Awards Night for the KKIFF 2023 was on Sunday, 1 October at the Grand Ballroom, Hilton Kota Kinabalu. And it was a great evening – full of energy, laughter, fun and joy. It was also when we announced the winners in the Sabah Pitching Training, The Sabah Film Lab and...
30th September marks the end of KKIFF 2023; specifically our CINEBALU Screenings! For the whole one week from 23rd till 30th September, we have screened 21 films; 14 short films and 7 feature films. For the Closing Night on 30th September, Saturday, we are proud to...
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The Go10 judges have made their decision – and the best 6 movies have been named. Watch them now and decide which three you think are going to get the Golden Kinabalu Awards for Documentary, Indigenous Language and Narrative.
The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) is proud to announce this year's juries, mentors and lead trainer for our programmes and competition. Let's get to know each of them! SABAH FILM LAB About the programme: The Sabah Film Lab is an 8-day filmmaking...
September is the month of the KKIFF. You can buy your tickets online now for the 8 nights of movies at City Cineplex (City Mall). 7 feature films from 6 different countries and 14 short films from around South-East Asia – there’s variety for everyone. The Go10...
The Sabah Pitching Training is open to applicants from around South-East Asia and we are excited to have been able to select 10 new documentary film projects from Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia, including a number from Sabah. SABAH PITCHING TRAINING –...
The KKIFF is delighted to be able to announce the four teams of participants who will take part in the Sabah Film Lab from 24 September – 1 October. Good luck! It’ll be a tough 8 days – before we get to see your finished films on Awards Night (1 October). SABAH FILM...
Attention all KKIFF festival goers, CINEBALU screening tickets are out now! For the full list of movies and to purchase your tickets, click here. We're so excited to share that for KKIFF 2023, we have a selection of 21 amazing films - 7 feature-length films and 14...
The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) starts its week-long festival with an Opening Night film from New Zealand called ‘WHINA’. The film, which will kick off the festival on 23rd September, tells a story of a strong Māori woman who led her people to...
The KKIFF is pleased to announce the official selection of movies for our CINEBALU Screenings. The movies will be shown at City Cineplex, City Mall, from 23-30 September, starting at 8.00pm. Tickets will be available online and at the cinema. There is a great...
Submissions open on 1 March 2023 Submissions close on 22 August 2023 Length Up to 10 minutes Categories Short Film – documentary Short Film – narrative (story) Short Film – indigenous language* * An indigenous language is a language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous people, often reduced to the status […]