6th MIFFest

23rd – 29th July 2023

Film Lineup

OPENING FILM

  • Eraser
    Mark Lee See Teck | Malaysia | 2023

CLOSING FILM

  • See You at the Rally

    Kanny Chang| Taiwan | 2023

COMPETITION

NON-COMPETITION

SECOND GLANCE

OPEN AIR CINEMA: MALAYSIA HOMEGROWN INDIE

GOING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK:

THE RELUCTANT EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY TAIWAN FILMS

BIFAN AT MIFFEST

Nomination & Winners

BEST FILM

  • Autobiography

    Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia | 2022

  • Eraser

    Mark Lee See Teck | Malaysia | 2023

  • Our Home

    Romi Meitei | India | 2022

  • Let the Dance Begin

    Marina Seresesky | Spain | 2023

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Antonio Lukić | Ukraine | 2022

  • Plan 75

    Chie Hayakawa | Japan | 2022

  • Sunny Side of The Street

    Lau Kok Rui | Hong Kong | 2022

  • A Light Never Goes Out

    Anastasia Tsang | Hong Kong | 2022

  • Snow and the Bear

    Selcen Ergun | Turkey | 2022

  • My Small Land

    Emma Kawawada | Japan | 2022

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Makbul Mubarak

    Autobiography

  • Chie Hayakawa

    Plan 75

  • Emma Kawawada

    My Small Land

  • Lau Kok Rui

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Marina Seresesky

    Let the Dance Begin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Asiye Dinçsoy

    Snow and the Bear

  • Cecilla Choi

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Stefanie Arianne

    Plan 75

  • Kiranjeet Gill

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Pastora Vega

    Let the Dance Begin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Henick Chou

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Inderjeet Singh

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Jorge Marrale

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Arswendy Bening Swara

    Autobiography

  • Sori Senjam

    Our Home

BEST ACTRESS

  • Lina Arashi

    My Small Land

  • Chieko Baisho

    Plan 75

  • Mercedes Morán

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Merve Dizdar

    Snow and the Bear

  • Sylvia Chang

    A Light Never Goes Out

BEST ACTOR

  • Amil Nasirov

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Dario Grandinetti

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Anthony Wong

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Kevin Ardilova

    Autobiography

  • Master Priyojit

    Our Home

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Makbul Mubarakl

    Autobiography

  • Chie Hayakawa

    Plan 75

  • Lau Kok Rui

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Marina Seresesky

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Romi Meitei Mayanglambam

    Our Home

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Leung Ming Kai

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Misha Lubarsky

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Johni Meitei & Kangabam Bikram

    Our Home

  • Wojciech Staron

    Autobiography

  • Hideto Urata

    Plan 75

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

  • Adoiii Jiwaku

    Steve Yap | Malaysia | 2023

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • Sylvia Chang

AWARD FOR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM

  • Aaron Kwok

JURY PANEL FOR FINAL STAGE

  • Johnnie To

  • Ryūichi Hiroki

  • Zizan Razak

  • Truong Ngoc Anh

  • Eric Khoo

JURY PANEL FOR SEMI-FINAL STAGE

  • Liza Dino

  • Kalash Nanda Kumar

  • Julia Chu

  • Roland Lee

  • Claudia Becerril

PRELIMINARY SELECTION COMMITTEE

  • Yansen Tan

  • Yong Cheng Fei

  • Tay Sheik Er

  • Kik Fei Jiun

  • Ooi Swee Yaw

  • Isazaly Mohd Isa

  • Khairi Anwar

  • Eddy Tan

Forums & Masterclasses

MASTERCLASS

  • Decoding Action Directorial Master:
    In Conversation with Johnnie To

  • Telling Women’s Stories:
    A Masterclass with Ryuichi Hiroki

FORUM

Models and Scenarios for the Global Success of Genre Cinema

  • Ellen Kim (Program Director, BIFAN)

  • Kim Sung Hwan (Director, Iron Mask)

The Challenge for New Directors: More Than Just Finding One’s Voice

  • Fiona Roan (Director)

  • Lau Kok Rui (Director)

  • Jovi Lee (Director)

Adapting to the Changing Realities in Cinema

  • Chong Keat Aun (Director)

  • Laha Mebow (Director)

  • Chan Ching-lin (Director)