11 Apr – Pitt Hanif's "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" and Jin Ong's "Abang Adik" have been officially selected for competition at the 25th Udine Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Italy. This will be the first time that "Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang" is screening at an international festival, while Jin Ong's first feature film, "Abang Adik" previously won two awards at the recently held 37th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF).
Said Joanne Goh, the founder of MIFFEST, which is the festival partner of Udine FEFF, "We are honoured to have these two films to be selected in FEFF. These films have received huge success and can represent Malaysia well. It is truly a privilege for Malaysian films to receive recognition by FEFF. After these two years of partnership with FEFF, we hope to continue to build a long time relationship between Malaysia and Italy." The 25th Udine Far East Film Festival will be held from 21 to 29 April 2023.