[Press Release] The 9th Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival Announces the Top 5 Submission Finalists
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – August 5th 2016 – The 9th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2016 (KLEFF2016) announced that 249 films were accepted for the competition from 334 submissions. Of the accepted films, top 5 films for each of the 6 categories have been selected as finalists of the KLEFF2016. However, the JKR-UNDP Energy Efficiency in Building Award and the Special Jury Award finalists will be announced by the 12th of August 2016.
KLEFF Festival Director, Fadly Bakhtiar said, “It has not been an easy task evaluating over 300 films from 45 countries, but the EcoKnights film selection committee soldiered on to choose the best films submitted for the KLEFF2016”.
“We are excited to share with you some information on both the amazing local and international films that we have selected 5 from for each category; Best Feature Film/Full-Length Documentary, Best Short Documentary/TV Documentary, Best Short Film, Public Service Announcements (PSA), as well as Best Animation. The finalists for JKR-UNDP Energy Efficiency in Building Award and the Special Jury Award, however, will be announced by the 12th of August” added Fadly. During the KLEFF2016, we will also be screening 9 must-watch films.
Due to the overwhelming submissions this year, it is impossible for us to screen all films in the span of three days. The jury committee had to make tough decision and selected almost 90 films to be screened this year at the festival. Rest assured, our goal is to keep spreading the important environmental messages through films to as many people in Malaysia and we are working hard to look for potential partners to screen the remaining films for this year. We truly appreciate your understanding and support on this matter.
Below are the shortlisted films for the KLEFF2016:
1. BEST FEATURE FILM/FULL-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | There Will Be Water | Per Liebeck | Denmark | 59 mins |
| 2. | Saving Jamaica Bay | David Sigal | United States | 1 hour 16 mins |
| 3. | Power to Change: The Energy Rebellion | Carl-A. Fechner | Germany | 1 hour 34 mins |
| 4. | The Disappearing Hills | Yeo Kai Wen | Singapore | 30 mins |
| 5. | Making Ancient Forest – Kalkalpen National Park | Rita Schlamberger | Austria | 52 mins |
2. BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY/TV DOCUMENTARY (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulin | Leo Plunkett | Indonesia | 16 mins 50 secs |
| 2. | Skeleton Sea | Mauritz Brekke Solberg | Norway | 25 mins 31 secs |
| 3. | A Last Stand for Lelu | Farhan Umedaly & Tamo Campos | Canada | 24 mins 39 secs |
| 4. | Moving to live | Marco Tessaro | Italy | 30 mins 50 secs |
| 5. | Women of the Shore: The hidden burden of climate change | Inshallah P. Montero | Malaysia | 15 mins 39 secs |
3. BEST SHORT FILM (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Swayer Corporations | Rathindran R Prasad | Turkey | 29 mins 30 secs |
| 2. | Guardians | Luis Arteaga | Mexico | 8 mins 43 secs |
| 3. | When the heron flies | Lionel Laget | France | 17 mins 53 secs |
| 4. | Message in a bottle | Danny Schmidt | United States | 15 mins |
| 5. | Shark & Lion | Florian Fischer | Germany | 6 mins 57 secs |
4. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Ignorant You | Brandon Teh Khai Sheng | Malaysia | 2 mins 36 secs |
| 2. | Our E-waste problem | Nicholas Lyell | United States | 8 mins 21 secs |
| 3. | How often do you leave your phone unplugged | Joey Lee, Carmen Cheong Khar Man, Matthew E.Navin | Malaysia | 3 mins 49 secs |
| 4. | Animal testing | Claire Dimitriades | Unknown | 1 min 10 secs |
| 5. | GAIA | Dhaniyah Ridzuan | Malaysia | 1 min 53 secs |
5. BEST ANIMATION (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The world of microfluids & microbioreactions | Toby Mony | Germany | 3 mins 58 secs |
| 2. | Don’t cut trees | Muhd Harith Noor Azmi | Malaysia | 5 mins 22 secs |
| 3. | Bright spots | Jili Rose | Australia | 7 mins 47 secs |
| 4. | Norma’s story | Alex Hawkey | Canada | 5 mins 46 secs |
| 5. | SHADOWS | Isaac Kerlov | Singapore | 11 mins 30 secs |
6. JKRxUNDP ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING AWARD (In no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Be like Masnawi | Emirul Redzuan | Malaysia | 2 mins 15 secs |
| 2. | Power Down to Power All | Ayu Abdullah & Teresa Krug | Malaysia | 1 min 22 secs |
| 3. | Steps to keep cool without air cond | Gavyn Lim Chin Yhong & Marcus Leong Kar Vor | Malaysia | 2 mins 54 secs |
| 4. | E-Waste | Stephanie Tan Jing Mei and Lim Sin Ni | Malaysia | 8 mins 21 secs |
| 5. | Moments | Bryan Ho | Malaysia | 3 mins 49 secs |
7. YOUNG FILM MAKER’S AWARD (in no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GAIA | Dhaniyah Ridzuan | Malaysia | 1 min 53 secs |
| 2. | The Mountain | Lim Siao Mun | Malaysia | 10 mins 16 secs |
| 3. | NADA | Nur Dhaniyah Muhd Ridzuan | Malaysia | 15 mins 13 secs |
| 4. | The ignorant you | Brandon Teh Khai Sheng | Malaysia | 2 mins 36 secs |
| 5. | Warita | Alifsyahrin Aro’qie | Malaysia | 21 mins 20 secs |
8. Special Jury Award (in no particular order)
| No. | Title | Director | Origin | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | No Haze Without Fire | Yan Manik | Indonesia | 25 mins 10 secs |
| 2. | The Disappearing Hills | Yeo Kai Wen | Singapore | 30 mins |
| 3. | Steps to Keep Cool without Air-Conditioning | Gavyn Lim Chin Yhong & Marcus Leong Kar Vor | Malaysia | 2 mins 54 secs |
The films have been reviewed by a panel of judges and winners will be announced at the official KLEFF2016 Awards Ceremony, scheduled for 14th October 2016 at 3:00PM at Black Box in Publika Shopping Gallery, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.
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 ninth year, the goal of the festival is to provide the Malaysian community with environmental films, workshops, talks, and discussions, and eco-vendors in an effort to improve awareness for environmental issues. The KLEFF2016 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 9th 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