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FRENCH-BASED Bruneian filmmaker and actor, Abdul Khabir Zainidi, producer of numerous short films, hopes to showcase his movies to bring the beauty of Brunei Darussalam into the world view.
Some of his short films include ‘Bread Dream’, an entry for the Cannes Film Festival, and ‘Vanishing Children’, which was featured on the London Sci-fi festival last year and is scheduled to enter the Cannes Film Festival in May. He has also received an award from Brunei Arts Enthusiasts Association (PeSTAB).
Currently, he is in Paris to gain deeper knowledge and experience in the world of filmmaking, including in the arts of acting. He is also shooting a film with French artistes who in the film will be speaking in Bahasa Brunei (Bruneian language).
He said some of his short films are scheduled to be showcased this August during the upcoming Short Film Festival Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), including some of his latest such as ‘Bitungkal’ that tells the story of a scary monster that snatches children based on the old fable of Bukit Udal in Tutong. The said film will highlight and promote the beautiful forest and river of Tutong District.
The filmmaker said he will be featuring the said Bruneian short films at film festivals all around the world and hopes that his films will be well received by audiences.
Abdul Zainidi. – PHOTOS: ABDUL ZAINIDI
Abdul Zainidi in Paris with French artistes
Abdul Zainidi with Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports during Brunei Arts Enthusiasts Association (PeSTAB) Award for ‘Vanishing Children’ film
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