‘FILM COMPETITION’
Our Panel Judges FFF2011
Lina Tan
Managing & Creative Director for Red Communications
Upon graduating with a Film and Television degree from USM (Malaysia Science University) in 1991, Lina entered into the world of television commercial production, working in production houses in Malaysia as Producer.
In 1999, Lina founded Red Communications to focus on creating innovative and meaningful content. She has created a variety of television programs and commercials, specializing in youth, kids and women issues. Lina believes that content can provide entertainment for the masses and yet be socially responsible, making her company’s mission to inspire change through innovative content.
In 2004 Lina formed a subsidiary company called Red Films which produces feature length films. Beginning with Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology, followed by Gol & Gincu, “KAMI the movie” and recent release “Pisau Cukur” (Gold diggers).
Y.B. Charles Santiago
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Klang, Selangor
Charles Santiago is a Malaysian politician and is currently Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Klang constituency in Selangor. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.
Santiago was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Klang from the governing Barisan Nasional coalition. Prior to his election, Santiago was an economist and worked for non-governmental organisations such as the Coalition Against Water Privatisation and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation Malaysia.
Shufiyan Shukur
Senior Producer at Malaysiakini.TV
Shufiyan’s background has been in public relations and journalism (The Leader, The Sun, Cambodia Times). Shufiyan’s involvement with web video started in 2002 as content provider for Cyberjaya.tv and Malaysia.tv, the two pioneering initiatives for video ‘broadcast’ through the internet.
At the end of 2006 Shufiyan joined Malaysiakini to manage Malaysiakini.tv. Malaysiakini.tv’s primary focus is to provide audio visual support for Malaysiakini.com though they have played a prominent role in covering issues that concern the Indian community temple and settlement demolition, displacement of former estate workers and so forth.
Anna Har
Director of Big Pictures Production and Board Member of KOMAS
Anna served as KOMAS Programme Coordinator for four years before pursuing her postgraduate to obtain a Masters in Visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths College, London. She specializes in developing community-based audiovisual units and support services for grassroots. She has extensive experience in producing social documentaries about Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Anna was formerly the Creative Director of a Malaysian television production house and has since then established her own company Big Pictures Production. She is also the advisor supporting all the productions of winners films since the FreedomFilmFest competition started.
2011 Winners!
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Finally we have the winning proposals for the 8th KOMAS FreedomFilmFest (FFF) 2011! Through an intensive process held in KOMAS office on Saturday 30th April 2011, the 4 judges finally selected 3 winning proposals out of a total of almost 40 proposal entries submitted for the competition.
Afiq Deen presenting his proposal at the Judging Interview session.
Afiq Deen, a Penangite is from a broken family and has seen how his mother had struggled as a single parent living in the slum area. Although he has experience writing scripts and making a few short films of his own, this will be Afiq’s first attempt at making a documentary. When asked about the title “The Letter J”, Afiq said that the letter ‘J’ represented the Malay word‘Janda’ (divorcée) and he chose this title to depict the difficulties and discrimination faced by a divorcée in our society.
Liaw Pey Wen discussing her ideas with the Judges.
Liaw Pey Wen, a journalist from Johor wants to depict the struggle faced by the Orang Seletar, an Indigenous tribe living by the river banks in Johor Bharu. They are struggling because their livelihood have been deeply affected by large development projects taking place around them. Pey Wen hopes to uncover and document their stories of strength and survival.
The three winners will be producing their films from May till September and the three films will be premiered in early October in Selangor, Penang, Johor and Sarawak respectively.
Please check into our website or facebook regularly to see latest updates and to follow the production blogs of the winners.
Film Proposal Competition
Film Proposal Competition
Submit your film proposals to FreedomFilmFest based on this theme and stand a chance to win RM6000 and technical support to turn your proposal into film.
ENTRY DETAILS
ELIGIBILITY
All Malaysians aged 18 and above (if below 18, you must submit your entry under a willing and responsible guarantor)
VIDEO FORMAT
Documentary/ Docudrama/ Animation/ Graphic
VIDEO DURATION
20 minutes
VIDEO LANGUAGE
Any language – must include English and Bahasa Malaysia subtitles.
CONTENT/THEME
Democracy in Malaysia
DEADLINE
1 April, 2012
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Pertandingan Kertas Cadangan Filem
Hantar kertas cadangan filem anda kepada FreedomFilmFest berdasarkan tema ini. Anda akan berpeluang memenangi RM6000 dan bantuan teknikal untuk memproduksi filem anda.
BUTIR – BUTIR PENYERTAAN
KELAYAKAN
Rakyat Malaysia berusia 18 tahun ke atas (jika berusia kurang dari 18 tahun, penyertaan mesti dihantar di bawah seorang penjaga yang bertanggungjawab)
FORMAT VIDEO
Dokumentari/ Dokudrama/ Animasi/ Grafik
TEMPOH MASA VIDEO
20 minit.
BAHASA
Sebarang bahasa pertuturan di Malaysia diiringi sarikata Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Inggeris.
TEMA / ISI KANDUNGAN
Demokrasi di Malaysia
TARIKH TUTUP
1 April, 2012.
The FFF ‘Guide to Writing a Winning Film Proposal’
So here it is! The FFF “Guide to Writing a Winning Film Proposal”. We tapped into the brains of our most beloved KOMAS creative consultants and pulling from them their many years of experience to give you the following tips to help guarantee your proposal has what it takes –
ONE. Choosing your issue
Is it relevant – why is this issue important and why it is something that Malaysians need to know about, acknowledge and discuss openly?
Is it daring – is the issue seldom discussed and would researching it be difficult?
Does the issue fit in with the theme of “Democracy?” (To read more about democracy, please click here for a short article by the IPC).
TWO. Content
What new angles or different point of view are you showing your viewers?
What are the important points that this documentary will discuss?
How will you make those points i.e. give details of who you will profile/interview, what visuals or scenarios will you document in detail.
Provide story line or outline if possible, but not necessary. (If your proposal is chosen we will help you write the script). It’s important to show that you have a clear idea of how the video will be executed and look like in the end.
Show that discussion of the issue is well researched and deep.
THREE. Treatment
Describe how you will treat the film using music, editing techniques, storyline – any creative approach – to make your documentary interesting and attractive to your audiences.
Trade Secrets
Do research about your topic first. Speak to some resource people or find interesting profiles that you can definitely include in your film.
Understand your issue well before taking on the subject. You need to know more or have something more to say that your viewers do not already know about or understand well.
What is your stand on the issue? Think of one or two main points you want to make in the film. At the end of the film, this is the message you want your viewers to take home with them.
Something that may sound interesting to you initially might be difficult to execute in the end – be careful and plan well.
A film is nothing without good audio/interviews and visuals, so you always need to have in mind what audio/visuals you will need to make your point.
Know your own strengths and weakness. Have a team/crew that is technically proficient to help you in areas that you might be weak in.
Follow these three easy steps, while taking into account those tricks of the trade and voila! You’re first documentary film proposal. Good luck!
