GRAND WINNER
Samudera
Director: Aiman Ariffin
Writer: Ayyub Yusof
Producer: Shankari Sukumaran
Cast: Mia Sabrina Mahadir, Adilia Myra, Afia
Synopsis:
An Indonesian domestic worker who accidentally drowned her employer’s infant now faces the dilemma of whether to run away from the country with her daughter or to stay and face the consequences.
TOP 10
Act.1 Journey to Guang
Director: Kyo Chen
Writer: Kyo Chen
Producer: Melissa Lim, Mickey Lai
Cast: Lim Soek Yuen, Kyo Chen, Zai Zai
Synopsis:
The short film is a true life-inspired story, revolving around a local Malaysian actor – Kyo Chen Chong Wei. This story is about the journey Kyo Chen Chong Wei went through when playing the main role of “Guang” accompanied by his late mother who was suffering from terminal lung cancer. However, his mother left this world before the movie premiered. The son found a way using this short film shown every scene in reversed sequences back to the glorious moment to make the most sincere farewell with his mother.
X + Y
Director: Chen Pui Yu
Writer: Chen Pui Yu
Producer: Chin Siong Chew
Cast: Yue Weng Hong, Cathrine She Kai Teng, Miow Sin Yoke, Tha Kok Chong
Synopsis:
Hao Yu is a 17-year-old boy who lives in a world full of formulas and equations. In this world, people make every decision through calculating formulas. Without doing that, it is considered as illegal. Hao Yu is tired of this kind of live. One day, he meets a girl called Zi Yu laying in an alley with wounds all over her body. Hao Yu notices that Zi Yu is the wanted suspect he saw in the TV News that did not calculate formulas before helping others. He decides to save Zi Yu and starts asking for help on the street, but everyone around him keeps on calculating the formula and isn’t willing to help. Hao Yu feels anxious and helpless. At the end, he realizes that sometimes things should remain the way it should be and people have no choice but to obey. So he starts calculating the formula
Desakan Dewasa ( Hope & Despair)
Director: Johanna Johan
Writer: Johanna Johan
Producer: Ahmad Izzat Latip
Cast: Habielutfillah, Bront Palare, Mak Wan, Sashi Tharan
Synopsis:
Desakan Dewasa is a tale of Asib having to face adulthood before his time. He has a deep desire to go to school and learn like any other children his age but fate take a cruel turn on him; as he had to fend for himself and grandmother. His grandmother is disabled due to tragic accident that took both of Asib’s parent lives and her ability to walk. The unfortunate accident left Asib take care for his grandmother and himself. This is a story of hope and despair, where everyone’s action is based on the merit of