MIRI: Mass Communication students Cecilia Yii Siew Chen, Irene Wong Tien Tien and Wong Kee Fong of Curtin University of Technology Sarawak have every reason to be elated at bagging the second runner-up prize in the short film-mini documentary category of The Mufors Road Reels Short Film Competition recently.
The trio put in a great deal of time and effort into producing their three-minute film entitled Turn Back under the supervision of their lecturers in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication.
Their entry impressed the panel of judges and online voters and they walked away with RM5,000, trophies and certificates at an awards ceremony held in Petaling Jaya recently.
In addition, the university was awarded RM1,000.
Turn Back is a touching tale of a mother’s prayers for her rebellious son after he stormed out of their house in a fit of rage after an argument with her.
The son almost had a road accident which brings him to his senses and prompts him to return home to seek his mother’s forgiveness.
The competition was organised by Malaysians United for Road Safety (Mufors) to provide a platform for students of institutions of higher learning in the country to promote the importance of road safety.
Yii, the film’s producer, described the experience as mind-blowing as they did not expect to be among the top winners.
They decided to give the competition a try for the experience and coming in third was a real bonus for them.
Winning in the competition has spurred the trio to produce even better films and attempt other competitions in the future.
Their production supervisor Juliana Yong praised the girls for their initiative and hard work, adding that their win in the competition was also a feather in the cap for the department.
Other entries from the university were You Nampak Tak?, All It Takesand Don’t Text and Drive.
A total of 142 entries were received for the competition which ran from August to November last year.
Mufors is a community project undertaken by Plus Expressway Berhad that encourages young filmmakers in universities and colleges to create short films that would help instil road safety awareness among Malaysians.
To view the winning films, log on to www.mufors.org.my
For more information on Curtin Sarawak, visit www.curtin.edu.my or e-mail enquiries@curtin.edu.my.
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