Press Release: Announcement of KLEFF 2019 Selected Films and Film Screening Schedule
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5th 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The 12th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2019 (KLEFF2019) film competition received and accepted a total submission of 233 environmental films from 48 countries this year under the festival’s theme: ‘Climate Action…Now.
Out of all the submissions, a total of 83 films of various lengths and genre have been selected by this year’s KLEFF jury committee.
The films will be screened over 5 days of this year’s KLEFF from 9th – 13th October 2019 at 2 locations – Black Box, Publika and Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, in conjunction with the International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM).
Film Screening Schedule Consisting of Films Selected for KLEFF 2019
Venue: Publika, Solaris Dutamas Kuala Lumpur
Date: 10th October 2019 (Thursday)
| Session 1 (5pm – 7pm) |
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| Film Title | Director | Country | Film Category |
| The Flying Rivers | Aurélien Francisco Barros | France | Feature Film |
| Sri Lanka – Big Four | Thivanka Perera | Sri Lanka | Short Documentary |
| Disappearing Souls | Jayaprakash Bojan | Singapore | Short Documentary |
| Okavango | Chris Schmid | Switzerland | Short Documentary |
| Stolen Apes | Colin Sytsma | United States | Short Documentary |
| Session 2 (8pm – 10pm) |
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| Humpback Whales – A Detective Story | Tom Mustill | United Kingdom | Feature Film |
| Helping Hands Dive | Sebatian Andrei | Not Specified | Short Documentary |
| Tukik | Steven Halim | Indonesia | Animation |
| Lisbon Urban Sea | José Vieira Mendes, Ricardo Gomes | Portugal | Short Documentary |
Date: 11th October 2019 (Friday)
| Session 1 (5pm – 7pm) |
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| Film Title | Filmmaker | Country | Film Category |
| Food, Earth, Happiness | Patrick M. Lydon, Suhee Kang | United States | Short Documentary |
| New Russian Farmers | Michail Elkin | Russian Federation | Short Documentary |
| Food To Live By | Scarlet N. Rodríguez | Dominican Republic | Short Documentary |
| By The Water | Kaelyn S Maehara | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| An Indonesian Tuna Tale: Championing Sustainability | Michael Raimondo | Not Specified | Short Documentary |
| The Man of The Trees | Andrea Trivero | Italy | Short Documentary |
| Session 2 (8pm – 10pm) |
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| A Better Tomorrow | Azlan Zarool | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| Pemung Jae | Alena Murang | Malaysia | Public Service Announcement (PSA) |
| Bringing Back Our Klang River: Exploring River of Life Public Outreach Programme | Mathavi Nadarajah | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| A Broken System | Elizabeth Miezejeski | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| Pokok | Kiran Kumar | Malaysia | Short Film |
| A Letter For The World | A Sarah Rinaldi | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| All Walks of Life Save The Earth with 5Rs | Lee Sin Yee | Malaysia | Public Service Announcement (PSA) |
| The Last Straw | Aina Marlisa Mohariz | Malaysia | Short Film |
| Weaver Ant | Terence Liew | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| Ekzos Raya | Syaqeer Haris | Malaysia | Short Film |
| Warriors For The Good | Christabel Teo | Singapore | Short Documentary |
| Masijago Porak Mai | Gilang Syahbani, Kenjhi Mashuri | Indonesia | Short Documentary |
Date: 12th October 2019 (Saturday)
| Session 1 (11am – 1pm) |
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| Film Title | Filmmaker | Country | Film Category |
| River of My Childhood | Stanisalav Schubert | Russian Federation | Short Documentary |
| Made in China: Reforming China’s Supply Chain | Gabriel Diamond, Matthew Beighley | United States | Short Documentary |
| Building a Dam on My Land | Tuhi Martukaw, Awi Pawan, Ulang | Taiwan | Short Documentary |
| Give Back The Silent Spring | Zeynep Üstünipek, Burak Kum | Turkey | Short Film |
| The Amazon Changers – Cook to Empower | 2019 | Esther Petsche, Samuel Schlaefli | Switzerland | Feature Film |
| Session 2 (2pm – 4pm) |
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| #Powerplant | Robert van Tellingen | Netherlands | Feature Film |
| Bedtime Stories for the Brave | Ipek Sertöz | Germany | Short Film |
| Zé Wants To Know Why | Diogo Cardoso | Portugal | Short Documentary |
| Sleepless / Repeat Until Death | Sean Lin | Malaysia | Short Film |
| Session 3 (5pm – 7pm) |
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| Cloud Kingdom | Nady Afiqah | Singapore | Short Documentary |
| Pusenai, The Last Dayak Basap | Fajaria Menur Widowati , Miftahuddin | Indonesia | Short Documentary |
| The Lost Person of the Forest | Deya Ward | United Kingdom | Short Film |
| To Find a Harpy | Daniel O’Neill | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| Kinara (‘The Edge’) | Kalp Sanghvi , Upamanyu Bhattacharyya | India | Animation |
| On the Cover | Yegane Moghaddam | Islam Republic of Iran | Animation |
| Hunting the Helmeted Hornbill | The Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Not Specified | Short Documentary |
| IPPADIKKU IYARKAI | JOHN SELVARAJAN | Malaysia | Short Film |
| Session 4 (8pm – 10pm) |
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| What To Do About Climate Disruption | Eric Simon | United Kingdom | Feature Film |
| Piliga Rising | Mark Pearce | Australia | Short Documentary |
| Mni Wiconi: Water is Life | Miguel Antonio Genz, Jeremias Galante | United States | Animation |
| The Wooden Dancer .Climate Action…Now | Mohammed Ebrahim | Yemen | Animation |
Date: 13th October 2019 (Sunday)
| Session 1 (11am – 1pm) |
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| Film Title | Filmmaker | Country | Film Category |
| Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime | Stuart Taylor | United Kingdom | Animation |
| So Goes The World | Andrea Álvarez Sánchez, Daniel Domínguez Michael | Mexico | Short Film |
| Go Explore- “Hidden Gem” | Mai Fernandez | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| Sniper | Karthic SS | New Zealand | Short Documentary |
| The Last Mahout | Tania Esteban | United Kingdom | Short Film |
| The Value of Biodiversity – Peru | Axel Gomille | Germany | Short Documentary |
| Barely Alive | Chan Ming Chun | Hong Kong | Short Film |
| Session 2 (2pm – 4pm) |
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| Beyond Climate | Ian Mauro | Canada | Feature Film |
| Tayo Tayo | Patrick Chadwick | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| In the Dire Straits of Ujung Beting | Dony P. Herwanto | Indonesia | Short Documentary |
| Blue Ventures | Gabriel Diamond | United States | Short Documentary |
| The Sea and the Land | Ines Reinisch | Germany | Short Documentary |
| Session 3 (5pm – 7pm) |
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| Coral Woman | PRIYA THUVASSERY | India | Feature Film |
| Mobulas Scene | DE JESUS Olivier | France | Short Film |
| Alice in Borneo’s Ocean Wonderland | Oliver Deppert | Malaysia | Short Documentary |
| Film The Change: Plastic | Laura Mahler | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| Finding Beauty in Garbage | Satyakam Dutta | India | Short Documentary |
| Session 4 (8pm – 10pm) |
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| 67 49 32 North | Ece Soydam, Mathieu Dumond | Turkey | Feature Film |
| Legacy | Barry Mitchell | Australia | Short Film |
| Or Else Everyone Dies | David Nast Cole | United Kingdom | Animation |
| Earth & Water | Paul D. Scott | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| God Has Already Gone Ahead | PETER BÖVING | Germany | Animation |
| The Literary Method of Urban Design | Dr. Alan Marshall | New Zealand | Short Docuentary |
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Date: 9th October 2019 (Wednesday)
| Session 1 (11am – 1pm) |
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| Film Title | Filmmaker | Country | Film Category |
| Sustainable Visionaries: The Ecovillage | Jorge Sanchez Arias | Costa Rica | Short Documentary |
| Message from The End of World | Matteo Born | Switzerland | Feature film |
| TCCON Philippines | Malcolm A. Velazco | Philippines | Feature Film |
| Session 2 (2pm – 4pm) |
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| Sustainable Nation | Micah Smith | Israel | Feature Film |
| Tunggu Sekejap | Women Association for Development & Innovation (WADI) | Malaysia | PSA |
| Blue Goes Green: Net Zero Police Station | Laure Quinlivan | United States | Short Documentary |
| Living Building: The Ethel Lane House | Denise Kenney | Canada | Short Documentary |
Date: 11th October 2019 (Friday)
| Session 1 (11am – 1pm) |
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| Film Title | Filmmaker | Country | Film Category |
| Moyang | Farhan Umedaly | Canada | PSA |
| EDUCATION ON THE BOAT -A NEW HOPE FOR TOMORROW | KM Taj-Biul Hasan | Bangladesh | Short Documentary |
| Engineering with Nature – An Ode to Water, Wood and Stone | Shelly Solomon | United States | Feature Film |
| Session 2 (2pm – 4pm) |
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| Instruments in the Architecture: Building The Pianodrome | Austen McCowan, Will Hewitt | United Kingdom | Short Documentary |
| Poisoning Paradise | Keely Shaye Brosnan, Teresa Tico | United States | Feature Film |
| The Loop | Mike Sakas | Hong Kong | Short Documentary |
| LOS PLASTICO | Patricio Mekis, Angel Marín | Chile | Short Documentary |
We would like to congratulate the film makers whose films were selected to be screened in KLEFF 2019!! We are grateful for the film makers who supported KLEFF 2019 through your inspiring and educational films. We are grateful to have you participating in this film festival and look forward to more films in next year’s KLEFF.
The screening tickets will be open for sale in September, therefore interested audience are encouraged to be updated about the film screening through the official website of KLEFF via www.kleff.my.
KLEFF 2019 Film Competition Finalist to Be Announced Soon
The list of finalists will be announced on 15th August 2019. The finalists’ categories are: Best Feature Film/Full-Length Documentary, Best Short Documentary/TV Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Animation and ASEAN Young Filmmaker Award.
For more information about the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival or its organizer, EcoKnights, please contact info@kleff.my
About the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival (KLEFF)
The KLEFF is run and organized by local environmental NGO, EcoKnights. Now in its tenth year, the goal of the festival is to provide the Malaysian community with environmental films, workshops, talks, forums, discussions, and eco-vendors in an effort to improve awareness for environmental issues. The KLEFF2018 is supported by a variety of corporate sponsors, NGO’s, vendors, media outlets, and members of the public. Detailed information about the KLEFF, along with a complete list of sponsors and partners, can be found on their website www.kleff.my
About EcoKnights
EcoKnights is a not-for- profit environmental organization with the Malaysian Registrar of Societies. Founded in 2005 by Yasmin Rasyid, the organization focuses on community based environmental education and awareness projects that help Malaysians to understand and deal with environmental issues that affect them. EcoKnights offers a variety of programs for the community including Sentinels of Time photography competition, Knights of Nature Sustainability Camp, Anugerah Hijau youth competition, and the Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival (KLEFF), which is now in its 11th year. EcoKnights also provides community films screenings, organizes environmental talks and workshops, and provides consultation and programming for environmental corporate social responsibility efforts.
For more information about EcoKnights and their programs, visit their website at www.ecoknights.org.my