From Left: Charles Santiago- Klang member of parliament, Jerald Joseph – KOMAS director, Jeffrey Phang, Dr. Thomas Knirsch- KAS representative in Malaysia, Dr. Stefan Friedrich- head of KAS team Asia, Tan Jo Hann KOMAS executive director, Dr. Peter Hefele – KAS representative

On the 14th February 2009, the KOMAS FreedomFilmFest2009 was launched at The Annexe, Central Market.

The launch which saw the unveiling of this year’s logo and theme ‘Real Change?’— also signifies the opening of submissions for the ‘Dare 2 Document’ film competition. The latest FFF Trailer video and the FFF Thematic video for this year was also played to the public.

The event which was held on Saturday morning, also featured an interactive discussion with the audience with the topic ‘Real Change?’. The discussion, which was moderated by KOMAS’s Director – Mr. Jerald Joseph also welcomes two guest commentators: YB Charles Santiago, MP of Klang and Mr. Jeffrey Phang, Friends of Kota Damansara – Member of Coalition of Good Governance.

The discussion was kicked off with Mr. Jerald getting the audience to throw in their thoughts about issues which they feel is significant over the past year. These includes the political state of the current Perak government and the use of Bahasa Malaysia as a national language. After that, YB Charles and Mr. Jeffrey shared their views and own experience which they feel reflects our theme ‘Real Change?’. In addition to that, one of the representative of KAS – Dr. Thomas also shared his story with the audience.

For more information about FFF and the ‘Dare 2 Document’ competition, please visit here!

The FreedomFilmFest is now accepting entries for FFF 2009 with the theme “Real Change?”.
The outcome of March 8th 2008 Malaysian General Election had everyone from mamak stalls to corporate boardrooms talking about the reawakening of people’s power. But has this political transformation resulted in real changes to our lives as Malaysians?
KOMAS FreedomFilmFest (FFF09) is once again looking for human right stories about Malaysia .
Three of the best proposals will be awarded a grant of RM5,000 each and will be supported by KOMAS to make it come to life! This year, we will also be accepting completed films whereby the best one would be awarded RM 2,000.
Winning films will be premiered at the annual Freedom Film Fest screenings in October 2009. Winners will also receive the Justin Louis Award in honour of the first KOMAS coordinator who was killed in a boat accident while on a fact finding mission to investigate abuse of Penan indigenous peoples by security forces in Sarawak , Malaysia .
KOMAS (Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat), a human rights popular communications media center was established in 1993 to support human rights issues especially among the grassroots communities and NGOs in Malaysia .

The FreedomFilmFest is now accepting entries for FFF 2009 with the theme “Real Change?”.

The outcome of March 8th 2008 Malaysian General Election had everyone from mamak stalls to corporate boardrooms talking about the reawakening of people’s power. But has this political transformation resulted in real changes to our lives as Malaysians?

KOMAS FreedomFilmFest (FFF09) is once again looking for human right stories about Malaysia.

Three of the best proposals will be awarded a grant of RM5,000 each and will be supported by KOMAS to make it come to life! This year, we will also be accepting completed films whereby the best one would be awarded RM 2,000.

Winning films will be premiered at the annual Freedom Film Fest screenings in October 2009. Winners will also receive the Justin Louis Award in honour of the first KOMAS coordinator who was killed in a boat accident while on a fact finding mission to investigate abuse of Penan indigenous peoples by security forces in Sarawak, Malaysia.

KOMAS (Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat), a human rights popular communications media center was established in 1993 to support human rights issues especially among the grassroots communities and NGOs in Malaysia.

FreedomFilmFest would not happen without our dedicated pool of volunteers, friends and colleagues. We are always in need of help, throughout the year; putting up posters, distributing flyers, even just getting the word out. We especially could do with a few extra pair of hands throughout the year with the upcoming screenings in October 2011.

If you would like to offer us your time and energy, we invite you to join our FFF2011 team! Send us an email at freedomfilmfest @ komas.org with:

1. FULL Name.
2. E-Mail.
3. HP Number.
4. State which you would like to volunteer (Klang Valley, Sarawak, Johor or Penang)

If you’re interested to host a mini film screening in your community or college, do drop us a line to the freedomfilmfest @ komas.org for further information.

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FreedomFilmFest tidak akan berjaya tanpa dedikasi para sukaralewan dan rakan-rakan seperjuangan kami. Kami sentiasa memerlukan bantuan sepanjang tahun terutama sekali berdekatan dengan Oktober 2011 apabila festival FreedomFilmFest akan diadakan.

Jika anda berminat untuk membantu sebagai seorang volunteer dengan memberi masa dan tenaga anda, anda dijemput untuk menyertai FFF2011! Hantar emel kepada freedomfilmfest @ komas.org dengan maklumat berikut:

1. Nama PENUH.
2. E-Mel.
3. Nombor HP.
4. Negeri anda ingin menjadi volunteer (Klang Valley, Sarawak, Johor atau Pulau Pinang).

Jika anda berminat untuk menganjurkan tayangan filem mini di komuniti atau kolej anda, sila hantar emel kepada freedomfilmfest @ komas.org untuk maklumat lanjut.