Director : Aidilfitri Mohd Yunus Scriptwriter : Sofia J. Rhyland, Aidilfitri Mohd Yunus Producer : Ahmad Puad Onah Language : Malay Genre : Horror, Mystery Classification : Not Available Release Date : 13th October 2011 Duration : 80 mins
Cast: Zahiril Adzim, Tasha Shilla Razak, Zydee O.N.E, Sabhi Saddi, JojoFly O.N.E, Mimie, Fikhree Abu Bakar, Adeline Anthony, Amanda Misbun and Sara Ali
KLIP 3GP SYNOPSIS:
Synopsis : ‘Klip 3GP’ is made up of four stories. Eddie is a suscessful online businessman who has everything; good-looking, wealthy and having a pretty girlfriend – but no one knows that he profits from the distributing pornography. Maya Akhtar is a committed journalist but becomes a victim of extortion by Sunny who possesses sex tapes of their affairs. Suria, Mina and Zakiah are three teenagers on their way to Kuala Lumpur on a weekend night out but encounter a frightening experience as they are chased by a horrifying creature. The last story is about Sandra who is gang-raped by Jefri and his boys while being recorded.
Sinopsis : Eddie pada usia hanya sekitar 20-an sudah merasa kejayaan urusan perniagaannya di Internet. Dia seorang jejaka yang memiliki segalanya – tampan, menikmati kehidupan mewah dan juga teman wanita sekeliling pinggang. Tanpa diketahui sesiapa, Eddie sebenarnya meraih keuntungan daripada perniagaan yang membeli dan menjual klip-klip pornografi dan sensasi di Internet. Maya Akhtar pula adalah seorang jurnalis yang komited terhadap kerjayanya. Malangnya, dia telah jatuh mangsa kepada ugutan Sunny yang memiliki rakaman video hubungan sulit mereka.
Lebih mengejutkan lagi, perbuatan Sunny ini disokong oleh isterinya sendiri Rita, kerana inilah cara mereka membuat duit, dengan memperdaya wanita untuk tidur dengan Sunny dan memeras ugut mangsa kemudian. Suria, Mina dan Zakiah adalah tiga gadis remaja yang dalam perjalanan untuk mencari hiburan hujung minggu di Kuala Lumpur. Tanpa disangka, malam itu berubah menjadi suatu peristiwa yang menyeramkan apabila mendapati diri mereka diburu oleh satu makhluk yang mengerikan. Sandra adalah seorang gadis sekolah yang menjadi mangsa deraan seksual oleh Jefri.
Lebih dari itu, Sandra satu hari telah diperkosa beramai-ramai oleh satu geng motosikal yang dianggotai Jefri dan abang kandung Sandra sendiri iaitu Burn. Acara perkosaan ini telah dirakamkan oleh geng ini melalui kamera telefon bimbit Jefri. Dalam filem 3GP, kehidupan watak-watak berbeza ini akhirnya bersulaman dan berkait melalui pembocoran klip-klip 3gp mereka kepada masyarakat Internet – dan dunia mereka bertembung dalam satu kemuncak yang dramatik.
The Football Film Festival finally makes its debut in London this week. The film festival kicks off on Friday, September 23, and runs through Thursday, September 29.
The festival main organizer, Kicking + Screening teaming up with Everyman Cinema to screen all the films at one of four Everyman Cinemas. Ten films will be shown at Everyman Cinemas, with screenings at Hampstead, Belsize Park, Baker Street and Islington.
The first film of the festival is Once In A Lifetime a documentary on the history of New York Cosmos, the American football club that only recently reformed, with Brazilian great Pele involved once again.
There is also a film on the fierce rivalry between Boca Juniors and River Plate; a documentary of American footballer Jay DeMerit; a look inside Colombian football; and the UK premiere of a film that examines at the way talent in African football is trafficked to Europe.
The football film festival ends with a 30th anniversary screening of football film Escape To Victory, which features Pele and Bobby Moore in cameos.
2011 FOOTBALL FILM FESTIVAL LONDON LINE-UP
RISE AND SHINE
Director: Nick Lewis, Ranko Tutulugdzija Cast: Jay DeMerit Genre: Documentary Running Time: 121 mins
Synopsis:
The Jay DeMerit Story is the true story of a young American’s impossible journey – a journey never experienced or heard of in the soccer world.
After college Jay’s dream of playing pro soccer in Europe seemed unreachable. Sleeping in an attic, painting houses and eating beans and toast to survive, Jay took the most unlikely route to the top. After not making the professional leagues in the US Jay left for Europe at the age of 21 without any professional experience – only a passport, $1500 and a backpack full of dreams.
The film documents Jay’s journey from the bottom – playing in Sunday park leagues and lower division London clubs earning £40 per week – to playing in the English Premier League – to starting in the 2010 World Cup. The Jay DeMerit Story is a story of perseverance, hard work and relentless belief in a dream……it is a story that needs to be told.
ONE NIGHT IN TURIN
Director: James Erskine Cast: Gary Oldman Genre: Documentary Running Time: 137 mins
Synopsis:
Before the Premier League and multi-million pound salaries, in England ‘football’ was a dirty word. The game was in disgrace, the fans, hooligans, the nation, it seemed, were all played out. Then there was Italia ’90 – The World Cup – a shot at redemption. But this was no ordinary World Cup and no ordinary time. The manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was under intense media scrutiny, and his team described as donkeys. Yet through their heroic exploitsover six short weeks they united a nation, coming within a heart beat of reaching the World Cup Final.
Narrated by Gary Oldman, featuring match action – from Platt’s last-gasp winner against Belgium to the silky skills of Gazza and the cool finishing of Linekar – and previously unseen footage, this is the definitive story of England’s greatest footballing adventure on foreign soil….so far.
THE OTHER CHELSEA – STORY FROM DONETSK
Director: Jakob Preuss Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary Running Time: 113 mins
Synopsis:
Donetsk is the coal-mining area of Ukraine. Here most people work for low wages in the run down mines, while others make a lot of money. No matter which side of the social divide you are on, coming from Donetsk you will almost certainly be an opponent of the Orange Revolution and a fan of the local football team, Shakhtar Donetsk. Billionaire Akhmetov invests heavily in the club, which is becoming a major European force during the season followed by the film. Yet this sporting success funded by an Oligarch fortune only seems to highlight the wider social and political stagnation of the region. Off the pitch, the outlook appears bleak…
CUANDO FUIMOS CAMPEONES
Director: Michael Robinson Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary Running Time: 120 mins
Synopsis:
How Spain conquered the world. Introduced by Guillem Balague, with Gaizka Mendieta.
Director, producer and presenter Michael Robinson looks back on an incredible World Cup in South Africa. Cuado Fuimos Campeones is beautifully shot and is an intimate portrait of 2010 World Cup Champions Spain. With exclusive interviews with all the World Cup stars and behind the scenes access this documentary gives audiences a real insight into how Spain were able to conquer the World of Football for the very first time.
ESCAPE TO VICTORY
Director: John Huston Cast: Edison Pelé, Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone Genre: Drama, Sport Running Time: 117 mins
Synopsis:
John Huston directed this exciting World War II action film, which culminates in a rousing soccer game. In a German prisoner of war camp, Major Karl von Steiner (Max Von Sydow), the camp commander, once a member of the German national soccer team, decides to put together a soccer match between a team of Allied prisoners, led by Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a former English international soccer player.
The game is to be played in Colombes Stadium in Paris and exploited for maximum propaganda effect by the Nazi publicity machine. Robert Hatch (Sylvester Stallone) is enlisted to assist the Allied prisoners to train for the event. But, in fact, the Allies are planning a risky escape during the soccer match. Famed Brazilian soccer great Pele makes an appearance in the film, along with Bobby Moore, the captain of Britain’s 1966 World Cup champions, and Argentine soccer star Osvaldo Ardiles.
THE TWO ESCOBARS
Director: Michael Zimbalist, Jeff Zimbalist Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary Running Time: 110 mins
Synopsis:
Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellín Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest football star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably and fatally intertwined. Pablo’s drug money had turned Andres’ national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an “own goal” that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life.
The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics. For Colombians, football was far more than a game: their entire national identity rode on the success or failure of their team. Jeff and Michael Zimbalist’s fast and furious documentary plays out on an ever-expanding canvas, painting a fascinating portrait of Pablo, Andres, and a country in the grips of a violent, escalating civil war.
ARGENTINA FUTBOL CLUB
Director: Juan Pablo Roubió Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary Running Time: 102 mins
Synopsis:
Singing. Shouting. Hysteria. Argentina lives for ‘futbol’. The battle between Boca Juniors and River Plate is not just about sports; it is an ever-enduring struggle for identity.
In Buenos Aires, historic tensions swell not only between legendary clubs Boca and River, but also between working and ruling class. In the days preceding the big game anticipation builds among players and fans. For these ‘futbol’ fanatics, the game means everything – it symbolizes strength, unity, and power in a society beset by stark social and economic divisions.
Through a journalistic lens, this film provides an intimate look into Argentina and its beloved sport to reveal an unparalleled passion that reverberates far beyond the pitch.
SOKA AFRIKA
Director: Suridh Hassan Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary Running Time: 58 mins
Synopsis:
Soka Afrika is a feature length documentary film celebrating African football in the run up to World Cup 2010. Following the different paths of aspiring young African players from South Africa, Ivory Coast, Egypt and Cameroon, Soka Afrika explores the power of football to influence Africa for better or worse.
The film follows the lives of two young men chasing their dreams of sporting stardom. Kermit from South Africa and Ndomo from Cameroon take two very different paths in pursuit of their ultimate goal – a lucrative European footballing contract. The story that unfolds reveals the struggle that is life in much of Africa and demonstrates how football is a vital lifeline to which many will desperately cling.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME : THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE NEW YORK COSMOS
Director: Paul Crowder, John Dower Cast: Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Matt Dillon Genre: Documentary, Sport Running Time: 58 mins
Synopsis:
A look back at one of the more curious fads in American professional sports, the sudden rise and precipitous fall of the North American Soccer League, spanning its existence 1968-1984, as seen through the experience of its most famous club, the New York Cosmos. The NASL made very little impact in the US, where soccer had virtually no following, until in 1975 the New York Cosmos succeeded in signing the most famous player in the world, Pele. Attendence for Cosmos games exploded, outdrawing even the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL, to where exhibition games in Seattle were drawing huge crowds, and when Pele announced his retirement in 1977 his final game drew the biggest crowd to ever see a soccer game in the US. His retirement from the game began a slow but steady decline for the NASL as money issues for the league and the spending practices of the Cosmos became a running controversy.
MATCH 64 : THE FINAL OF THE 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP
Director: Daniel Gordon Cast: Info Not Available Genre: Documentary, Sport Running Time: 73 mins
Synopsis:
Johannesburg, South Africa: July 2010. Holland and Spain are competing for the most coveted title in the world of football: winner of the FIFA World Cup. Neither country has ever won before, and worldwide speculation as to the outcome is at fever pitch. At the same time, all eyes are on South Africa, the first African nation to host the prestigious event. Sheffield native and Doc/Fest regular Daniel Gordon (The Game of Their Lives) takes us behind the scenes of Match 64, following the preparations in the run up to the match, and throughout the nail-biting final. We hear from a range of people who contributed to the big event – from local organisers to FIFA officials, from born and bred Sowetans to VIPs flown in for the occasion. A rare opportunity to observe everything that goes into the turning of the beautiful game into the world’s most watched sporting event.
Please check to the main site of Kicking + Screening for details of schedules and other info.
Japanese Film Festival 2011 is back again for the 8th consecutive year in Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) Malaysia. The Japanese Film Festival is organized by The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur with the assistance from The Consulate General of Japan in Penang and The Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur and with the co-organizer from Golden Screen Cinemas will be held from 15 Sept to 25 Sept 2011 in all GSC nationwide.
15 Sept – 20 Sept 2011 : International Screen in GSC Mid Valley, GSC 1 Utama (New Wing), GSC Pavilion KL.
22 Sept – 25 Sept 2011 : GSC Gurney Plaza
The ticket price is RM5 per screening. All films are in Japanese with English subtitles. There are 10 titles in this year’s line-up, including heartwarming comedy “Double Trouble”, master filmmaker Yoji Yamada’s first contemporary feature in ten years entitled “About Her Brother”, a film from the director of the internationally successful comedy “Shall We Dance?”, Suo Masayuki’s movie “I Just Didn’t Do It”, animation feature “Mai Mai Miracle”, and many others.
But the one Malaysian shouldn’t miss is Hiroshi Kurosaki‘s “Second Chance”, stars Hiroki Hasegawa, Kyoka Suzuki and our own Malaysian actress Norul Elfira Loy. The world premiere of the movie that was held on 15 Sept enabled Malaysians to be the first to watch “Second Chance”, a story which is set partially in Malaysia, before the movie is released in Japan this 22 September.
Synopsis:
Kaneko Teppei had been working as a freeter, or part-time worker, and was on his way to an interview; he was running late and was preoccupied, fearing that he had forgotten his resume. He dashed onto a crowded train as the doors were closing, and his jacket got caught in the door. He struggled to free it, and apologized to the woman next to him when he bumped her. From out of the crowd a young woman’s voice cried out, but he didn’t understand what it meant. On the platform, however, she grabbed his arm and accused him of groping her.
Synopsis:
Rui Nakamura, well-known throughout the publishing industry as a shrewd producer, falls madly in love with Koh Suzuki, the head of an Internet securities company, who is 17 years younger than her and already married to another woman. They had managed to overcome various obstacles, and the two of them had started living together, but then one day Koh just suddenly disappears from Rui’s life. Five years later, Rui is in Malaysia for a business trip, and as if by destiny she meets Koh once again. But then Koh is shot before her very eyes! While hearing the inspirational words of the Koran in the distance, he lingers in the world between life and death. Before long, Koh’s wife Marie learns of his situation, and also shows up in Malaysia.
“Sekando Baajin” セカンドバージン (2011) Trailer
SAWAKO DECIDES (2010)
“Kawa No Soko Kara Konnichi Wa” 川の底からこんにちは (2010) Director: Ishii Yuya Cast: Mitsushima Hikari, Eedo Masashi, Aihara Kira Genre: Drama IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611082/ IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
Synopsis:
Sawako has gone through life taking a halfhearted approach to her career and her love life. One day, she unexpectedly inherits her father’s clam factory. Not only is she pushed around by the employees and her boyfriend, but the factory is also on the verge of bankruptcy.
“Kawa No Soko Kara Konnichi Wa” 川の底からこんにちは (2010) Trailer
Synopsis:
An exuberant tomboy, Shinko feels completely at home in the wheat fields of the small town of Kokuga, where she races imaginary creatures and daydreams of the ancient capital city of Suo, on which Kokuga now stands. Nine-year-old Kiiko has a very different temperament — shy, withdrawn, still mourning a mother she barely remembers. A transplant from Tokyo, Kiiko, with her exotic Western dress and pale complexion, is marked as alien to her peasant schoolmates.
“Maimai Shinko To Sennen No Mahou” マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 (2009) Trailer
Synopsis:
Nakahara, a Writer visits the free school in a small city for his research on the children who have problem such as school refusal. At the school, he meets Emi, a volunteering college student who has lame leg. Emi is called “Ms. Puffy” by the children because she always takes pictures of clouds. Interested in this girl, Nakahara asks her to be interviewed, but in vain. However, Emi has gradually changed her mind towards Nakahara when he comes to the school many times and evokes sympathetic responses from the children. Then she answers his questions and tells him about her own childhood… When she was 5th grade pupil in elementary school, Emi got injury sustained in car accident. Since then, she made barrier from her surroundings. On the other hand, Yuka was in delicate health and set someone off from her peers too. Emi became friends with Yuka and they nurtured a precious friendship. The two girls were left out in the cold but they spent peaceful and happy days beside the classmates who were playing bully and ostracizing each other. At the present day, having made an intense relationship with Yuka, Emi encourages gently the children who are suffering from their own weakness. Gradually the story of loss she experienced and which brought her such gentleness is revealed…
Synopsis:
Manzo is a fisherman in a small seaside community who lives and works alone, but longs for a relationship and maybe a wife. When a sign is posted advertising a matchmaking party with city women, all the men gussy themselves up and videotape themselves for the dating service. Manzo borrows a camcorder and tries his luck, but his rehearsed speech doesn’t go as planned. When showing the videotape to the prospective dates, he discovers something unusual: There is a woman and her son living in one of his closets. Instead of kicking them out, he encourages them to stay and develops a relationship with them that makes the other fishermen jealous.
“Futoukou” 不灯港 (2009) Trailer
RAILWAYS (2010)
“Reiruweizu: 49-sai De Densha No Untenshi Ni Natta Otoko No Monogatari” RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語 (2010) Director: Nishikiori Yoshinari Cast: Nakai Kiichi, Takashima Reiko, Motokariya Yuika Genre: Drama IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1292561/ IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Synopsis:
Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local “bataden” Ichibata Electric Railway.
“Reiruweizu: 49-sai De Densha No Untenshi Ni Natta Otoko No Monogatari” RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語 (2010) Trailer
Synopsis:
A co-pilot Kazuhiro Suzuki is on assessed flight that will determine whether he gets promoted to the rank of pilot. However, an emergency situation occurs! A rookie cabin attendant Etsuko Saito also brings chaos from the strain. Will this flight safely arrive at Honolulu?
“Happy Flight” ハッピーフライト (2008) Trailer
DOUBLE TROUBLE (2008)
“Kanki No Uta” 歓喜の歌 (2008) Director: Matsuoka Joji Cast: Kobayashi Kaoru, Yasuda Narumi, Ito Atsushi, Yuki Saori, Asada Miyoko Genre: Comedy, Drama IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160551/ IMDb Rating: 6.0/10
Synopsis:
It’s December 30, and everyone is milling about. But the “incident” that rocked this small town began with a single phone call. “Hello, Mitama Cultural Center. Yes, you’re calling to confirm your concert, correct? That’s right. Mitama Chorus Girls, tomorrow evening at 7:00. All set. We’ll see you then.” Thus the cultural center’s director confidently replies to the caller. But just a moment later, he realizes that they are hardly “all set”! There’s the “Mitama Chorus Girls” and the “The Mitama Ladies’ Chorus”: two similar-sounding names were confused by this hapless director. Of all things, his mismanagement has led to a double-booking on New Year’s Eve! The long-established, refined ladies’ group says, “Tomorrow is our 20th anniversary performance! There’s no way we can reschedule.” And the newly-formed, amateur group says, “We were so looking forward to tomorrow, and we even arranged our chores and part-time jobs just to make this performance!” Neither group will budge an inch. The director, who had always enjoyed stability in both his work and private lives, becomes flustered in the face of the ladies’ passion for their choral groups. On top of that, his marriage hits a rocky patch, his bar tab is up for payment, and his whole life is turned upside-down. With this catastrophe on New Year’s Eve, what will our director’s fate be? And what of the “mamas” who have practiced their hearts out for this night? The heartwarming musical comedy Ode to Joy uses song to remind us of a nearly-forgotten sincerity.
Synopsis:
Master filmmaker Yamada Yoji, known for his humanistic films, directs his first contemporary feature in ten years. Paying homage to Ichikawa Kon’s film of the same title, this film presents a heartwarming depiction of the bond between a hard-working older sister and her younger brother, a failed performer. Widowed young, Ginko runs a pharmacy and lives with her daughter, Koharu, and her mother-in-law, Kinuyo. Koharu has plans to marry a distinguished doctor, but out of the blue, Ginko’s long lost brother, Tetsuro, shows up drunk at the wedding, ruining the occasion.
21ST ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS WINNERS
21ST ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS NOMINEES
THE 48TH GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS 2011 NOMINEES
6TH ANNUAL SPIKE TV SCREAM 2011 AWARD WINNERS
‘HIDDEN (SOROK)’ SYNOPSIS AND TRAILER
‘SUMPAHAN PUAKA’ SYNOPSIS AND TRAILER
‘KLIP 3GP’ SYNOPSIS AND TRAILER
‘VILAIYAATU PASANGE’ SYNOPSIS AND TRAILER
‘TWO-LEGGED HORSE’ SYNOPSIS AND TRAILER
2011 FOOTBALL FILM FESTIVAL MAKES LONDON DEBUT
