For two decades, we co-organised this festival with the British Council, marking a happy acceptance of British films into mainstream cinema.

Alliance Française first brought us on board. Today it's one of the biggest festivals in Singapore — a testament to film's role in teaching culture and language.

We successfully appealed to lift the ban on Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth (1984), and were the only ones to screen it. SFS became known for exclusive access to banned, controversial and rare films.

SFS became a trusted partner to the Italian Embassy, assisting with even bigger festivals every single year — right up to today.

We held a memorable screening of Ajin: The Story of a Stuntwoman , with Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All At Once star Michelle Yeoh in attendance.

Despite the aversion surrounding Trainspotting (1996), SFS screened a completely uncut version. Everyone else in Singapore watched a version with four cuts.

In partnership with the Singapore University of Social Sciences, we launched what is now the second-largest film festival in Singapore and our largest annual event.

In collaboration with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, this festival uses film to build a more inclusive community for our differently-abled peers.

We celebrated our 60th with a screening of Shirkers (2018) by Sandi Tan, and wrote our history into an exhibition at Capitol Theatre — attended by DPM Heng Swee Keat, once a member himself.

In collaboration with Netflix, we organised a theatrical screening of Roma — with director Alfonso Cuarón flying in for a Q&A, moderated by Boo Junfeng.

When events shut down, we pivoted to online watch parties, Zoom Q&As and masterclasses — building a whole new community of film-lovers, many of whom are now family.

Our calendar stayed full — the Singapore Chinese, European Union, Italian, Japanese and many more festivals, a steady stream of meaningful cinema all year round.

We opened SFS Somerset — a 66-seat cinema in Hall 6 of Golden Village Cineleisure, taking over the space left by The Projector to keep independent and Singapore films alive in the heart of Orchard.

Every week's line-up is curated by our chairman, Kenneth Tan, who made one promise: "I will not turn any away."

The running thread has never changed: a deep, stubborn passion for film. Today we're the #1 partner for film events in Singapore — with a year-round festival calendar and a permanent weekly home at SFS Somerset.

Join us. All you need is to love watching films — any films.