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 2nd season of the MMOF festival, themed Heart and Mind, will be accepting submissions from filmmakers around the world (see sidebar for submission categories). Film submissions are open between October 10th until December 31st, 2021.
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The panel of judges for MMOF 2021 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 Anna Har
(Executive Director, Freedom Film Network)
โข Edward Lim
(Film Producer, GRIM Film)
โข Farihin Ufiya
(Director; NYAWA; actress/filmmaker; MSc Neuroscience student UCL)
โข Puan Mala Davi N Thanjappan
(Founder, Trainer & Consultant - MDC Training and Management Services; lived experience as Carer/parent of person with mental illness; Advocate)
โข Puan Vishalatchi Arunagiri
(Founder, Mindvoice; lived experience, schizophrenia; advocate)
โข Tung Yow Kong
(General Manager, GSC Movies)
โข Tunku Mona Riza
(International Award-winning Film Director; Executive Producer, Current Pictures)
โข Violet Du Feng
(Emmy winning independent documentarian)
โข Zulaikha Mohamad
(Co-founder, MINDAKAMI; lived experiences of bipolar disorder; host of The Borak Minda Podcast)
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You can register here: bit.do/mmof21-registration
**Submissions fee applied: MMOF2021 has a small submission fee of RM30 (RM15 for students) ONLY for the ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ category. But we donโt want this to get in the way of anyoneโs participation in the festival so, if you canโt afford the submission fee, drop us an email with the subject line โFee Waiver Requestโ and weโll send you a fee waiver code with no questions asked.
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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 youth mental health short film festival based in Malaysia. This project is central 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 Film industry placement with GRIM FILMS
โค Internship placement with GSC and/or Naluri
โค Three (3) one-hour executive coaching or therapy session
โค Package of six counselling sessions with MMHA/CPCS
โค Undergraduate/postgraduate Study Awards
Best Youth Film (Malaysian High Schoolers Category)
โค Cash prize of RM2,500
โค Full film screening at GSC Cinemas Award Ceremony
โค Film industry placement with GRIM FILMS
โค Internship placement with GSC and/or Naluri
โค Three (3) one-hour executive coaching or therapy session
โค Package of six counselling sessions with MMHA/CPCS
โค Undergraduate/postgraduate Study Awards
Best International Film (International Young Adults Category)
โค Cash prize of RM3,000
โค Full film screening at GSC Cinemas Award Ceremony
โค Undergraduate/postgraduate Study Awards
Best Mental Health Awareness Message (Applicable to ALL categories)
โค Cash prize of RM1000
โข Nine finalist films and the โBest Mental Health Awareness Messageโ winner will be screened at GSC Tropicana Gardens Mall cinema during the Awards Ceremony in early 2022.