{
  "id": 17753967,
  "title": "SGIFF Silver Screen Awards 2026: Singapore film Ah Girl wins best film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/sgiff-silver-screen-awards-2026-singapore-film-ah-girl-wins-best-film",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:05:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/sgiff-2026-silver-screen-awards-winners-ah-girl-6512246"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 37th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) held its Silver Screen Awards on Saturday, October 31st. Singaporean film \"Ah Girl\" emerged victorious, winning the Best Film award in the Asian Feature Film Competition. Directed by Ang Geck Geck, the debut feature follows a seven-year-old girl navigating her parents' separation in 1990s Singapore. \"Ah Girl\" had its origins at SGIFF's Southeast Asian Film Lab in 2015 and previously won the Youth Jury Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat took home the Best Director award for her film \"No Good Men,\" set in Kabul during the Taliban's return to power. Afghan actress Pushpa Thing Lama and Indonesian actress Putri Marino each won Best Performance for their roles in \"Elephants In The Fog\" and \"Four Seasons In Java,\" respectively.",
  "summary": "The Silver Screen Awards also recognised performances by Pushpa Thing Lama and Putri Marino, alongside Singapore experimental animator Exyl's Singapore God, which won Best Singapore Short Film, as well as Best Director Shahrbanoo Sadat.",
  "key_points": [
    "Singaporean film \"Ah Girl\" wins Best Film award at 37th SGIFF Silver Screen Awards",
    "Directed by Ang Geck Geck, \"Ah Girl\" follows a 7-year-old girl's separation in 1990s Singapore",
    "Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat wins Best Director for \"No Good Men\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "The victory for Ah Girl demonstrates how the festival's development programs successfully nurture local talent from early laboratory stages to major regional recognition.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}