[Local News] Krishen Jit –
Astro Fund Awards 6 Grants To Talented Malaysians
Kuala Lumpur, November 2016 – Astro in
collaboration with Five Arts Centre has
awarded six (6) grants worth a total of RM
33,000 to eight (8) Malaysian artists through the Krishen Jit – Astro Fund as part of its on-going commitment to
support Malaysia’s art landscape. Inspired by the late theatre legend Dato’ Krishen Jit, the fund has over
the years, realized the dreams of 44 local artists with a total disbursement of
RM 329,000.
The
six (6) grants were presented to Harold
Reagan Eswar, Muhammad Zikri, Fasyali Fadzly, Sunitha Janamohanan and Janet Pillai, Liew Kung Yu and Koe Gaik Cheng and Manesh Nesaratnam.
Tan Sri Datuk Norliza Rofli, Director at
the Department of Culture and Arts, Ministry of Toursim and Culture, Malaysia
who is also on the selection panel of the fund said, “This will see the fund
investing directly to the thriving Malaysian arts landscape and collaborating
with Malaysian artists to bring new creative works to life on screen and on
ground. We are excited that Astro is
making this commitment to support Malaysia’s arts industry. Let the journey
continue.”
“The
idea is to build the city with words” says Muhammad
Zikri who receives RM 7000 for LiteraCity. “LiteraCity will be the first literary and cultural mapping project
of Kuala Lumpur, opening up disclosure on how we can understand Kuala Lumpur
beyond the glimmer of cosmopolitan city”.
To
assist grantees in achieving their artistic ambitions, the Krishen Jit – Astro fund has been utilized for various trainings,
workshops, attachments or residencies, experimental productions, writing or
creating new work in music, dance, theatre, crafts, visuals or performance
arts. This initiative aims to keep the creative spirit of Krishen Jit alive with the passing of the torch of art to a new
generation.
The
selection panelists for Krishen Jit –
Astro Fund 2016 include:
1.Tan Sri Datuk Norliza Rofli –
Director, Department of Culture and Arts, Ministry of Tourism and Culture,
Malaysia
2.Jolyn Gasper – Senior
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Community Affairs, Astro
3.Leow Puay tin –
Head, Department of Performance and Media, Sunway University
4.Ravi Navaratnam –
Representative from Five Arts Centre
5.Mac Chan – Representative
from Five Arts Centre
This
year the Krishen Jit Astro Fund has received 45 applications for projects in
dance, theatre, film, video, publication, visual arts, music, animation,
education, training and interdisciplinary work, of which six grantees were
selected.
The six grantees this year include:
1. Harold
Reagan Eswar (Project: A documentary film)
2.
Muhammad Zikri Bin Abdul Rahman (Project: LiteraCity-Literary Mapping and
Exhibition)
3.
Fasyali Fadzly Bin Saipul Bahri (Project: Theatre Research and Performance)
4.
Sunitha Janamohanan and Janet Pillai (Project: Workshops for Community Engaged
Arts Practitioners in Malaysia)
5.
Liew KungYu and Koe Gaik Cheng (Project: The Little Door Festival for Young
Audiences)
6.
Manesh Nesaratnam (Project: BUMI – A Screenplay)
Published
by WLJack.
