Like a hurricane, Fikri Jermadi breezes through the short films of the 2017 HACTION! competition, and finds plenty of food for thought.
Category: Features
Rounding Up – BMW Shorties 2017 (part 2)
Continuing on from his efforts last time out, Fikri Jermadi rounds up his thoughts on the remaining BMW Shorties 2017 finalists.
Making Ends Meet – BMW Shorties 2017 (part 1)
In the first of two parts, Fikri Jermadi goes through some of the nine finalists from the 2017 BMW Shorties short film competition.
Journeys to the Underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
Paul Salmond considers the everlasting connection between Greek mythology and American cinema.
Lighting the Base – The Shorts Cinema of Malaysia
Fikri Jermadi considers the short film scene in Malaysia, and sees a brighter future than ever before.
The Veiled Butterfly – Islamic Values in Selubung (part 2)
Concluding her look at Shuhaimi Baba’s ‘Selubung’, Putri Tasnim Arif considers how it may be more Islamic than many thinks.
The Veiled Butterfly – Islamic Values in Selubung (part 1)
In the first of a two-parter, Putri Tasnim Mohd Arif takes a closer look ‘Selubung’ and its position in the context of Malaysia and its cinema in 1992.
Our Time Is Now – On the Significance of Jagat’s FFM Success
Celebrating Jagat’s success at the 28th Malaysian Film Festival, Sheril A. Bustaman highlights the film’s importance in history. On Saturday 3rd September 2016, Jagat won the Best… Read more “Our Time Is Now – On the Significance of Jagat’s FFM Success”
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