Johnnie To Named Jury Head at Malaysia’s MIFFest

Johnnie To - Theodore Kaye / Stringer

Hong Kong icon Johnnie To will head the jury of the sixth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest). Other jurors include Truong Ngoc Anh (Vietnam), Ryuichi Hiroki (Japan), Zizan Razak (Malaysia), and Eric Khoo (Singapore).

The event will open with the world premiere of Eraser, directed by Mark Lee See Teck. The Malaysian film features the final on-screen appearance of the late Adibah Noor, a beloved Malaysian actress known for her timeless charisma. MIFFest will play See You at the Rally, directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Kanny Chang as its closing title. The festival will take place at LaLaport BBCC from July 23-29, showing 42 films from 15 countries.

The festival is building its impact through collaborations with other events. It will screen several genre titles from this month’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival including Iron Mask from South Korea’s Kim Sung Hwan and the Asian Premiere of SINGLE8 from Japan, directed by Konaka Kazuya. Its Taiwan program includes American Girl by Fiona Roan, Coo-Coo 043 by Chan Ching-lin, GAGA by Laha Mebow, I WeirDo by Liao Ming-yi, Heavy Craving by Pei-Ju Hsieh, A Silent Gaze by Huang Hsin-yao, and Day Off by Fu Tien-Yu.

The festival will also present a lifetime achievement award to Taiwan cinema icon Sylvia Chang. The following Awards Night will be on July 29, 2023, at Zepp, Kuala Lumpur.