The International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2019 (KLEFF 2019) was successfully launched at Taman Tugu earlier this wek to celebrate the 12th installation of the film festival with the theme “Climate Action…Now!”.
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| Fadly Bakhtiar (KLEFF Festival Director), Aina Ahmad (Brand Communications Manager of Kiehl’s Malaysia), Ms. Stephanie (Vice President of Malaysian Nature Society) and Dr. Yasmin Rasyid (KLEFF Founder & Honorary Advisor) took a group photo during the launching ceremony of KLEFF 2019. The honourable guests received a forest tree sapling which is part of the Trees for Tomorrow programme, a collaborative effort between KLEFF and Friends of Taman Tugu to plant 100 seedlings within 1 year as part of their commitment to take Climate Action…Now! |
This year’s theme will explore the stories of people and organizations committed to taking climate action to create maximum impact on sustainable development. The Festival received a total of 233 submissions on environment-themed films from 48 countries and out of these, 86 ground-breaking films of various lengths and genres will be screened throughout the Festival.
“Films are very powerful tools, I want to see how Malaysia can use films to get people to start thinking differently, to spark conversations, to take actions, to make something out of everything…I hope KLEFF in its 12th year, will resonate with the Malaysian public and inspire them to take immediate action for a better and sustainable Malaysia,” said Yasmin Rasyid, KLEFF Founder & Honorary Advisor during her welcoming speech.
“Films are very powerful tools, I want to see how Malaysia can use films to get people to start thinking differently, to spark conversations, to take actions, to make something out of everything…I hope KLEFF in its 12th year, will resonate with the Malaysian public and inspire them to take immediate action for a better and sustainable Malaysia,” said Yasmin Rasyid, KLEFF Founder & Honorary Advisor during her welcoming speech.
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| The fellow KLEFF partners, collaborators and guest members took a group photo after the event to commemorate the launch of the 12th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival. |
Present at today’s launching ceremony with Dr. Yasmin Rasyid were Mr. Fadly Bakhtiar (KLEFF Festival Director), Ms. Stephanie Bacon (Vice President of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)), Ms. Aina Ahmad (Brand Communications Manager of Kiehl’s Malaysia), Mdm. Elina Jani (Director, Strategic Communications Officer of Malaysian Green Technology Corporation), fellow esteemed KLEFF partners, filmmakers, and collaborators.
“This is the second year MNS has supported KLEFF and EcoKnights, who is a stakeholder in MNS’s EU-funded MY Forest project. Through KLEFF, MY Forest is able to fulfil its tenet of capacity building of non-stake actors in forest advocacy,” said Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail, President of MNS.
“This is the second year MNS has supported KLEFF and EcoKnights, who is a stakeholder in MNS’s EU-funded MY Forest project. Through KLEFF, MY Forest is able to fulfil its tenet of capacity building of non-stake actors in forest advocacy,” said Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ismail, President of MNS.
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| Press conference featuring (from left to right) Ms. Aina (Brand Communications Manager of Kiehl’s Malaysia), Mr. Fadly (KLEFF Festival Director), Ms. Stephanie (Vice President of Malaysian Nature Society), moderator Dr. Yasmin (KLEFF Founder & Honorary Advisor), and Mdm. Elena, Director, Strategic Communications Officer of Malaysian Green Technology Corporation. |
KLEFF Festival Director Fadly Bakhtiar said, “We are committed to bringing you the most enriching environmental film festival that brings forward the conversation and environmental movement of climate action. Continuously being supported by our notable partners, collaborators, esteemed media and the general public, we hope to continue to prosper and fight for a better world for everyone.”
Continuing its long-serving legacy in the sustainability field, KLEFF will be at two separate events this year with more highlights below:
KLEFF @ IGEM (9th – 11th October)
Continuing its long-serving legacy in the sustainability field, KLEFF will be at two separate events this year with more highlights below:
KLEFF @ IGEM (9th – 11th October)
- KLEFF 2019 Award Ceremony, recognising international and local filmmakers in their effort to drive the environmental stories forward
- An Informative Booth featuring the sustainability efforts and community-centric initiatives by environmental NGO, EcoKnights, and its partners
- Virtual Reality (VR) experience, displaying one of KLEFF’s award-winning films
- 4 Film Screenings of 15 KLEFF films focusing on climate change, science-based and technology-related issues
KLEFF @ Publika Solaris Dutamas (7th – 13th October)
- 12 KLEFF’s Film Screenings featuring 73 ground-breaking environment-themed films
- 3 impact-driven sustainability initiatives under Act4SDGs featuring Earthworm Foundation (panel session and video screening), Society for Conservation Biology (panel session and photography exhibition) and Me.Reka Makerspace (workshop series) highlighting the Sustainable Development Goals
- Virtual Reality (VR) experience, displaying one of KLEFF’s award-winning films
- 17 environment-themed Workshops and Talks
- Fund-Fair consisting of various interactive family games
- 23 Green Market vendors championing eco-friendly products and services in accordance to the SDG Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production
