The 5th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) and Malaysia Golden Global Awards (Mgga) officially returns physically yesterday with a 5-day film festival at the Dadi Cinema and the awards ceremony on the 16th at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony of the festival was held at the main entrance of Pavilion Kl, and in addition to the presence of filmmakers and invited guests.
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
- 7/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Prolific, and often under-appreciated Hong Kong director Herman Yau returns to the category III rated horror of “The Untold Story” and “Ebola Syndrome” with “The Second Coming”, dealing with possession, murder and dark secrets from the past. A joint Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore production, the film was co-directed and scripted by Ng Tin-chi, and stars Kenny Wong (recently in “Firestorm”), Tvb and Milkyway veteran Maggie Shiu, Don Li (“The Haunted School”) and young Singaporean actress Joey Leong (also in the excellent “Blood Ties”). For a modestly budgeted genre outing the film performed surprisingly well at the international box office and on the festival circuit, and has been picked up for release in a variety of countries, its popularity perhaps having been boosted by being shot in 3D. Kenny Wong and Maggie Shiu play former migrant worker couple Ming and Jen, who have made good with their lives and who now lead a comfortable,...
- 9/19/2014
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Asian horror makes a terrifying return with director Herman Yau's The Second Coming, available to pre-order on English subtitled DVD after completing the festival circuit. Kenny Wong (Firestorm) and Tvb veteran Maggie Shiu are in for a bumpy ride, with Joey Leong (Blood Ties) and Don Li (The Haunted School) completing the family circle. Or, you know, adding fuel to flames of horror cinema. Choice is yours really. The Second Coming is yours to own from August 14. Stay scared. Synopsis: Ming and his wife Jen lived quiet an ordinary life with their 13-year-old daughter Lucy while their 20 year-old son, Sunny is at medical school overseas. Everything seems just perfect until Ming accidentally knocks Lucy down with his Car on the cusp of her 14th birthday. From then onwards, Lucy’s behaviour turns bizarre. Sunny returns from school to find Ming more and more distant towards his sister. As Jen...
- 8/10/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
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