{"id":7410,"date":"2025-11-24T15:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/?p=7410"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:53:43","slug":"italy-debuts-at-the-singapore-international-film-festival-two-italian-film-selections-a-visiting-director-and-contributions-to-the-industry-days-by-italian-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2025\/11\/italy-debuts-at-the-singapore-international-film-festival-two-italian-film-selections-a-visiting-director-and-contributions-to-the-industry-days-by-italian-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy debuts at the Singapore International Film Festival! Two Italian film selections, a visiting director, and contributions to the Industry Days by Italian experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italy participates in the Singapore International Film Festival for the first time! Discover the Italian titles and programmes featured in this year\u2019s Festival lineup.<\/p>\n

La Grazia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino<\/p>\n

Date: Sunday, 7 December 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 9.00PM to 11.15PM<\/p>\n

Venue: GV Bugis Hall 5, 201 Victoria St, #05-01 Bugis+, Singapore 188067<\/p>\n

Buy your ticket<\/strong> here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Waking Hours <\/em><\/strong>(with post screening Q&A by director Federico Cammarata)<\/em><\/p>\n

Directed by Federico Cammarata and Filippo Foscarini<\/p>\n

Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 7:00PM to 8:15PM<\/p>\n

Venue: Oldham Theatre, 1 Canning Rise, Singapore 179868<\/p>\n

Bouchra (Italian co-production)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki<\/p>\n

Date: Monday, 1 December 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 7:00PM to 8:30PM<\/p>\n

Venue: Oldham Theatre, 1 Canning Rise, Singapore 179868<\/p>\n

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Industry talks by Italian filmmakers and professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Sales Roundtable – Contemporary trends in world sales and distribution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:\u00a02 December, 10am – 11:30am
\nSpeakers: Debra Jiang (New Europe Film Sales), Francesca Tiberi (True Colours Italy). Moderated by Wonsun Shin<\/p>\n

Leading world sales agents examine the evolving strategies, challenges, and opportunities in international distribution. They explore how films are positioned, marketed, and circulated across global markets, highlighting the intersection of creative vision and commercial strategy. The conversation illuminates the dynamics of the international film marketplace and the ways distinctive voices find an audience.<\/em><\/p>\n

Big Ideas – Innovative Production Methods and Micro-Budget Approaches to Film Directing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: 3 December, 4:00pm \u2013 5:30pm<\/p>\n

Speakers: Federico Cammarata, Polen Ly. Moderated by Gladys Ng<\/p>\n

This session explores how emerging filmmakers embrace low-budget, low-fi production methods to experiment with narrative, technology, and visual storytelling. It considers how constraints can generate freedom, unpredictability, and unconventional approaches, while fostering collaborative networks and creative communities. The discussion reflects on the potential of micro-budget cinema to challenge conventions and cultivate distinctive voices.<\/em><\/p>\n

Buy Industry Days pass here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Singapore International Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1987, the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is the largest and longest-running film event in Singapore. As an illustrious cornerstone in the local arts calendar, the Festival is known for its dynamic programming and focus on groundbreaking Asian cinema for Singapore and the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italy participates in the Singapore International Film Festival for the first time! Discover the Italian titles and programmes featured in this year\u2019s Festival lineup. La Grazia Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Date: Sunday, 7 December 2025 Time: 9.00PM to 11.15PM Venue: GV Bugis Hall 5, 201 Victoria St, #05-01 Bugis+, Singapore 188067 Buy your ticket here […]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7419,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7410\/revisions\/7419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambsingapore.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}