6th MIFFest

23rd – 29th July 2023

Film Lineup

OPENING FILM

  • Eraser
    Mark Lee See Teck | Malaysia | 2023

CLOSING FILM

  • See You at the Rally

    Kanny Chang| Taiwan | 2023

COMPETITION

  • Eraser

    Mark Lee See Teck | Malaysia | 2023

  • Our Home
    Romi Meitei Mayanglambam | India | 2022

  • Let the Dance Begin
    Marina Seresesky | Spain | 2023

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    Antonio Lukich | Ukraine | 2022

  • Autobiography
    Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia | 2022

  • Plan 75
    Chie Hayakawa | Japan | 2022

  • Sunny Side of the Street
    Lau Kok-rui | Hong Kong | 2022

  • Snow and the Bear
    Selcen Ergun | Turkey | 2022

  • A Light Never Goes Out
    Anastasia Tsang | Hong Kong | 2022

  • My Small Land
    Emma Kawawada | Japan | 2022

NON-COMPETITION

  • Adoiii Jiwaku

    Steve Yap | Malaysia | 2023

  • No Bears
    Jafar Panahi | Iran | 2022

  • World War III
    Houman Seyyedi | Iran | 2022

  • Hong Kong Family
    Eric Tsang | Hong Kong | 2022

  • For My Country
    Rachid Hami | France | 2022

  • Cord of Life
    Qiao Sixue | China | 2022

  • Banu
    Tahmina Rafaella | Azerbaijian | 2022

  • In My Mother’s Skin
    Kenneth Dagatan | Philippines | 2023

  • 2 Women
    Ryuichi Hiroki | Japan | 2022

SECOND GLANCE

  • Shuttle Life
    Tan Seng Kiat | Malaysia | 2017

  • All About Ah-Long
    Johnnie To | Hong Kong | 1989

OPEN AIR CINEMA: MALAYSIA HOMEGROWN INDIE

  • One Two Jaga
    Namron | Malaysia | 2018

  • Flower in the Pocket
    Liew Seng Tat | Malaysia | 2007

  • Year Without a Summer
    Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia |2010

  • Jagat
    Sun-J Perumal | Malaysia | 2015

  • The Tiger Factory
    Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia | 2010

GOING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK:

THE RELUCTANT EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY TAIWAN FILMS

  • Day Off
    Fu Tien-Yu | Cambodia, Japan | 2024

  • Heavy Craving
    Pei-Ju Hsieh | Taiwan | 2019

  • A Silent Gaze
    Huang Hsin-yao | Taiwan | 2022

  • I WeirDo
    Liao Ming-yi | Taiwan | 2020

  • GAGA
    Laha Mebow | Taiwan | 2022

  • Coo-Coo 043
    Chan Ching-lin | Taiwan | 2022

  • American Girl
    Feng-I Fiona Roan | Taiwan | 2021

  • The 2014 Consensus
    Yi-Hsuan Su | Taiwan | 2019

  • Ten Years Taiwan: Way Home
    Lu Po-shun | Taiwan | 2018

  • Last Year When the Train Passed by
    Huang Pang-Chuan | Taiwan | 2018

  • Babes’ Not Alone
    Jovi Lee | Taiwan | 2016

BIFAN AT MIFFEST

  • Iron Mask
    Kim Sung Hwan | South Korea | 2023

  • Single8
    Konaka Kazuya | Japan | 2023

Nominees & Winners

BEST FILM

  • Autobiography

    Makbul Mubarak | Indonesia | 2022

  • Eraser

    Mark Lee See Teck | Malaysia | 2023

  • Our Home

    Romi Meitei Mayanglambam | India | 2022

  • Let the Dance Begin

    Marina Seresesky | Spain | 2023

  • Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Antonio Lukich | Ukraine | 2022

  • Plan 75

    Chie Hayakawa | Japan | 2022

  • Sunny Side of the Street

    Lau Kok Rui | Hong Kong | 2022

  • A Light Never Goes Out

    Anastasia Tsang | Hong Kong | 2022

  • Snow and the Bear

    Selcen Ergun | Turkey | 2022

  • My Small Land

    Emma Kawawada | Japan | 2022

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Makbul Mubarak

    Autobiography

  • Chie Hayakawa

    Plan 75

  • Emma Kawawada

    My Small Land

  • Lau Kok Rui

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Marina Seresesky

    Let the Dance Begin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Asiye Dinçsoy

    Snow and the Bear

  • Cecillia Choi

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Stefanie Arianne

    Plan 75

  • Kiranjeet Gill

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Pastora Vega

    Let the Dance Begin

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Henick Chou

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Inderjeet Singh

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Jorge Marrale

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Arswendy Bening Swara

    Autobiography

  • Sorri Senjam

    Our Home

BEST ACTRESS

  • Lina Arashi

    My Small Land

  • Chieko Baisho

    Plan 75

  • Mercedes Morán

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Merve Dizdar

    Snow and the Bear

  • Sylvia Chang

    A Light Never Goes Out

BEST ACTOR

  • Amil Nasirov

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Dario Grandinetti

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Anthony Wong

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Kevin Ardilova

    Autobiography

  • Master Priyojit

    Our Home

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Makbul Mubarak

    Autobiography

  • Chie Hayakawa

    Plan 75

  • Lau Kok Rui

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Marina Seresesky

    Let the Dance Begin

  • Romi Meitei Mayanglambam

    Our Home

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Leung Ming-kai

    A Light Never Goes Out

  • Misha Lubarsky

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Johni Meitei & Kangabam Bikram

    Our Home

  • Wojciech Staron

    Autobiography

  • Hideto Urata

    Plan 75

AUDIENCE
CHOICE
AWARD

  • Adoiii Jiwaku

    Steve Yap | Malaysia | 2023

LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD

  • Sylvia Chang

AWARD FOR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM

  • Aaron Kwok

PRELIMINARY SELECTION COMMITTEE

  • Yansen Tan

  • Yong Cheng Fei

  • Tay Sheik Er

  • Kik Fei Jiun

  • Ooi Swee Yaw

  • Isazaly Mohd Isa

  • Khairi Anwar

  • Eddy Tan

JURY PANEL FOR SEMI-FINAL STAGE

  • Liza Dino

  • Kalash Nanda Kumar

  • Julia Chu

  • Roland Lee

  • Claudia Becerril

JURY PANEL FOR FINAL STAGE

  • Johnnie To (Jury President)

  • Ryūichi Hiroki

  • Zizan Razak

  • Truong Ngoc Anh

  • Eric Khoo

Forums & Masterclasses

MASTERCLASS

  • Decoding Action Directorial Master:
    In Conversation with Johnnie To

  • Telling Women’s Stories:
    A Masterclass with Ryuichi Hiroki

FORUM

Models and Scenarios for the Global Success of Genre Cinema

  • Ellen Kim

  • Kim Sung Hwan

The Challenge for New Directors: More Than Just Finding One’s Voice

  • Fiona Roan

  • Lau Kok Rui

  • Jovi Lee

Adapting to the Changing Realities in Cinema

  • Chong Keat Aun

  • Laha Mebow

  • Chan Ching-lin