KUALA LUMPUR: The BMW Shorties has selected its top 10 finalists from a pool of aspiring filmmakers.
They are Dermaga by AliffIhsan Rahman; Tuck by Gordon Ling Fu Chur; Koci 5 Ringgit by Khairul Azharuddin; Fish by Gan Yu Long; Gigi by Audrie Yeo; Return by Sean Kook Way Siong; Zuan by Vance Chong Yew Hui; Highway by Aw See Wee; Cycle of Violence by CastonJ; and The Return by S. Keshvan
The theme for the ninth edition of the annual short film contest centres around "Change" and is aimed at challenging the creativity of Malaysians in communicating changes through film.
The panel of judges include a line-up of local film makers such as Rajay Singh, Affandi Jamaluddin, Ismail Kamarul, Lina Tan and Nandita Solomon.
Aside from the chance of winning the RM75,000 production grant as well as recognition in a line-up of supporting awards, the nominees of the Best Screenplay Award will each qualify for the Red Films script development grant. The grant consists of cash and script consultancy from industry experts at Red Communications.
The finalists' short films were screened at the BMW Shorties Festival 2015 on Nov 28, which also marked the start of the public voting period for the People’s Choice Award which ends on Dec 5.
