KOTA SAMARAHAN: The 17th Mini Film Festival (MFF) organised by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts will hold its second webinar on Thursday (May 20).
The university, in a statement on Tuesday (May 18), said the webinar, dubbed ‘Shaping the Destiny of Filmmakers: Are Film Associations Relevant Today? will feature four panellists, namely Patti Lapus from the Philippines, Gina S Noer from Indonesia and locals Isazaly Isa and Chua Soon Min who are the chairman and / or co-founders of film associations in their respective countries.
It said in collaboration with Boemboe, TVS and Perseni, the webinar will be broadcasted live at 8.30 pm via the Mini Film Festival’s Facebook page.
Gina, a screenwriter, producer and film director who also leads Wahana Kreator Nusantara will participate in the Mini Film Festival webinar to share her experience in contributing to a progressive film ecosystem in Indonesia.
“To provide context on the anti-sexual harassment campaign among filmmakers and film associations in Indonesia, four films programmed by Lulu Latna and Novia Puspa Sari titled ‘Memoria’, ‘Cuit Cuit’, ‘Melaung’ and ‘Memoir Kanaya’ will also be screened online for registered audiences,” it said.
Unimas said the proactive action of Inter Guild Alliance (IGA) to provide production protocol as reference to their fellow filmmakers in the Philippines in order to make their ends meet safely during the Covid-19 pandemic will be shared by Patti who is one of the co-founders of IGA representing all film associations in the country.
“The webinar will also feature local panellists Isazaly and Chua, or more commonly known as Katak Chua. Isazaly is a highly experienced film editor and post-production producer in television and film production in Malaysia and Singapore while Chua is the president of the Kota Kinabalu Film and Video Association (KKFVA).
To receive links to watch films as well as to participate in this webinar, participants are encouraged to register via the link https://linktr.ee/minifilmfestival.
Any further questions about this webinar can be directed to Genevives Sulan at 011-7030 0744.
