Singapore International Film Festival
The SGIFF was founded by Geoff Malone and Mill Valley Film Festival board member L. Leland Whitney in 1987.[3] The 24th edition of SGIFF hekd in 2011 faced issues such as poor organisation and financial woes due to lack of sponsorships.[4] For the 33rd edition in 2022, the film #LookAtMe, directed by Ken Kwek, was originally scheduled to be screened at the SGIFF but was refused classification by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), which effectively barred the film from being screened in Singapore for "its potential to cause enmity and social division".[11] SGIFF programme director Thong Kay Wee continued to support the film and list it as an official selection.[11] The Silver Screen Awards Competition was introduced in 1991 to encourage advances in Asian film-making standards.