French cinema will have a strong presence at the 37th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), taking place from 21 October to 1 November 2026. Among the festival’s rich international programme, 4 films have been selected for their connection to France: films produced or co-produced in France, featuring French actors or filmmakers, or previously presented at […]
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Alliance francaise de Singapore presents it new exhibition ! Inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men, A Tale of Wondering Wilds brings together five French artists represented by Cuturi Gallery — Gaël Davrinche, Quentin Garel, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Julien des Monstiers, and Lionel Sabatté — to trace the passage […]
This September, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) welcomes two internationally acclaimed French musicians for a pair of exceptional concerts, celebrating some of the greatest works of the classical repertoire. On 18 and 19 September, celebrated French cellist Gauthier Capuçon joins conductor Vasily Petrenko for an evening featuring Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1. Recognised as one […]
Selected for 2026 Cannes Short Film Corner The Lab: Editing Room, Singaporean filmmaker Ash Goh Hua brought her work-in-progress documentary Untitled Durian Film to the Cannes Film Festival. Splitting her time between Singapore and New York, she reflects on her journey into documentary filmmaking, the value of collaboration between France and Singapore, and why programmes […]
After two months of concerts, exhibitions, performances screenings and discoveries, vOilah! 2026 officially came to a end on 20 June. But several flagship exhibitions are still on view, giving a final opportunity to experience some of the highlights of this year’s programme. BALLET: The Making of an Étoile Step behind the curtain of the […]
Singapore is marking a significant milestone on the international animation stage this month as the local creative community looks forward to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, an event widely regarded as the “Cannes of Animation.” The Violinist makes History For the first time in the festival’s 66-year history, a Singapore-produced animated feature […]
Get ready for a gripping exploration of power and manipulation with the French thriller GOUROU (Guru) which will be screened as part of the Francophonie Festival, on April 1st. The film, directed by Yann Gozlan, stars Pierre Niney (The Count of Monte-Cristo, Black Box) as Matt Vasseur, a high-school dropout turned superstar life coach and master […]
Director Jen Nee Lim and lead actress Tysha Khan, twice awarded at the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand for ‘Buah’, speak about rewriting mythology and the journey that brought their film from Southeast Asia to some of the world’s most prestigious screens. How did your personal and professional paths lead you to cinema? Jen […]