Singapore– The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) concluded its 26th edition, drawing over 12,000 festival-goers from Singapore and across the region. Held over an 11-day period, the festival wrapped up on 6 December.

The SGIFF’s various post-screening talks and masterclasses were well-attended, and a total of 14 sold out screenings (five of which were local productions) were also noted. Sailing A Sinking Sea by Olivia Wyatt emerged as the favourite feature film among festival-goers.

Stars such as Michelle Yeoh, Dev Patel, Sonia Sui Tang and Choi Woo-Shik not only graced the Festival with their presence, some of them also conducted In Conversation dialogues sessions with the public. Distinguished filmmakers and producers from around the world including Terence Chang, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Brillante Mendoza had too interacted with audiences.