Provided with a rare opportunity, Fikri Jermadi checks out Malaysian short films at the Locarno Film Festival 2020.
Category: Features
Cutting the Clutter – The Pioneers of Malaysian Cinema
Muzzamer Rahman looks back at the key personalities of the nation’s film journey.
Keeping Down Under Up – COVID-19 and the Australian Screen Industry
Originally published on Lens, Whitney Monaghan considers the global pandemic impact on creative industries in Australia.
Getting the Tough Going – How the Movie Industry is Fighting Lockdown
Originally published on The Conversation, Sarah Atkinson and Helen W. Kennedy outlines the importance of virtual technology in post-COVID-19 filmmaking.
Dashing Hopes – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 3)
Concluding his discourse on Imran Sheik’s film, Hassan Muthalib thinks aloud on the road ahead for Malaysian filmmakers.
Checkmate – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 2)
Continuing his discourse on ‘Daulat’, Hassan Muthalib discusses how Machiavellian ideals are played out in Imran Sheik’s film.
David and Goliath – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 1)
In the first of three parts, Hassan Muthalib contextualises Imran Sheik’s film in the Malaysian political film genre.
Flatmates Blind Date Little Things – BFI Academy 2020 Short Films
Attending the gala screening, Fikri Jermadi is encouraged by the films and filmmakers.