With the win, filmmaker Gan Yu Long will receive RM75,000 in production grant from BMW Group Malaysia as well as guidance and mentorship from the panel of judges to make his next professional short film.
Fish is a film about Gan’s interpretation of a conservative Malaysian Chinese family’s lifestyle and philosophy on hard work and conformity through a story about a young boy whose passion and creativity is stifled by his family’s traditional view of diligence and achievement.
BMW Group Malaysia managing director Alan Harris, the company’s corporate communications head Sashi Ambi (right), judges and contestants at the awards night on Dec 11.
The short film speaks about the loss of passion and creativity due to the traditional belief of conformity and uniformity where the lead character is seen to give up his creative ambition, passion and demeanour in place of mundane conventionality and thoughtless actions.
Fish also took home the award for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Best Production Design; and was nominated for the awards of Best Screenplay and Best Editing.
This year, Red Films, the production company led by judge Lina Tan have also awarded Winner of the Best Screenplay Award, Audrie Yeo and Fatimah Ruzaimi of the short film ‘Gigi’ a grant to produce a short film, which will later air on Feefo.TV.
This is the ninth year the annual BMW Shorties has been organised by BMW Group Malaysia.
The full list of entries can be viewed on the BMW Shorties website.
