ZOOM10 Filmmakers’ Competition Nominations
The Zoom10 jury has nominated 9 films for awards this year. Three films will take the Golden Kinabalu Awards for Documentary, Indigenous Language and Narrative. The other six films have Special Mention.
The films and directors are:
| Bojus The Mask & The Spirit of Ancestors Director: Faris Country: Malaysia |
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| Elsa Director: Lim Jen Nee Country: Singapore |
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| Just a Call Away Director: Jessica Heng Country: Singapore |
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| Small Steps Director: Richard Legaspi Country: Philippines |
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| Anak Seletar Director: Firdaus Balam Country: Malaysia |
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| Disappearing Verses Director: Ricardo Unto Country: Malaysia |
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| Bookanima Director: Shon Kim Country: Republic of Korea |
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| Here I am Director: Putri Purnama Sugua Country: Malaysia |
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| Looking for Wong Kar Wai Director: Christopher Ling Jing Country: Malaysia |
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You can sign up for a KKIFF account from 4 October at https://cinebalu.kkiff.com and watch these films as part of this year’s CINEBALU On-Line programme.
The Zoom10 nominations are part of the Shorts Special programme on 16-17 October.
The winners will be announced at the Zoom10 Filmmakers’ Competition Awards Night on 17 October, starting at 8.00pm – on the KKIFF facebook page and youtube. Awards Night will include Q&A with the three winning directors. Join us then!
Awards Night is sponsored by the Sabah Tourism Board.
