"Bunohan" Film To Represent Malaysia At Asean Film Festival

" By Ahmad Fuad Yahya JAKARTA, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has chosen the "Bunohan" film directed by Dain Said to be screened at the Asean Film Festival (AFF) in Bali on Nov 16 and 17. The film, which had yet to hit cinemas in Malaysia, featured Faizal Hussein, Zahiril Adzim, Bront Palare and Namron. "Bunohan", which relates the emotional bond between three siblings, made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, recently. Host Indonesia will screen "Di Bawah Lindungan Kaabah" (Indonesia), which was nominated for the Academy Award 2011 for best foreign language film. Other films, which will be shown, are "Eternity" from Thailand, "Only Love" (Laos) and "Emir" (the Philippines). Finas director-general Mohd Naguib Razak will present a paper entitled "Film Financing and Funds: Supporting Local Film Industry" at a seminar to be held in conjunction with the AFF. Other panel members are Gabrielle Kelly, associate arts professor, New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia (Singapore) and Jose Miguel De La Rosa, executive director of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Indonesia Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said the AFF could spur the development of the film industry in the region which was dominated by movies from the United States, India, Japan and China. -- BERNAMA