18th Annual Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon Gala Screening & Awards Presentation (MAMM 18)
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CONGRATULATIONS to all our awards winners and 16 MAMM finalists. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and tuned in virtually to our 
#MAMM18 Screening & Awards Gala!
#MAMM18 Screening & Awards Gala!The winners of our adjudicated prizes (awarded by our judges Aaron Au, Julie Kwan, Mayumi Yashioda)
- Best CINEMATOGRAPHY for Ultra Short: DOP Emily Zhang – Whispers Unravelled
- Best CINEMATOGRAPHY for Short: DOP Valeriya Khan – I Do 願憶
- Best SCREENPLAY for Ultra Short: Alger Ji-Liang – Peking Duck
- Best SCREENPLAY for Short: Shubham Chhabra – Cash Cows
- Best FIRST TIME DIRECTOR for Ultra Short: Andrea Kuntjoro – Whispers Unravelled
- Best FIRST TIME DIRECTOR for Short: Yuvraj Singh Kalsi – Hijack
- Best PERFORMANCE for Ultra Short: Liam Ma – Peking Duck
- Best PERFORMANCE for Short: Marc Joseph – Hijack
- Best DIRECTOR for Ultra Short: Gerald Ng Shibang – 阿BOY呀!!! Ah Boy Yah!!!
- Best DIRECTOR for Short: Rachel Kwan – Waves (For Ryan)
- Best FILM for Ultra Short: 阿BOY呀!!! Ah Boy Yah!!! – Team Siu Mai
- Best FILM for Short: Waves (For Ryan) – Team Soy Boys
Our audience also voted to determine the People’s Choice Awards for…
- Best Overall Performance for Ultra Short: 阿BOY呀!!! Ah Boy Yah!!! , Huy Ta
- Best Overall Performance for Short: Karak, Berlin Lu, Lynn Liong
- Best Overall Ultra Short: 阿BOY呀!!! Ah Boy Yah!!! By Team Siu Mai
- Best Overall Short: Karak by Team The Tannery
Thank you to all 16 teams for beautifully showing us CREATING OPPORTUNITIES for this year’s competition — the winning shorts will be showcased at the 27th Annual Vancouver Film Festival (November 2-12, 2023.
That’s a wrap! Join our conversation!! @VAFFvancouver | #MAMM18 | #VAFF
Screening Schedule
| TIME | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 pm PST | WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS | ||
| MAMM 18 PART 1 | |||
| INTERMISSION | |||
| MAMM 18 PART 2 | |||
| INTERMISSION | |||
| AWARDS PRESENTATIONS | |||
| PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD | |||
| AFTER PARTY |
2023 MAMM 10-MINUTE SHORT FILM COMPETITION TEAMS:
- ✨Last Night by Team Bolo Bao (Jackey Lee)
- ✨Cash Cows by Team Cash Cows (Shubham Chhabra)
- ✨I Do 願憶 by Team Dragonfruit (Johnny Wu)
- ✨HIJACK by Team KACHOW (Yuvraj Singh Kalsi)
- ✨Paper Dogs by Team Paper Dog (Amy Yao)
- ✨Waves (For Ryan) by Team Soy Boys (Rachel Kwan)
- ✨Dreaming by Team The Realists (Jason Joung)
- ✨Karak by Team The Tannery (Ian Tan)
2023 MAMM 1-MINUTE ULTRA SHORT COMPETITION TEAMS
- ✨Welcome Home by Team Churro Piano (Angie Ip)
- ✨Whispers Unravelled by Team Dundas (Andrea Kuntjoro)
- ✨OCD by Team Rice & Beans (Kallie Hu)
- ✨Peking Duck by Team Salty Wet (Alger Ji-Liang)
- ✨阿BOY呀！！！ Ah Boy Yah!!! by Team Siu Mai (Gerald Ng Shibang)
- ✨When “Should” Can’t Anymore by Team Sunspoken (Sam Stouten)
- ✨What I Want by Team Thanks, No Thanks (Veenu Sandhu)
- ✨Ballerina by Team Totoro (Cathy Huynh)
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