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FreedomFilmFest2017 Theme ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE B0RN FREE AND EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS -Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Table of Contents FreedomFilmFest 2017 Numbers 3 The Organiser 4 Justin Louis Award 5 Awarded Films 6 Opening Film 7 Virtual Reality 8 Premiere of Malaysian Human Rights Films 9 Film List 10 Freedom Talks 11 Workshops 12 Travelling Film Fest 13 Wayang Piknik/Community Screenings 18 Southeast Asia Video Activist Network Meeting 19 Film Pitching Programme 20 Guests 21 Partners 22 Publicity & Media Outreach 23 Feedback of Audience 25 Impact 27 Future Plans 28
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FreedomFilmFest2017 Film 12
Southeast
Asia
Protaganists Festival
Numbers Organisers
International
39
24 17,771 Films
Guests visits to
freedomfilm.my
880 12
Georgetown 7 Malaysia
244
Butterworth Filmmakers Freedom Outreach
Talks 405
553 followers on
Instagram
Muar 3000 6,673
366 37 likes on
Petaling
Johor Non Facebook
1,334
Jaya
Bahru Screening followers on
6,678 196 Programs Twitter
Attendance 9
Kuching
750 Workshops
47.4 %
Singapore 254 & increase
Kota 21 Masterclasses 2 knowledge
155 Kinabalu Post-film State 30.5 %
Manjung discussion Government met
expectations
280
Ipoh 21 3 Audience
Community Embassy Feedback
Screenings and
114 Cultural 23
59% Screenings Center Partners
Female 4.4 %
17.7 %
no impact
compelled to
39 14 take action
Gender 41% 4
54 Main NGOs
Percentage Male Regional and
Travelling Festival
Festival International
Partners
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The 0rganiser
Freedom Film Network is a non-profit body that
promotes, develops and supports social filmmaking in
Malaysia.
FreedomFilmFest
Malaysia’s only annual International Human Rights
Documentary Film Festival established in 2003 to:
1. To create a vital platform for filmmakers and
activists to showcase human rights films and
advocate their causes.
2. To build capacity of filmmakers and activists to
use the video medium as a tool for social
documentation and human rights advocacy.
3. To create a safe space for freedom of expression
whereby a group of people can come together to
share and discuss critical issues through
facilitated exchange and in the process increase
their awareness and critical understanding of the
issue from a human rights perspective.
Dare to Document
“FFF is a prominent human rights festival in the region the festival’s tag line and it represents the spirit of the
where it acts as a platform to promote and protect festival – to encourage filmmakers to document and
human rights” - Arul Prakkash, WITNESS
share their stories without fear or hesitation
5 Justin Louis Award The trophy is hand crafted by famed Indigenous Mahmeri carvers from Carey Island, Malaysia presented to the winners of our film competition in memory of Malaysian video activist, Justin Louis who drowned during a fact finding mission on alleged abuse of Indigenous Penan women in the interiors of Sarawak.
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Best Short Film
Awarded Films Sittwe
Director: Jeanne Marie Hallacy
Best International Film USA/Thailand | 2017 | 18 min
An Insignificant Man
“ This film in its very quiet but
Directors: Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla
profound way spoke about the
India | 2016 | 96 min
challenges facing a particular country
not too far away from us, going through
“This film was chosen because it took up an
a serious degree of conflict. There is a
issue all too familiar all around the world,
lot about the need for educating young
which rarely gets shown in films because of
people to challenge their thinking.
its challenging nature. The film showcases
There was also commentary from a
excellent craft of documentary filmmaking
representative of the majority religion
and the great perseverance of the
of that country talking about how
filmmaker to capture the character’s
education will help young people
spectacular transformation from
confront their knowledge, challenges
anti-corruption activist to political leader as
and ignorance. It was very good to hear
a final destination platform to affect real
the majority religion of that country
change to stop corruption” - Jury
talking about wanting change and
accommodation so that all people
Best South East Asia Film regardless of their religion could find
Nokas their place in society.”- Jury
Director: Manuel Alberto Maia
Indonesia/Timor-Leste | 2016 | 76 min
“This documentary has a subtle way of
telling a story but in actual fact it impacts a
lot of us in our daily lives as well as how we
hold strong to our cultural norms,
sometimes without even questioning it,
perhaps to deferment as well. This film
spoke to us and would speak to a lot of
people.” - Jury
7 0pening film: A Filmless Festival Wang Wo | China | 2015 Chronicles the challenges of the Beijing International Independent Film Festival team under pressure of closure by the Chinese government and local authorities. Followed by a talk entitled, Film Festivals: Risks and Resistance by Wang Hong Wei (festival director of the BIIFF); Tan Chui Mui (Malaysian Independent filmmaker) and Anna Har (Festival director of FFF)
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Virtual Reality Films
Together with Amnesty International Malaysia and SUARAM, the festival
included six virtual realities films that allowed the participants to be in
another person’s shoes or literally experience something from a different
perspective or point of view.
6x9 Indefinite
Experience total isolation for a few The film takes us into the gloomy
minutes and discover the depressing environment of Britain’s detention
feelings associated with enforced centers to create a lyrical potrayal of
solitude of prisoners, which has these innocent prisoners and their
potential permanent psychological stories.
effects.
iAnimal The Displaced
This documentary is actually a secret The film uses immersion and lets the
virtual tour of a slaughterhouse. This viewers feel like one of the team
strongly emotional experience draws members on a canoe trip in South
attention to the ethical issue of Sudan, up onto the roofs of destroyed
consuming meat that is Ukranian houses and to a Portugese
mass-produced. field filled with working Syrian
migrants.
Cardboard Crash Notes on Blindness
This animated documentary game This interactive documentary presents
addresses choices made by players the internal feelings, expectations and
who sometimes have to become experiences of John Hull who has lost
authors of fate in this game when his sight.
trying to resolve ethical and
philosophical dilemma of who lives
and who dies. “The most memorable moment for me
is seeing some of them reaching to
grab the items they see in the Virtual
Reality” - Dobby Chew, SUARAM
9 Premiere of Malaysian Human Rights Films Awardees of FFF Film Grants to make a short documentary. THE HILLS AND THE SEA Directors : Andrew Ng Highlights the struggle of a coastal fisherman and a wildlife researcher on Dusky Leaf monkeys, to make their voices heard on Penang’s ambitious development plans. SELFIE WITH THE PRIME MINISTER Directors : Nor Arlene Tan & Grace Cho Follows a Rohingya youth who grew up in a refugee camp and was trafficked seven times by human traffickers.
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Southeast Asia
Film List (issues in Southeast Asia)
Sunday Beauty Queen
Malaysian Films by Baby Ruth Villarama
(issues in Malaysia) Give Up Tomorrow
Selfie with The Prime Minister by Michael Collins & Marty Syjuco
by Nor Arlene Tan & Grace Cho The Big Tree by Th’blay Paw
The Hills and The Sea by Andrew Ng The Hope of Honey Hunter
Neglected by Shafie Dris by Pinarsita Juliana
Dawai Dawai The Right to Learn by Arnel Barbarona
by Caroline Parietti & Cyprien Ponson Cuts by Chairun Nissa
Not Covered by Ezat Wagdi Sittwe by Jeanne Marie Hallacy
The First Offering Life as We Know It by Ngwe Ngwe Khine
by Mathankumaran Madawan Red Clothes by Lida Chan
Evicted! (Year 1) by Ryan Anderson Nokas by Manuel Alberto Maia
Journey to Raya Padi Burma Storybook by Petr Lom
by Ewok Perai & Nik Jassmin Hew Saving Sungei by Shintaro Tay
On The Way of Blossom by Wong Kai Hui In The Middle of The Night
Anak Malaysia by Khor Zhen Yee by Bryan Kristoffer J. Brazil
Diary For Prasana by Norhayati Kaprawi The Cresent in Dragon Village
Saving Malaysia by Sheridan Mahavera by Marjito Iskandar Tri Gunawan
Village Renaming
International by Mahamasabree Jehloh & Kwankaew Ketphol
A Filmless Festival by Wang Wo
Ada For Mayor by Pau Faus
An Insignificant Man
by Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla
In the Shade of Fallen Chinnar
by Fazil NC & Shawn Sebastian
Theater of Life by Peter Svatek
Please Remember Me by Qing Zhao
Seed:The Untold Story
by Taggart Siegel & Jon Bertz
Abandoned Land by Gilles Laurent
Shadow World by Johan Grimonprez
Nowhere to Hide by Zaradasht Ahmed
The Opposition by Hollie Fifer
Digital Leader by Adrian V. Eagle11
Caring for our Seniors – What is the plan?
Freedom Talks by Derek Fernandez (MBPJ Councillor - on
local plans for care & assisted living for
Freedom Talks are one hour forums which go senior citizens)
deeper into a topic of a film that is screened
during the festival. The talk has two Southeast Asia (SEA) Land Rights – Ground
identified experts who share more on a Wars and Court Battle
particular topic, followed by an open by Shafie Dris (Malaysian Filmmaker),
discussion with different stakeholders. Th’blay Paw (Thai Filmmaker), Pinarsita
Juliana (Indonesia Filmmaker) and Arnel
Barbarona (Filipino Filmmaker)
Film Festivals: Risks and Resistance
by Wang Hong Wei (Festival Director of
Beijing Independent Film Festival) , Anna Har
(Festival Director of FreedomFilmFest) and
Tan Chui Mui (Director of Da Huang Pictures)
Women in Malaysian Politics
by YB Yeo Bee Yin (Selangor State
Assemblywoman for Damansara Utama)
and Lochna Menon (Global Bersih)
From Waste to Plate
by Joycelyn Lee (Co Founder, The Pit Stop
Community Café) and Mohd Ezzuandi Ngadi
(Co Founder, Dapur Jalanan)
Death Penalty: Human Rights & Human
Wrong
by Samatha Chong Yin Xin (Lawyer from
National Legal Aid Foundation (NLAF)) and
Abdul Rashid Ismail (Former President of
National Human Rights Society (HAKAM))
Nuclear in Malaysia
by Charles Santiago (Member of Parliament
for Klang)12
Workshops Sharing Stories – Indigenous Digital
Storytelling by Rusalina Idrus (Gender
Nine workshops were carried out during the Studies Lecturer, University of Malaya)
festival. The workshops are: and Brenda Danker (Educator)
Multimedia Investigative Reporting in #6052 Bangsa Malaysia by Pusat
Mainstream Media by R.AGE, The Star KOMAS
Freedom of Expression and Documentary Orang Asli Do-It-Yourself Filmmaking
Filmmaking by Corrine van Egeraat (Dutch by Arul Prakkash (Program Manager for
Independant Filmmaker) and Petr Lom Asia and the Pacific, WITNESS)
(Independant Filmmaker) (in collaboration
with Malaysian Documentary Association
(MyDocs))
Virtual Reality (VR) – Can Human Rights be
“Sexy”? by Ondrej Moravec (Program Director
of One World Film Festival)
So You Wanna be a Singer Song Writer by
Azmyl Yunor (independent singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, academic and writer)
Change the World- Films & Their Impact
Strategies by Ondrej Moravec, (Program
Director of One World Film Festival) (in
collaboration with Malaysian Documentary
Association (MyDocs))
Digital Story Telling for Seniors by Adrian
Lai (Filmmaker), Chan Seong Foong
(Filmmaker) and Victor Chin (Filmmaker).13 Travelling Film Fest This component of the festival brings a selection of the festival films to people outside of Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 14-15 October 2017 Local Partner: BENTARAKATA Kuching, Sarawak 29 October 2017 Local Partner: PANGGAU
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Ipoh, Perak
4 November 2017
Local Partner: KUASA
Manjung, Perak
4 November 2017
Local Partner: KUASA15 Singapore 11 -12 November 2017 Local Partner: Function 8 Muar, Johor 18 November 2017 Local Partner: ENGAGE
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Johor Bahru, Johor
19 November 2017
Local Partner: ENGAGE
Butterworth, Penang
295 November 2017
Local Partner: SUARAM17 Georgetown, Penang 26 November 2017 Local Partner: SUARAM
18 Wayang Piknik/Community Screenings A selection of local and international films were made available throughout the year for anyone in Malaysia who wanted to organise a small screening and share the films. We partnered with MCCHR (Malaysian Centre on Constitition and Human Rights) to screen Viral Sial in 4 universities and colleges as part of their research and advocacy work on online harassment. In Johor, our local partner, ENGAGE initiated screenings on a regular basis in Chung Hwa High School, Muar and also in Southern University College, Skudai. Community screenings were also held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah by our local partner BENTARAKATA and in Manjung, Perak with local organisers, KUASA. A total of 21 screenings were held throughout the year.
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Southeast Asia Video Activist Network Meeting
The festival hosted 18 filmmakers from In addition to this, there were also
the Southeast Asia Region. They came international filmmakers and resource
from Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, persons in attendance.
Thailand and Philippines. These This forum has been organised every
filmmakers screened their films during year for the past three years by the
the festival and also took part in a 3-day festival to strengthen the network of
Southeast Asia Video Activist social filmmakers and possibly to be the
forum/meeting. catalyst for future collaborations and
co-productions within the region.20
Film Pitching Programme
IDFA Pitch
In collaboration with the Embassy of the
Kingdom of Netherlands in Malaysia, the
winner of the pitch received a trip to
Amsterdam to attend the International
Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
(IDFA) & IDFA Academy, an intensive
four-day training programme for
emerging documentary filmmakers and
producers.
Jury:
1. Ondrej Moravec
(Festival Programmer of One World)
2. Marcus Vetter
(Filmmaker, Germany)
3. Aloke Devichand
(Senior Producer, Al Jazeera English)
Malaysian Human Rights Film
Grant
Every year the festival calls for proposal
entries from interested filmmakers and
activists who have a story to tell. The
proposals selected will receive RM5000
each to produce the film.
Out of the 26 proposals received, 2 were
awarded film grants. The 2 completed
films were premiered during the
festival.21
Guests Ali Minanto (Indonesia)
Mahamasabree Jehloh (Thailand)
JURIES
Drew Ambrose (Malaysia)
Kwankaew Ketphol (Thailand) Eric Paulsen (Malaysia)
FILMMAKERS Myo Win (Myanmar) Vimala Sundram (Malaysia)
International Marcus Vetter (Germany)
Wang Hong Wei (China) PROTAGANISTS Al Jafree Md Yusop (Malaysia)
Caroline Parietti (France) Mylyn Jacobo (Philippines) Nandita Solomon (Malaysia)
Cyrien Ponson (France) Sharmin Parameswaran (Malaysia)
Petr Lom (Netherlands) OTHER GUESTS/SPEAKERS Ondrej Moravec (Czech Republic)
Corrine van Egeraat (Netherlands) Marcus Vetter (Filmmaker, Germany) Sharaad Kuttan (Malaysia)
Ondrej Moravec (Program Director of One Shufiyan Shukur (Malaysia)
Southeast Asia World Film Festival, Czech Republic) Nalini Elumalai (Malaysia)
Baby Ruth Vilarama (Philippines) Ana Jonessy (Festival Organiser, Malaysia) Andrew Khoo (Malaysia)
Pornsuk Koetsawang (Thailand) Tan Tee Seng (Festival Organiser, Singapore)
Pinarsita Juliana (Indonesia) Low Yit Leng (Festival Organiser, Singapore)
Arnel Barbarona (Philippines) Teo Soh Lung (Festival Organiser, Singapore)
Manuel Alberto Maia (Indonesia)
Sao Bora (Cambodia)
Bryan Kristoffer J. Brazil (Philippines)
Marjito Iskandar Tri Gunawan (Indonesia)22
Partners
FreedomFilmFest over the years has built a solid network of
partners that are instrumental in ensuring the success of the
festival every year. The partners were involved in monetary
contribution, program development, state screening
organizers and capacity building support.
State Embassies and Regional and NGOs
Governments Cultural International
Centers Partners
1) Selangor 3) Goethe 7) Movies that 12) MyDocs
State Institute Matter (Malaysian
Government 4) Embassy of 8) Function 8 Documentary
2) Penang the Kingdom of (Singapore) Association)
State Netherlands 9) International 13) Pusat KOMAS
Government 5) Delegation Labour 14) Penang Institute
of the European Organization 15) SUARAM (Kuala
Union to 10) Amnesty Lumpur)
Malaysia International 16) Tenaganita
6) High Malaysia 17) PJ Live Arts
Commission of 11) Konrad Theater
Canada Adenauer 18) ENGAGE(Johor
Stiftung, Baharu)
Malaysia 19) LOTTA (Muar,
Johor)
20) LUMA (Penang)
21) Bentarakata
(Sabah)
22) Panggau
(Sarawak)
23) Persatuan Aktivis
Sahabat Alam
(KUASA)
24) La Salle Centre
(Ipoh)
25) SUARAM (Penang)23 Publicty & Media 0utreach The FreedomFilmFest website served as the main information base for the festival, with a total of 17, 771 page views for the duration of 90 days (6th June – 19th September 2017). Other sites used were social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) with 6673 likes, 405 followers and 1344 followers respectively. The FFF Facebook page was the main social media platform used throughout the festival to provide generic information on the festival and also sharing news and reviews on the films that are to be screened. Posts were scheduled thrice a day starting from one month before the festival. There was a total of 74,684 visitors reached from the 6th of June – 19th of September 2017. Second highest reach was through the FFF Twitter. There were 1885 visits to FFF twitter page in the month of August alone Other than online publicity, 1000 posters were printed and distributed to civil society partners, universities, colleges and bookstores inviting the public to the festival.
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Asian Correspondent - Death Penalty: Wrongful Convictions and Eksentrika – Shedding Light On The Plight Of The Orang Asli
Unfair Sentencing In Malaysia Through Films
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/09/death-penalty-malay http://eksentrika.com/shedding-light-orang-asli-films/
sia/#pFYbC38QmKLIEd78.97
Eksentrika – How Effective Is Virtual Reality In Addressing Human
Asian Correspondent – Filipino Director Wants Next 'Amy' To Rights Issues?
Come From Southeast Asia http://eksentrika.com/virtual-reality-human-rights/
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/09/filipino-director-wan
ts-next-amy-come-southeast-asia/#UdUo48H2hahM7vz2.97 Free Malaysia Today – Festival To Show Film On Indira Ghandi's
Plight
Benar News – Malaysian Filmmakers Form Alliance With Focus http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/17
On Rights, Social Justice Issues /festival-to-show-film-on-indira-gandhis-plight/
http://www.benarnews.org/english/news/malaysian/film-festiv
al-09222017093812.html Free Malaysia Today – Freedom Film Festival To Highlight Social
Issues
BFM Radio – Freedom Film Festival 2017 http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/08/17
https://www.bfm.my/anna-har-nor-arlene-tan-freedom-film-fest /freedom-film-festival-to-highlight-social-issues/
ival
Malaysiakini – The People Behind The Films At Freedom Film Fest
BFM Radio – Feminist Friday's #27: Diary For Prasana 2017
https://www.bfm.my/norhayati-kaprawi-diary-for-prasana https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/393326
BFM Radio – Earth Matters: Journey To Raya Padi Malaysiakini – Giving Filmmakers A Voice To Give The People a
https://www.bfm.my/nik-jassmin-hew-journey-to-raya-padi Voice
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/393257
CanLaw Report – This Filipino Man Was Sentenced To Death For
A Crime He Did Not Commit. The Malaysian Insight – Freedom Film Fest An “Eye-Opener” For
https://canlawreport.com/give-up-tomorrow-fff17/ Young Malaysians
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/13297/
Can Law Report – Our Orang Asli Friends Are Losing Their
Homes. Here's Why The Malaysian Insight – Diary For Prasana Inspires Indira Ghandi
https://canlawreport.com/abai-oa-fff17/ To Fight On
https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/14051/25
“FFF is an excellent way to get
Feedback from Audience updated on the current human rights
An evaluation form was given out to situation in Southeast Asia and is
all attendees of the festival and the always eye opening experience that
following is the tabulated feedback has continued to spurred many of us
from a sample size of 10% of the to do more at home.”
overall participants. - Tan Tee Seng, Festival Organiser,
Singapore
30.5 % of the participants said that
the event met their expectation and
were very satisfied.
Some of the comments given by the
participants was that the event was
very well organized, films chosen
was good, loved post discussions and
many more.
47.4% of the audience answered yes
to whether the event increased their
knowledge and understanding of the
subject. Some of the comments
included that it was informative, that
they learnt about the people in the
fringes of society, that they learnt
something new, how things are in
another country etc.
17.7% answered yes to whether they
were more compelled to take action
after this. They would do so by
continuing to support such issues,
become more aware on a personal
level, be more pro-active and tell
others.26 What was your most memorable moment during the festival? “ Our favorite moment - many - we really really enjoyed giving a masterclass at the festival. The interest and the engagement from the audience was unforgettable. We enjoyed some of the local Malaysian films as well - particularly the films on indigenous rights. As well as the discussion surrounding the film about the upcoming presidential elections. And we enjoyed having lunch and networking together with other filmmakers - the networking bore immediate fruit - as we met a wonderful young Thai director who arranged a screening of Burma Storybook in Bangkok this past december. ” - Petr Lom & Corrine van Egeraat, Filmmakers “ My most memorable moment during the festival was when an audience rose from the crowd after the screening of our film SUNDAY BEAUTY QUEEN and pledged to be part of the campaign to empower domestic workers as professionals who deserve respect and protection. Thanks to Freedom Film Fest, Malaysia has an opportunity to be a model country for migrant workers. ” - Baby Ruth Villarama, Filmmaker “I had one profound moment after another but Freedom Talk 3: From Waste to Plate and the film Selfie With the Prime Minister, in particular, made me realize that we are capable of far more than we ever imagined if we put in the extra effort to figure out how to work around things, and that we are meant to connect with one another.” - Ana Jonessy, Festival Orgniser, Malaysia
27 Impact 1. Engagement and empowering new communities to use video as a tool to tell their own stories. 2. Festival partners/ NGOs are able to reach out to new audiences and advocate their issues creatively through films and film related events 3. Festival films have been re-screened upon request by certain groups 4. Travelling festival helps to raise the profile of the local state partners and support their work 5. Increase in interest amongst educators to use films in their classes 6. Southeast Asia Regional awareness and solidarity
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Future Plans
1. To develop a film programme for
younger audiences/ school-going children.
2. To develop a system to archive and
share footages that can be used for future
documentaries.
3. Capacity building workshops for
facilitating human rights film screenings.
“ FFF is a place of building solidarity
between one to another and also giving an
opportunity to everyone who needs
empowerment and support, especially to
marginalised people. So, I think FFF is not
purely only for film and film maker, but
for everyone who struggles for human
rights using films as their tool ”
- Pinarsita Juliana, Filmmaker“Freedom Film Festival is probably one of the very few local film festival with guts!” - AL Jafree Md Yusop, Jury Thank you for your continuous support
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