8th MIFFest

19th – 27th July 2025

Film Lineup

OPENING FILM

CLOSING FILM

COMPETITION

  • All That’s Left of You
    Cherien Dabis| Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2025

  • DJ Ahmet

    Marcelo Botta | North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia | 2025

  • My Friend An Delie
    Dong Zijian | China | 2024

  • Paternal Leave
    Alissa Jung | Germany, Italy | 2025

  • Red Path

    Lotfi Achour | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | 2024

  • Soft Leaves

    Miwako Van Weyenberg | Belgium | 2025

  • To A Land Unknown

    Mahdi Fleifel | United Kingdom, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, Denmark,
    Netherlands, France, Germany | 2024

  • Universal Language

    Matthew Rankin | Canada | 2024

  • Winter in Sokcho

    Koya Kamura | France, South Korea | 2024

A-LISTER

  • Grande Maison Paris

    Ayuko Tsukahara | United Kingdom, Japan | 2024

  • What Does That Nature Say to You
    Hong Sangsoo | South Korea | 2025

MALAYSIAN DISPATCH

  • Housekeeping?
    Zahir Omar | Malaysia | 2024

  • Memori
    Abid Hussain | Malaysia | 2025

NEON

  • As the River Goes By
    Charles Hu | China | 2024

  • Family Secrets
    Lee Sang-hoon | South Korea | 2025

  • Renoir
    Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar |2025

MASTER AT WORK: TI LUNG

  • A Better Tomorrow
    John Woo | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1986

MASTER AT WORK: RAJ KAPOOR

  • Awara – The Vagabond
    Raj Kapoor | India | 1951

  • Bobby
    Raj Kapoor | India | 1973

ACTOR IN FOCUS: REZA RAHADIAN

  • Habibie & Ainun
    Faozan Rizal | Indonesia | 2012

  • My Stupid Boss
    Upi | Indonesia, Malaysia | 2016

MANIFESTO

  • From Island to Island
    Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan | 2024

  • The Tides Will Decide
    Azim Rizal | Malaysia | 2025

ASEAN ON SCREEN

  • Cu Li Never Cries
    Pham Ngoc Lan | Vietnam, Singapore, France, Philippines, Norway | 2024

  • Next Stop, Somewhere
    James Lee | Malaysia, Taiwan | 2024

  • Stranger Eyes
    Yeo Siew Hua | Singapore, Taiwan, France, USA | 2024

  • Sunshine
    Antoinette Jadaone | Philippines | 2024

  • Tale of the Land
    Loeloe Hendra | Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Qatar | 2024

  • The Stone
    Arak Amornsupasiri, Vuthipong Sukhanindr | Thailand | 2025

LENSES OF INDIAN WOMEN FILMMAKERS

  • Boong
    Lakshmipriya Devi | India | 2024

  • Second Chance
    Subhadra Mahajan | India | 2024
  • Victoria
    Sivaranjini | India | 2024

  • Village Rockstars 2
    Rima Das | India, Singapore, China | 2024

HARBOUR OF STORIES: HONG KONG ON SCREEN

  • Fight For Tomorrow
    Chan Tai Lee | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2024

  • Last Song For You
    Jill Leung | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2024
  • Montages of a Modern Motherhood
    Chan Oliver Siu Kuen | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2024
  • The Way We Talk
    Adam Wong | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2024
  • Valley of the Shadow of Death
    Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2024

OPEN AIR CINEMA

  • Desolasi
    Syafiq Yusof | Malaysia | 2016

  • Emerging Composers Initiative 2025 Shorts Showcase
    Leong Xing Tong, Caitlin Leticia, Khira Ammar, Kishan Kummar | Malaysia | 2025
  • Fly By Night
    Zahir Omar | Malaysia | 2018

  • Hantu Kak Limah
    Mamat Khalid | Malaysia | 2018

  • Kuman Pictures Challenges 6 Finalists
    Syalikh Nazrul, Aqiil, Muhazzam Sharif, Adrian Reman, Nohbon, Mohd Awis Abu Bakar & Faizal Sulaiman, Danish Ilham, Varten, Alli Hasrom and Gunamax | Malaysia | 2025

  • Munafik 2
    Syamsul Yusof | Malaysia | 2018

  • Polis Evo
    Ghaz Abu Bakar | Malaysia | 2015

  • The Journey

    Chiu Keng Guan | Malaysia | 2014

  • The Kid From The Big Apple
    Jess Teong | Malaysia | 2017

8TH MIFFEST X 25TH EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL MALAYSIA

  • Armand
    Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel | Norway, Netherlands, Sweden| 2024

  • Drazen
    Danilo Šerbedžija, Ljubo Zdjelarević | Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia | 2024

  • Growing Down
    Bálint Dániel Sós | Hungary | 2024
  • I Shall See
    Mercedes Stalenhoef | Netherlands | 2025

  • Late Shift
    Petra Volpe | Switzerland, Germany | 2025

  • Nasty

    Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu, Tudor D. Popescu | Romania | 2024

  • Once Upon a Time in a Forest
    Virpi Suutariu | Finland | 2024

  • Spilt Milk
    Brian Durnin | Ireland, United Kingdom | 2024

  • Taste of Freedom
    Oleksandr Berezan | Ukraine | 2023

  • The Devil’s Bath
    Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala | Austria, Germany | 2024

  • The Girl with the Needle
    Magnus von Horn | Denmark, Poland, Sweden | 2024

  • The Last Journey
    Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson | Sweden | 2024

  • The Portuguese House
    Avelina Prat | Spain, Portugal | 2025
  • The Time It Takes
    Francesca Comencini | Italy, France | 2024

  • Under the Volcano
    Damian Kocur | Poland | 2024

  • Year of the Widow
    Veronika Lišková | Czechia, Slovakia, Croatia | 2024

Nominees & Winners

BEST FILM

  • All That’s Left of You
    Cherien Dabis | Germany, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan, Greece, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2025

  • DJ Ahmet
    Georgi M. Unkovski | North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia | 2025

  • My Friend An Delie
    Dong Zijian | China | 2024

  • Paternal Leave
    Alissa Jung | Germany, Italy | 2025

  • Red Path
    Lotfi Achour | Tunisia, Belgium, France, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia | 2024

  • Soft Leaves
    Miwako Van Weyenberg | Belgium | 2025

  • To A Land Unknown
    Mahdi Fleifel | United Kingdom, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, Denmark, Netherlands, France, Germany | 2024
  • Universal Language
    Matthew Rankin | Canada | 2024

  • Winter in Sokcho
    Koya Kamura | France, South Korea | 2024

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Cherien Dabis

    All That’s Left of You

  • Zhang Weizhong, Dong Zijian
    My Friend An Delie

  • Natacha De Pontcharra, Doria Achour, Sylvain Cattenoy, Lotfi Achour
    Red Path

  • Fyzal Boulifa, Mahdi Fleifel, Jason Mccolgan
    To A Land Unknown

  • Koya Kamura, Stéphane Ly-Cuong
    Winter in Sokcho

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Park Mi-hyeon

    Winter in Sokcho

  • Maria Zreik

    All That’s Left of You

  • Yin Tao

    My Friend An Delie

  • Masako Tomita

    Soft Leaves

  • Danielle Fichaud

    Universal Language

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • Han Haolin

    My Friend An Delie

  • Mohammad Bakri

    All That’s Left of You

  • Aksel Mehmet

    DJ Ahmet

  • Chi Xingkai

    My Friend An Delie

  • Aram Sabbagh

    To A Land Unknown

BEST ACTRESS

  • Juli Grabenhenrich

    Paternal Leave

  • Cherien Dabis

    All That’s Left of You

  • Lill Berteloot

    Soft Leaves

  • Rojina Esmaeili

    Universal Language

  • Bella Kim

    Winter in Sokcho

BEST ACTOR

  • Mahmood Bakri
    To A Land Unknown
  • Saleh Bakri

    To A Land Unknown

  • Arif Jakup
    DJ Ahmet

  • Liu Haoran

    My Friend An Delie

  • Ali Helali

    Red Path

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Lotfi Achour

    Red Path

  • Cherien Dabis

    All That’s Left of You

  • Georgi M. Unkovski
    DJ Ahmet

  • Dong Zijian

    My Friend An Delie

  • Mahdi Fleifel

    To a Land Unknown

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Isabelle Stachtchenko
    Universal Language

  • Christopher Aoun

    All That’s Left of You

  • Naum Doksevski
    DJ Ahmet
  • Lyu Songye
    My Friend An Delie

  • Wojciech Staroń

    Red Path

AUDIENCE
CHOICE
AWARD

  • From Island to Island
    Lau Kek Huat | Taiwan | 2024

LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD

  • Ti Lung

AWARD FOR EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM

  • Reza Rahadian

NEW
HOPE
AWARD

  • Red Path

    Lotfi Achour | Tunisia | 2024

PRELIMINARY SELECTION COMMITTEE

  • Ansell Tan

  • Chrishandra Sebastiampillai

  • Indrani Kopal

  • Jasmine Suraya

  • Jordan Chiam

  • Kaze Ng

  • Kik Fei Jiun

  • Rabbani Sujak

  • Rosdeen Suboh

  • TK Cheng

  • Victor Chen

  • Vimala Perumal

  • Zahir Omar

JURY PANEL FOR SEMI-FINAL STAGE

  • Al Jafree Md Yusop

  • Chacko Vadaketh

  • Leslie Ewe

  • Rendra Zawawi

  • Sangeeta Krishnasamy

  • Saville Chan

  • Vanidah Imran

  • Yasmin Yaacob

JURY PANEL FOR FINAL STAGE

  • Asif Kapadia (Jury President)

  • Diana Danielle

  • Jennifer Yu

  • Reza Rahadian

  • Rima Das

Panels, Forums & Masterclasses

MASTERCLASS

  • Pia Marais’ Masterclass:

    The Director’s Script

  • Asif Kapadia’s Masterclass:

    Unscripted Narrative of Truth

  • Ti Lung’s Masterclass:

    The Hero’s Code

FORUM

From Vision to Screen

  • Jennifer Yu
  • Reza Rahadian

  • Rima Das

ASEAN FILM & TV SUMMIT | ASEAN ON SCREEN PANEL DISCUSSION

Beyond Borders: Funding Pathways and Development Strategies by ASEAN Film Agencies

  • Huoy Socheat

  • Judith J. Dipodiputro

  • Dato’ Azmir Saifuddin Bin Mutalib

  • Joierie Ann Pacumio

  • Dang Tran Cuong

From Local to Global: ASEAN Producers Navigating New Audiences

  • Alemberg Ang

  • Shamin Yusof

  • Tan Si En

  • Tran Thi Bich Ngoc

Cinematic Frontiers: Innovation, Infrastructure & Collaboration in ASEAN Film

  • Colin Peh

  • Loke Chee Wai

Cinema in Flux: Finding the Right Story

  • Garin Nugroho

  • Lee Dong-ha

  • Lee Sang-hoon

  • Saville Chan