SGIFF Rejects South Korean Lawmakers' Demand to Withdraw 'The Assassin(s)'
SGIFF says the film was chosen through an independent curatorial process and has drawn about 2.5 million viewers in South Korea since Sept. 23.
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SGIFF Rejects South Korean Lawmakers' Demand to Withdraw 'The Assassin(s)'
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) has officially rejected a demand from 109 South Korean lawmakers to withdraw its opening film, “The Assassin(s),” from the upcoming event. In an official statement on October 7, 2026, festival organizers confirmed they will proceed with the screening, prioritizing artistic autonomy over political pressure. The controversy centers on the South Korean People Power Party, whose entire roster of 109 …
Singapore Film Festival Stands by ‘The Assassin(s)’ After Korean Conservatives Demand It Be Dropped
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is keeping Hur Jin-ho’s “The Assassin(s)” as its opening film, a day after all 109 lawmakers of South Korea’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) asked the festival to pull it. The festival made no mention of the PPP in a statement issued Wednesday, saying only that it was aware […]
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), which selected the film “Assassin (s)” as the opening film, decided to continue screening the opening film as scheduled despite the controversy surrounding the film. The Singapore International Film Festival issued an official statement on the 7th, saying, “We are aware of a series of discussions surrounding 'Assassin (s)', the opening film of the 37th Film Festival.”
The 37th Singapore International Film Festival decided to proceed with the screening of its opening film, *Assassination(ies)*, despite the controversy surrounding the film, emphasizing that it is an artistic creation free of political intent.
The Singapore International Film Festival opens on the 21st of this month; despite demands from all People Power Party lawmakers to withdraw the opening film, the festival organizers reaffirmed it as a “dramatic reconstruction.” Director Hur Jin-ho is scheduled to attend the festival with the cast. Regarding the film ‘Assassination(s)’, which is embroiled in a controversy over historical distortion, the public
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