The Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is a public exhibition showcasing international and local films in Malaysia. Accompanying this event is the Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA) where the organisation Jazzy Group recognises filmmakers for their significant performances throughout the entire year. Both events were established in 2016. The mission of the MGGA is to let the enthusiasm and passionate filmmakers all around world to promote their films together and to let them to embrace freedom of film making while achieve their dreams.[1][2][3][4][5]
Events
In 2021, Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) organised a short film competition in partnership with vivo. A smartphone is required during the contest of the 5 minute short-film and the theme of the film is "Humanity".[6]
Lists of the Ceremonies
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Date
Venue
Host(s) Main Ceremony
Ambassador (s)
Lifetime Achievement Award
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28 February – 4 March 2017 (MIFFest) 4 March 2017 (MGGA)
Arena of Stars Resorts World Genting Highland (Pahang)
The 4th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) was postponed to 2021 without an annual awards ceremony. The Film Festival was held virtually in January 2021.[7]
The 5th Miffest 2022 is a collaboration with the 24th Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) for the competition partnership this year. Both events intend to gain the milestone of making a bridge among the movie industries in the East and the West. The event took place from 10 to 15 July 2022, with the awards ceremony on 16 July 2022 at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur.[8][9][10]
Winner: Lim Teck Siang (Whether the Weather is Fine)
Hafiz Rashid, Fairuz Ismail (Hail, Driver!)
Xuan Truong Dang (Memoryland)
Tuhin Biswas (Two Friends)
Douglas Seok (White Building)
Winner: Muzzamer Rahman (Hail, Driver!)
Kim Quy Bui (Memoryland)
Prasun Chatterjee (Two Friends)
Ko Chen-Nien, Lin Pin-Jun (The Silent Forest)
Abdullah Mohammad Saad (Rehana)
New Hope Award
Audience Choice Award
Winner: White Building
Winner: The Story of Southern Islet
MGGA 2023
Malaysia International Film Festival and Golden Global Awards 6th edition captures the "New Take" with a partnership with Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Buncheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN), and the second year of collaboration with Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF). This year's festival includes not only indoor cinema, but also open air cinema which will be held in lalaport, Bukit Bintang from 23 to 29 July 2023.
Award for Excellent Achievement in Film 卓越电影成就奖
Aaron Kwok 郭富城
Lifetime Achievement Award 终身成就奖
Sylvia Chang 张艾嘉
MGGA 2023
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Winner: Autobiography - (Indonesia) Directed by Makbul Mubarak
Eraser - (Malaysia) Directed by Mark Lee See Teck
Our Home - (India) Directed by Romi Meitei
Let The Dance Begin - (Spain) Directed by Marina Seresesky
Luxembourg, Luxembourg - (Ukraine) Directed by Antonio Lukić
Plan 75 - (Japan) Directed by Chie Hayakawa
Sunny Side of The Street - (Hong Kong) Directed by Lau Kok Rui
Snow and the Bear - (Turkey) Directed by Selcen Ergun
A Light Never Goes Out - (Hong Kong） Directed by Anastasia Tsang
