List of Directors

Liew Seng Tat

Liew Seng Tat

Liew Seng Tat was born in Jinjang. He emerged as a young filmmaker with a unique comedic voice soon after he graduated from the Multimedia University, where he majored in 3D Animation. His first live action short film ‘Bread Skin With Strawberry Jam’ won the top prize at the 8th Malaysian Video Awards in 2003. His second short film ‘Not Cool’ won the same award a year later. His 2007 debut feature ‘Flower In My Pocket’ film then swept multiple awards and prizes in numerous international film festivals including Busan, Rotterdam, Fribourg and Pesaro. Armed with a child-like sensibility that reveals deeper truths than his simple stories let on, Seng Tat is regarded as one of the most promising filmmaking talents in Malaysia. He is currently working on his second feature film – ‘In What City Does It Live?’ – a script he developed during his time as resident filmmaker at the Cinefondation Cannes Residency in France in 2008/9.

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Linus Chung

Linus Chung

A life-long film buff, Linus Chung made home movies as a child by shooting scenes with a cheap consumer video camera and editing the resultant footage on his family video recorder. He now makes a living and supports his passion for filmmaking by producing and directing modest TV commercials and corporate videos. He recently made a Nokia sponsored feature film entitled ‘A Note of Love’. The film enjoyed a limited but successful release in Malaysian cinemas. He subsequently made a poignant feature documentary that aired on ASTRO TV entitled ‘Mother’. Perhaps his most prominent work to date is an independent animated short film entitled ‘Demolition Frog’ that has to date been screened in over 11 festivals all over the world. Other than making films, Linus also writes articles on cinema and filmmaking for magazines such as Vida, Newmann, Cinema Online and Tell. He is also a trained sculptor and fine arts painter.

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Amir Muhammad

Amir Muhammad

Amir Muhammad wrote and directed the first digital feature film in Malaysia in 2000 and has gone on to become perhaps the most controversial practitioner of independent filmmaking in the country. Unlike most filmmakers of his generation, his films are frequently non-fiction and directly address social political issues that confront Malaysia as a nation. His work has been featured in numerous film festivals including the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Two of his films – ‘Apa Khabar Orang Kampung’ and ‘The Last Communist’ – have been controversially banned in Malaysia. A full retrospective of his work was screened at the Pesaro Film Festival, Italy in 2008. Amir is also a renowned columnist for various publications including The Malay Mail and Off The Edge. He recently started his own publishing company Matahari Books and released a satirical collection of political quotations entitled ‘Malaysian Politicians Say The Darnest Things’ to critical and popular acclaim.

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Yasmin Ahmad

Yasmin Ahmad

Yasmin Ahmad passed away on the 25th of July 2009 at the age of 51.

Yasmin was an internationally renowned filmmaker. Her TV commercials won multiple awards throughout the world. Her feature films were screened or competed in international film festivals such as San Francisco, Berlin, Hong Kong, Singapore and Busan. In 2006, Tokyo International Film Festival honored her by featuring all her films in a special retrospective program. Her hitherto most popular feature film – ‘Sepet’ – became an instant classic of Malaysian cinema when it was released in 2004. Often based on recurring themes of youthful love in the face racial or religious intolerance, Yasmin’s films were occasionally controversial, often thought provoking, but always beautiful and humane. Deeply loved for her vivacious personality as much as her humanistic vision of Malaysia, an entire nation mourned when she died. Yasmin was the most important filmmaker in Malaysia for generations. She is missed by millions of Malaysians.

‘Chocolate’ was her last film.

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Ho Yuhang

Ho Yuhang

Ho Yuhang was born and raised in Petaling Jaya. He graduated with a degree in engineering at Iowa State University before opting for a career in filmmaking. His first feature length film ‘Min’ won the Special Jury Prize at the Festival Des 3 Continents in Nantes in France and earmarked him as one of the most talented young filmmakers to emerge in Asia in recent years. His subsequent features and shorts won more prizes, including the NETPAC Award and the Tiger Award for Best Short at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. This was followed by his third and most renowned feature film so far – ‘Rain Dogs’ – which became the first Malaysian film to be nominated in the Venice International Film Festival in 2006. Yuhang was a finalist for the mentorship of Martin Scorsese in an arts mentorship program initiated by Rolex. His widely anticipated fourth feature film ‘At The End Of Daybreak’ is due to be released in late 2009.

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