Category: Movies

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 14 Sept (Saturday) – 7.00pm Meet the Director of SHADOWPLAY, Tony Pietra Arjuna, and Juria Hartmans, the lead female actor. SHADOWPLAY – SOUTH-EAST ASIAN PREMIERE Malaysia | Fantasy, mystery, thriller | 90m | 2019 | Dir: Tony Pietra Arjuna Synopsis: When a private eye takes a case to find a missing […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now!   13 Sept (Friday) – 7.00pm MIRAI (未来のミライ) Japan | 2018 | 1h 40m | Anime |Drama,fantasy | Dir: Mamoru Hosoda Synopsis: When four-year-old Kun meets his new baby sister, his world is turned upside down. Named Mirai (meaning “future”), the baby quickly wins the hearts of Kun’s entire family. As […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 12 Sept (Thursday) – 7.00pm – Short Omnibus 2 KAMPUNG TAPIR Malaysia | Short | 17 mins 15 secs | 2017 | Dir: Aw See Wee Synopsis: A Sunday afternoon and migrant worker Anne and her husband leave their five year old daughter in Kampung Tapir (Tapir Village), Malaysia to go […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 11 Sept (Wednesday) – 7.00pm LIMA Indonesia | Drama | 1h 50m | 2018 | Dirs: Shalahuddin Siregar , Tika Pramesti , Lola Amaria, Harvan Agustriansyah , Adriyanto Dewo Synopsis: Fara, Aryo and Adi recently lost their mother, Maryam. And Ijah – the household assistant – also lost Maryam. The movie […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 10 Sept (Tuesday) – 7.00pm IN THE CLAWS OF THE CENTURY WANTING Philippines | Documentary | 2h | 2017 | Dir: Jewel Maranan Synopsis: This is a film about people in different stages of life, deep inside Manila’s busiest international port. They are among the bottom quarter of Manila’s population. Anne […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 9 Sept (Monday) – 7.00pm HUMINODUN Sabah, Malaysia | Kadazan Language Short Film | 30m | 2019 | Dir: Aaron Cowan Synopsis: When Ponompuan’s brother Ponompulan turns the people against their creators, Kinoingan and Sumundu scourge the land. Ponompuan is heartbroken and endeavours to try to save them. She brings the […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 8 Sept (Sunday) – 7.00pm NINAVAU Sabah | Drama, religion | 11 mins 30 secs | 2019 | Dir: Bebbra Mailin Synopsis: Ninavau, a native Kadazan woman returns from Peninsular Malaysia to her devout Catholic family in Sabah – with a change of heart. Screenings & Awards: Pesta Filem Kita; MIFFEST […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now! 7 Sept (Saturday) – 7.00pm BRIO (LE BRIO) France | 2017 | 1hr 36m | Drama, comedy | Dir: Yvan Attal Synopsis: A French law professor known for his outbursts is forced to mentor an Albanian student after he targets her in a bigoted rant. Awards: César Award for Most Promising […]

Buy Tickets On-line Now!   You can buy tickets right now for all CINEBALU screenings. This includes 27 films from 16 countries screening at MBO Imago Mall from 07-14 September! Read all about them when you are making your booking. WHY BOOK ON-LINE FOR CINEBALU? It’s cheaper – RM10 per ticket per show. Buy 2 […]

We are proud to present to you our CINEBALU screenings for 2019, programmed by Mr Ho Hock Doong. Come and see 27 movies from 16 countries – with award-winning dramas, comedies, family conflicts, documentaries, animations from Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines, stories set in Sabah and West Malaysia – and a South-East Asian Premiere. Where: […]

We recently announced the 19 regional movies selected for screening at the KKIFF 2019. The CINEBALU screening programme for the KKIFF’s 10th anniversary is rounded out with eight more feature films from around the world. There is a really interesting range of films from Germany to New Zealand to Argentina to Japan! Our Opening Night […]

We are delighted to announce the selection of films from around the region includes drama, documentaries, animation, reflections, comedy/satire and lots of award-winning movies. The selected movies are:   Movie Director Country 1. Abang Chia Xuen Low Malaysia 2. A Million Years Danech San Cambodia 3. Balance Raymond Limantara Singapore 4. Huminodun Aaron Cowan & […]