Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival
FINAS (National Film Development Corporation Malaysia) held a three-day one-off film festival from February 16-18, 2003 entitled Kuala Lumpur World Film Festival 2003 with the theme “Peace, Harmony, Non-Violence and Non-Discrimination”. It was organized in conjunction with the Non-Aligned Movement Conference which was hosted by Malaysia during the same period. KLWFF ‘03 managed to gather participants from over 40 countries throughout the world and marked the beginning of Kuala Lumpur’s involvement in the global film industry.
Carrying similar objectives of Kuala Lumpur World Film Festival 2003 (KLWFF ‘03), in 2006 a proposal made to the Malaysian government through FINAS to organize an annual film festival named as Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival (KLIFF) with a new brand, theme and business approach to benefit filmmakers, producers, creative and technical talents, film students, sponsors, business entities related to the film industry and film enthusiasts throughout the world.
Now, 2010 marks the third year of Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival event.
Read more about Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival: KLIFF 2010, The Theme, KLIFF 2010 Program / Activities
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