CONGRATULATIONS
Thanks to everyone who submitted or contributed their films to the Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival 2022. We have had a great selection this year and there is a visual feast waiting for everyone in September!
Now, the KKIFF is delighted to announce its line-up of shorts and feature-length films for the KKIFF 2022 (17th till 24th September).
| Film Title | Director | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reattachment | Foong Gao Yong | Malaysia |
| 2 | Jacks | Joel Stephen Fleming | Australia |
| 3 | Thaipusam – trance for the son of Shiva | Joo Peter | Germany / Malaysia |
| 4 | Tekna’ – Dying Gem in Borneo | Genevives Sulan | Sarawak |
| 5 | Beauty Queen | Myra Aquino | Philippines |
| 6 | Two is Enough | Leon Cheo | Singapore |
| 7 | On the Lightness of Being | Garry Christian | Indonesia |
| 8 | The Story of Chaos | Yu Qing Quek | Singapore |
| 9 | Breaking News | Jessica Heng | Singapore |
| 10 | For you, forever 21 | Peo Szi Wong | Malaysia |
| 11 | Exchange | Barzan Rostami | Iran |
| 12 | Partitions | Vishal Daryanomei | Singapore |
| 13 | Give us This Day | Christopher Ling Jing | Sarawak |
| 14 | Till the End | Vesant Nair | Malaysia |
| 15 | Floating Village Asylum | Preecha Srisuwan | Thailand |
| 16 | Mended | Alia Alkaff | Singapore |
| 17 | Matinin Road to the World Stage | Mohd Hanis Fadhil Jaafri | Sabah |
| 18 | The Rise of Lion | Michelle Xin | Sabah |
| 19 | 1/2 | Wong Lobin | Malaysia |
| 20 | The Sight of Borneo Kirin | Tee Pentium | Sabah |
| 21 | By Nadhir Johari | Umar Akmal | Malaysia |
| 22 | Stewards of the Land | Umar Akmal | Malaysia |
| 23 | The Boys Club | Yihwen Chen | Malaysia |
| 24 | Ms. Pontianak | Alina Wong JinKei | Malaysia |
| 25 | Craze Below the Wind | Katak Chua | Sabah |
| 26 | The Silence of the 177 | Marc Abas | Sabah |
| 27 | All About Me | Caroline Link | Germany |
| 28 | Fathers and Sons / Deux Fils | Félix Moati | France |
| 29 | Yuli | Icíar Bollaín | Spain |
| 30 | Baby Done | Curtis Vowell | New Zealand |
| 31 | Nine Queens / Nueve Reinas | Fabián Bielinksy | Argentina |
| 32 | Vincius | Miguel Faria Jr | Brazil |
This year’s hybrid festival will offer CINEBALU Screening – cinema programme (exclusive screening at City Cineplex, Citymall Kota Kinabalu) and CINEBALU Screening – online programme.
There will be 8 nights of movies at the cinema – yes, back where movies belong! So from Opening Night (Saturday, 17th September 2022) until Closing Night (Saturday, 24th September 2022), you can watch movies from all around the world, including three from Sabah! These will all be advertised through our online festival guide which will be coming soon!
Then, there will be over 30 films available for viewing online exclusively via the KKIFF website. These will not include the movies shown at City Cineplex.
Information on tickets, special offers, and other deals will be available soon on our website, Facebook and Instagram pages. So, do keep a look out!
