KUALA LUMPUR: Local indie film ‘Belaban Hidup: Infeksi Zombie’ has done the country proud by winning the ‘Horror and Science Fiction (Feature Film Genre)’ category at the 2021 World Film Carnival (WFC) – Singapore.
This was disclosed on WFC Singapore’s website on March 18.
Produced by Hornbill Films Sdn Bhd and Harry Aziz Entertainment Sdn Bhd, the film tells the story about a group of orphans being locked away by a mad scientist for an experiment.
Besides combining elements of horror and action, the film which received funding from the National Film Development Corporation (Finas), also highlights the culture as well the tradition of the Dayak community in Sarawak.
Its producer and director Ray Lee said he and Misha Minut – the co-producer and scriptwriter – first came up with the idea to make the film in 2016.
“At first, we just wanted to produce a short film, but it ended up being a feature-length film.
“We decided to make a film about Dayak warriors in Sarawak as we rarely saw such film being produced,” he told Bernama.
Lee said there are also several scenes in the film where viewers could see the actors speak in the Iban language.
Meanwhile, he said the film had also been nominated in two categories – namely ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Horror Film’ – at the International Symbolic Art Film Festival in Russia, which would take place this March 27.
‘Belaban Hidup: Infeksi Zombie’ features a line-up of actors such as Pekin Ibrahim, Altimet, Pablo Amirul, Anna Melissa, Cassidy Panggau and Katrina Grey.
Distributed by Metrowealth Pictures Sdn Bhd, the film is expected to be screened by the end of this year. — Bernama
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