The ASEAN Film Festival will run alongside this year's ScreenSingapore, presenting free screenings at the Bugis+ Filmgarde Cineplex.

The event from 3 to 6 December, which consists of eight films, will open with an invitation-only screening of Anthony Chen and close with Rithy Panh documentary The Missing Picture.

Other films include Kongdej Jaturanrasmee's Tang Wong from Thailand, Riri Riza Atambua 39° Celsius from Indonesia, and, from Brunei, commercial comedy What's So Special About Rina Ada apa dengan Rina.

Organised by Objectifs and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), the one-off event is part of the ASEAN City of Culture initiative. Singapore is the current host city.