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shafina says:

Wim Wenders Weekend

In the 1970s and 1980s Wim Wenders was second only to Rainer Werner Fassbinder as a god of the New German Cinema. This poet of the screen both idolised American cinema, like the practitioners of the earlier French New Wave, and was repelled by the dominance of Hollywood. His central theme is often the same: a man, alone and isolated, wanders the cities of the world in search of truth either large or small.

Sat 23 Sept
2.00pm The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty
4.00pm Alice in the Cities
7.00pm Kings of the Road

Sun 24 Sept
2.00pm The American Friend
4.30pm The State of Things
7.30pm Paris, Texas

Where?
Help University College Theatrette
BZ-2 Pusat Bandar Damansara,
Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur

shafina says:

this has already started yesterday, but might be worth your while to have a look today or tomorrow:

Freedom Film Festival

Venue: Taylor's College Subang Jaya
Date: Sept 29, Sept 30, Oct 1
Schedule: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Four winners.
Three days.
Too controversial.
One event.

Dare to document?

This is a 3-day film fest featuring documentaries from local & foreign filmmakers, amateurs, communities - the whole works!

It's free but you have to email fffreservations@gmail.com to get your invites or turn up on the day and get it there!

possibly of interest to those who saw the Making the Invisible, Visible exhibition at Starhill a while ago is The Invisibe Children by Hariati Azizan on sunday (11.30am), which is also a FFF winner.
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shafina says:

BEAUTIFUL MALAYSIA 2006

This year's showcase puts forward 7 brand-new shorts.

A special feature is the addition of a live music showcase by The Troubadors, comprising Jerome Kugan, Azmyl Yunor and Tan Sei Hon. They will perform songs from their debut CD as well as a new song with the theme of Beautiful Malaysia.

DVDs of last year's Beautiful Malaysia compilation will be on sale, alongside DVDs of other local movies.

Total duration of the show (including live music): 90 min.

Show dates:

Saturday, 30 September, 8:30 pm
HELP University College auditorium
Kuala Lumpur

Saturday, 7 October, 8:30 pm
Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
Kuala Lumpur.

Ticket: RM10.

Enquiries: 019 381 2556 (Wai Foo)

Line-Up:

1) SYBILOGY (Director: Amir Muhammad)
The life of World War Two resistance heroine Sybil Kathigasu is narrated against present-day images of her town, Papan, by history buff Law Siak Hong and her own words.

Director's Profile:
Amir Muhammad is a writer and movie-maker based in Kuala Lumpur. His previous work includes The Big Durian (2003) and Lelaki Komunis Terakhir (2005). His two upcoming movies are the co-directed horror film Susuk and the documentary Apa Khabar Orang Kampung, both slated for release in early 2007.

2) MATAHARI (Director: Liew Seng Tat)
The sun doesn't always shine.

Director's Profile:
"You're a bum. Fuck your films. Go get a job and a life" said the husband of the woman Liew Seng Tat is in love with.

3) SUNDAY (Director: Ng Ken Kin)
On a typical Sunday, while his wife is away, a man meets up with his friends and talks about things that matter.

Director's Profile:
Ng Ken Kin made his first short film, Tong Wah Heng, three years ago and has made a few more over the years. His last short film "28 Hours Later' won the Audience Choice Award at the Malaysian Shorts March 2004, and has travelled to Bangkok, Jakarta, Singapore and Portugal. He was also one of the writer/directors of Profil Seni, a local tv documentary program which won the Best Documentary Series at last year's Anugerah Seri Angkasa. He now juggles delicately between his passion and his day job in a media advertising company.

4) IN SOLITUDE, A CAMERA-EYE (Director: Kok Siew Wai)
A meditative piece of the two places that the artist calls "home": one in America and another one in Malaysia. There is no visible story. From America to Malaysia, the setting has changed, but "the eye" that sees (and feels) is the same. It has captured "time".

Director's Profile:
Kok Siew Wai works with video, sound and performance, exploring intimate subjects in everyday life. She has participated in international festivals such as Beyond/In Western New York Biennial 2005 (USA), Signal & Noise (Canada), 25hrs International Videoart Show (Spain) and more. Siew Wai is currently teaching Creative Multimedia at the Multimedia University (MMU).

5) PERHAPS (Director: Kok Kai Foong)
Women in love.

Director's profile:
Kok Kai Foong graduated in Computer Science at Tamkang University (Taiwan). Since 2003, he has made several short films aside from his job as a freelance software engineer. His films have travelled to international film festivals such as Rotterdam, Clermont-Ferrand, Rencontres, Commonwealth and Busan.

6) THREE IN ONE (Director: Kannan Thiagarajan)
A story of three young boys who scheme their way into getting free food at an Indian restaurant.

Director's Profile:
Ex-tutor at Multimedia University where he taught Film & Animation. Now a freelancer. Working on his first full-length movie.

7) ANARCHY (Directors: Sylvia Lim & Lai Kim Koon)
'The ideology of revolution begins from the hair,' Ah Da believes, and this affects the relationship between Ah Da and Ye Zhi. What links anarchy's hair, revolution and love?

Directors' Profile:
Sylvia Lim
Graduated from University Science Malaysia (USM) in
year 2003, major in Mass Communication (Film). Working as a freelancer in Broadcasting, independent filmmaker ( producer and director ) in Digitaya Production. Personal work includes the shorts 'Footprint' and 'AK 204' and feature film 'Sebuyau'.

Lai Kim Koon
Broadcaster - Producer, Director & DOP of Digitaya Production. Involved in the making of music videos, TV programmes, dramas and independent films.
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shafina says:

Launching of Freedom Film Fest 2007!

Date: 3rd February 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: The Ricecooker, 2nd Floor, Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur.

Programme Schedule:

1.30pm - 2.00pm: Registration of Media & Invited Guests
2.00pm - 2.30pm: Launching of FFF2007
2.30pm: Press Conference / Screening of FFF2006 Winners Documentaries
4.30pm: Ends

Kindly RSVP by 2nd of February 2007 to fffreservations@gmail.com
(you need to write in to let them know you're coming!)

Contact Person: Ms. Effa Desa, FFF 2007 Coordinator, Pusat KOMAS
Tel/Fax: 03 79685415
HP: 016 6531167


ps. anyone wanna volunteer shoot the launch? photos will be used on the website. let me know if you're interested, thanks.
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shafina says:

FreedomFilmFest 2007

In the month of September, three exciting events are to be held in KL, Penang and Johor Bahru, spanning three weekends, will screen 32 thought-provoking films from all over the world featuring the works of inspiring and award-winning directors.

FFF07 will also premiere the screenings of the winning film proposals with the theme "50th Merdeka – The Untold Human Rights Stories". The three outstanding scripts chosen were:

"Forgotten", a documentary by Penangite Ong Boon Keong, about the right to land by more than 2000 jetty settlers in Weld Quay, Georgetown who have been labeled as squatters, "She's My Son" by Indrani Kopal, a documentary about the life of a transgendered Malaysian told through the eyes of her mother and "Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka" by Fahmi Reza, a documentary about the hidden history behind the democratic struggle and political independence of Malaya.

Join us for the awards ceremony where the three directors will receive the Justin Louis Award on Saturday, 15th September during the 50.44 concert, 8.30pm at the Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur!

Entry to FFF07 screenings is by invitation, so kindly send your name, number, and number of guests to fffreservations@gmail.com and specify which screening day(s) you'd like to go for or you can register yourself on the day of the screening itself at the FFF07 front desk.

THEY DARED TO DOCUMENT.
DO YOU DARE TO WATCH?

View film schedule, featured film synopsis and updated information at www.freedomfilmfest.komas.org/

Venues and Dates:

September 14,15,16
Kuala Lumpur – Central Market Annexe
3rd Floor
Central Market Annexe
Jalan Hang Kasturi
50050 Kuala Lumpur
Contact: KOMAS 03 7968 5415 / 01 6357 2610 / 01 218 1762 / 01 6653 1167

September 21,22,23
Penang – The Actors Studio Greenhall
Ground Floor
Zhong Zheng School Memorial Centre
32, Lebuh Light,
10200 Penang
Contact: Yoke Pin 01 2361 9113

September 28,29,30
Johor Bahru – JOTIC Auditorium
Suite 5-2
Johor Tourist Information Centre (JOTIC),
No. 2, Jalan Air Molek,
80000 JOHOR BAHRU
Contact: Adrian 01 2308 9395

For more info:

Pusat KOMAS
0379685415
freedomfilmfest@gmail.com
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shafina says:

In conjunction with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people on 29 November 2007, Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) presents:

Palestinian Film Festival (14-18 Nov) in Kuala Lumpur

Organised by Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia in cooperation with HELP University College

Venue: HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL

Open to the public - free admission

Wednesday 14 Nov 8.00pm

Children of Shatila (dir Mai Masri, 1989, 50min)
Two Palestinian children record with video cameras the experience of Shatila, a refugee camp for 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese that has survived massacre, siege and starvation.

Frontiers of Dreams and Fears (dir Mai Masri; 2001, 56min)
Award-winning filmmaker Mai Masri traces the delicate friendship between two Palestinian girls.

Thursday 15 Nov 8.00pm

West Beirut (West Beyrouth) (dir Ziad Doueiri; 1999, 105min)
About two young boys and how their lives are affected by the Lebanese civil war.

Friday 16 Nov 8.00pm

Paradise Now (dir Hany Abu-Assad; 2005, 87min)
Two Palestinians are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel
Aviv. But the operation does not go according to plan...
Golden Globe Award 2005 for Best Foreign Language Film.

Saturday 17 Nov 8.00pm

Women Beyond Borders (dir Jean Chamoun; 2003, 58min)
Director Chamoun (with Mai Masri as producer) turns the camera on female ex-inmates of the notorious Khiam prison in southern Lebanon, run by Israel until 2000.

Sunday 18 Nov 8.00pm

In the Shadow of the City (dir Jean Chamoun; 2000, 105min)
In 1975, 12-year-old Ramli's life is turned upside down when Beirut is segregated into Muslim and Christian sectors. Twelve years later, Ramli is working as an ambulance driver, fighting to get news of his missing loved ones.


Related Program

Exhibition: Palestin: Ketabahan Dalam Penderitaan

Organised by Malaysian Social Research Institute (MSRI) in cooperation with RA Fine Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
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