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Pete Teo
Peter Teo (, born 26 December 1972), is a multiple award winning Malaysian singer songwriter, film composer and filmmaker as well as a sought-after actor in what has become known as 'New Wave Malaysian Cinema'. His work is associated with non-partisan reform politics in Malaysia – in particular, using new media resources to promote wider democratic participation, press freedom, and racial unity. Teo's work has been featured on the BBC, CNN, KBS, NHK, as well as numerous international film festivals and arts events. He has made some of the most watched viral videos in Malaysia. Life and career Teo was born in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. He began his career with two albums as a member of the cult Hong Kong indie duo "Mid-Century" 「中葉」. He subsequently released two solo albums – ''Rustic Living for Urbanites'' (2003 / produced by Ronan Chris Murphy) and ''Television'' (2006 / produced by Nick Lee & Pete Teo) on his own label Redbag Music. ''Rustic Living For Urbanites' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawau
Tawau (), formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city (or town)While Tawau have a population of more than 100,000 of which is considered city elsewhere in the world it is officially referred as "bandar" (town) in Malay language due to Malaysian law have multiple criteria for a town to be considered a city including a population of more than 500,000 (such as George Town, Penang), administrative centre of a state (such as Kuching, a state capital of Sarawak despite its smaller 300,000 population) and income of RM100 million. in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of the state in the administrative centre of Tawau Division, which is bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie BayCowie Bay in the early 19th century was known as Kalabakong Bay. It is also known as Sibuco Bay. and shares a border with North Kalim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmin Ahmad
Yasmin binti Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter. She was the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia for being humorous and touching. Her work crossed cross-cultural barriers, particularly her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally. In Malaysia, her films were highly controversial due to their depiction of events and relationships, which have been considered 'forbidden' by social conservatives, especially hard-line interpretations of Islam. She was a central figure of the "first" New Wave of Malaysian cinema. Early life Yasmin was born in Kampung Bukit Treh in Muar, Johor, on 7 January 1958. A graduate in arts majoring in politics and psychology from Newcastle University in England, she worked as a trainee banker in 1982 for two weeks and then worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papadom (film)
''Papadom'' () is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language comedy-drama film that is inspired by Disney’s ''College Road Trip'' (2008). It was directed by Afdlin Shauki, who stars in the film. It also stars Liyana Jasmay, Noorkhiriah, and Vanidah Imran. Cast * Afdlin Shauki as Saadom, runs a nasi kandar stall with his wife Munirah, still does so after the latter's death * Noorkhiriah as Munirah, Saadom's late wife, Miasara's late mother * Liyana Jasmay - Miasara, Saadom's daughter * Vanidah Imran as Professor Balqis * Farid Kamil as Hisham, plays rugby for the university team * Scha Alyahya as Shasha, Miasara's rival * Chelsia Ng as Yvonne, Miasara's best friend since school * Que Haidar as Mat, Miasara's shy classmate and aspiring film maker * Harun Salim Bachik as Shukor, Saadom's employer in the university premises * Adham Malekh as Ali, one of Saadom's business partners. * Pete Teo as Uncle Lim, one of Saadom's business partners. * Din Beramboi as JPJ officer * Maimon Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gubra
''Gubra'' ( English: ''Anxiety'') is a 2006 Malaysian Malay-language romantic drama film directed by Yasmin Ahmad. It was shot in 14 days in Ipoh, Malaysia. It is the sequel to ''Sepet'', and was followed by '' Mukhsin''. The title is a word in the local Penang or Kedahan variant of Malay used mainly used by the '' mamak'' community meaning "worry". The film was titled "Anxiety" for overseas markets. Synopsis The story plot of ''Gubra'' is set a few years after Orked's romance with Jason, where she is married to Ariff, a man who is very much older than her. Orked fools around with Ariff in the bathroom early one morning to be interrupted by her mother Mak Inom yelling of Orked's "''abah'' (father)" Pak Atan in great danger -presumed from diabetic complications- and the whole family, with their maid Kak Yam and chauffeur Anuar, frantically rushed him to the hospital. At the hospital, Orked incidentally meets Alan, the elder brother of Jason, who recognised her from the phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, avant-garde, and retrospective programs. The Piazza Grande section is held in an open-air venue that seats 8,000 spectators. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Leopard, awarded to the best film in the International Competition. Other awards include the Leopard of Honour for career achievement, and the Prix du Public, the public choice award. History The Locarno Film Festival was established by the tourist office Pro Locarno and several professionals from the movie industry. As stated by cinema historians, it emerged as a ‘grassroots celebration’ and mostly oriented on attracting tourists to Locarno, offering various entertainment events such as fashion shows and excursions. The inaugural eveni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ying Liang
Ying Liang (; born 1977) is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter. Biography Ying Liang graduated from the Department of Directing at the Chongqing Film Academy and Beijing Normal University. His short film ''The Missing House'' (2003) won the best script award at the Beijing Student Film Festival, and Critics Award at the Hong Kong Independent Short Film Festival. After the success of his short films, he directed his first feature film ''Taking Father Home'' (2005), which won awards at the Tokyo Filmex Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival. ''Taking Father Home'' was also selected at more than 30 international film festivals including those taking place in International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, London Film Festival, London, Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, and Fribourg International Film Festival, Fribourg. In 2006, Yin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liow Tiong Lai
Liow Tiong Lai (; born 13 October 1961) is a Malaysian politician and nutritionist who served as minister of transport, minister of health, deputy minister of youth and sports in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former minister Azalina Othman Said from February 2006 to May 2018. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bentong from November 1999 to May 2018."New ministers and deputy ministers" ''The Star'', 19 March 2008. In addition, he served as 10th president of the (MCA), a componen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizens
Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state. Though citizenship is often conflated with nationality in today's English-speaking world, international law does not usually use the term ''citizenship'' to refer to nationality; these two notions are conceptually Nationality#Nationality versus citizenship, different dimensions of collective membership. Generally citizenships have no expiration and allow persons to Right of abode, work, Permanent residency, reside and Suffrage, vote in the polity, as well as identify with the polity, possibly acquiring a passport. Though through discrimination, discriminatory laws, like disfranchisement and outright Crime of apartheid, apartheid, citizens have been made second-class citizens. Historically, populations of states were mostly commoner, subjects, while citizenship was a particular status which originated in the rights of urban populations, like the rights of the male public of city, cities and republics, particularly P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liew Seng Tat
Liew Seng Tat (born 30 September 1979) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Early life Liew Seng Tat was born in an area of Kuala Lumpur called Jinjang. He graduated from the Multimedia University in Cyberjaya, majoring in 3D animation. Film career Seng Tat has been actively involved in the Malaysian independent film scene since 2003. His first live-action short film "Bread skin with Strawberry Jam" garnered much attention and won at the 8th Malaysian Video Awards. In 2004, he set up Da Huang Pictures with Amir Muhammad, James Lee, and Tan Chui Mui. In 2007, his first feature film '' Flower In The Pocket'' made its world premiere at the 12th Pusan International Film Festival and won the New Currents and the KNN Audience Awards.12th Pusan International Film Festival Information [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. The List of highest-paid film actors, world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has been featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100, ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list. ''Time (magazine), Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2021 and 2025. Scarlett Johansson on screen and stage, Johansson's films as a leading actress have grossed over billion worldwide, making her the List of highest-grossing actors, highest-grossing box office actress and second-highest-grossing film star of all time. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Scarlett Johansson, various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, a Tony Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. Johansson first appeared on stage in an off-Broadway play as a child actress. She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Sanders
Rupert Miles Sanders (born 16 March 1971) is an English film director. Sanders directed the films ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), ''Ghost in the Shell'' (2017), and ''The Crow'' (2024). He also directed the pilot episode of the Apple TV+ science fiction series '' Foundation''. Early life Sanders was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son of Thalia (née Garlick) and hospital ophthalmologist Michael Sanders. After a foundation year at Kingston School of Art he graduated with a degree in graphic design from Central St Martins. Career Sanders began his commercial production career under Tony Kaye. He had primarily done art direction before Kaye suggested he try out directing. Sanders has directed numerous television advertisements, including '' The Life'' for '' Halo 3: ODST'', which won him two Golden Lions at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Sanders' first feature film was ''Snow White and the Huntsman'', which was released in the US in early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost In The Shell (2017 Film)
''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized between 1989 and 1991, is set in mid-21st century Japan and tells the story of the fictional counter-cyberterrorist organization Public Security Section 9, led by protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi. Animation studio Production I.G has produced several anime adaptations of the series. These include the 1995 film of the same name and its 2004 sequel, '' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence''; the 2002 television series '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' and its 2020 follow-up, '' Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045''; and the '' Ghost in the Shell: Arise'' original video animation series. In addition, an American-produced live-action film was released on March 2017. Overview Title The original editor Koichi Yuri says: At first, ''Ghost in the Shell'' came from Shirow, but when Yuri asked "somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
