[Entertainment News] The 25th Udine Far East Film Festival 2023 has chosen "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" and "Abang Adik" for the competition section

 [Entertainment News] The 25th Udine Far East Film Festival 2023 has chosen "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" and "Abang Adik" for the competition section

Kuala Lumpur, 2023 - Pitt Hanif’s “Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang” and Jin Ong’s “Abang Adik” have been officially selected for competition at the 25th Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy. "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" will be screened at an international festival for the first time, from April 21 to April 29, 2023.

 

"Abang Adik," Jin Ong's first feature film, won two awards at the 37th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF). "I feel very honoured to receive the awards, and I'm so glad I could bring a Malaysian film to share with them," Jin Ong said.

 

"Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang," directed by the late Pitt Haniff in collaboration with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, was a box office success, grossing RM5 million in two weeks and being selected for FEFF. The film's producers, Arie Zaharie, Muhammad Hady Yusry Makmor, Rozita Mat Isa, and Azlan Zaharie, were overjoyed when " Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" was chosen for FEFF.

 

"We are so proud and honoured to represent Malaysia in this 25th edition on behalf of all Malaysian filmmakers."  "We wish you all the best!" "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" producers stated.

 

As the festival partner of Udine FEFF, Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) founder Joanne Goh stated, "We are honoured to have these two films selected in FEFF." These films have had a lot of success and can do a good job of representing Malaysia. It is an honour for Malaysian films to be recognised by the FEFF. After two years of collaboration with FEFF, we hope to continue building a long-term relationship between Malaysia and Italy."

 

MIFFest and FEFF have both delivered positive results this year. They have organised special screenings of Malaysian films and facilitated interactions between filmmakers in order to promote the concept of "From East To West." MIFFest has also pledged to support local films so that more people from all over the world can appreciate the beauty and significance of Malaysian cinema.

 

The first year of collaboration with MIFFest, according to Sabrina Baracetti, festival director of FEFF, was a resounding success. Last year, FEFF had the opportunity to visit Malaysia as part of MIFFest, gaining valuable insight into the country's culture and film industry. Their goal for this year is to build a cultural bridge between Malaysia and Europe, using culture as a tool to gain a better understanding of the world.

 

 

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