FFVPM14 winner to get RM50,000 grant for short film production
The Malaysian student festival has received 177 entries, with cash prizes and trophies to be awarded in 22 categories.
A short-film production grant worth RM50,000 will go to the winner of Malaysia's 14th Malaysian Student Film and Video Festival (FFVPM14), Finas chief executive officer Datuk Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib said. Funding will come through the Madani Generation Catalyst Fund.
Starting on Nov 12, the festival will span two days at the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara). Finas is supporting the event, which the academy's Faculty of Creative Writing and Film will host.
Azmir said a further RM25,000 would be distributed as cash prizes, with trophies also awarded in 22 categories. The Communications Ministry is working with Finas to provide the awards through the Madani Community Creative Youth Programme. He expressed hope that the support would help winners produce new work and benefit from industry mentorship.
According to Aswara Rector Datuk 'Ainu Sham Ramli, submissions numbered 177 from 35 institutions nationwide, encompassing secondary schools and higher education institutions. The programme accompanies the 35th Malaysia Film Festival and includes an awards night, workshops, industry forums and masterclasses.
'Ainu said Aswara previously hosted the festival in 2006. She added that the academy and Finas had reinforced their collaboration with a memorandum of understanding signed on Oct 12.
