# 7th Malaysia International Film Festival

The 7th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) takes place from July 21–28, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
On June 24, 2024, MIFFest President and Founder Joanne Goh announced that the festival will honor two individuals, Indonesian actress Christine Hakim and Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.

## Jury and selection committee
### Preliminary Selection Committee

* Feizal Azizuddin
* Elson Thomas
* Tan Mengkeng
* Aw See Wee
* Yasmin Suleiman
* Tony Pietra Arjuna
* Victor Chen
* Tan Xinying
* Charles Kuay
* Syalikh Nazrul
* Roger Liew
* Mira Mustafa

### Jury Panel Semi-Final Committee

* Mahen Bala (Malaysia)
* Hiseh Chun-yi (Taiwan)
* Scott Inglis (Malaysia)
* Kamal Sabran (Malaysia)
* Jeremiah Foo (Malaysia)
* Kong Rithdee (Thailand)
* Zhang Xianmin (China)
* Felix Chong (Hong Kong)
* Zul Ariffin (Malaysia)
* Jury President Suhasini Maniratnam (India)

### Jury Panel Final Stage

* Jury President Suhasini Maniratnam (India)
* Felix Chong (Hong Kong)
* Zhang Xianmin (China)
* Kong Rithdee (Thailand)
* Zul Ariffin (Malaysia)

## Official selection
### Opening film

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Indera | Indera | Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia |

### Closing Films

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Love Lies | 我談的那場戀愛 | Ho Miu-Kei | Hong Kong |
| Peg O' My Heart | 贖夢 | Nick Cheung | Hong Kong |

### Competition

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Abang Adik | 富都青年 | Jin Ong | Taiwan, Malaysia |
| Betania | Betania | Marcello Bota | Brazil |
| Every You Every Me | Every You Every Me | Michael Fetter Nathansky | Germany |
| In the Land of Brothers | In the Land of Brothers | Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli | Iran |
| Rapture | Rimdogittanga | Dominic Sangma | India |
| Sujo | Sujo | Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez | Mexico |
| The Editorial Office | The Editorial Office | Roman Bondarchuk | Ukraine |
| The Great Phuket | 小半截 | Liu Yaonan | China |
| Within a Budding Grove | 在少女花影下 | Hoby Zhang | China |

### A-Listers

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 悪は存在しない | Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
| Perfect Days | Perfect Days | Wim Wenders | Germany |
| Anatomy of a Fall | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| Snow Leaopard | 雪豹 | Pema Tseden | China |
| Thelma | Thelma | Josh Margolin | United States |
| Elegies | 詩 | Ann Hui | Hong Kong |

### Malaysian Dispatch

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Budak Flat | Budak Flat | Eugene Lim, Syafiq Yusof, Woo Ming Jin, Faisal Ishak | Malaysia |
| Hungry Ghost Diner | 餓鬼食堂 | Cho We Jun | Malaysia |
| Everything, Everywhere | Everything, Everywhere | Lim Kah Wai | Malaysia |

### Neon

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| The Lyricist Wannabe | 填詞L | Norris Wong | Hong Kong |
| Dreaming & Dying | 好久不见 | Nelson Yeo | Singapore |
| Manjummel Boys | Manjummel Boys | Chidambaram | India |
| All the Long Nights | 夜明けのすべて | Sho Miyake | Japan |
| Blesser | 그녀에게 | Lee Sang-cheol | South Korea |
| Salli | 莎莉 | Chien-Hung Lien | Taiwan |
| Woman Who Cries | A Mulher que Chora | George Walker Torres | Venezuela |
| Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days | この日々が凪いだら | Yutaka Tsunemachi | Japan |

### Afterdark

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Tenement | Tenement | Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea | Cambodia, Japan |
| I Saw the TV Glow | I Saw the TV Glow | Jane Schoenbrun | United States |
| Hood Witch | Roqya | Saïd Belktibia | France |
| Forest Killer | Lesní vrah | Radim Špaček | Czech Republic |

### Master at Work: Yasmin Ahmad

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Muallaf | Muallaf | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia |
| Gubra | Gubra | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia |
| Sepet | Sepet | Yasmin Ahmad | Malaysia |
| Yasmin-San | Yasmin-San | Edmund Yeo | Malaysia |

### Homegrown Indie: Open Air Cinema

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| 15Malaysia | 15Malaysia | Ho Yuhang, Yasmin Ahmad, James Lee, Woo Ming Jin, Amir Muhammad, Tan Chui Mui, Liew Seng Tat, Johan John, Khairil Bahar, Kamal Sabran, Desmond Ng, Linus Chung, Lim Benji, Bahir Yeusuff, Namron, Suleiman Brothers | Malaysia |
| Woman on Fire Looks for Water | Woman on Fire Looks for Water | Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia |
| Kickflip | Kickflip | Khairil Bahar | Malaysia |
| Second Thoughts | Second Thoughts | Khairil Bahar, Lim Benji, Manesh Nesaratnam, Tony Petra Arjuna, Shamaine Othman | Malaysia |
| Kelab Rojak | Kelab Rojak | Khairi Anwar | Malaysia |
| Shadow Play | Shadow Play | Tony Petra Arjuna | Malaysia |
| Stone Turtle | Stone Turtle | Woo Ming Jin | Malaysia |

### Wavemaker: Hirokazu Kore-eda

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Still Walking | Aruitemo auritemo | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Our Little Sister | 海街 DIARY | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Broker | Broker | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan, South Korea |

### The Journey of Christine Hakim

| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Serambi | Serambi | Garin Nugroho, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Luseno | Indonesia |
| Leaf on a Pillow | Daun di Atas Bantal | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia |

## MGGA 2024

MGGA 2024 also as known as Malaysia Golden Global Awards 2024 (Ch: 马来西亚金环奖颁奖典礼）will be held at Auditorium Seri Angkasa, Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 27, 2024.

## Special Category

| Award for Excellent Achievement in Film 卓越电影成就奖 | Nick Cheung 张家辉 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award 终身成就奖 | Christine Hakim Hirozaku Koreda |
| New Hope Award | Betania (Marcelo Botta) |
| Audience Choice Award | The Lyricist Wannabe (Norris Wong) |
For the first time, the Award for Excellent Achievement in Film was presented live during the ceremony, whereas last year it was presented offsite. Additionally, the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to two recipients for the first time, making this year's ceremony truly remarkable.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film Every you Every Me (Michael Fetter Nathansky) Abang Adik (Jin Ong) Betania (Marcelo Botta) In the land of Brothers (Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli) Rapture (Dominic Sagma) Sujo (Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez) The Editorial Office (Roman Bondarchuk) The Great Phuket (Liu Yaonan) Within a Budding Grove (Hoby Zhang) | Best Director Alireza Ghasemi, Raha Amirfazli (In the Land of Brothers) Jin Ong (Abang Adik) Michael Fetter Nathansky (Every You Every Me) Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Sujo) Roman Bondarchuk (The Editorial Office) |
| Best Actor Wu Kangren (Abang Adik) Mohammad Hosseini (In the Land of Brothers) Bashir Nikzad (Every You Every Me) Juan Jesus Varela (Sujo) Dmytro Bahnenko (The Editorial Office) | Best Actress Aenne Schwarz (Every You Every Me) Diana Mattos (Betania) Hamideh Jafari (Every You Every Me) Yadira Perez (Sujo) Yang Xin (Within a Budding Grove) |
| Best Supporting Actor Jack Tan (Abang Adik) Tan Kim Wang (Abang Adik) Tiao Carvalho (Betania) Hajeer Moradi (In the Land of Brothers) Younness Aabbaz (Every You Every Me) | Best Supporting Actress You Junfen (The Great Phuket) Serene Lim (Abang Adik) Michelle Cabral (Betania) Rose Ewerton Jara (Betania) Sara Fazilat (Every You Every Me) |
| Best Screenplay Michael Fetter Nathansky (Every You Every Me) Jin Ong (Abang Adik) Marcelo Botta (Betania) Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez (Sujo) Alla Tyutyunnyk, Roman Bondarchuk, Dar'ya Averchenko (The Editorial Office) | Best Cinematography Tojo Xavier (Rapture) Bruno Graziano (Betania) Jan Mayntz (Every You Every Me) Farshad Mohammadi (In the Land of Brothers) Ximena Amann (Sujo) |

## Presenters & Performers

Presenters :
| Name(s) | Role |
| Collin | Served as announcer for the 7th Malaysia Golden Global Awards |
| Zhang Xianmin | Presented the award for Best Cinematography |
| Zizan Razak | Presented the award for Best Screenplay |
| Dato' Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib Daiya Trisha | Presented the award for New Hope Award |
| Anada Everingham Jennis Oprasert | Presented the award for Audience Choice Award |
| Lim Mingchen | Presented the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Derek Tsang | Presented the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Bront Palarae | Presented the award for Award for Excellence Achievement in Film |
| Joanne Goh (Founder of MIFFest and MGGA) | Presented the award for Lifetime Achievement Award (Christine Hakim) |
| Nick Cheung | Presented the award for Best Actress |
| Zul Ariffin | Presented the award for Best Actor |
| Kim Dong Ho (Honorary Chairman of MIFFest and MGGA) Joanne Goh (Founder of MIFFest and MGGA) | Presented the award for Lifetime Achievement Award (Hirozaku Koreda) |
| Felix Chong Kong Rithdee | Presented the award for Best Director |
| Suhasini Maniratnam | Presented the award for Best Film |