[12/6 大马短片展@HELP] 大马电影艺术协会&大马独立导演新势力

ghosuto

Curated and hosted by Amir Muhammad

Monday, 25 October 2004.
8: 30 pm.
Institut HELP auditorium.
Admission: FREE.
Further info: kancah2001@yahoo.com

The latest edition of "Malaysian Documentaries" was chosen from a total of
16 entries. Out of the six
selected, half are by debut directors, and half don't even take place in
Malaysia. They were selected on the ability to entertain and push boundaries
rather than just impart information.

The political and personal will get equal play. Quirky and self-reflexive,
this compilation finds young
Malaysians being very curious about the things around them . or just being
very curious themselves.

Q&A with the directors will follow after the screenings. And VCDs of
independent Malaysian features
and shorts will be sold at the lobby. Ayuh, kengkawan!


1. R.A.H.M.A.N
Dir: Zan Azlee
2004 / 30min / / In Malay and English

Synopsis:
Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman is such a respected man
that his name RAHMAN has been turned into a prophecy in determining all
future Prime Ministers of the country; R - Rahman, A -   Abdul Razak, H -
Hussein Onn, M - Mahathir Mohamed, A -
Abdullah Badawi.   While N has yet to come, manypredict that it will be the
current Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Razak. How true is this prophecy? And
what is in store for the country after R.A.H.M.A.N. runs its course? This
documentary is a snapshot of the lives of several Malaysians during the 2004
General Elections.

Director's Bio:
Zan Azlee graduated with a degree in accounting, but later on pursued his
Masters in Broadcast Journalism. He has worked for several years as a
journalist both in print and broadcast. His experience in journalism led to
an interest in non-fiction filmmaking. Zan is currently a freelance writer
and producer/director.

Contact: zanazlee@hotmail.com



2. THREAD
Dir: Haanim Bamadhaj
2004 / Malaysia-Singapore / 10 min / In Malay &
English

Synopsis:
A personal journey that retraces a branch of the Bamadhaj family since its
settlement in Singapore. It
provides a glimpse into the lifestyle, myths and humour of life from a time
gone by.

Director's Bio
Haanim Bamadhaj graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She
won the Kodak Award for Outstanding Achievement and The Justin Louis Award
at Freedom Film Fest 2004 and her films were screened at IDENTITIES 2002 at
National Art Gallery, Malaysian
Video Awards 2002, Malaysian Video Awards 2003 and Singapore International
Documentary Film Festival 2004. Her work ranges from experimental video,
installation art and documentaries. She is also a professional editor and a
member of That House Collective.

Contact: thathouse@asia.com



3. ARRANGED MARRIAGES
Dir: Halimatul Saadiah, Malina Shamsuddin and Sharifah
Shazana.
2004/Malaysia/11 min/In English & Malay

Synopsis:
Aimed at triggering thought on this highly Asianphenomenon, Arranged
Marriages takes a glimpse at the perceptions and (mis)conceptions behind
pre-coordinated marital knots; courtesy of the been-there-done-thats and of
those with change to spare.

Directors Bios:
Halimatul Saadiah, 21, currently studies B.IT (Hons.) in UNITEN while both
Sharifah Shazana, 21, and Malina Shamsudin, 22, study B. Communication at
Monash University Malaysia. "Arranged Marriages" marks the trio's first
attempt/stab at a documentary.

Contact: malina@pl.jaring.my



4. AUTO FOCUS INDIA
Dir: Sharaad Kuttan
2004/ Malaysia-India/ 12 min/ In English

Synopsis:
Stitched-t ogether footage assembled from two trips to India over the last
two years, this is a collection of images and narratives capturing a
particular and
personal experience of the country.  An attempt is
made to understand India on its own terms as well as
part of the director's heritage.

Director's Bio:
Sharaad Kuttan is currently a research director at Institute Kajian Malaysia
dan Antarabangsa (IKMAS) at UKM. He's otherwise a freelance journalist. He
is co-editor of a book on cultural politics in Singapore, "Looking at
Culture". He has recently started exhibiting in art galleries, and has now
made his first documentary.

Contact: sharaad@yahoo.com.au



5. YOU AND ME RUNNING
Dir: Hakim
2003/ Malaysia-Australia/ 26 min/ In Malay

Synopsis:
Overwhelmingly intimate account of the director's time
with his girlfriend Melanie in Australia. Using
home-video footage, this work is notable for its
emotional vulnerability and makes an interesting
contrast to the two other foreign-set documentaries
being screened tonight.

Director's Bio:
Hakim was born in 1975 in Terengganu. He is a
freelance artist who is 90% jobless. His previous
short "At First Glance" (Food Not Bombs KL) screened
at the Freedom Film Festival 2004.

Contact: Farmhouse_14@hotmail.com



6. 18?
Dir: Danny Lim
2004/Malaysia/21 min/In English & Malay

Synopsis:
What is18? This mysterious number with the inquiring
question mark is but one of a prominent crop of
graffiti that has popped up around the streets of
Kuala Lumpur. Sprayed at strategic urban spaces and
applied with a seemingly socio-political agenda, the
graffiti and its like  (eg "Legalize ganja", "Ada apa
dengan National Service?", "Pertahankan  Hak Asasi",
etc) brazenly takes its place alongside advertising
banners and billboards in our urban sightlines. What
does it mean? What is it selling? Why? Who did it? 18?
- the documentary - attempts to uncover the mystery
behind the graffiti. Make sure to stay for the
surprise ending of this rambunctious, crowd-pleasing
debut.

Director's Bio:
Danny Lim writes for Options2, the monthly lifestyle
pullout of The Edge business weekly. He occasionally
updates Bazaar, a blog on The Sun daily's website,
Sun2Surf.com, and runs his own photo website,
danlim.twofishy.net. He has taken stills for Amir
Muhammad's "The Big Durian", and the James Lee films
"Room To Let" and "The Beautiful Washing Machine."

Contact: Dan.lim@lycos.com

THE END.

ghosuto

報導：林美美
攝影：方淘琪


何宇恆（左）與李添興（右）早前到韓國出席《釜山影展》，與台灣著名導演侯孝賢相見歡！


（吉隆坡訊）大馬獨立電影受青睞，受邀參與明年1月杪在荷蘭港市舉行的《2005年鹿特丹影展》！

令人高興的是，有幸被“欽點”的5部大馬獨立電影，中文片佔了3部，分別是早前在GSC國際院線上映的《四人夜話》、何宇恆的《霧》及李添興的《美麗的洗衣機》；另還有一部馬來片《Buai Laju Laju》及一部淡米爾片《Chemman Chaalai》；而何宇恆執導的《霧》更是唯一一部獲得競賽資格。

而日前，有關單位還安排導演何宇恆、《Buai Laju Laju》導演U-Wei Hajisaari、鹿特丹影展的亞洲影片選片人Gertjan Zuilhof和傳媒會面。

Gertjan Zuilhof是在上周五抵馬，第一次到我國遴選電影作品，參展該國于明年初舉行的《2005年鹿特丹影展》；受邀參與的多達70個國家，除了大馬，他也到印尼、菲律賓、泰國選片，預計將會有300部電影及100部短片參與。

鹿特丹影展是荷蘭舉行的一個國際電影影展，深受許多國家重視，去年，李添興執導的《有房出租》就曾參展，更值得高興的是，今年換成鹿特丹派人親自來選片，令何導演眾人好榮幸。

Gertjan Zuilhof說，他這幾天看了很多部有水準的大馬作品，不過最終他只能挑選這5部題材較獨特的電影作為參展，尤其是李添興拍的《美麗的洗衣機》，他更是特別讚賞，原來他在去年看過李的《有房出租》后留下深刻印象。

此外，Gertjan Zuilhof亦會挑選約5至6部短片參與這個影展。

鹿特丹影展簡介：

從1972年第一屆舉辦以來，鹿特丹影展成長快速，目前每年約可吸引30萬的民眾爭相前來參與這場影壇的盛事，其中包含有約2000位專業的影業工作者。因此可說是全歐洲最具影響力也是最為盛大的影展之一。

每年參展的影片，來自世界各地，爭取的便是著名的BPRO老虎獎（RPRO Tiger Award），而除了老虎獎以外，並有開放觀眾投票的觀眾獎和國際影評人獎、荷蘭影評人獎，以及最佳亞洲影片等各項獎項。每年的鹿特丹影展，估計約有450部左右的佳片參展，影展中還有約60部來自國際級重要導演的作品，當然從影展中也發掘出了許多經典好片，也成功的推出為影壇帶來衝擊的新銳作品。

鹿特丹影展在企業與電影製片的全力推動下，他的各項獎項與其象征的權威性備受國際注視，在荷蘭並為其特別轉播。

(中國報)

ghosuto

（吉隆坡訊）大馬電影在國際影壇逐漸受矚目，像這次何宇恆執導的《霧》，在10月初參與《釜山影展》，還贏得了“特別推薦獎”。

何宇恆對這次有幸獲鹿特丹邀請參與競賽亦特別興奮，畢竟像他們這類以數碼攝錄機拍成的獨立電影，是較難有機會獲“賞識”。

而他和李添興、劉藝苑及黃天漢各別執導的《四人夜話》，現正在日本參與當地的《東京影展》哦！
至于最近又有新片上映的李添興，被選中的新片《美麗的洗衣機》，除了參與《釜山影展》及《東京影展》，年尾還會參與《印尼耶加達影展》及明年的《意大利都靈影展》；李添興現人在日本出席《東京影展》。

受邀到國際影展觀摩和參賽的大馬獨立電影：

《The Big Durian》導演：Amir Muhammad
☆溫哥華影展特別推薦獎

《霧》導演：何宇恆
☆釜山影展特別推薦獎（2004年10月）
☆荷蘭鹿特丹影展（2005年1月）競賽

《美麗的洗衣機》導演：李添興
☆釜山影展參展作品（2004年10月）
☆東京影展（2004年10月）、印尼耶加達影展（2004年12月）參展
☆意大利都靈影展（2005年1月）競賽、荷蘭鹿特丹影展（2005年1月）

《Buai Laju Laju》導演：U-Wei Hajisaari
☆新加坡影展競賽（2004年4月）
☆荷蘭鹿特丹影展特別項目“Southeast Asian Eye”（2005年1月）參展

《Sepet》導演：Yasmin Ahmad
☆新加坡國泰機構馬來西亞影展（2004年9月）放映、
美國三藩市影展（2004年11月）參展

《四人夜話》 導演：何宇恆、李添興、劉藝苑、黃天漢
☆東京影展（2004年10月）
☆荷蘭鹿特丹影展（2005年1月）參展

(中國報)[size=-2]

[ Last edited by ghosuto on 28-10-2004 at 09:27 AM ]

美子超人

嘿嘿，
   那天去help看美丽的洗衣机，和james lee差点相撞呢！！
             被他电到~~~~~
他真的很man!!!!!
                       很有魅力！！！

    喜欢美丽的洗衣机多过有房出租，可能是后者的商业味较重吧。

              上个星期去雪隆堂看阿麦迪和玛德琳，或许是准准在美丽的洗衣机的演出太“精彩”，让我见到他时老是想起他色迷迷的样子~~~
                    真人的李承运很有魅力，他不是很帅但一出场就把观众的眼光吸引住。
         和他演对手戏的女生是他的女友呢，水哟！美眉哦！

                     贾世博，怎么不见你出席演出？

ghosuto

如果你只有10令吉，你要选择看《蜘蛛侠》还是看一部伊朗电影？“我两部都会看，钱是有的，只是你会用在Mamak档，因为你会觉得没有必要去看一个独立电影，因为没有明星，没有感官效果。”说话声音有点慵懒，他是何宇恒，大马独立电影导演，刚凭电影《雾》夺下第九届韩国釜山电影节的特别推荐奖。

南洋商报大搞特稿 黄金靓专访何宇恒:
不要埋怨 但求满足


何宇恒的第二部电影作品《雾》，欲参加韩国釜山影展，他想办法将数码录象转成胶片，于是他向国家电影发展局求助，但却什么都做不成……结果《雾》在釜山影展捧了《新潮流竞逐》单元的特别奖回来……

电影解放心智: 雾/何宇恒

ghosuto

KELAB SENI FILEM MALAYSIA

presents yet another power-packed compilation of Malaysian Shorts!!!

Mon, 6 December 2004
8.00pm, HELP Institute Auditorium, KL
FREE!!!

- ONE NIGHT ONLY -

Co-curated by Bernard Chauly and Amir Muhammad, this December edition rounds
up some of the best of Malaysian work this year, most of them winners at the
9th Malaysian Video Awards as well as other competitions such as the
Cyberjaya Digital Video Competition and Astro Short Film Competition.

Also, "Red Drawing" by Margaret Bong and "A Tree In Tanjung Malim" by Tan
Chui Mui have been selected for the prestigious Rotterdam International Film
Festival.

MALAYSIAN SHORTS
edisi disember 2004

1. GREY AVENUE (Eugene Foo / 5mins / animation)
2. RED DRAWING (Margaret Bong / 13mins / narrative)
3. PANIC ATTACKS ( Wayne Ho & Quah Chia Seang / 2mins / experimental)
4. THERE IS A DAY (Brenda Danker / 8mins / narrative)
5. CYCLE OF THOUGHT (KH Leong / 4mins / animation)
6. DEFILED (Desmond Hew / 18mins / narrative)
7. FEATHERED SKIN (Johannis Macdonald / 10mins / experimental)
8. SAMA ORIGE (Bryant Low / 6mins / narrative)
9. AVE MOBIL (Chris Cheng / 6mins / animation)
10. AN INTERVIEW WITH A POOL (Chee Guo Lin / 13mins / narrative)
11. ARMS OF MARIANNE (Mussadique & Hafez Jordan Suleiman, Rauf Fadzilla,
Joshua Wong / 5mins / music video)
12. A TREE IN TANJUNG MALIM (Tan Chui Mui / 22mins / narrative)

See you at our year end screening followed by Q&A with filmmakers.

Come early to grab a seat, stay behind to vote for our Audience Choice
Awards!!!

for further enquiries, contact:
Bernard Chauly (chauly@pd.jaring.my)
Amir Muhammad (kancah2001@yahoo.com)

denear26

請問 ( ghosuto ) 您是 yuhang 的支持者嗎?

還是您本人呢?

其實我也認識他(yuhang)的?

我曾經幫他們 (yuhang , james lee李添興、劉藝苑及黃天漢), 們作剪接.

我也剛剛 join 了KELAB SENI FILEM MALAYSIA,因為正在作一部新片,一月要上影了.

ghosuto

我曾经是KSFM的会员。当时，放映地点仍在旧英国文化协会。
那时候常常碰见Yu Hang, 但并不知道他是谁，和做什么的...
他的作品除了《四人夜话》以外，我至今仍无缘一睹，深感遗憾...

请问您是帮《四人夜话》作剪接吗？

denear26

ghosuto 于 6-12-2004 05:56 PM  说 :
我曾经是KSFM的会员。当时，放映地点仍在旧英国文化协会。
那时候常常碰见Yu Hang, 但并不知道他是谁，和做什么的...
他的作品除了《四人夜话》以外，我至今仍无缘一睹，深感遗憾...

请问您是帮《四人夜话》 ...

是的.

exiang

一句话说完，马来西亚独立短片还是缺乏传播管道。
为什么没有考虑设立BIT TORRENT SERVER， 让网友免费下载欣赏？

小货车

还是觉得这是一个有意义的帖子，
加上近来有些独立短片的导演开始进来这里，
所以我决定顶！

屈原

原帖由 exiang 于 16-12-2004 03:18 AM 发表
一句话说完，马来西亚独立短片还是缺乏传播管道。
为什么没有考虑设立BIT TORRENT SERVER， 让网友免费下载欣赏？

快 找 個 人 生 吧 ！

我想问，到底短片有没有一定的格式？如果一部短片格式像连续剧，它算短片吗？是不是要拍得很艺术才叫短片？

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