YB Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, Chairperson Sabah Tourism Board, Mr Gordon Yapp, GM Sabah Tourism Board, Rita Lasimbang, CEO Kadazandusun Language Foundation,Roger Wang, President SPArKS, with Sabah Film Academy participants, BUZZ10 winners and protagonists.
AWARDS NIGHT – KKIFF 2017 – list of winners
A. BUZZ10 FILMMAKERS’ COMPETITION
NARRATIVE CATEGORY
- Silver Kinabalu Award – Masoud Soheili (Indonesia) for HEAVEN OF CHILDREN – sponsored by SPArKS
- Golden Kinabalu Award – Kubendera M.S. Mahadevan (Malaysia) for SI TOMMY – sponsored by Kopi Cap Kuda
Citation: For portraying a sensitive issue, and that of senseless prejudice, depicted in a simple, effective and entertaining manner through the art of cinema.
- Jury Award – BUS STOP by Tusilya Muthukumar (Malaysia)
- Special Mention Award – Geraldyn Acibron (Philippines) for TUBOD
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
- Silver Kinabalu Award – Ko Oo (Myanmar) for ZERO LEVEL – sponsored by the Sabah Tourism Board
- Golden Kinabalu Award – Mzung (Vietnam) for WHEN OUR GARDENS GROW SILENT – sponsored by the Sabah Tourism Board
Citation: A plaintive piece about how development is destroying nature. With meaningful visuals and narration, it is a subtle and poetic reminder that humankind needs nature in order to survive.
- Jury Award – Yow Chong Lee (Malaysia) for LIVING ALONE ON BUNG JAGOI
- Special Mention Award (1) – Sanjaythiyan Santhian (Malaysia) for UNSUNG
- Special Mention Award (2) – M Iskandar Tri Gunawan (Indonesia) for THE LIGHT OF HOPE
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE CATEGORY
- Special Mention – Ester Saminding (Sabah) for TONTOLU
- Golden Kinabalu Award – Kwan Thung Seng (Sabah) for HELLO PIRIT – sponsored by the Kadazandusun Language Foundation
OTHER AWARDS
- Best Sabahan Entry – HELLO PIRIT by Kwan Thung Seng – sponsored by Santola Café
- Special Mention – SHELTER by Charles Hazo
- Special Mention – for Best Fight Choreography – Muhd Nazri Bin Walkie for DIARI PEMBUNUH / KILLER’S DIARY
- Special Mention – for Cinematography – Mzung for WHEN OUR GARDENS GROW SILENT
- Special Mention – for Editing – Geraldyn Acibron for TUBOD
- People’s Award (online voting) – Michelle Xin for A moment of regret – sponsored by JuiceSky
B. SABAH FILM ACADEMY
- Mentors’ Awards – Putri Purnama Sugua and Aidil Bin Razali
- Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Scholarship – for the Best Emerging Filmmaker – Tay Sheik Er – a full scholarship in the Multimedia / Animation and Professional Communication programme
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- Jude Day, KKIFF Festival Director, saying something!
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- Tracy Egol and Gerry Benjamin, our emcees for Awards Night.
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- Roger Wang, President of SPArKS, making some introductory comments.
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- Roger Wang, President of SPArKS, speaking at the KKIFF 2017 Awards Night.
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- We had a great audience at Awards Night!
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- Hassan Abd Muthalib and Al Jafree Md Yusop introducing the BUZZ10 Filmmakers’ Competition awards.
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- Al Jafree Md Yusop and Hassan Abd Muthalib making comments about the BUZZ10 Filmmakers’ Competition.
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- Jude Day,KKIFF Festival Director, receiving the Golden Kinabalu Award – Narrative on behalf of Kubendera M.S. Mahadevan (Malaysia) for SI TOMMY.
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- Yong Chow Lee receiving the Jury Award for his film Living Alone on Bung Jagoi.
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- Sanjaythiyan Santhian (Malaysia) receiving a Special Mention Award – Documentary for UNSUNG.
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- Ester Saminding receiving her Special Mention Award – Indigenous Language from Rita Lasimbang, CEO Kadazandusun Language Foundation
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- Kwan Thung Seng receiving the Golden Kinabalu Award – Indigenous Language from Rita Lasimbang, CEO Kadazandusun Language Foundation.
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- Hassan Abd Muthalib and Al Jafree Md Yusop talking about the Special Awards they made for the BUZZ10 Filmmakers’ Competition.
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- Hassan Abd Muthalib and Jafree Al Jafree Md Yusop, the BUZZ10 Filmmakers’ Competition.
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- Kwan Thung Seng winning the Best Sabahan Entry Award, sponsored by Santola Cafe, for his film Hello Pirit.
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- Charles Hazo receiving a Special Mention Award for his short film SHELTER.
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- Muhd Nazri Bin Walkie getting his Special Mention Award for the Best Fight Choreography from Al Jafree Md Yusop
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- Michelle Xin receiving the People’s Award (decided by online voting) for her film A Moment of Regret. This award is sponsored by JuiceSky.
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- Isazaly Isa saying a few words about the Sabah Film Academy on behalf of the mentors.
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- Michelle Xin introducing the film her team made at the Sabah Film Academy, called ‘Turbulence’.
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- Alfred Ujin (Ryot) introducing his film SOTONG, made during the Sabah Film Academy.
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- Putri Purnama Sugua, Team X, Sabah Film Academy, introducing her film ‘Unseen Soul’, with her young protagonist by her side.
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- The Sabah Film Academy mentors: Jafree Yusop, Jeff Yusof, Isazaly Isa and Georg Zengerling.
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- Muhd Nazri Bin Walkie receiving his attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Jeffri Yusof.
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- Tay Sheik Er receiving her attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy.
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- Ahmad Muddatstsir Bin Abdul Rahman, SFA participant, receiving his attendance certificate from Georg Zengerling, one of the mentors.
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- Alfred Ujin (Ryot) receiving his attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Jeffri Yusof, SFA mentor.
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- Aidil Bin Razali receiving the SFA Mentors’ Award from Isazaly Isa
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- Tay Sheik Er, Sabah Film Academy participant, receiving her scholarship from Limkokwing University.
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- Jude Day, KKIFF Festival Director, saying a few words to close Awards Night.
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- Lovely crowd at Awards Night.
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- YB Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (Chairperson Sabah Tourism Board), William Chiang (filmmaker), Mr Gordon Yapp (GM Sabah Tourism Board), Rita Lasimbang (CEO Kadazandusun Language Foundation), Hassan Abd Muthalib – special guests at Awards Night.
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- Jeffri Yusof and Isazaly Isa at Awards Night. -with Zalee’s wife.
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- Michelle Xin receiving her attendance certificate from Al Jafree Md Yusop for the Sabah Film Academy.
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- Jeffrey Bin Hussein receiving his attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Isazaly Isa.
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- Nurul Syafiqah receiving her attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Georg Zengerling.
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- Putri Purnama Sugua receiving her attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Al Jafree Md Yusop.
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- Francis Maluda receiving his attendance certificate for the Sabah Film Academy from Jeffri Yusof.
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- Sabah Film Academy participants and mentors
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- YB Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, Chairperson Sabah Tourism Board, Mr Gordon Yapp, GM Sabah Tourism Board, Rita Lasimbang, CEO Kadazandusun Language Foundation,Roger Wang, President SPArKS, with Sabah Film Academy participants, BUZZ10 winners and protagonists.
