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352 Submissions are received for SeaShorts Competition. The selection committee had been reviewing the film. The selection will be announced after 15th July 2019. Call For Submission started from 1st May 2019 and ended on 15th June 2019. There are two competitions for the SeaShorts Film Festival: SeaShorts Competition Open to Southeast Asian filmmakers.20 short…

10 Malaysian short films will be selected for Next New Wave Competition. The deadline for submission is June 15th, 5 more days to go! Submit at:http://www.nextnewwave.com.my/call-for-submission About Sherman Ong Sherman born in Malacca! He is a filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. His practice has always centred on the human condition and our relationships with others…

Garin Nugroho will head the jury for the Next New Wave Competition, a category for Malaysian filmmakers. Each year, 10 films are selected to compete for the Next New Wave Award. Born in Jogjakarta, Garin Nugroho was a prominent filmmaker of the 1990s film generation in Indonesia and one of a few who were at…

Lee is the most sought-after editor in Southeast Asia. All 3 jury members for SeaShorts competition are announced: the head of jury Lav Diaz (Philippines), Bront Palarae (Malaysia), and last but not least, Lee Chatametikool (Thailand)! 20 short films from Southeast Asian countries will be selected for SeaShorts Competition. The deadline for submission is June…

An actor, screenwriter, director and producer, Bront Palarae is born in Alor Star, Malaysia but he is a Southeast Asian actor / filmmaker. He is of Malay, Punjabi-Pakistani and Thai ancestry. In Amir Muhammad’s 2007 Apa Khabar Orang Kampung(Village People Radio Show), Bront was the voice of the Thai radio soap opera actor. In year…

20 short films from Southeast Asia will be in competition for SeaShorts Award, with Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz as the head the jury. A grand master of world cinema, Lav Diaz is an inspiration for many independent filmmakers not only in Southeast Asia, but through out the world. Especially known for making very long film,…

Question and answer session with young Cambodian filmmakers, moderated by the Cambodian programmer, Park Sungho (second from left). The 3rd Southeast Asian Short Film Festival, SeaShorts had announced their festival date to be September 25 to 29th this year in Malacca. The 5 days event including film screenings, there are also forum, masterclass, workshop, art…

            What is it about cinema that make this medium so susceptible to reverential paeans to itself? What is it about celluloid spools, magnetic tapes, LaserDiscs, or the hyaline crispness of contemporary digital image that is able to continually hypnotize and afflict generations after generations with a deeply dysfunctional affection known as cinephilia? For many,…

A Year and It’s Cycle Opens to Something New. Written by Elise Shick A year just completed its cycle in the blink of an eye and here I am, standing in front of the audience crowd, announcing our failed Indiegogo campaign for SeaShorts Film Festival 2018. Thanks Rou Ning for this indistinct photo. Despite this…

Written by Elise Shick View fullsize Many things can happen on a bus, regardless its a spacious or a squeezy one. I said so because I used to take buses to travel between my hometown Johor and Kuala Lumpur. During my university years, twice a week, back and forth. Does this sound familiar to you?…