7th Malaysia International Film Festival
Appearance
The 7th Malaysia International Film Festival[1] (MIFFest) will turn Kuala Lumpur into a cinematic haven from July 21 to 28, 2024.
On June 24, 2024, MIFFest President and Founder Ms. Joanne Goh announced that the festival will honor two individuals. "Our first honoree is Indonesian cinema icon Christine Hakim. Ibu Christine is a name that deeply resonates with us. With a career spanning over five decades, she has captivated us with her powerful performances and has been a guiding light for many. Her journey over 50 years is what we at MIFFest are proud to celebrate today," Ms. Goh enthused.[2]
Jury and selection committee[edit]
Preliminary Selection Committee[edit]
- Feizal Azizuddin
- Elson Thomas
- Tan Mengkeng
- Aw See Wee
- Yasmin Suleiman
- Tony Pietra Arjuna
- Victor Chen
- Tan Xinying
- Charles Kuay
- Syalikh Nazrul
- Roger Liew
- Mira Mustafa
Jury Panel Semi-Final Committee[edit]
- Mahen Bala (Malaysia)
- Hiseh Chun-yi (Taiwan)
- Scott Inglis (Malaysia)
- Kamal Sabran (Malaysia)
- Jeremiah Foo (Malaysia)
- Kong Rithdee (Thailand)
- Zhang Xianmin (China)
- Felix Chong (Hong Kong)
- Zul Ariffin (Malaysia)
- Suhasini Maniratnam (Jury President) (India)
Jury Panel Final Stage[edit]
- Suhasini Maniratnam (Jury President) (India)
- Felix Chong (Hong Kong)
- Zhang Xianmin (China)
- Kong Rithdee (Thailand)
- Zul Ariffin (Malaysia)
Official selection[edit]
Opening film[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Indera | Woo Minjin | Malaysia |
Closing Films[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Love Lies | 我談的那場戀愛 | Ho Miu-Kei | Hong Kong |
Peg O' My Heart | 贖夢 | Nick CHEUNG | Hong Kong |
Competition[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Abang Adik | 富都青年 | Jin Ong | Taiwan, Malaysia |
Betania | Marcello Bota | Brazil | |
Every You Every Me | Michael Fetter Nathansky | Germany | |
In the land of brothers | Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli | Iran | |
Rapture | Rimdogittanga | Dominic Sangma | India |
Sujo | Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez | Mexico | |
The Editorial Office | Roman Bondarchuk | Ukriane | |
The Great Phuket | 小半截 | Liu Yaonan | China |
Within a Budding Grove | 在少女花影下 | Hoby Zhang | China |
A-Listers[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Evil Does Not exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Germany | |
Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
Snow Leaopard | 雪豹 | Pema Tseden | China |
Thelma | Josh Margolin | United States | |
Elegies | 詩 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong |
Malaysian Dispatch[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Budak Flat | Eugene LIM, Syafiq YUSOF, Woo MINJIN, Faisal ISHAK | Malaysia | |
Hungry Ghost Diner | 餓鬼食堂 | Cho WEJUN | Malaysia |
Everything, Everywhere | LIM Kah Wai | Malaysia |
Neon[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
The Lyricist Wannabe | 填詞L | Norris Wong | Hong Kong |
Dreaming & Dying | 好久不见 | Nelson Yeo | Singapore |
Manjummel Boys | Chidabaram | India | |
All the long nights | 夜明けのすべて | Sho Miyake | Japan |
Salli | 莎莉 | Chien-Hung Lien | Taiwan |
The Woman Who Cries | George Walker Torres | Venezuela | |
Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days | この日々が凪いだら | Yutaka Tsunemachi | Japan |
Afterdark[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Tenement | Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea | Cambodia, Japan | |
I Saw the TV Glow | Jane Schoenbrun | United States | |
Hood Witch | Roqya | Saïd Belktibia | France |
Forest Killer | Lesní vrah | Radim Špaček | Czech Republic |
Master at Work: Yasmin Ahmad[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Muallaf | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia | |
Gubra | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia | |
Yasmin-San | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia |
Homegrown Indie: Open Air Cinema[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
15 Malaysia | HO Yuhang, Yasmin Ahmad, James LEE, WOO Minjin, Amir Muhammad, TAN Chuimui, LIEW Sengtat, Johan John, Khairil Bahar, Kamal Sabran, Desmond NG, Linus CHUNG, LIM Benji & Bahir Yeusuff, Namron, Suleiman Brothers | Malaysia | |
Women on Fire looks for water | Woo Minjin | Malaysia | |
Kickflip | Khairil M Bahar | Malaysia | |
Second Thoughts | Khairil M Bahar, Lim Benji, Manesh Nesaratnam, Tony Petra Arjuna, Shamaine Othman | Malaysia | |
Kelab Rojak | Khairi Anwar | Malaysia | |
Shadow Play | Tony Petra Arjuna | Malaysia | |
Stone Turtle | Woo Minjin | Malaysia |
Wavemaker: Hirokazu Kore-eda[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Still Walking | Aruitemo auritemo | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
Our Little Sister | 海街 DIARY | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
Broker | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
The Journey of Christine Hakim[edit]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
---|---|---|---|
Serambi | Garin Nugroho, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Luseno | Indonesia | |
Leaf on a Pillow | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia |
MGGA 2024[edit]
To be continued[clarification needed]
See also[edit]
- 2024 Cannes Film Festival
- 60th Golden Horse Awards
- Hong Kong Film Award
- Star Awards 2024
- 96th Academy Awards
References[edit]
- ^ "MIFFest & MGGA". facebook.com. July 2024.
- ^ "MIFFest & MGGA". facebook.com. July 2024.