982 – 1990, ...

) *Special Mention: ''The Adopted Son'' (

Beshkempir ''Beshkempir'' (released as ''Beshkempir the Adopted Son'' in Anglophone countries, ''Le fils adoptif: Beshkempir'' in Francophone countries) is a 1998 Kyrgyz language film. Shot and produced in Kyrgyzstan, it is representative of the first wave ...

), (Kyrgyzstan/France, Aktan Abdykalykov) *Best Director: Tsai Ming-Liang, ''The Hole'' *Best Screenplay: ''Ikinai'' (Japan, Minoru Iizuka) *Best Actor:

Joe Abeywickrama Deshabandu Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama ( Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්‍රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as Joe Abeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Initially famed ...

, ''Pura Handa Kaluwara'' *Best Actress: Yang Kwei-Mei, ''The Hole'' *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Awards: ''Connection by Fate'' (

) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Special Mention: ''Beshkempir'' (Aktan Abdykalykov) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Special Mention: ''

The Power of Kangwon Province ''The Power of Kangwon Province'' ( 강원도의 힘, ''Gangwon-do ui him'') is the second film by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo. It follows the lives of a man and a woman who have decided to end their affair. It was screened in the Un Certa ...

'' (South Korea,

Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Early life Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...

) *SFC Young Cinema Award: ''Beshkempir'' (Aktan Abdykalykov) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: Datura ( Abdul Nizam) *Best Director: Tay Hui Ngi, ''Pariah's Diary'' *Special Jury Prize: ''TMIUS'' (Shermeen Ng) *Special Achievement Award: ''Another Guy'' (Wee Li Lin) *Special Mention: ''Doh laai tin sai'' (Edwin Yeo) *Special Mention: ''Please Use Stairs'' (Victric Thng Hui Leong)

2000 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asia Feature: '' Darkness And Light'' (Taiwan,

Chang Tso-chi Chang Tso-chi (; born 26 December 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film '' The Best Of Times'' was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for '' The ...

) *Special Jury Prize: ''

Split Wide Open ''Split Wide Open'' is a 1999 Indian film directed by Dev Benegal. It is his second feature film after ''English, August'' (1994). The film primarily deals with the Water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the su ...

'' (India,

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) *Best Director: Zhang Yuan, '' Seventeen Years'' *SFC Young Cinema Award: ''

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and

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) *Best Actor:

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, ''

'' *Best Actress: Liu Lin and

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, '' Seventeen Years'' *Best Screenplay: Aos Gitai and Eliette Abecassis, ''

Kadosh Kadosh ( he, קדוש) (''lit.'', Sacred) is a 1999 film by Israelis, Israeli director Amos Gitai. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ''Kadosh'' is a bleak drama about the Haredi Judaism, Haredi society. In the opening scene ...

'' (Sacred) (Israel, Aos Gitai) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: '' Darkness and Light'' *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: ''

So Close to Paradise ''So Close to Paradise'' () is a 1998 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, a member of Chinese cinema's so-called Sixth Generation. It is alternatively known by the English title ''Ruan's Song'' or by its original Chinese title, ''The Girl Fr ...

'' (China,

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) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Sons'' (

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) *Special Jury Prize: ''Wait'' (Kwong Chee Guan Boi) *Special Achievement Award: ''Sons'' (Royston Tan)

2001 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''

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) *Special Jury Prize: '' Clouds of May'' (Turkey,

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) *SFC Young Cinema Award: ''

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'' (China,

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) *SFC Young Cinema Award: '' This is My Moon'' (Sri Lanka, Asoka Handagama) *Best Director:

, '' Chunhyang'' *Best Actor: Ibrahim Kadir, ''

A Poet ''Puisi Tak Terkuburkan'' (literally ''Unburied Poetry''; released in English as ''A Poet: Unconcealed Poetry'') is a 2000 award-winning Indonesian documentary/drama directed by Garin Nugroho in black and white. At the 2001 Singapore International ...

'' *Best Actress: Nguyen Lan Huong, '' The House of Guavas'' *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: ''A Poet'' (Indonesia,

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) *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Special mention: ''This is My Moon'' (Sri Lanka, Asoka Handagama) Singapore Short Film * No awards were given for Best Film and Best Director *Special Achievement Award: ''eAHLONG.COM'' (

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2002 Silver Screen Award

*Best Asian Feature: ''Batang West Side'' (The Philippines,

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) *Special Jury Prize: ''

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) *Young Cinema Award: ''Eliana, Eliana'' (Indonesia, Riri Riza) *Best Director: Semih Kaplanoglu, ''Away From Home'' *Best Actor:

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Quitting ''Quitting'' () is a 2001 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yang, starring and based on the true life story of Jia Hongsheng. Jia, an actor and former drug addict, battled his addiction to marijuana and heroin for five years from 1992 to 19 ...

'' *Best Actress:

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Whispering Sands ''Whispering Sands'' (''Pasir Berbisik'') is a 2001 Indonesian drama film directed by Nan Triveni Achnas and starring Christine Hakim and Dian Sastrowardoyo as a mother and her teenage daughter who are refugees making their way across endless ...

'' *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: ''Eliana, Eliana'' (Riri Riza) *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Special Mention: ''I-San Special'' (Thailand, Mingmongkol Sonakul) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''The Call Home'' (Han Yew Kwang) *Special Jury Prize: ''Eve of Adha'' (Leonard Yip) *Best Director: Sun Koh Boon Luang, ''The Secret Heaven'' *Special Achievement Award: ''15'' (

) Asian Digital Film Awards: *Critics Prize: ''Lost'' (Malaysia, Amir Muhammad) *Audience Prize: ''In Search of Afghanistan'' (Singapore, Melvinder Kanth, Ismail bin Ishak)

2003 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''The Best of Times'' (Taiwan, Chang Tso-chi) *Special Jury Prize: ''Flying With One Wing'' (Sri Lanka, Asoka Handagama) *Special Mention: ''

Unknown Pleasures ''Unknown Pleasures'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Joy Division, released on 15 June 1979 by Factory Records. The album was recorded and mixed over three successive weekends at Stockport's Strawberry Studios in April 1979, wit ...

'' (China/Japan/France,

) *Best Director: ''Angel On The Right'' (Tajikistan, Djamshed Usmonov) *Best Actor: Wing Fan, ''The Best of Times'' *Best Actress: Anoma Janadari, ''Flying With One Wing'' *Young Cinema Award: ''Blissfully Yours'' (Thailand,

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul ( th, อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; ; ) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, ...

) *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: ''15 - The Movie'' (Singapore,

) Singapore Short Film * No awards were given for Best Film, Best Director and Special Jury Prize *Special Achievement Award: ''Autograph Book'' (Wee Li Lin)

2004 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Uzak'' (Turkey, Nuri Bilge Ceylan) *Special Jury Prize: ''Vibrator'' (Japan, Ryūichi Hiroki) *Best Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, ''Uzak'' *Young Cinema Award: ''Panj é asr'' (At Five In The Afternoon) (Iran, Samira Makhmalbaf) *Best Actor:

Mehmet Emin Toprak Mehmet Emin Toprak (11 September 1974 – 2 December 2002) was a Turkish film actor. Toprak starred in the critically acclaimed 2002 film ''Uzak''. He died in a car crash on the way back from the Ankara Film Festival, near the town of Çan at ...

, ''Uzak'' *Best Actress: Terashima Shinobu, ''Vibrator'' *NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award: ''August Sun'' (Sri Lanka, Prasanna Vithanage) Singapore Short Film * No award was given for Best Film *Best Director: ''Conflict and Crisis'' (Students of CHIJ (Toa Payoh) under Mr Tan Wil-Kie) *Special Jury Prize: ''Innocent'' (Gek Li San, Ho Choon Hiong) *Special Achievement Award: ''Innocent'' (Gek Li San, Ho Choon Hiong)

2005 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Underexposure'' (Iraq/Germany, Oday Rasheed) *Special Jury Prize: ''Tropical Malady'' (Thailand/France/Italy, Apichatpong Weerasethakul) *Best Director:

Lee Yoon-ki Lee Yoon-ki (; born 1965), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Lee Yoon-ki earned his Master of Arts, MA in business administration/economics at the University of Southern California. After returning to Korea, he worked as a ...

, ''

This Charming Girl ''This Charming Girl'' (; lit. "Woman, Jeong-hae" or "Girl, Jeong-hae") is a South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Yoon-ki. Plot Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from ...

'' *Young Cinema Award: '' Green Hat'' (Hong Kong,

Liu Fendou Liu Fendou () (born 1969, Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Born in Beijing, Liu Fendou spent some time in the United States in his youth doing "generally doing a whole lot of nothing" until retur ...

) *Best Actor: (tie) Liao Fan and Li Congxi, ''Green Hat'' *Best Actress: Kim Ji-soo, ''This Charming Girl'' *Best Actress: Ho Phuong Dung, ''A Time Far Past'' *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: ''Stray Dogs'' (Iran, Marziyeh Meshkini) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''A Family Portrait'' ( Boo Junfeng) *Best Director: ''Subtitle'' (Gavin Lim) *Special Jury Prize: ''Elephant: OK'' (Srinivas Bhakta) *Special Achievement Award: ''A Family Portrait'' (Boo Junfeng)

2006 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''

It's Only Talk is a Japanese film, released in 2005 and is based on the prizewinning novel of the same title written by Akiko Itoyama and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki. Plot summary ''"Kamata Town: not an ounce of chic..." "Perhaps I should move there..."'' So ...

'' (

Ryūichi Hiroki is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for ''800 Two Lap Runners''. Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character". Biography ''Pink ...

, Japan) *Best Director:

, ''Love Story'' *Special Jury Prize:

Gie ''Gie'' is a 2005 Indonesian biopic film directed by Riri Riza. The film tells the story of Soe Hok Gie, a graduate from University of Indonesia who is known as an activist and nature lover. The film is based on a diary ''Catatan Seorang Demonst ...

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Riri Riza Riri may refer to: People *Riri Fitri Sari (born 1970) computer engineering professor * Riri Riza (born 1970) Indonesian filmmaker *Rihanna (born 1988; as ''Robyn Rihanna Fenty'') Barbadian singer; nicknamed "RiRi" *Riri (Japanese singer) (born 19 ...

, Indonesia) *Best Actor: Elijah Castillo, ''Pepot Superstar'' *Best Actress:

Hanan Tork Hanan Tork ( ar, حنان ترك; born 7 March 1975 is a retired Egyptian actress and ballerina. She was born as Hanan Hasan Abdelkrim Tork ( ar, حنان حسن عبد الكريم ترك), and is credited as Hanan Tork. She is a sister to two ...

, ''Kiss Me Not on the Eyes'' *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: ''Todo todo teros'' (John Torres, Philippines) *NETPAC/FIPRESCI Award: '' Taking Father Home'' (

Ying Liang Ying Liang (; born 1977) is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter. Biography Ying Liang graduated from the Department of Directing at the Chongqing Film Academy and Beijing Normal University. His short film ''The Missing House' ...

, China) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Quietly'' (Oon Jit Fong) *Best Director: Kam Leong Huat, ''Di (Little Brother)'' *Special Jury Prize: ''10 Minutes Later'' ( Kirsten Tan) *Special Achievement Award: ''Where Is Singapore?'' (Kelly Ling)

2007 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Opera Jawa'' (Garin Nugroho, Indonesia) *Best Director: Shawkat Amin Korki, ''

Crossing the Dust ''Crossing the Dust'' (Kurdish: ) is a 2006 film directed by the Kurdish director Shawkat Amin Korki. Plot During the fall of Saddam in 2003, two Kurds, Azad and Rashid are looking for the parents of an Arab boy named Saddam. At the same time t ...

'' *Special Jury Prize: ''The Other Half'' (Ying Liang, China) *Best Actor: Carlos Chahine, ''The Last Man'' *Best Actress:

Han Hyo-joo Han Hyo-joo (Korean: 한효주; born February 22, 1987) is a South Korean film and television actress, model and singer. She is best known for her leading roles in television series such as ''Heaven & Earth'' (2007), '' Iljimae'' (2008), ''Brill ...

, ''

Ad-lib Night ''Ad-lib Night'' (; lit. "A Very Special Guest") is the third film by South Korean director Lee Yoon-ki. A group of boys from the country who have come to Seoul to find the runaway daughter of a dying man to be with him on his death bed. The film ...

'' *NETPAC Award: ''

'' (Shawkat Amin Korki, Iraq) *NETPAC Award: '' Like a Virgin'' (

Lee Hae-young Lee Hae-young (born 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee wrote and directed his debut feature '' Like a Virgin'' (2006) (with director Lee Hae-jun), which won several awards for Best New Director and Best Screenplay. His f ...

Lee Hae-jun Lee Hae-jun (born August 18, 1973) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed '' Like a Virgin'' (2006), ''Castaway on the Moon'' (2009), and ''My Dictator'' (2014). Career As screenwriter Lee Hae-jun studied advert ...

, South Korea) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Conversations'' (Tia Quah) *Best Director: ''Fonzi'' ( Kirsten Tan) *Special Jury Prize: ''Katong Fugue'' ( Boo Junfeng) *Special Achievement Award: ''White'' ( Tan Wei Keong)

2008 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Slingshot'' (

Brillante Mendoza Brillante "Dante" Mendoza (born 30 July 1960) is a Filipino independent filmmaker. Mendoza is known one of the key members associated with the Filipino New Wave. Career He was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga. He took advertising ...

, Philippines) *Special Jury Prize: ''Out of Coverage'' (Abellatif Abdelhamid, Syria) *Best Director:

, ''Slinghshot'' *Best Performance: Inessa Kislova, ''Swift'' *NETPAC Award: ''Slingshot'', (

, Philippines) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Keluar Baris'' ( Boo Junfeng) *Special Jury Prize: ''Wet Seasons'' (Michael Tay) *Best Director: Boo Junfeng, ''Keluar Baris'' *Special Achievement Award: ''My Home, My Heaven'' (Muhammad Eysham Ali) *Best Cinematography: Sharon Loh, ''Keluar Baris'' *Best Performance: Magdalene Tan, ''Silent Girls''

2009 Silver Screen Awards

*Best Asian Feature: ''Laila’s Birthday'' (Palestine) *Best Director: Rasoul Sadr Ameli, ''Every Night, Loneliness'' *Best Performance:

Yang Ik-june Yang Ik-june (born October 19, 1975) is a South Korean actor and film director. He is best known for the 2009 film '' Breathless'', which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in. Career Born in Seoul in 1975, Yang graduated from the Departme ...

, '' Breathless'' *Best Cinematography: Zhang Yi, ''Jalainur'' *NETPAC Award - Critic's Prize: ''Jalainur'' (Zhao Ye, China) *Special Mention: ''

Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly ''Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly'' ( id, Babi Buta yang Ingin Terbang) is a 2008 Indonesian drama film written, directed, and produced by Edwin. Starring fellow filmmaker Joko Anwar and Ladya Cheryl, it is Edwin's feature film debut after a string ...

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, Indonesia) Singapore Film Awards: *Best Film: '' Rule #1'' (

) *Best Director:

, '' 12 Lotus'' *Best Screenplay: ''Hashi'' (Sherman Ong) *Best Performance: Mark Lee, ''

Money No Enough 2 ''Money No Enough 2'' () is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and produced by Neo Studios, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures and Scorpio East Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1998's film ''Money No Enough'', which was directed ...

'' *Best Cinematography: Roszali Samad, Brian Gothong Tan, Sharon Loh, Jaye Neo, Cain Chui, Andrew Mark Sobrielo, Chris Yeo and Adrian Lo, ''Lucky 7'' Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Swimming Lesson'' (Kat Goh) *Best Director: Kat Goh, ''Swimming Lesson'' *Best Performance: Cheong Soon Foon, ''Madam Chan'' *Best Cinematography: Simon Walsh and David Shiyang Liu, ''5 Films in an Anthology of A Film A Month'' *Special Mention: ''Hush Baby'' ( Tan Wei Keong)

2010 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: ''Sex Volunteer'' ( Cho Kyeong-Duk) *Best Director: Cho Kyeong-Duk, ''Sex Volunteer'' *Best Cinematography: Mahsun Kirmizigul, ''I Saw the Sun (Gunesi Gordum)'' *Best Performance: Cast of ''I Saw the Sun (Gunesi Gordum)'' *NETPAC Critics Award: ''The Dreamer (Sang Pemimpi)'' (

) Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Promises in December'' (Elgin Ho) *Best Director: Elgin Ho, ''Promises in December'' *Best Cinematography: ''Mu Dan'' ( Lincoln Chia) *Best Performance:

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, ''Mu Dan'' *Special Mention: ''Life With Uhmu'' ( Tanya Lai)

2011 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: '' Buddha Mountain'', Yu Li *Best Director:

Heiward Mak Heiward Mak Hei-yan () is a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. Her work has been featured at various international film festivals including Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore, Bratislava International Film Festival, Bratis ...

, ''(Beside(s,) happiness)'' *Best Cinematography:

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, ''Rolling Home with a Bull'' *People's Choice Award: ''Red Light Revolution'', Sam Voutas Singapore Short Film *Best Film: ''Hentak Kaki'' ( James Khoo) *Best Director: Kenneth Lee, ''Band of Mischief'' *Best Cinematography: Luo Min, ''Blue Tide'' *Best Performance:

Marc Gabriel Loh Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...

, ''First Breath After Coma'' *Special Mention: ''Window of Dreams'' ( Nooraini Shah Sikkander) *Special Achievement: ''Echoing Love (爱情六重奏)'' (

Edmund Chen Edmund Chen () (born 4 February 1961) is a Singaporean former actor and artist. He began his career in 1987 and rose to become one of Singapore's most prominent and popular actors during the 1990s and early 2000s. Career Chen entered the entertai ...

)

2014 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: ''

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Chaitanya Tamhane Chaitanya Tamhane (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''Court''. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The fil ...

, India) *Special Mention: ''

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'' (

Park Jung-bum Park Jung-bum (born 1976) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and actor. Park wrote, directed, and acted in his directorial debut '' The Journals of Musan'' (2011), which won the New Currents Award and FIPRESCI Award at the 15th Bus ...

, South Korea) *Best Director:

, ''

'' *Best Performance: Sekar Sari, ''Siti'' Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''Dahdi (Granny)'' ( Kirsten Tan, Singapore) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Not Working Today'' ( Shijie Tan) * Best Director:

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, ''On Stopping the Rain'' * Special Mention: ''Vanishing Horizon of the Sea'' ( Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Thailand) Honorary Award: *

2015 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: '' The Fourth Direction'' (

Gurvinder Singh Gurvinder Singh is an Indian film director. He is best known for his Punjabi language films ''Anhe Ghore Da Daan'', and Chauthi Koot ( The Fourth Direction) which premiered at Venice and Cannes Film Festival respectively. Gurvinder is an alumn ...

, India) *Special Mention: ''Tikkun'' ( Avishai Sivan) *Best Director:

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. An alumnus of the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, he started getting attention in his home country with the graduate film ''Passion'' (2008). Hamaguc ...

, ''Happy Hour'' *Best Performance: Taha Tegin Özdemir, Yakup Özgür Kurtaal and Ömer Uluç, ''Snow Pirates'' Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might'' (

Lucky Kuswandi Lucky may refer to: *An adjective of luck Lucky may also refer to: Film and television * '' Lucky: No Time for Love'', a 2005 Hindi-language romance starring Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal, and Mithun Chakraborty * ''Lucky'', a 2005 short film by Av ...

, Indonesia) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''My Father After Dinner'' ( Gladys Ng) * Best Director:

, ''The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might'' * Special Mention: ''Ferris Wheel'' ( Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, Thailand) * Youth Jury Prize: ''Three Wheels'' (

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, Cambodia/France) Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''A-joom-ma'' ( He Shuming, Singapore) Audience Choice Award: *''

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Olivia Wyatt Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974 ...

, Myanmar/Thailand) Honorary Award: *

Cinema Legend Award: *

Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, ( ; born 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle Khan in her early Hong Kong films, she rose to fame in the 1990s after starring in a series of Hong Kong action films where she performed her own ...

2016 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: ''

White Sun White Sun or Seto Surya is a 2016 drama war biographical film directed by Deepak Rauniyar. Written by Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker and Produced by Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, and Deepak Rauniyar, under the banner of Aad ...

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Deepak Rauniyar Deepak Rauniyar ( ne, दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the direc ...

, Nepal/USA) *Special Mention: ''

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'' ( Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo, Indonesia) *Best Director:

Abdullah Mohammad Saad Abdullah Mohammad Saad is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. His debut film is '' Live from Dhaka'' (2016), which received Silver Screen Awards for Best Director and Best Performance at the 27th Singapore International Film ...

, ''

Live From Dhaka ''Live from Dhaka'' is a 2016 Bangladeshi film written and directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad and produced by Ehsanul haque babu under the banner of Khelna Chobi Production. It feature Mostafa Monwar and Tasnova Tamanna in the lead roles. It is p ...

'' *Best Performance:

Mostafa Monwar Mostafa Monwar (born Mostafa Monwar Al-Azim) is a Bangladeshi actor, writer, and screenwriter known for starring as the protagonist in ''Live from Dhaka'', for which he received 2016 Singapore International Film Festival awards for Best Perfo ...

, ''

'' Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''In The Year of Monkey'' (

Wregas Bhanuteja Raphael Wregas Bhanuteja is an Indonesian film director and screenwriter. In 2016, Wregas became the first Indonesian director to win an award at Cannes Film Festival, for his short film '' Prenjak''. Biography Wregas Bhanuteja was born i ...

, Indonesia) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Anchorage Prohibited'' ( Chiang Wei Liang) * Best Director: Liao Jiekai, ''The Mist'' * Special Mention: ''On The Origin of Fear'' ( Bayu Prihantoro Filemon, Indonesia) * Youth Jury Prize: ''Still'' ( P.R. Patindol, Philippines) Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''Taste'', ( Dong Phuong Thao, Vietnam/Singapore) * Special Mention: ''Rahula'' ( Puangsoi Aksornsawang) Audience Choice Award: *''Absent Without Leave'', ( Lau Kek-huat, Taiwan/Malaysia) Honorary Award: *

Fruit Chan Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in Ho ...

Cinema Legend Award: *

Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election' ...

2017 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: '' Disappearance'' ( Ali Asgari, Iran/Qatar) *Best Director: Anucha Boonyawatana, '' Malila: The Farewell Flower'' *Best Performance:

Sadaf Asgari Sadaf Asgari ( fa, صدف عسگری; born ) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her acting in ''Disappearance'' (2017), ''Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness'' (2019) and '' Squad of Girls'' (2022). She won the Short Film Special Jury Award ...

, '' Disappearance'' * Special Mention: ''

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, Israel/Poland) Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''Employee of the Month (Jodilerks Dela Cruz)'' (

Carlo Francisco Manatad Carlo Francisco Manatad (born October 4, 1987) is a Filipino filmmaker and editor. He is one of the most prolific editors in the Philippines and has edited the film''Ruined Heart''(2014), '' A Gentle Night'' (2017), ''Balangiga'' (2017) and ''W ...

, Philippines) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Between Us Two'' ( Tan Wei Keong) * Best Director: Sorayos Prapapan, ''Death of the Sound Man'' * Special Mention: ''The Malediction'' ( Makbul Mubarak, Indonesia) Youth Jury & Critics Programme: * Youth Jury Prize: ''Death of the Sound Man'' ( Sorayos Prapapan, Thailand) * Young Critic Award: Joshua Ng Jun Hao,

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Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''A Useful Ghost'' ( Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Thailand) Audience Choice Award: *''

Call Me by Your Name Call Me by Your Name may refer to: * ''Call Me by Your Name'' (novel), a 2007 novel by André Aciman * ''Call Me by Your Name'' (film), a 2017 film based on the novel, directed by Luca Guadagnino ** '' Call Me by Your Name: Original Motion Pictur ...

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Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are often characterized by their emotional complexities, sensuality and sumptuous visuals. He is also known for his frequent collaboration ...

, Italy/France) Cinema Legend Award: *

Koji Yakusho , known professionally as , is a Japanese actor. He is well known for his starring roles in ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996), ''Cure'' (1997), ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005), ''13 Assassins'' (2010), '' The Third Murder'' (2017), ''The Blood of Wolve ...

Honorary Award: * Garin Nugruho Inspiring woman in film award: * Ana Urushadze

2018 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: ''

A Land Imagined ''A Land Imagined'' () is a 2018 neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Yeo Siew Hua. A Singapore-France-Netherlands co-production, the film tells the story of a police investigator who uncovers the truth behind the disappearance ...

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Yeo Siew Hua Yeo Siew Hua (born 1 April 1985) is a Singaporean director, screenwriter and visual artist. Life and career Graduating among the top of his cohort in Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Media Studies, Yeo went on to study philosophy at the Natio ...

, Singapore) *Best Director: Pham Thu Hang, ''

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'' *Best Performance: Manoranjoan Das, ''

Bulbul Can Sing ''Bulbul Can Sing'' is a 2018 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Rima Das. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The film centres on three teenagers trying to come ...

'' *Special Mention: '' Dayan'' (

Behrouz Nooranipour Behrouz, Behrooz, Behrus or bihuroz ( fa, بهروز ) is a Persian given name, loosely meaning ''prosperous''. It means "Success" and when translated word by word, it means " he man who hasgood lifetime" (''beh'': good, ''rooz'': day (and it ...

, Iran) Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''A Million Years'' ( Danech San, Cambodia) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Luzon'' ( Chiang Wei Liang) * Best Director:

, ''A Gift'' * Special Mention: ''With History In A Room Filled With People With Funny Names 4'' (

Korakrit Arunanondchai Korakrit Arunanondchai is a video and multimedia artist originally from Bangkok who now splits his time between Brooklyn and Bangkok. He is best known for his 2017 installation, ''With history in a room filled with people with funny names 4'', whi ...

, Thailand) Youth Jury & Critics Programme: * Youth Critic Award: Ryan Lim (

) * Youth Jury Prize: ''A Gift'' (

, Indonesia) Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''Never Been Kissed'' ( Dao Thi Minh Trang, Vietnam) Audience Choice Award: *''

One Cut of the Dead is a 2017 Japanese zombie comedy film written and directed by Shin'ichirō Ueda. It follows a team of actors and filmmakers who are tasked with shooting a zombie film for live television, and who must do so in a One-shot film, single take. Made ...

'' ( Shinichiro Ueda, Japan) Cinema Legend Award: *

Joan Chen Joan Chen (born April 26, 1961) is a Chinese-American actress and film director. In China, she performed in the 1979 film and came to the attention of American audiences for her performance in the 1987 film ''The Last Emperor''. She is also ...

Honorary Award: *

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. R ...

2019 Silver Screen Awards

Asian Feature Film *Best Film: ''

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'' ( Shahad Ameen, Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates/Iraq) *Best Director: Oren Gerner, ''

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'' *Best Performance:

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, ''

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'' *Special Mention: ''

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'' ( Serhat Karaaslan, Turkey/Germany/France) Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''I’m Not Your F***ing Stereotype'' ( Hesome Chemamah, Thailand) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Adam'', Shoki Lin * Best Director: Zaw Bo Bo Hein, ''Sick'' * Special Mention: ''California Dreaming'' ( Sreylin Meas, Cambodia) Youth Jury & Critics Programme: * Youth Jury Prize: ''Sweet, Salty (Ngot, Man)'' ( Duong Dieu Linh, Vietnam/Singapore) Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''Amoeba'' ( Tan Siyou, Singapore) Audience Choice Award: *'' Unteachable'' ( Yong Shu Ling, Singapore) Cinema Legend Award: *

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'' Southeast Asian Short Film * Best Southeast Asian Short Film: ''Tellurian Drama'' ( Riar Rizaldi, Indonesia) * Best Singapore Short Film: ''Here Is Not There'', Nelson Yeo * Best Director: Lin Htet Aung, ''Estate'' * Special Mention: ''Red Aninsri; Or, Tiptoeing On The Still Trembling Berlin Wall'' ( Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, Thailand) Youth Jury & Critics Programme: * Youth Jury Prize: ''The Unseen River'' ( Phạm Ngọc Lân, Vietnam/Laos) * Young Critic Award: Nicole Wong Kar Mun (Executive, Checkpoint Theatre) Southeast Asian Film Lab: * Most Promising Project: ''Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava'' ( Nong Nhat Quang, Vietnam) * Fellowship Prize: ''Tropical Rain, Death-Scented Kiss'' ( Charlotte Hong Bee Her, Singapore) Audience Choice Award: *'' Sementara'' ( Chew Chia Shao Min and Joant Úbeda, Singapore)

2021 Silver Screen Awards

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