3rd MIFFest

14th – 19th July 2019

Film Lineup

OPENING FILM

  • Nina Wu
    Midi Z | Taiwan | 2019

MALAYSIAN CINEMA

  • Sell Out

    Yeo Joon Han | Malaysia | 2008

  • The Tiger Factory

    Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia, Japan | 2010

  • Talentime

    Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia | 2009

SPECIAL SCREENING

  • House of Hummingbird

    Kim Bora | Korea | 2018

RETROSPECTIVE

  • 3 Idiots

    Rajkumar Hirani | India | 2009

  • PK

    Rajkumar Hirani | India | 2014

  • Memories of Murder

    Bong Joon Ho | Korea | 2003

ASIAN CINEMA

  • The Baggage
    Zig Madamda Dulay | Philippines | 2017

  • Last Letter
    Shunji Iwai | China | 2018

  • A Family Tour
    Ying Liang | Hong Kong | 2018

  • Manto
    Nandita Das | India | 2018

  • Xiao Mei
    Maren Hwang | Taiwan | 2018

  • Your Face
    Tsai Ming-Liang | Taiwan | 2018

  • No.1 Chung Ying Street
    Derek Chiu | Hong Kong | 2018

  • High Flash
    Chuang Ching Shen | Taiwan | 2018

Nominees & Winners

BEST FILM

  • Hat-Trick
    Ramtin Lavafi | Iran | 2018

  • Our Struggles
    Guillaume Senez | Belgium, France | 2018

  • A Land Imagined
    Yeo Siew Hua | Singapore, France, Netherlands | 2018

  • My Dear Friend
    Pingdao Yang | Taiwan | 2018

  • Axing
    Behrouz Shoeibi | Iran |2018

  • Still Human
    Oliver Siu Kuen Chan | Hong Kong | 2018

  • 27 Steps of May
    Thoersi Argeswara, Ravi L. Bharwani | Indonesia | 2018

  • House of Hummingbird
    Kim Bora | Korea | 2018

  • Ode to Nothing
    Dwein Baltazar | Philippines | 2018

  • Liway
    Kip Oebanda | Philippines | 2018

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Ramtin Lavafi
    Hat-Trick

  • Dwein Baltazar
    Ode to Nothing

  • Guillaume Senez
    Our Struggles

  • Raphaelle Desplechin
    Our Struggles

  • Kim Bora
    House of Hummingbird

  • Yeo Siew Hua
    A Land Imagined

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Kim Sae-byuk
    House of Hummingbird

  • Mahnaz Afshar
    Axing

  • Mahoor Alvand
    Hat-Trick

  • Luna Kwok
    A Land Imagined

  • Lucie Debay
    Our Struggles

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Saber Abar
    Hat-Trick

  • Sam Lee
    Still Human

  • Hadi Hejazifar
    Axing

  • Joonee Gamboa
    Ode to Nothing

  • Dominic Roco
    Liway

BEST ACTRESS

  • Sara Bahrami
    Axing

  • Glaiza De Castro

    Liway

  • Raihaanun Soeriaatmadja

    27 Steps of May

  • Park Ji-hu

    House of Hummingbird

  • Marietta Subong

    Ode to Nothing

BEST ACTOR

  • Anthony Wong

    Still Human

  • Lukman Sardi

    27 Steps of May

  • Amir Hayayee

    Axing

  • Amin Jadidi

    Hat-Trick

  • Romain Duris

    Our Struggles

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Kim Bo-ra

    House of Hummingbird

  • Behrouz Shoeibi

    Axing

  • Dwein Baltazar

    Ode to Nothing

  • Ramtin Lavafi

    Hat-Trick

  • Yeo Siew Hua

    A Land Imagined

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Kang Gook-hyun

    House of Hummingbird

  • Hideho Urata

    A Land Imagined

  • Ipung Rachmat Syaiful

    27 Steps of May

  • Long Miaoyuan

    My Dear Friend

  • Neil Daza

    Ode to Nothing

NEW
HOPE
AWARD

  • 27 Steps of May
    Thoersi Argeswara, Ravi L. Bharwani | Indonesia | 2018

AUDIENCE
CHOICE
AWARD

  • Nina Wu
    Midi Z | Taiwan | 2019

LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD

  • Sammo Hung

Short Film Competition

TOP 3 SHORT FILMS OF 2019

  • Ninavau

    Bebbra Mailin

  • Busted
    Adam Zainal

  • Kampung Tapir
    Aw See Wee

SHORT FILM
JURY PANEL

  • Nam Ron

  • Sharifah Amani

  • Liew Seng Tat

JURY
PANEL

  • Rajkumar Hirani (Jury President)

  • Kim Hyung Koo

  • Cecilia Yip

  • Joko Anwar

  • Ho Yuhang

SELECTION
COMMITTEE

  • Leonard Tee

  • Dennis Lai

  • Muzzamer Rahman

  • Azharul Azmir Kamarulzaman

  • Chin Wai Kong

  • Bebbra Mailin

  • Ivy Too

  • Usen Leong

  • Sayidah Mu’izzah

  • Beh Chun Chee

Forums & Masterclasses

MASTERCLASS

  • Masterclass I:
    Rajkumar Hirani

  • Masterclass II:
    Wen Tien-hsiang, Midi Z

  • Masterclass III:
    Kim Hyung Koo, Cecilia Yip, Ho Yuhang, Rajkumaar Hirani

  • Masterclass IV:
    Joko Anwar, Bront Palarae

  • Masterclass V:
    John Woo, Sammo Hung

FORUM

Juries Forum

The Future of Personal Filmmaking

  • Tran Anh Hung

  • Patrick Tam

  • Brillante Mendoza

Taiwan Cinema Forum

New Era of Taiwan Cinema

  • Yen Tu Feng

MIFFEST SYMPOSIUM

Cultural Diversity in Films

  • Dain Said (Moderator)

  • Rajkumar Hirani

  • Cecilia Yip

  • Kim Hyung Koo

  • Ho Yuhang

  • Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nadzri

How Hindi Movies Resonate with Western Audience

  • Woo Ming Jin (Moderator)

  • Rajkumar Hirani

How Asian Movies Resonate with Western Audience

  • Sora Ma (Moderator)

  • Midi Z

  • Wen Tien-hsiang

Local Flavor International Taste

  • Woo Ming Jin (Moderator)

  • Bront Palarae

  • Joko Anwar

How I Tell Story Through the Lenses

  • Dain Said (Moderator)

  • Kim Hyung Koo