KUALA LUMPUR: From now to Sept 18, BMW Shorties is showcasing a collection of BMW Shorties films from the years of 2011 through to 2019 on Astro GO, celebrating the creative talents of Malaysian film and digital content makers.
As Malaysia’s longest running short film and digital content competition, the BMW Shorties is a creative initiative by BMW Group Malaysia to uncover and support local content creators.
BMW Group Malaysia head of corporate communications Sashi Ambi said the collaboration with Astro was timely, especially with the Merdeka and Hari Malaysia celebrations taking place around the corner.
Sharmin Parameswaran, vice-president of VOD/PPV & International at Astro said the station was delighted to work with the BMW Shorties to showcase the work of talented local filmmakers and digital content creators to a wider Malaysian.
The 30 BMW Shorties short films that are featured on Astro GO are:
1. Guang by Quek Shio Chuan,
2. Murdered by Chua Dick Woei,
3. Sid & Barry by Quek Shio Chuan,
4. Hidup Bersama by Lau Ming Yeow,
5. Putus by Muhammad Ezmeer Bin Abd Rahman,
6. 32°C Fall In Love by Tan Seng Kiat,
7. Pejam Pelik by Mohd Khairul Azri Md Noor,
8. Rozita Binti Roslan by Taufiq Kamal,
9. Fish by Gan Yu Long,
10. Koci 5 Ringgit by Khairul Azaharuddin bin Ariffin,
11. Gigi by Audrie Yeo,
12. Short & Sweet by Balachandran S.K. Sivalingam,
13. TUCK by Gordon Ling Fu Chur,
14. Terminal by Caston J,
15. Hawa by Tan Ce Ding,
16. Roundabout by Liew Yew Yin,
17. Never Was The Shade by Lim Kean Hian,
18. SELAM 2.0 by Lor Yew Mien,
19. Desakan Dewasa by Johanna Johan Ariffin,
20. Touch by Wilson Tai,
21. Gold! There is Gold in the River by Mallory Lee,
22. Colourless by Ananth Subramaniam,
23. Burn by Ng Kwok Yong,
24. Handbag by Mohd Khairul Anuar,
25. Kampung Aman by Sherwynn Victor and Michael Lourdes,
26. PACE by Ekin Charles,
27. Di Sini Aku by Putri Purnama Sugua,
28. Ralat the Musical by Khairi Anwar,
29. Pemburungan by Chulat,
30. SATU by John Hafiz
In addition to the special showcase of these BMW Shorties short films on Astro GO, the BMW Shorties is also making its highly-anticipated return for its 16th year running – with the 2022 theme, “RE:IMAGINE”!
The grand prize winner of the BMW Shorties will once again be awarded a production grant of RM80,000 to produce a BMW Shorties-funded short film.
More details will be revealed in the coming weeks, so for all aspiring creators and fans out there, do keep an eye out on the official BMW Shorties Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BMWShorties and Instagram account at www.instagram.com/bmwshorties.
