The 6th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) held a press conference today to unveil the complete lineup of programmes for its upcoming edition, featuring 42 films from 15 countries. The festival also announced the distinguished presence of acclaimed filmmaker Johnnie To as the Jury President of the competition section. In addition, MIFFest bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award on renowned actress Sylvia Chang for her exceptional contributions to the world of cinema. The event also revealed the top 10 finalists and nominations for the BMW Shorties 2023.
Over 300 record-breaking submissions were received for the 6th MIFFest
With over 300 record-breaking submissions received for the 6th MIFFest, the festival continues to attract talented filmmakers from around the world. The high number of submissions is a testament to MIFFest's growing prominence and its commitment to recognising outstanding talents in the film industry.
“This year, we had the pleasure of receiving and watching over 300 films. This is an impressive...
Over 300 record-breaking submissions were received for the 6th MIFFest
With over 300 record-breaking submissions received for the 6th MIFFest, the festival continues to attract talented filmmakers from around the world. The high number of submissions is a testament to MIFFest's growing prominence and its commitment to recognising outstanding talents in the film industry.
“This year, we had the pleasure of receiving and watching over 300 films. This is an impressive...
- 6/16/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
The 6th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) press conference was successfully held. The press conference announced a series of activities for this year’s festival, including the reveal of this year’s theme [New Take], Kim Dong-ho to chair MIFFest, the first collaboration with the BMW Shorties, TikTok Malaysia as the official partner of MIFFest, the renewed collaboration with the Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff), Malaysia’s renowned actor Mr. Bront Palarae as the festival’s ambassador for the fourth time, and more.
Kim Dong-ho to continue his timeless contribution for the industry by chairing Malaysia International Film Festival
Kim Dong-ho has confirmed to chair MIFFest for another year. The president and founder of MIFFest, Joanne Goh: “A man who revolutionized Korean Cinema, he has gained multiple international accolades for his achievements to both the film business and the cultural growth of the Republic of Korea because of his amazing dynamism,...
Kim Dong-ho to continue his timeless contribution for the industry by chairing Malaysia International Film Festival
Kim Dong-ho has confirmed to chair MIFFest for another year. The president and founder of MIFFest, Joanne Goh: “A man who revolutionized Korean Cinema, he has gained multiple international accolades for his achievements to both the film business and the cultural growth of the Republic of Korea because of his amazing dynamism,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Talks ongoing this week on Warning From Hell, Takut Ke Tak.
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios has announced a partnership with Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures to represent a pair of horror titles and is launcing sales at AFM this week.
Under the deal Est can sell exclusively to North America. and to other international territories outside Malaysia and Singapore on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title in the partnership is Warning From Hell (pictured) which received its world premiere at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July and screened at London East Asian Film Festival this month.
Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios has announced a partnership with Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures to represent a pair of horror titles and is launcing sales at AFM this week.
Under the deal Est can sell exclusively to North America. and to other international territories outside Malaysia and Singapore on a non-exclusive basis.
The first title in the partnership is Warning From Hell (pictured) which received its world premiere at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in July and screened at London East Asian Film Festival this month.
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The 5th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) and Malaysia Golden Global Awards (Mgga) officially returns physically yesterday with a 5-day film festival at the Dadi Cinema and the awards ceremony on the 16th at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony of the festival was held at the main entrance of Pavilion Kl, and in addition to the presence of filmmakers and invited guests.
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
- 7/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The 5th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is officially scheduled to take place from 10 to 15 July 2022, whereas the Malaysia Golden Global Awards (Mgga) ceremony will be held on 16 July 2022 at the Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. After having a hybrid festival in the last edition due to pandemic, 5th MIFFest 2022 is returning as a physical event this year, to screen the selected films at theater and organize a series of on ground events. MIFFest is also happy to announce that the multi-award winnings Malaysian film star Bront Palarae will be on board this year to be the ambassador of the 5th MIFFest and Mgga. The 5th MIFFest and Mgga are glad to have Sunstrong Entertainment, a movie investment firm returning as the main sponsor for the second year.
The 5th MIFFest is pleased to collaborate with the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) for the festival partnership this year. Both...
The 5th MIFFest is pleased to collaborate with the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) for the festival partnership this year. Both...
- 2/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) will be an online-only event for its fourth edition, which will take place later this month.
The Festival originally intended to be an in-person event and even announced its selection for the event, which was initially scheduled to take place in December, 2020. However, Covid regulations in Malaysia were made stricter in November, which caused cinemas countrywide to close down and made the event impossible. With the regulations showing no signs of easing yet, organisers have been forced to move the event into the digital space and make it an online-only event.
The festival is now scheduled to be held from January 15th-21st on the streaming platform Mubi. The audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of cost by taking advantage of Mubi’s extended 30-days free trial subscription. Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with actor Bront Palarae made the announcement at the 4th MIFFest Gala Night.
The Festival originally intended to be an in-person event and even announced its selection for the event, which was initially scheduled to take place in December, 2020. However, Covid regulations in Malaysia were made stricter in November, which caused cinemas countrywide to close down and made the event impossible. With the regulations showing no signs of easing yet, organisers have been forced to move the event into the digital space and make it an online-only event.
The festival is now scheduled to be held from January 15th-21st on the streaming platform Mubi. The audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of cost by taking advantage of Mubi’s extended 30-days free trial subscription. Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with actor Bront Palarae made the announcement at the 4th MIFFest Gala Night.
- 1/7/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
The fourth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is now set to be held later this month as an online-only event.
The festival was originally scheduled to take place as an in-person event in December and got as far as announcing its selection. However, Malaysia’s coronavirus control measures were increased at the beginning of November, causing cinemas across much of the country to close.
Miffest organizers said in November that they hoped to be still able to put on a real-world festival in January when cinemas reopened. But with the virus still hitting cinema operations that is no longer a viable option.
Instead, the festival will now be held Jan. 15-21, playing out on streaming platform Mubi. Audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of charge through an extended 30-day trial subscription to Mubi.
The announcement was made by Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with...
The festival was originally scheduled to take place as an in-person event in December and got as far as announcing its selection. However, Malaysia’s coronavirus control measures were increased at the beginning of November, causing cinemas across much of the country to close.
Miffest organizers said in November that they hoped to be still able to put on a real-world festival in January when cinemas reopened. But with the virus still hitting cinema operations that is no longer a viable option.
Instead, the festival will now be held Jan. 15-21, playing out on streaming platform Mubi. Audiences in Malaysia can stream the selection free of charge through an extended 30-day trial subscription to Mubi.
The announcement was made by Joanne Goh, the festival chairperson, together with...
- 1/5/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The fourth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (Miffest) has been postponed until early 2021 due to a recent revival of the coronavirus in the country.
The Singapore-based Asian Academy Creative Awards will go ahead with its plans for a ceremony in December, but as a fully virtual, VFX-heavy affair.
“According to the latest Sop announced by the government, activities at cinemas are strictly not allowed during this Conditional Movement Control Order period, Miffest chairperson and founder Joanne Goh said on Monday. “As the film festival will physically take place at local cinemas, the festival committee has decided to postpone the event until 2021.”
Cinemas in Malaysia were shuttered for the second time after the government announced new social distancing and stay-at-home measures earlier this month, due to a new wave of Covid-19 in the populous Klang Valley. Some cinemas said that they would be closed for at least a month,...
The Singapore-based Asian Academy Creative Awards will go ahead with its plans for a ceremony in December, but as a fully virtual, VFX-heavy affair.
“According to the latest Sop announced by the government, activities at cinemas are strictly not allowed during this Conditional Movement Control Order period, Miffest chairperson and founder Joanne Goh said on Monday. “As the film festival will physically take place at local cinemas, the festival committee has decided to postpone the event until 2021.”
Cinemas in Malaysia were shuttered for the second time after the government announced new social distancing and stay-at-home measures earlier this month, due to a new wave of Covid-19 in the populous Klang Valley. Some cinemas said that they would be closed for at least a month,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Palarae also stars in the film, produced by his production outfit Pixel Play Entertainment.
Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures has boarded as co-producer The Lies I Tell, which marks the directing debut of Bront Palarae, one of the biggest stars in Malaysia.
Palarae also stars in the film, produced by his production outfit Pixel Play Entertainment, along with Indonesia’s Aimee Saras, Thailand’s Vittaya Pansingarm, and fellow Malaysian actors Fabian Loo, Umi Aida, and Remy Ishak.
The film is about a successful motivational speaker who becomes obsessed with tracking down his wife’s secret lover. It is now in post.
Malaysia’s Jazzy Pictures has boarded as co-producer The Lies I Tell, which marks the directing debut of Bront Palarae, one of the biggest stars in Malaysia.
Palarae also stars in the film, produced by his production outfit Pixel Play Entertainment, along with Indonesia’s Aimee Saras, Thailand’s Vittaya Pansingarm, and fellow Malaysian actors Fabian Loo, Umi Aida, and Remy Ishak.
The film is about a successful motivational speaker who becomes obsessed with tracking down his wife’s secret lover. It is now in post.
- 5/18/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Taiwanese actress Ke-Xi Wu stars and co-wrote the screenplay that is inspired by Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Luxbox has boarded sales on Midi Z’s psychological thriller Nina Wu, following an aspiring actress’s rise to fame and loosely inspired by the events around the Harvey Weinstein scandal, ahead of its premiere in Cannes Un Certain Regard.
Z’s muse, Taiwanese actress Ke-Xi Wu stars as a struggling actress who gets her big break with the lead role in a spy thriller set in the 1960s. She finds the role difficult and involving a lot of full nudity and explicit sex scenes.
Luxbox has boarded sales on Midi Z’s psychological thriller Nina Wu, following an aspiring actress’s rise to fame and loosely inspired by the events around the Harvey Weinstein scandal, ahead of its premiere in Cannes Un Certain Regard.
Z’s muse, Taiwanese actress Ke-Xi Wu stars as a struggling actress who gets her big break with the lead role in a spy thriller set in the 1960s. She finds the role difficult and involving a lot of full nudity and explicit sex scenes.
- 5/6/2019
- ScreenDaily
The Mandarin-language film is written by and stars Wu Kexi.
The Road To Manderlay director Midi Z has wrapped the $2m psychological thriller Nina Wu which is inspired by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the launch of the #metoo movement.
Based on a screenplay by his muse Wu Kexi, the star of Midi Z’s four previous features, Nina Wu is a Mandarin-language psychological thriller and the first film by the Myanmar-born, Tawian-based filmmaker to shoot in Taiwan.
Wu plays a young woman who moves to the city to realise her dreams in the entertainment industry but is struck by...
The Road To Manderlay director Midi Z has wrapped the $2m psychological thriller Nina Wu which is inspired by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the launch of the #metoo movement.
Based on a screenplay by his muse Wu Kexi, the star of Midi Z’s four previous features, Nina Wu is a Mandarin-language psychological thriller and the first film by the Myanmar-born, Tawian-based filmmaker to shoot in Taiwan.
Wu plays a young woman who moves to the city to realise her dreams in the entertainment industry but is struck by...
- 11/29/2018
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
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