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Artizens Ep 4: MIFFest 2023 – launchpad for the filmmaker

Festival organiser Joanna Gan gives us the lowdown

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 02 Mar 2023 12:00PM

Artizens Ep 4: MIFFest 2023 – launchpad for the filmmaker
MIFFest founder Joanna Gan. This year, the festival will be held at LaLa Port in Kuala Lumpur in July. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic

THIS week, Artizens’ Datuk Kamil Othman and Manvir Victor sat down with Joanna Gan, the founder and organiser of MIFFest since its inception in 2017.

She explains the idea behind the festival and shares some of the inroads Malaysian movies have made abroad thanks to being featured in this festival.

Artizens continues to push the envelope and promote more inclusivity. The programme hopes policymakers note that the industry needs more leeway to express and promote itself. This is especially so that global financing is available to them with due process.

– AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic
– AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic

This year MIFFest 2023 will be held at LaLa Port in Kuala Lumpur from July 23 to 29. Artizens will revisit the programme and list of movies in another episode.

For more information and to comment do DM @othman_kamil and @manvirvictor on Twitter. – The Vibes, March 2, 2023

Joanna with Manvir and Kamil after the recording. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic
Joanna with Manvir and Kamil after the recording. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic

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