[Upcoming Event] Malaysia International Film
Festival (MIFFest) & Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA)
Kuala Lumpur, February 2018 – Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) and Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) is making a comeback this year with “Humanity” as the main theme and key message.
The 2nd MIFFest will run from 25th February 2018 to 2nd March 2018, while the 2nd MGGA is set for 3rd March 2018. A new design concept was created to represent the 2 faces of humanity, which are ‘Despair’ and ‘Hope’.
Hope is a common theme in films, as hope means to
bring joy and excitement that is arguably the most basic desire people long
for. It is the most life-affirming aspect that people share, a common hope. At
the other end of the spectrum is Despair;
all our lives are touched by moments of loss, grief, tragedies and despair.
Films educate everyone on how to handle these moments of extreme loss and
despair, and how to move on from these moments with empathy and fortitude.
These two
elements will be presented in all the movies chosen to be displayed at the MIFFest. Film enthusiasts can look
forward to the film festival as forums and workshops will be conducted by
renowned filmmakers at MIFFest.
To
discover talents of the creative arts,
cinematic and entertainment industry,
2nd MIFFest is bringing in a new
category: ‘Southeast Asian Film Focus’.
This will open the doors for filmmakers from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore to showcase their films in the film festival.
MIFFest created ‘Southeast
Asian Film Focus’ to highlight the diversity of cinematic creation and the richness of films in Southeast Asia, as well as to stimulate
the creativity of Southeast Asian
filmmakers.
With the
support of National Film Development
Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) and Tourism
Malaysia, MIFFest will showcase
20 local and international films from around the world. Whereas MGGA will have 2 new award categories
this year; ‘Best Supporting Actor‘ and
‘Best Supporting Actress’ in
addition to recognizing the achievements of 8 different categories as previous
year; ‘Best Actor’, ‘Best Actress’,
‘Best Director’, ‘Best New Director’, ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Screenplay’, ‘Best
Cinematography’ and ‘Lifetime
Achievement Award’. Winning recipients are rewarded based on their
commitment to humanitarian efforts and selfless contributions to improve the
lives of others.
“These
events celebrate uniqueness and champion humanity. To recognize and honour
human excellence through films that inspire, enlighten and uplift the human
spirit. MIFFest and MGGA help to promote tourism and diversity of Malaysian
arts and cultures to the global audience, it also aims to strengthen Malaysia’s
position as a major leading creative hub of film and cinema within the ASEAN
region”, proudly said Joanne Goh,
Chairman of MIFFest and MGGA.
Kindly
visit official websites at http://www.mgga.com.my/
and http://miffest.com.my for more
information.
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