BMW Shorties x Astro Go, Showcasing A Collection Of BMW Short Films

The BMW Shorties, Malaysia’s most prestigious and longest running short film and digital content competition is back for the Year 2022.

To begin with, from today to 18 September, it will showcase a collection of BMW Shorties films from the years of 2011 through to 2019, which can be streamed on Astro GO.

Specifically, it consists of 30 locally-made short films previewing the works of independent filmmakers in special celebration of Merdeka and Hari Malaysia.

In addition to the special showcase on Astro GO, the BMW Shorties is also making its highly-anticipated return for its 16th year running with the 2022 theme, “RE: IMAGINE”!

This part of the competition aims to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers and digital content creators to express their creativity. 

Rewardingly, the grand prize winner of the BMW Shorties will once again be presented with a production grant of MYR 80,000 to produce a BMW Shorties-funded short film.

BMW Group Malaysia’s head of corporate communications, Sashi Ambi, remarked, “The BMW Shorties, the creative initiative by BMW Group Malaysia that discovers and supports local content creators here returns in 2022. The program recognises visionary local talents in their creative career journeys which in turn, inspires us as a brand that shares these same values in the field of innovation and creativity. This collaboration with Astro is very timely, especially with the Merdeka and Hari Malaysia celebrations taking place, demonstrating that this Malaysian home-grown creative initiative is still a driving force in celebrating local talents and is an inspiration to all in the creative field here, sharing the many talents Malaysia has to offer.”

30 BMW Shorties On Astro GO

1. Guang by Quek Shio Chuan

2. Murdered by Chua Dick Woei 

3. Sid & Barry by Quek Shio Chuan 

4. Hidup Bersama by Lau Ming Yeow 

5. Putus by Muhammad Ezmeer Bin Abd Rahman 

6. 32°C Fall In Love by Tan Seng Kiat

7. Pejam Pelik by Mohd Khairul Azri Md Noor 

8. Rozita Binti Roslan by Taufiq Kamal

9. Fish by Gan Yu Long

10. Koci 5 Ringgit by Khairul Azaharuddin bin Ariffin 

11. Gigi by Audrie Yeo

12. Short & Sweet by Balachandran S.K. Sivalingam

13. TUCK by Gordon Ling Fu Chur

14. Terminal by Caston J

15. Hawa by Tan Ce Ding 

16. Roundabout by Liew Yew Yin 

17. Never Was The Shade by Lim Kean Hian 

18. SELAM 2.0 by Lor Yew Mien

19. Desakan Dewasa by Johanna Johan Ariffin 

20. Touch by Wilson Tai

21. Gold! There is Gold in the River by Mallory Lee

22. Colourless by Ananth Subramaniam

23. Burn by Ng Kwok Yong

24. Handbag by Mohd Khairul Anuar

25. Kampung Aman by Sherwynn Victor and Michael Lourdes

26. PACE by Ekin Charles

27. Di Sini Aku by Putri Purnama Sugua

28. Ralat the Musical by Khairi Anwar

29. Pemburungan by Chulat

30. SATU by John Hafiz

Astro’s vice president of VOD/PPV & international, Sharmin Parameswaran, concluded, “As the leading content and entertainment company in Malaysia, we strongly believe in delivering content and stories that uniquely resonate with our local landscape. As we approach this very significant time of the year together as Malaysians, we are delighted to be able to work with the BMW Shorties to showcase the works of talented local filmmakers and digital content creators to a wider Malaysian audience. In a way, it is a celebration of our heritage, as we showcase these stories, crafted through the lens of our shared yet diverse experience as a nation.”

That said, more details will be revealed in the coming weeks, so for all aspiring creators, do keep an eye out on the official BMW Shorties social pages.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BMWShorties 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/bmwshorties