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We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the upcoming 19th Edition of the FREEDOM FILM FEST 2022 organised by our friends at the Freedom Film Network.
The festival will be held from the 9th to 17th September at the PJ Live Arts Centre. More info on the following link https://freedomfilm.my/fff2022/
Freedom Film Network have also been kind enough to allocate some free concession passes for our members to some of their events and screenings as below;

1) The Impact of Art and the Art of Impact
By Malinda Wink, Good Pitch Global Director, Doc Society. Doc Society is an international organisation that has supported more than 60 documentary film internationally.
Details of session here - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/the-impact-of-art-and-the-art-of-impact
2) Film Screening - Softie
Details of screening - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/softie
3) The Right to Tell Your Own History With Archive Material
By Pieter van Huystee, who leads an international documentary production house that has supported and co-produced with Asian filmmakers and stories of Asia/ He will be sharing about how archive is used in feature documentary films he has produced. FFN is launching our own Malaysian film archive during that same session.
Details of session - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/launch-of-arkib-filem-rakyat-freedom-talk
4) Film Screening - They Call Me Babu
Details of screening - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/they-call-me-babu
5) Film Screening - Four Journeys -
Details of screening - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/four-journeys
6) Changing The World With Character Driven Films
By Sean McAllister, Award winning, BAFTA Nominated UK based documentary filmmaker
Details of session - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/changing-the-world-with-character-driven-films
7) Film Screening - Sorry We Missed You
Details of screening - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/sorry-we-missed-you
8)How to turn an investigation into a story
By TC Chan, award winning AJE producer
Details of session : https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/workshop-how-to-turn-an-investigation-into-a-story
9) Film Screening - Collective
Details of screening - https://www.cloudtix.co/shows/collective

You can access the free concession passes via the links above by clicking the Purchase Ticket tab and choosing to register for a free concession pass or make a donation of RM10.
Please do take this wonderful opportunity to participate in this series of insightful talks and films.

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