13th edition BMW Shorties goes Uncharted

By CARSIFU | 9 August 2019


PETALING JAYA: BMW Group Malaysia announced the 13th installment of the BMW Shorties, one of Malaysia’s most prestigious and longest running short film competitions.

“The BMW Shorties has discovered more than 900 talents for the film and digital content industry in the last 12 years. As Malaysia’s most established and celebrated short film competition, the BMW Shorties will continue to provide emerging filmmakers and digital content creators with a platform to express their creativity once again this year.

"We are proud to be part of countless milestones achieved by the alumni the BMW Shorties has cultivated since 2006. With successes in the likes of Shanjey Kumar’s ‘Jagat’, Quek Shio Chuan’s ‘Guang’ and Zahir Omar’s ‘Fly By Night’, we are excited to discover more talent from BMW Shorties 2019,” said Sashi Ambi, Head of Corporate Communications, BMW Group Malaysia.

The theme for the 13th edition of the BMW Shorties is “UNCHARTED”. The grand discovery and the celebration of pursuit, UNCHARTED symbolises the perfect combination of curiosity and tenacity.

“Our aim with UNCHARTED is to allow the creative minds of our nation the freedom to explore. When we first introduced the BMW Shorties 13 years ago, we had waded through uncharted waters to give an opportunity to local up-and-coming film talent when opportunity was not present.

"That unprecedented leap ahead by BMW Group Malaysia has and continues to elevate undiscovered filmmakers and digital content creators so that they may also chart new frontiers in the industry for the future,” added Ambi.

This year's line-up of judges comprises of award-winning filmmakers and veterans of the local film industry such as Saw Teong Hin (Puteri Gunung Ledang and Rise: Ini Kalilah); Indrani Kopal (The Game Changer and Incarcerated Rhythm), Amanda Nell Eu (Lagi Senang Jaga Sekandang Lembu), as well as panel advisers for the National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) – Nadira Ilana (The Silent Riot) and Adrian Teh (Ice Kacang Puppy Love and PASKAL The Movie).

The BMW Shorties 2019 will award the grand prize winner a production grant of RM 80,000.

Recognition for filmmaking talent will also be awarded in an extensive range of supporting categories, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Sound Design and the People’s Choice Award, along with this year’s new category for Best Student Award.

The BMW Shorties is open for entries from Aug 8, 2019 and aspiring filmmakers as well as digital content creators will have until Oct 11, 2019 at 6pm to submit their entries.

This year, the BMW Shorties will also be leading the film segment of Urbanscapes – Malaysia's longest-running creative arts festival.

For further information on the BMW Shorties and how to participate, visit the official BMW Shorties website.

 

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