Malaysia’s most prestigious and longest running short film competition, the BMW Shorties, has selected its Top 10 Finalists from a talented pool of aspiring Malaysian filmmakers.
“The BMW Shorties program has come a long way since its creation in 2006 and it has been a privilege for us to have discovered so many talents in the past nine years. Each and every one of them is an embodiment of the emerging generation of talented Malaysian film artists. We have continued to be impressed by the sheer improvement of the quality and creativity translated through their films and we look forward to continuing our support for these film makers and their art in this highly competitive industry,” said Mr. Alan Harris, Managing Director and CEO of BMW Group Malaysia.
The theme for this year’s competition centres around ‘Change’ and is aimed at challenging the creativity of Malaysians in communicating changes through the expression of the medium of short film.
Harris further added, “The artists that we have discovered are hardworking and passionate individuals – characteristics we continue to see year after year through the film submissions. It is undoubtedly a challenge to give meaning to the ordinary and the mundane but we believe that their passion is the key driver of success for this competition. Through the BMW Shorties Festival 2015, we hope the public will also come to appreciate this as we continue promoting and showcasing these talented film makers’ creativity.”
Aside from the opportunity of winning the RM 75,000 production grant as well as recognition in a line-up of supporting awards, the nominees of the Best Screenplay Award will each qualify for the Red Films script development grant. The grant consists of cash and script consultancy from industry experts at Red Communications.
The Top 10 Finalists short films will also be screened at the BMW Shorties Festival 2015 to kick start the public voting period for the People’s Choice Award which begins from the 28th November to 5th December, 2015. The short film festival will be held on Saturday, 28th of November 2015 at Hall 3 of the Cathay Cineplexes, e@Curve and is open to public.
The BMW Shorties 2015 Top 10 Finalists
• Dermaga by AliffIhsan Rahman
• Tuck by Gordon Ling Fu Chur
• Koci 5 Ringgit by KhairulAzharuddin
• Fish by Gan Yu Long
• Gigi by Audrie Yeo
• Return by Sean Kook Way Siong
• Zuan by Vance Chong Yew Hui
• Highway by Aw See Wee
• Cycle of Violence by CastonJ
• The Return by KeshvanA/L Sugumaran
The BMW Shorties 2015 Supporting Award nominees
• Best Director
– ‘Dermaga’ by AliffIhsan Rahman
– ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– ‘The Cycle of Violence’ by Caston J
– ‘The Return’ by Keshvan A/L Sugumaran
– ‘Gigi’ by Audrie Yeo
• Best Cinematography
– Ganes Wong in ‘Hello Angel’ by Mallory Lee Pei Feng
– Sean Kook Way Siong in ‘Return’ by Sean Kook Way Siong
– EldvickTou in ‘Zuan’ by Vance Choong Yew Hui
– Huang Po Hsiung in ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– ShaurinzZainurin in ‘Dermaga’ by AliffIhsan Rahman
• Best Screenplay
– Zaidy Zainudin in ‘Dermaga’ by AliffIhsan Rahman
– Audrie Yeo & Fatimah Ruzaimi in ‘Gigi’ by Audrie Yeo
– Gan Yu Long in ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– Gordon Ling Fu Chur in ‘Tuck’ by Gordon Ling Fu Chur
– Aw See Wee in ‘Highway’ by Aw See Wee
• Best Production Design
– Low PhoiChuin in ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– Zachary Tan in ‘Zuan’ by Vance Choong Yew Hui
– Tee Kai Yang in ‘Hello Angel’ by Mallory Lee Pei Feng
– Louise Yong in ‘Return’ by Sean Kook Way Siong
– Tan Yong Lin, Tan Yong Fu & Pau Tun Kai in ‘The Warning’ by Tan Yong Lin
• Best Sound Design
– ShaZovve&Satish Raj in ‘The Cookbook’ by IndiranShanmugam
– Jaster Fong & Aki Huang in ‘Return’ by Sean Kook Way Siong
– Tan Tong Lin, Tan Yong Fu, Pau Tun Kai in ‘The Warning’ by Tan Yong Lin
– Ng Qin Ying in ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– IrwanSyah in ‘Gigi’ by Audrie Yeo
• Best Editing
– Gordon Ling Fu Chur in ‘Tuck’ by Gordon Ling Fu Chur
– Pintu Pictures in ‘Dermaga’ by AliffIhsan Rahman
– Soo MunThye in ‘Fish’ by Gan Yu Long
– Keshvan A/L Sugumaran in ‘The Return’ by Keshvan A/L Sugumaran
– Khaidzir Al Junid in ‘Gigi’ by Audrie Yeo
• Best Actor
– Gadrick Chin in ‘Tuck’ by Gordon Ling Fu Chur
– Roslan Saleh in ‘Dermaga’ by AliffIhsan Rahman
– Rajendran in ‘The Return’ by Keshvan A/L Sugumaran
– Sam Chong in ‘Salary’ by Cheng Thim Kian
– Shobaan Pillay in ‘Diari Kuala Lumpur’ by Shobaan Pillay A/L Nagarajan
The BMW Shorties 2015 Top 10 Finalists short films are now available for viewing and voting on their official website. Members of the public are invited to vote for their desired People’s Choice Award winner which opens for voting from 28th November to 5th December, 2015.
