Siti Kamaluddin is a Bruneian filmmaker, director, and musician. She was listed as one of the 50 most influential women Brunei in 2014. She began her career as a writer and TV host in Brunei Darussalam and later started directing and producing for on TV shows.

Early life

Siti Kamaluddin was born on 1 December 1979 in

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. After graduating high school at

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in the UK, she proceeded to study chemistry at the

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. However, she realised that her passion for films surpasses her love for Chemistry and decided to venture into the film industry. Siti began her entertainment career on screen- as a TV Host for Orange room.

Career

Siti then set up Origin Artistic Management, the leading production company in Brunei, where she produced and directed TV Commercials and documentaries for some of Brunei's largest corporate clients. Siti Kamaluddin has also received the Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry from her earlier works. She later directed her film ''Mentari'' where six directors from ASEAN countries made an anthology of film to celebrate International Women's Day 2014]. The film was released just shortly before the release of her film '' Yasmine (2014 film), Yasmine'' - Siti Kamaluddin's debut feature film and Brunei Darussalam's First International Feature Film. ''Yasmine'' also won Best Asian Film at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2014. It has also been competing in numerous film festivals worldwide including the

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, Fantastic Film Festival, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival (NETPAC Awards). After a successful start with Yasmine, Siti Kamaluddin started the Brunei Film Blitz in 2017 with the hopes of introducing the Bruneian audience to World Cinema. In 2018, she directed her second feature film 'Hari Minggu Yanng Ke-Empat', a drama-comedy for Eid al-Fitr. The film receives the Special Jury Award at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) and the Special Jury Award at the 59th Asia Pacific Film Festival in Macau. In 2020, Siti Kamaluddin released her third feature film 'Akademi' which is a hit at the Brunei Box Office.

Filmography

References

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