BMW Group Malaysia has recently announced the top 10 finalists up for this year’s BMW Shorties.
The sixth installation of the most prestigious and longest running short film competition in Malaysia, received a whopping total of 91 entry submissions. This clearly demonstrates the competitions on-going growth and vibrancy since its inception in 2007.
This year’s BMW Shorties short film competition – ‘Possibilities’ was chosen to encourage budding film makers to further explore their creativity, talent and cinematic passions.
“From the very beginning, the BMW Shorties program has received tremendous support from the film making community here. After all, it is the artists and the film community that have made this competition the success it is today. In the six years of the competition, we have already amassed an impressive total of 479 films and we have shown more than a third of these films at competitions all over the world.” said Sashi Ambi, Head of Corporate Communications BMW Group Malaysia.
The judging panel of the BMW Shorties 2012 also had a lot to say about the quality of the entries of this year’s competition. Mr Dain Said, a member of the official jury for BMW Shorties 2012 said, “The entries to this year’s BMW Shorties were form a diverse mix of film makers with numerous ideas and approaches and demonstrates that the Malaysian short film making scene is indeed very lively”.
Lina Tan, a two time veteran to judging the BMW Shorties added that there were strong improvements to the overall quality of submissions for a very tough decision making process.
The BMW Shorties 2012 Top 10 Finalists in no particular order are as follows:
‘Crossroads’ by Rebecca Yau Yi Mun
‘Da Capo’ by Tan Ce Ding
‘Das’ by Suresh Naidu
‘Haruman Hujan’ by Martin Chong Yuh Lin
‘Johan Adam’ by Lim Pik Lan
‘Leap of Faith’ by Bryan Lim Yong Tiam
‘Murdered’ by Chua Dick Woei
‘Muthal Naal Indru’ by Jagatesh Letchumanan
‘Sincerely, The End’ by Lee Wei Sheong
‘Talent House’ by Tan Hyon-Le
The BMW Shorties 2012 Award Nominees in no particular order are:
Best Cinematography
− Leap of Faith
− Muthal Naal Indru
− Murdered
Best Screenplay
− Murdered
− Muthal Naal Indru
− Talent House
Best Production Design
− Johan Adam
− Murdered
− Talent House
Best Editing
− Johan Adam
− Muthal Naal Indru
− Murdered
Best Sound Design
− Haruman Hujan
− Murdered
− Muthal Naal Indru
Best Actor
− Lee Yee Han as Bai Long in Murdered
− Chan Boon Woei as Zhen Wei in Murdered
− Kris Law as the talent in Talent House
Best Actress
− Jaya Ganason as the younger female in Muthal Naal Indru
− Lim Mei Fen as piano teacher in Da Capo
− Candy Ice as Miss Chen in Murdered
With the unveiling of the BMW Shorties 2012 finalists unveiled, you can now watch and vote for your favorite short film at the BMW Shorties Website to determine the recipient of the People’s Choice Award, which commences from 24 November 2012 to 7 December 2012.
The full list of award winners and the recipient of the RM75,000 BMW Shorties Grand Prize will be held on 20 December 2012 at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
For more information, visit visit the BMW Shorties website or BMW Shorties Facebook page.
