Australian Film Festival | Singapore Film Society

Welcome to the Australian Film Festival 2025. This year, Australia and Singapore are celebrating 60 years of friendship and will showcase the long running and deep relationship between the two nations, built on deep trust, shared values, and strong people-to-people connections—nowhere is this more vibrant than in our creative industries.

The Australian Film Festival 2025 will feature a collection of both Australian and Singaporean films.

In celebration of NAIDOC Week, the festival will highlight the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander directors, producers, screenwriters and actors and give audiences the opportunity to learn about First Nations cultures and histories through the genres of documentary, musical, comedy, mystery and drama.

In the spirit of 60 years of friendship, the festival will also feature the works from Singaporean film maker and festival ambassador Eric Khoo who has strong links to Australia, having studied cinematography at the City Art Institute in Sydney.

"This year Australia celebrates 50 years of NAIDOC. Starting as a movement for recognition and rights, NAIDOC has become a powerful national celebration of the culture, history and achievements of Australia’s First Nations Peoples. This year’s theme “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy” honours the legacy of our First Nations Elders and Ancestors and celebrates the strength of a new generation of visionaries.

This NAIDOC week, I invite you to celebrate and honour these stories with us: the tradition and wisdom of Elders, the creativity and innovation of modern storytellers and the stories we share with friends and family on Country and overseas."

Eric Khoo placed Singapore on the global film map with his first two films, Mee Pok Man (1995) and 12 Storeys (1997). Together, both films have been screened at over 60 film festivals and won numerous awards. His third feature which he directed, Be With Me (2005), opened Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2005. His fourth feature film My Magic (2008) was nominated for the Palme D’Or in Cannes’ official selection.

MY MAGIC and BE WITH ME will be screened as part of Australian Film Festival 2025.

The Australian High Commission (AHC) is the official representative of the Australian Government in Singapore. The AHC provides a range of services to the general public, including consular, passport, visa and immigration, citizenship and cultural relations services. The AHC also acts on behalf of various Australian Government authorities by representing Australia's interests to local, regional and multilateral government and business organisations in Singapore. In 2025, the AHC celebrates the 60th anniversary of Singapore's independence and of bilateral relations between Australia and Singapore.

For more information, please visit: https://singapore.embassy.gov.au/

In its 60+ years, the Singapore Film Society (SFS) has collaborated with a wide range of partners from theatrical distribution, diplomatic missions, academic and cultural institutions to present the best of international cinema in Singapore. SFS is renowned and popular for its leading-edge programming and organisational skills in film festival management and marketing. Some of SFS’ key events include the annual Singapore Chinese Film Festival, European Union Film Festival and MINDS Film Festival. The mission statement of the Singapore Film Society has been to promote film appreciation as art and entertainment, in hopes to bridge the gap between art-house cinema and the commercial film industry.

For more information, please visit: https://www.singaporefilmsociety.com/

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