Malaysia Film Festival
malaysia film festival ffm malay festival filem malaysia annual award ceremony organized entertainment journalist association malaysia honour excellence malaysian film considered malaysia equivalent academy award one major entertainment award presented malaysia alongside anugerah bintang popular entire entertainment industry similar anugerah skrin anugerah industri muzik music industry event used hosted persatuanpersatuan kebudayaan mainly singapore recognise excellence film industry especially malay film upon establishment entertainment journalist association malaysia ffm appropriately schemed outlined way help oversee progress malaysia malay film production direction malaysian people would able compete international film brought nation first malaysia film festival ffm ceremony held – april nirwana ballroom hilton hotel kuala lumpur honour outstanding film achievement period recent ceremony honouring film made held plenary hall klcc kuala lumpur september first award presented april nirwana ballroom hilton hotel closing ceremony first festival ever opening ceremony april opened officially minister information tan sri mohammad rahmat federal cinema kuala lumpur first award festival ceremony sixteen film competing award divided three category heavy drama hd light drama ld comedy k time hosting third ceremony ffm longer organised entertainment journalist association malaysia instead taken malaysia national film development finas second organisation award ceremony finas stood alone organising next three ceremony notably starting beginning ffm ceremony taken different organiser time federation film artistes’ association malaysia gafim establishment collaboration finas ffm held december first held outside selangor kuala lumpur event held malacca first best actor category jins shamsuddin performance tiada esok bagimu azean irdawaty took home best actress trophy performance esok masih ada ffm main trophy physical design consists four pillar merge open lock together top circle globe part base engraved category winner pillar made gold coated pewter designed resemble film roll symbolising rapid growth local film industry four pillar also represent four main stage film production namely preproduction production postproduction promotion trophy made black acrylic gold plated pewter white acrylic stand height inch width inch among contested award festival contested award malaysia film festival best film malaysia film festival best director malaysia film festival best actor malaysia film festival best actress malaysia film festival best screenplay malaysia film festival best original story malaysia film festival best cinematography malaysia film festival best editing malaysia film festival best original music score malaysia film festival best documentary malaysia film festival best short film malaysia film festival best digital film malaysia film festival best animated feature film contested award best supporting actor best supporting actress best art direction best sound direction best child actor best new actor best new actress best original theme song best costume designer best poster best comedy film best digital film best animated feature film best fight august nominee list th malaysian film festival revealed public came attention jagat ola bola critically acclaimed latter one highest grossing domestic film time disqualified best film category ffm put instead best nonbahasa malaysia film category reasoning given film followed criterion amount bahasa malaysia used around percent move deemed undeserving thus received intense backlash filmmaker netizens alike particularly screenwriter association kuala lumpur selangor penulis whose president alfie palermo lambasted racist although criticism category recent best picture nonbahasa malaysia category established best screenplay best director award subcategory created award year award first time criticism category become widespread suspicion favouritism conflict interest also aroused fact nominee put forward head malaysian film producer society pfm yusof haslam also owns skop production two entry best film category mat moto munafik happened produced yusof however denied allegation stating finass authority elect jury award also offered resign post next year problem persist expressing dissatisfaction list director afdlin shauki announced facebook page august boycott festival move lauded cimb group chairman nazir razak air asia ceo tony fernandes protest also joined cinematographer mohd kassim nominated work bravo stating nomination segregation language gave impression malay afraid competing nonmalays kassim later returned previously award wrapped black plastic bag finas director kamil othman tanya finas forum kuala lumpur assistantgeneral secretary film director association malaysia fdam hafiz ibrahim also resigned protest august communication multimedia minister salleh said keruak stated press meet finas official increasingly volatile issue august salleh said announced press statement bernama best film category shall open entry regardless language finas also decided cancel nonbahasa malaysia subcategories best director best screenplay best picture award create new best picture national language category place counterreaction however upset film director association malaysia fdam secretary datuk rahim awang announced guild take part ceremony allowing bahasa nonbahasa film compete equal term akin insulting federal constitution showing disrespect rukunegara one excos special project bureau head jeffrey chiang submitted letter resignation avoid association guild despite agreeing fdams stance finass directorgeneral fauzi ayob announced new encompassing category called best film replace two aforementioned best film category upcoming future award stating press conference move allow nominee compete equal ground