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SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO 13th AUGUST 2023!
We launched the season a little later than usual this round and having given it some thought, 3 months might not be enough time for one to come up with, plan, and shoot a thoughtful short film.
We believe everyone deserves a chance to share your voices and perspectives - we don't want anyone to miss out on that, just because of timing.
So, it's not too late for you to plan and shoot your films! We'd love to see what your perspectives on 'REVIVAL' are and can't wait to share your stories with others :)
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โค About Festival
My Mind On Film (MMOF) is a youth mental health short film festival based in Malaysia. The first of its kind, this festival is all about inspiration, expression, understanding, and stigma reduction with a focus on the Malaysian context.
The 3rd season of the MMOF festival, themed Revival, will be accepting submissions from young filmmakers around the world (see sidebar for submission categories).
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โค About MMOF S3 Theme (Revival)
The first few thoughts that comes to mind when discussing on Mental Health usually revolves around the doom and gloom such as the mental struggles people face, its signs and its negative effects, but not many will talk about the healing process.
Hence, MMOF this year chose the theme Revival to provide people with the platform to share journeys of healing from the challenges they face.
Together throughout our journey through the harsh pandemic, dreadful natural disasters, and each of our individual struggles, we want to show the world that there is always a chance to revive ourselves from the pain and struggle, to come back stronger and better than ever.
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The panel of judges for MMOF 2022 will include mental health experts, film industry professionals, individuals with lived experiences and youth representatives including:
โข Prof. Datoโ Dr Andrew Mohanraj
(Co-Chair, CMHW; President, MMHA; Board Member World Federation of Mental Health)
โข Brenda Danker
(Co-Founder Freedom Film Network)
โข Edward Lim
(Film Producer, GRIM Film)
โข Farihin Ufiya
(Director; NYAWA; actress/filmmaker; MSc Neuroscience student UCL)
โข Tung Yow Kong
(General Manager, GSC Movies)
โข Tunku Mona Riza
(International Award-winning Film Director; Executive Producer, Current Pictures)
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The Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing (CMHW) is a collaboration between HELP University and the Malaysian Mental Health Association started in 2020 to support mental health and wellbeing through research, training and education.
Visit CMHW website: https://university.help.edu.my/cmhw
The My Mind On Film (MMOF) festival is a project aligned to the Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeingโs commitment to engaging with young people, hearing their voices and working together for progress.
It combines the emphases on inspiration, expression, understanding and stigma reduction with a focus on the local Malaysian context.
This festival is first of its kind in Malaysia and has the following objectives:
โข Inspire sharing of perspectives and ideas
โข Recognise that mental health is universal, changeable, and includes the positive
โข Break down stigma
โข All accepted films will feature in the My Mind On Film Virtual Festival and be promoted on our website and social media.
Grand Prize (Malaysian Young Adult Category)
โค RM30,000 funding to create a mental health PSA film to be screened at GSC theatres
โค Cash prize of RM10,000
โค Full film screening at GSC Cinemas Award Ceremony
โค Internship placement with Naluri
โค Three one-hour executive coaching OR therapy sessions with Naluri (English, B. Malaysia, Mandarin)
* counselling may be available in other languages (via enquiry)
Best Youth Film (Malaysian High Schoolers Category)
โค Cash prize of RM3,000
โค Full film screening at GSC Cinemas Award Ceremony
Best International Film (International Young Adults Category)
โค Cash prize of RM3,000
โค Full film screening at GSC Cinemas Award Ceremony
โค Three one-hour executive coaching OR therapy sessions with Naluri (Ages 18+ only; in English, B. Malaysia, Mandarin)
* counselling may be available in other languages (via enquiry)
โข Nine finalist films (3 from each category) will be screened at GSC Tropicana Gardens Mall cinema during the Awards Ceremony in October 2023.