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Project Linkages is a community innovation competition that encourages youngsters to tap the wisdom of elder citizens and share them creatively and compellingly. To facilitate better entries for the competition we are conducting a workshop on creative storytelling and filmmaking in collaboration with Multimedia University, Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM), and Creative Multimedia Club (CMC), Cyberjaya. Date: 23 and 24 March 2013, at FCM, R0001.
Key facilitators are En Mohamad Nizal, Producer, Anchor and Trainer & Motivator (Former TV3 Personality) and Mr Gary Chong, accomplished Filmmaker. The workshop is designed to allow participants discover and enhance their communication and presentation skills.
This workshop aims to propagate the objectives of the Malaysian Association of Creativity & Innovation (MACRI) in promoting the culture of creativity, and in particular to complement ‘Project Linkages – connecting past to future. It is supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI); Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (YIM); Jabatan Perpaduan Negara & Integrasi National and Malaysia Communications & Multimedia Commissions (MCMC)
Workshop Objectives:
To appreciate the relevance of indigenous knowledge and significance of sharing.
To impart better skills and strategies for storytelling and film-making.
To use Project Linkages as a platform to practice storytelling and film-making.
Among the programmes are:
Briefing on the workshop objectives and program
By Ramesh Pillai, Manager of Project Linkages & Executive Secretary of MACRI
Overview on Project Linkages – Connecting Past To Future
By Dato’ Dr Marzalina Mansor, Exco Member of MACRI & Head of Project Linkages Taskforce
Facilitators are:
En. Mohamad Nizal – Producer, Anchor and Trainer ( Former TV3 Personality)
Mr. Gary Chong, Award winning Filmmaker , Gary Chong Studios
Also supported by Dr. Nico Meissner, from Cinematic Arts Program, Faculty of Creative Multimedia, MMU
For more info about Project Linkages: http://www.linkages.my/, invite everyone to submit entry.
To know more about the new Degree Programme on Cinematic Arts by MMU, check it out here.
Some photographs taken during the workshop:
The winning group during the workshop session - with their facilitators and organisers
The winning group with members from MMU students and also other participants
Creative Multimedia Club (CMC) president Tan Kong-Cheng received a token of appreciation from Dato’ Dr Marzalina Mansor, and witnessed by Mr Ramesh
Another group with their facilitators
Veteran storyteller Mama Tok in action
