AL-FATIHAH
Yasmin Ahmad 1958 - 2009
Name : Yasmin Ahmad
Her parents are Ahmad Hashim and Inom Yon
Occupation: Leo Burnett creative director / scripwriter / director / producer
Place of birth: Bukit Treh, Muar, Johor
Date of birth: July 1,1958
Husband: Abdullah Tan Yew Leong (married January 2003)
Education and career
• A graduate in arts, majoring in politics and psychology from Newcastle University.
• Worked as a trainee banker in 1982 for just two weeks.
• Worked for IBM as a marketing representative while moonlighting as a blues singer and pianist by night.
• Began advertising career as copywriter for Ogilvy & Mather.
• Joined Leo Burnett in 1993 as joint creative director with Ali Mohammed and eventually promoted to executive
creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur.
Her Films (Also my all time favourite)
Rabun, Sepet, Gubra, Mukhsin, Muallaf, Talentime
• Also responsible for numerous Petronas ads and Singaporean commercials
Other info about my favourite director Yasmin Ahmad
Early academic : Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, Johor Bahru
Profesion:* Penulis, Ogilvy & Mather* Pengarah Eksekutif Kreatif, Leo Burnett
Iklan:* Suratkhabar Lama* Makan Bola (sempena Bolasepak Piala Dunia)* Forgiving iklan terbitan Petronas)
Berlakon Dalam Drama Min2006 Tai yang yue (Rain Dogs)pada tahun 2003
dan menerbitkan Raining Amber pada tahun 2005
Biasiswa, Kementerian Pendidikan* Juara, Talentime Ested Fodd, Wales
Her best Achievement
1975 Naib Johan, Bintang RTM ‘75
2003 Filem ASEAN Terbaik (Rabun), Anugerah Video Malaysia ke-8, Kuala Lumpur
2004 Filem Reka Bentuk Terbaik ASEAN (Sepet), Anugerah Video Malaysia ke-9
2005 Filem Terbaik (Sepet), Festival Filem Wanita Antarabangsa Creteil, Perancis
2005 Cerita Asal Terbaik (Sepet), Festival Filem Malaysia ke-18 (FFM18)
2005 Filem Terbaik (Sepet), Festival Filem Malaysia ke-18 (FFM18)
2005 Poster Terbaik, Festival Filem Malaysia ke-18 (FFM)
2005 Filem Asia Terbaik (Sepet), Festival Filem Antarabangsa Tokyo
2005 Filem Terbaik (Sepet), Global Chinese Golden Arts, Genting Highlands
2006 Filem Terbaik (Gubra), Festival Filem Malaysia ke-19 (FFM19)
2006 Pelakon Wanita Terbaik (Gubra),Festival Filem Malaysia ke-19 (FFM19)
2006 Lakon Layar Terbaik (Gubra), Festival Filem Malaysia ke-19 (FFM19)
2006 Poster Terbaik (Gubra), Festival Filem Malaysia ke-19 (FFM19)
2007 Pingat perak (Mukhsin), Netpac Festival, Jojagkarta
2007 Anugerah Filem Terbaik Kategori Generasi Baru (Mukhsin), Festival FilemAntarabangsa Berlin ke-57
2007 Tempat kedua Anugerah Juri Kanak-Kanak (Mukhsin), Festival FilemAntarabangsa Berlin ke-57
2007 Filem Cereka Terbaik Asia Tenggara (Mukhsin), Festival FilemAntarabangsa Cinemanila, Filipina
PENERBITAN
Artikel:2005-2006 Menulis kolum di New Straits Times Press
Filem yang ditayangkan dan menyertai Festival Filem Antarabangsa
2003 Rabun, Festival Filem Antarabangsa, Singapura
2003 Rabun, Festival Filem Asia Cinemaya, New Delhi
2003 Rabun, Festival Filem Torino, Itali
2005 Sepet, Festival Filem San Francisco
2005 Sepet, Festival Filem Asia, Barcelona
2005 Sepet, Festival Filem Wanita Antarabangsa Creteil, Perancis
2007 Mukhsin, Festival Filem Antarabangsa Berlin ke-57
2006 Ahli panel Debat Budaya 1 bertajuk Filem Melayu, Filem Malaysia… Ke Arah Mana Sinema Malaysia
2006 Juri, Pertandingan Filem Pendek BMW (BMW Shortie’s)
2007 Juri, Festival Filem Thessaloniki ke-48, Greece
Also mention in detail...
“Rabun” (2002)
* In Competition, Turin International Film Festival, 2003
* Best ASEAN Film, 8th Malaysian Video Awards, 2003
“Sepet” (2004)
* Best Asian Film, 18th Tokyo International Film Festival
* Grand Jury Prize, 27th Creteil International Festival of Women’s Films
* Best Film, Malaysian Film Festival, 2005
* Best Original Story, Malaysian Film Festival, 2005
* Official Selection, 48th San Francisco International Film Festival
* Best ASEAN Film, 9th Malaysian Video Awards
“Gubra” (2005)
* In Competition, 49th San Francisco International Film Festival
* Official Selection, 36th Rotterdam International Film Festival
* Official Selection, 19th Tokyo International Film Festival Best Film, Malaysian Film Festival, 2006
* Best Original Screenplay, Malaysian Film Festival, 2006
* Nominated for the Norwegian Peace Film Prize, 2007
“Voices at the bottom of the pyramid” (2005 – Documentary)
“Mukhsin” (2006)
* Grand Prize of the International Jury, Generation section, 57th
* Berlin International Film Festival
* Special Mention, Crystal Bear, 57th Berlin International Film Festival
* Silver Hanoman, 2nd Prize, 2007 NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Jogjakarta
* Best ASEAN Feature Film, CINEMANILA International Film Festival, 2007
* Special Mention, Castellinaria International Youth Film Festival
* Nominated for ‘Best Asian Film’, 19th Tokyo International Film Festival
“Muallaf” (2007)
* Official Selection, 61st Locarno International Film Festival, 2008
* Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Special Mention, 22nd Tokyo
* International Film Festival, 2008
* Official Selection, Pusan International Film Festival, 2008
“Talentime” (2008)
* Nomination, Signis Award, Hong Kong Film Festival, 2009
She has been a Member of the Jury a number of International Festivals
* Fajr International Film Festival, Iran 2006
* Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece 2007
* 58th Berlin International Film Festival (Generation section), 2008
2008 Juri, Festival Filem Antarabangsa Berlin (Berlinate) ke-58
We miss you and love you Yasmin Ahmad... May GOD Bless you always... Rest in Peace... Amin...
edited by syahinoue
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