What’s Cool? Youth Short Film Festival 2018 @ Ipoh Parade

What’s Cool? Youth Short Film Festival 2018 @ Ipoh Parade

We are in the era where short films, and videos have taken over social media and are a huge part of our digital lifestyle. When was the last time you caught a short film online? Do I know how to make one? Probably not, but I do dabble in short videos to complement the blog at times. 

What’s Cool? Youth Short Film Festival 2018 @ Ipoh Parade

Why Are Short Films Awesome?

Our attention span has grown shorter and shorter the more we spend our time online, as we are inundated with streams of ads, and non productive stuff. Hence, a short film is a big welcome to an otherwise feature length film which we can “never seem to find the time to watch”. Short Films are awesome as they easily catch our attention, holding it for the duration of the film, not letting us go.

Check out the inspiring short film by 1st Runner-up, Muhammad Irfan bin Muhammad Nizam for the Open category in the Ipoh Parade Youth Short Film Festival below. 

Short films or shorts can be categorized as films which have a running time of 40 minutes or less, which are just perfect to showcase what needs to be shown. Inspiring contents, especially those who take effort into incorporating good values, and the love for our country Malaysia. This was exactly what Ipoh Parade’s Youth Short Film Festival aim to showcase, bringing out and celebrating the talents of young and aspiring filmmakers in Malaysia. Read on! 

It was an awesome event!

Youth Short Film Festival 2018 @ Ipoh Parade

Malaysia Day 2018 just passed, when everyone’s celebrating and being all patriotic and all. Did you know earlier this month, Ipoh Parade held a Youth Short Film Festival? It happened on 2nd September, 2018 to be exact. It’s a great platform for young aspiring filmmakers to showcase their talents. Short films, even some insta videos, you have to catch it to appreciate the effort being put in!

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Check out the video below. 

Some may look simple, yet all are pretty inspiring, especially when you get the concept behind the film. Check out the winner list for Ipoh Parade Youth Short Film Festival 2018 below. 

Category: OPEN

• Home by Cheah Seang Hong
• Apai by Muhammad Irfan bin Muhammad Nizam
• Merdekaku In London by Syaqeer Haris
• Consolation 1: Sebuah Kepulangan by MUHAMMAD HAKIM BIN HASNAN
• Consolation 2: 05 by Soong Kah Yan

Winners at the Youth Short Film Festival 2018 @ Ipoh Parade

Category: AMATEUR

• Roti Kosong - Muhammad Umar Akmal bin Zairul Hisham
• A Journey to the Heart of Malaysia by Ian Phang Khai En
• Diabetes Awareness by Eliza Goh
• Consolation 1: Reunion by Leong Yiq Zhenn
• Consolation 2: The Voice by Nicholas Tan

Catergory: INSTA-VIDEO

• School Life My Life by David Lee Lek Wee
• Eat It, Clean It by Henri Lee
• Why Do We Love Malaysia by Eunice Chan
• Consolation 1: My Day by Evon Chan
• Consolation 2: My School My Life by Chan Kagami

Some more videos to watch above and below. Consolation prize winner for the Open category, Soong Kah Yan and Muhammah Hakim Bin Hasnan in the Ipoh Parade Youth Short Film Festival. 

More information on Ipoh Parade and the Ipoh Parade Youth Short Film Festival? Head to their Facebook page today, linked at https://www.facebook.com/ipohparade