KLEFF2015 Vol. 7
IT’S A WRAP! THE 8TH KLEFF WAS A ROARING SUCCESS!
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE 2015 SPONSORS, PARTNERS, COLLABORATORS, INTERNS AND KLEFF CREW! WE WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND FAITH.
The 8th KLEFF held from 16th-18th October 2015 at MAP Publika was an astounding success and saw the culmination of various important partners and stakeholders ranging from indigenous advocacy groups, to environmental NGOs, film making experts and production houses, to green entrepreneurs. So to take you through some of the exciting components of the recent festival, do check out the festival highlights reports below.
A special thank you to SCM for the amazing 8th KLEFF Video Promo. If you’ve missed it, catch it here.
THE 2015 KLEFF HIGHLIGHTS
Film Screening And Film Makers
The film screenings were a success and saw the attendance of close to 800 registered number of people who attended the screenings. A total of 116 films were screened over the weekend representing 47 countries. The film screening section was led by EcoKnights Phylbert Tan and Amirah Majid, supported by their amazing crew of volunteers. Opening night was a roaring success as the crowd braved the tropical storm to arrive to catch their favorite eco films. Among the audience’s favorite were Sumatra’s Last Tiger by Harun Rahman and Lara Ariffin, River of Exploding Durians by Edmund Yeo, and of course, Damming our Future and Commerce or Corruption?, by Joe Lam, and Jettie Ward. Film makers and invited guests curated most of the films that were screened throughout 
the weekend.
Other film makers present came from the United States of America (Joe Lamb, Jettie Ward, Amy Benson, Faisal Hossain and Michael Ross), France (Benjamin Capelletti), Indonesia (Nanang Sujang and Rifky Azmi representing Indonesia Nature Film Society), United Kingdom (Dominique and Oliver Laurenson-Gore from Resource productions), Nepal (Ramyata Limbu) and more.
Read more about what took place throughout the weekend screenings.
Awards Ceremony
The 8th KLEFF award ceremony was held before the opening night of the film screenings and was a full house with attendees that are from the general public, Green Market exhibitors, film makers (local and international), representatives of sponsors, partners and also supporters.
We would like to congratulate all the film makers who won the respective categories, and a massive shout out to all that has supported us to make the awards ceremony special.
The 8th KLEFF award ceremony was held before the opening night of the film screenings and was a full house with attendees that are from the general public, Green Market exhibitors, film makers (local and international), representatives of sponsors, partners and also supporters.
Read more about the winners of this year’s film festival competition.
The Green Market And Green Vibes
A total of 76 NGOs and green businesses participated in this year’s Green Market and we are happy to hear that many of them were positive with the reception from the public. Similarly Green Vibes, which was held at the Bee Publika ended the KLEFF Sunday night with a big bang with an awesome selection of local line up. The Venopian Solitude session packed the entire floor of the Bee, much to the delight of the KLEFF Secretariat.
To check out the visuals from the Green Market, Green Vibes and also other sections of the festival, please click on the link below:
The Performances, Workshops And Exhibitions
Christine Das’ and Alena Murang’s nature-inspired art exhibition was definitely a hit with the general public. Held at White Box, both local artists showcased their beautiful works of art as their commitment and contribution to spreading environmental awareness. In addition, the Square Publika hosted a range of local musicians, performers and even cultural groups. The KLEFF would not be complete without the arrangement of impressive fringe performers at the festival. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and you can view some of the performers on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/EcoKnights.
In addition, many of the workshops were popular with the public especially the one on Vegetable Farming for Children and a talk on Aquaponics. We hope to continuously provide the public with engaging programs, workshops and activities that inspire sustainable living. If you have an awesome idea for a workshop, talk or exhibition next year, come talk to us or email us at info@ecoknights.org.my.
Overall, the festival achieved its targets and we will continue to strive to deliver the best environmental films, activities and programs, for more Malaysians in the following years. You can click on this link to read what Clean Malaysia wrote about the festival.
THE 9TH KUALA LUMPUR ECO FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE BACK SOON!
We will be revealing the new 2016 KLEFF look very soon!
Meanwhile, we are now calling for partnerships, sponsorships and collaborations with any interested companies or organizations who are interested to be part of the 2016 KLEFF.
Sponsoring KLEFF provides excellent brand visibility, opportunities to interact with our large and engaged audience, and the chance to be part of one of the country’s major environmental events. Unique sponsorship opportunities (corporate screenings, filmmaker lounge, special events, etc.) may also be available upon request. For more information on sponsoring KLEFF, contact the Festival Director, Fadly Bakhtiar by email or phone at +603 7731 8361.
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