The KKIFF

Our Stories

Movie Talk

Movie Talk

Movie Talk gives filmmakers and those interested in the making of films the opportunity to hear from those who are making them. Filmmakers share their experiences and expertise, giving the audience invaluable insights into the filmmaking process.

We are launching the 12th KKIFF

We are launching the 12th KKIFF

It’s 2021 – and we are excited to announce that we are launching the 12th KKIFF. It will be held in October of this year. Today, we are opening our call for submissions for CINEBALU and the Zoom10…again Filmmakers’ Competition. Please go to our website for more information and make your submissions on FilmFreeway. We […]

Thank You Everyone For A Great KKIFF2020

Thank You Everyone For A Great KKIFF2020

The KKIFF really hopes that you enjoyed watching its selection of movies for Sabah’s first on-line film festival and taking part in the five amazing webinars. And what a team we have at the KKIFF who worked so well together to make this on-line festival a reality – and a success.  Thank you to everyone […]

CINEBALU ON-LINE – Sabah’s First On-line Film Festival

CINEBALU ON-LINE – Sabah’s First On-line Film Festival

The KKIFF is excited and delighted to launch Sabah’s first on-line film festival – today! This is the 11th year of the KKIFF and for the first time, in response to the current world situation, we made the challenging decision to screen our movies on-line. And we’ve called it CINEBALU ON-LINE. You can sign up […]

CINEBALU – Announcing our Selection for the KKIFF2020

CINEBALU – Announcing our Selection for the KKIFF2020

The KKIFF is delighted to announce that the following 12 films have been selected for this year’s CINEBALU programme. No. Film Title Director(s) Country 1 Announcement of Terror Jason Christian Indonesia 2 Brave Marc Abas Sabah, Malaysia 3 Circle of Bones Vincent Soberano Philippines 4 Family Story Rendro Aryo Indonesia 5 Forget Me Not Anwar […]

[IMPORTANT NOTE] Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition

[IMPORTANT NOTE] Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition

Due to the current situation, the KKIFF has had to re-think its festival for 2020. So we will be postponing the Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition to 2021. For those of you who have already submitted your short films, thank you very much! Please note that we will carry your submissions over to next year, rather than […]

Call for submissions for CINEBALU & Zoom10

Call for submissions for CINEBALU & Zoom10

It’s 2020 and the KKIFF is starting its second decade by launching our call for submissions for CINEBALU. At the same time, we are opening submissions for this year’s Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition. You will find all the details about CINEBALU and the Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition on FilmFreeway, our website: www.kkiff.com and other social media. The […]

CINEBALU

CINEBALU

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – This is out of competition Screenings: 5-12 September 2020 Venue: MBO Imago Mall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Deadline for submissions: 15 May 2020 Submission Guidelines Submissions can be made by citizens and residents of ASEAN countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam), Korea, Taiwan […]

Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition

Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED 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 of a minority language. This language is from a linguistically […]

Sabah Film Academy

Sabah Film Academy

POSTPONED TO 2021 Applications open on 1 May 2020 on the KKIFF website From Story to Screen Making a short documentary or narrative film 06-13 September 2020 What is it? 4 teams of participants from Malaysia working with international and regional instructors making either a 10-minute documentary OR a 10-minute narrative film Participants apply individually […]

Sabah Pitching Training & Awards

Sabah Pitching Training & Awards

POSTPONED TO 2021 Date: 12-13 September 2020 Applications open on 1 May 2020 on the KKIFF website The KKIFF is looking for 10 documentary film projects to be part of the Sabah Pitching Training & Awards 2020. Applications close on 31 July 2020. What is it? Sabah Pitching Training & Awards is a platform for […]