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1. Dashboard the Borneo Eco Film Festival Borneo Eco Film Festival i MELAPI [0918-12-SBH Registered Society, Malaysia] TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... 1 1. Dashboard ......................................................................................................................... 2 2. 2015 Festival Weekend ..................................................................................................... 4 3. Suara Community Filmmaking ......................................................................................... 10 4. Media ............................................................................................................................. 17 5. Sponsorship .................................................................................................................... 19 6. Annex I: Environmental Cinema ...................................................................................... 20 7. Annex II: Suara Publika ................................................................................................... 26 8. Annex III: Suara Community Filmmaking ......................................................................... 31 8.1 Suara 2015 Workshop 1: Development Of Creative Skills In Film Storytelling ............ 32 8.2 Suara 2015 Workshop 2: Building Production Skills: Industry Standard Training On Use Of Cameras & Audio Equipment ..................................................................................... 39 8.3 Suara 2015 Workshop 3: Post-Production: Software-Based Editing Techniques ......... 46 8.4 Suara 2015 Final Intensive Workshop ........................................................................ 51 8.5 Suara 2015 Community Filmmakers .......................................................................... 64 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Borneo Eco Film Festival (BEFF) is a non-profit activity of the voluntary society MELAPI. BEFF 2015 is maDe possible through the support of many partners anD supporters. Foremost are the contributions of the 2015 main festival partners: Ministry of Tourism, Culture anD Environment Sabah, Bursa Malaysia and The Bursa Bull Charge, US Embassy Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Resource Development and Information Technology Sabah, and Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara (JKKN) Sabah. We adDitionally thank all of our partners and supporters - organisations anD inDividuals, Suara trainers anD community filmmaking teams, the many volunteers anD frienDs, with whom all of this has become possible. Cover photos (top) by Lim Sheng Haw, (bottom) by Adam Murphy. All other photos by Lim Sheng Haw © BEFF, unless otherwise stateD. 2015 BOARD Adam Murphy Agnes Lee Agama Anton Ngui Chiwon Chin Chloe Lee Mei Tchuin Dinoza Mahruf Elaine Kong Evangeline Majawat Holly Jonas Melissa Leong MohD. NIzam AnDan EXTERNAL FILM ADVISORS Anna Har Ikhwan Rivai Parveen Kaur CONTACT US [email protected] ● www.beff.org.my MELAPI [0918-12-SBH RegistereD Society, Malaysia] Lot 21, 1st Floor, LiDo Plaza, Jalan Nosoob Hungab, Penampang, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 1 1. DASHBOARD THE BORNEO ECO FILM FESTIVAL is a non-profit programme celebrating Borneo’s biocultural diversity through showcasing ecological films and nurturing local community filmmaking. Admission to all of our activities and events is free. BEFF 2015 showcased: Environmental Cinema and Suara Publika, which are public programmes; and Suara Community FilmmaKing in which we are worKing with 15 community filmmaKing teams from throughout Sabah. ENVIRONMENTAL CINEMA is a weekenD- long festival featuring exclusive local anD international films. BEFF 2015 showcaseD: 17 films: 6 features, 9 shorts, 2 historical films 7 Asian Premieres 2 SE Asian Premieres BEFF is expanDing the iDea of environmental cinema from the traDitional to the experimental, encompassing thoughtful narrative and artful expression in an exploration of our relationship with nature. is a SUARA PUBLIKA series of public talks anD interactive seminars presenteD over the festival weekenD, featuring environmental scientists, inDigenous representatives, storytellers anD filmmakers. BEFF 2015 featureD international film expert Mr. BirD Runningwater of the SunDance Institute USA, anD helD: 5 public talks + 3 interactive seminars 2 GOALS 'Educate' through new Knowledge on ecological and cultural issues 'Expose' through environmental films that stimulate discussion 'Engage' storytellers through a platform for community filmmaKing “Suara” is the Malay word for Voice. Everyone shoulD have the opportunity to tell their stories in their own worDs anD images. SUARA COMMUNITY FILMMAKING is a tailor-maDe training programme for aspiring inDigenous anD local community filmmakers in Sabah. Through thematic anD intensive workshops helmeD by leaDing professionals in the Malaysian film inDustry, Suara community filmmakers learn to harness the power of images anD sounD to tell the stories about their communities and the environments arounD them. In 2015, the Suara programme haD: 3 thematic workshops held in Tongod, Semporna & Kinabatangan Final intensive workshop held in Kota Kinabalu Trained 62 community filmmakers Premiered 6 community-made films at BEFF 2015. BEFF is powereD by a team of vibrant professionals who have founD success in a range of fielDs, from environmental conservation, tourism, business anD the creative inDustries of film, writing anD media. Driven by passion – anD often through sheer grit anD Determination – the team raises funDs, nurtures the network of partnerships, runs the programming anD makes it all happen. Why? Because BEFF understands that it is important to deliver a message that empowers people to step up and take action for our shareD future. Photos (pg 3) courtesy Bird Runningwater; (pg 4 from top) by Adam Murphy, Unding Jami and Adam Murphy. 3 2. 2015 FESTIVAL WEEKEND Audience members waiting for the doors of the main auditorium to open. The BEFF 2015 festival was held over the weekend of FriDay the 2nd to SunDay the 4th of October at the Kompleks JKKN (Sabah) in Kota Kinabalu. All of BEFF’s year-long activities culminateD in a three-day celebration of our shareD natural anD cultural heritage. The 2015 festival weekenD featureD the Environmental Cinema and Suara Publika programmes, as well as the final Suara Community Filmmaking workshop. Prior to the festival weekenD, the Suara Community Filmmaking programme had completed three thematic workshops held over March to August in various rural locations throughout Sabah. SUMMARY OF ALL PROGRAMMES Programme activities # Activities Attendance Environmental Cinema 2,530 Feature film 6 Short film 9 Historical film 2 Suara Publika Public talks 5 Interactive seminars 3 Suara Community Filmmaking 62 4-day thematic workshop 3 5-day intensive workshop 1 Suara films premiered 6 Suara community filmmaKers on location at Tanjung Aru Beach during the final intensive worKshop. 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CINEMA A total of 17 films were screeneD over the festival weekend comprising 6 feature films, 9 short films anD 2 historical films (see Annex I for the full activity report). Of these, 7 films were shown for the first time in Asia while another 2 films were Southeast Asian Premieres. CINEMA TITLE AND DETAILS PREMIERE Feature films Racing Extinction (USA, 2015, 94 mins) Asian Premiere Thule Tuvalu (SwitzerlanD, 2014, 96 mins) Weight of Salt (Malaysia, 2014, 73 mins) Banana Pancakes and the Children of the Sticky Rice (The Malaysian Premiere NetherlanDs, 2015, 94 mins) Damnation (USA, 2014, 87 mins) SE Asian Premiere Virunga (UK, 2014, 97 mins) Short films My Saltwater Sanctuary (Australia, 2014, 20 mins) Asian Premiere Isabelle’s GarDen (USA, 2015, 9 mins) Asian Premiere Sticky (Australia, 2014, 20 mins) Shimásáni (USA, 2008, 15 mins) Asian Premiere Sikumi (On the Ice) (USA, 2008, 15 mins) Wakening (CanaDa, 2013, 9 mins) Asian Premiere Paradise FounD (USA, 2014, 13 mins) Asian Premiere Warriors of Qiugang (USA/China, 2011, 39 mins) SE Asian Premiere IslanDs of Sanctuary (USA, 2013, 31 mins) Asian Premiere Historical films North Borneo Circa 1950 (Malaysia, circa 1950s, 12 mins) This is Sabah (Malaysia, circa 1960s, 28 mins) Musician HezeKiah Asim plays the sape to accompany the silent film “North Borneo Circa 1950”. The historical films incluDeD a live film performance by Kelabit musician Hezekiah Asim who composeD an original score to accompany “North Borneo Circa 1950” anD was presented as the opening act to the festival weekend. 5 Each evening, a host of presenters - from leaDing scientists, nature-lovers, environmental activists to inDigenous representatives - took to the stage to introDuce a film. Presenters talkeD about how the stories anD issues in each film relate to the lives of ordinary Sabahans, and shared a passionate wake-up call to safeguard Sabah’s natural bounty anD rich cultural heritage. L-R from top left: Dr. Marc Ancrenaz explains extinction before introducing “Racing Extinction”; Dr. MaKlarin LaKim touches on climate warming as he introduces “Thule Tuvalu”; Mr. Rosli JuKrana speaKs about engaging communities in tourism and introduced “Banana PancaKes and the Children of the SticKy Rice”; Ms. Jannie Lasimbang calls for the recognition of indigenous peoples’ connection to land and resources as a preface to the film “Islands of Sanctuary”. The SunDance Institute of the USA curateD a special presentation of the four short films “Isabelle’s Garden”, “Shimásáni”, “Sikumi” anD “Wakening”. These awarD- winning inDigenous
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