The Indian Film Festival 2025, co-organized by the Indian High Commission and the Singapore Film Society, showcases the richness of Indian cinema.

The Festival is held in commemoration of the 60th year of diplomatic relationship between India and Singapore. Featuring the timeless masterpieces of legendary Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray to acclaimed contemporary works, IFF 2025 invites audiences to explore India’s cultural diversity and cinematic brilliance across languages and regions.

Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of one of the world’s most remarkable film traditions!

Dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Indian Film Festival in Singapore, a celebration of India's vibrant and diverse cinematic heritage spanning over decades. It is being organised at an opportune moment this year, as we celebrate 60 years of our diplomatic ties.

For India, cinema is not only a means of entertainment but also an important medium for expressing our values, traditions, customs and history. This festival provides a unique opportunity for the people of Singapore to experience the richness of Indian cinema, spanning multiple languages and style. We are bringing 18 movies from 7 different languages across genres.

Our two countries share long friendship, and it is through such initiatives that we continue to enhance mutual understanding. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the Singaporean Government, Singapore Film Society, Golden Village Cinema, and all those involved in making this festival possible.

I encourage you all to immerse yourself in the wonderful world of Indian cinema and enjoy the films that are being presented during this festival. I wish you all a very memorable experience.

H.E. DR. SHILPAK AMBULE

High Commissioner of India

High Commission of India in Singapore

It is my pleasure and honour to welcome one and all to this immensely meaningful and significant Indian Film Festival 2025 here in Singapore.

India has long enjoyed a well-deserved global reputation for having the most prolific annual output of movies from any part of the world. Critical as well as commercial acclaim is part and parcel of the respected heritage of multiple genres of cinema from India. Family, community, history, culture; grand epics, personal stories; megastar celebrities, niche artistes – all of these, and more, are to be savoured and loved, amidst the amazing kaleidoscope of Indian films.

2025 is not only the 60th anniversary of Singapore’s independence. It is also the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore. The ‘hand-in-glove’ friendship and partnership between our two countries goes all the way back to the very birth of our nation itself. There can be no better milestone than this auspicious year in which to begin this beautiful new collaboration between the High Commission of India in Singapore, and Singapore’s longest-established national cultural cinema organisation.

I am confident that film-buffs in Singapore will immerse themselves with relish, in the repertoire of movies that we have programmed for your enjoyment and enrichment. 

Any film festival is a celebration of movies. This film festival is not just that. This film festival is an expression of the joy and love that bonds two countries and unites us in our joint socio-cultural journey together.

KENNETH TAN

Chairman

Singapore Film Society

High Commission of India in Singapore

The High Commission of India in Singapore serves as the primary diplomatic representation of India in the Republic of Singapore. Dr Shilpak Amuble is the High Commissioner of India to Singapore. The Mission, under the High Commissioner, plays a pivotal role in organizing cultural events, festivals, and exhibitions to promote India’s rich heritage in Singapore. 

For more information, please visit https://www.hcisingapore.gov.in/.

Singapore Film Society

The Singapore Film Society (SFS) is the longest-established organiser of film festivals in Singapore. For over 60 years, SFS has conceptualised, curated, planned, programmed, marketed, and helped a wide range of event partners – such as theatrical distributors, cinema exhibitors, diplomatic missions, arts and cultural groups, charities and social service agencies – to showcase a year-round line-up of cutting-edge movies from all over the world.

SFS’ flagship events include our European, Japanese, and Singapore Chinese Film Festivals. We also organise national premieres, limited session showcases, advocacy screenings, public dialogues, and so much more. SFS aims to promote film appreciation, bridge the gap between art-house cinema and the commercial film industry, and advocate for film as an important medium for educating and sparking crucial conversations.

For more information, please visit www.singaporefilmsociety.com.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is one of the vital Ministries that represent the face of the Government of India in reaching out to the masses. The Ministry is entrusted with the task of disseminating information about government policies, schemes and programmes through the different medium of mass communication covering radio, television, press, social media, printed publicity like booklets, posters, outdoor publicity including through traditional modes of communication such as dance, drama, folk recitals, puppet shows etc. The Ministry is also the focal point as regards policy matters related to the private broadcasting sector, administering the public broadcasting service- Prasar Bharati, multi-media advertising and publicity of the policies and programmes of the Union Government, film promotion and certification and regulation of print media.

National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) is a PSU under the Government of India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is responsible for film finance, production, and distribution. NFDC aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages.

Over the years NFDC has worked with some of the most acclaimed filmmakers of India including Satyajit Ray, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Mrinal Sen, Richard Attenborogh, Adoor Gopalkrishnan and Ketan Mehta. NFDC is breaking new grounds by co-producing projects involving public-private partnerships. NFDC also facilitates line production services of shooting in India and animation services of overseas clients. 

Narendra Hirawat and Co has been a trailblazer in the Indian film industry since 1980. Incepted in Rajasthan now headquartered in Mumbai, they are a pioneer and disruptor in the business of Indian cinema and Intellectual Property Rights of superhit films.

NH Studioz has a large collection of Indian films, with over 2500+ titles spanning major Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, and Punjabi, from the foundation of film cinema in the 1950s till date.

Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment (Holdings), is Singapore's leading cinema exhibitor with 16 multiplexes and 122 screens. GV is the first local cinema company to personalise the movie-going experience through its Movie Club program – which has a reach of over one million movie buffs.

GV offers the widest choice of movies, state-of-the-art design, convenience and unparalleled comfort. Beyond showcasing the latest blockbusters, our approach has always been to make innovation a core part of the GV DNA. From exclusive live screenings, esports competitions, fan meets to conferences and virtual meetings. GV offers visitors a complete entertainment and lifestyle experience, reflecting our unwavering dedication to deliver MORE THAN JUST A MOVIE.