Our dear Malaysia storyteller left this world.
Al-fatihah.
remember the petronas ads? tan hong ming?
remember the movie she produce? sepet, love of a chinese guy and a malay lady. how they overcome all kinds of obstacles? followed by gubra, mukhsin, muallaf, talentime..
this group is dedicated in loving memory of Yasmin Ahmad.
share your experience with Yasmin!
let us continue to remember all her ideology and how she view life as!
thank you!
Yasmin Ahmad (July 1, 1958 - July 25, 2009) was a critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well-known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally.
A graduate in arts majoring in politics and psychology from a British university, she worked as a trainee banker in 1982 for two weeks. After that she worked for IBM as a marketing representative while moonlighting as a blues singer and pianist by night. Yasmin began her career in advertising as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather. In 1993 she moved to Leo Burnett as joint creative director with Ali Mohammed and eventually rising to executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur.
Her first film was Rabun in 2002. Yasmin's films have won many international awards and praise from the critics and public alike. Most of her films have been screened at the Berlin, San Francisco, Singapore and Cannes (film market) international film festivals. Her films were featured in a special retrospective at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2006. An April 2007 retrospective of her feature films was sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
COMMERCIALS:
* Petronas TV Commercial (for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali & National Day)
* Yuzy (2000) Petronas Road Safety Campaign
* Vas Dentures (2000) Celcom
* Tan Hong Ming In Love (2007) Petronas Merdeka Day commercial
* Family (2008) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
* Funeral (2009) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
* Malaysia Video Awards for Best Director (1999) - Forgiving Petronas commerciaL
* Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia's Golden Kancil Award for Best Advertising Agency (1999/2000)
* Malaysia Video Awards silver award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Yuzy Petronas Road Safety Campaign
* Malaysia Video Awards bronze award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Vas Dentures Celcom
* Malaysian Film Festival awards for Most Original Story and Best Film (2005) Sepet
* Malaysia Film Festival awards for Best Screenplay and Best Film (2006) Gubra
* Berlin International Film Festival Grand Prix award by the Kinderfilmfest International Jury and Generation K-Plus Crystal Bear Special Mention (2007) Mukhsin
Al-fatihah.
remember the petronas ads? tan hong ming?
remember the movie she produce? sepet, love of a chinese guy and a malay lady. how they overcome all kinds of obstacles? followed by gubra, mukhsin, muallaf, talentime..
this group is dedicated in loving memory of Yasmin Ahmad.
share your experience with Yasmin!
let us continue to remember all her ideology and how she view life as!
thank you!
Yasmin Ahmad (July 1, 1958 - July 25, 2009) was a critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well-known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally.
A graduate in arts majoring in politics and psychology from a British university, she worked as a trainee banker in 1982 for two weeks. After that she worked for IBM as a marketing representative while moonlighting as a blues singer and pianist by night. Yasmin began her career in advertising as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather. In 1993 she moved to Leo Burnett as joint creative director with Ali Mohammed and eventually rising to executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur.
Her first film was Rabun in 2002. Yasmin's films have won many international awards and praise from the critics and public alike. Most of her films have been screened at the Berlin, San Francisco, Singapore and Cannes (film market) international film festivals. Her films were featured in a special retrospective at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2006. An April 2007 retrospective of her feature films was sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, and the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
COMMERCIALS:
* Petronas TV Commercial (for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali & National Day)
* Yuzy (2000) Petronas Road Safety Campaign
* Vas Dentures (2000) Celcom
* Tan Hong Ming In Love (2007) Petronas Merdeka Day commercial
* Family (2008) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
* Funeral (2009) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
* Malaysia Video Awards for Best Director (1999) - Forgiving Petronas commerciaL
* Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia's Golden Kancil Award for Best Advertising Agency (1999/2000)
* Malaysia Video Awards silver award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Yuzy Petronas Road Safety Campaign
* Malaysia Video Awards bronze award for Best Scriptwriting (2000)Vas Dentures Celcom
* Malaysian Film Festival awards for Most Original Story and Best Film (2005) Sepet
* Malaysia Film Festival awards for Best Screenplay and Best Film (2006) Gubra
* Berlin International Film Festival Grand Prix award by the Kinderfilmfest International Jury and Generation K-Plus Crystal Bear Special Mention (2007) Mukhsin
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YASMIN AHMAD suffered a stroke and was admitted to hospital. She was pronounced dead at 11.25 p.m, 25th July 2009. - AL-FATIHAH
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 ¡ªRenowned film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad died here at about 11.25 pm last night.
Her death was confirmed by Media Prime Group Chief Operations Officer Datuk Seri Ahmad Farid Ridzuan, who was at the Damansara Specialist Hospital, when contacted by Bernama.
Yasmin, 51, collapsed while presenting a working paper at Sri Pentas, the headquarters of the private television station TV3 on Thursday and was rushed to the Damnsara Specialists Hospital.She was reported to have suffered a stroke and brain haemorrhage.-Bernama
Award-winning director Yasmin Ahmad, who passed away last night after a stroke, is finally laid to rest at 12.40pm at the Tanah Perkuburan Islam in SS20.
Among the pallbearers were Media Prima International CEO Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan.
Some 100 people have turned at the funeral to pay their last respects.
Earlier, the family held solat jenazah at Masjid Abu Bakar As-Siddiq in SS19, after which, the public was allowed to pay their last respects to Yasmin.
The prayers were led by Imam Ustaz Ahmad Salim.
Yassin prayers were also recited for Yasmin at the mosque.
The hearse has left the house for the mosque at 9.30am.
Among those present at the mosque were actress Sharifah Amani, Farid, AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, singer Jacyln Victor, fellow film director and producer Suhaimi Baba, Talentime actor Hon Kahoe and singer cum songwriter Peter Teo.
"I am optimistic and sentimental to the point of being annoying, especially to people who think that being cynical and cold is cool. Everyday, I thank Allah for everyday things like the ability to breathe, the ability to love, the ability to laugh, and the ability to eat and drink" - Yasmin Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 ¡ªRenowned film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad died here at about 11.25 pm last night.
Her death was confirmed by Media Prime Group Chief Operations Officer Datuk Seri Ahmad Farid Ridzuan, who was at the Damansara Specialist Hospital, when contacted by Bernama.
Yasmin, 51, collapsed while presenting a working paper at Sri Pentas, the headquarters of the private television station TV3 on Thursday and was rushed to the Damnsara Specialists Hospital.She was reported to have suffered a stroke and brain haemorrhage.-Bernama
Award-winning director Yasmin Ahmad, who passed away last night after a stroke, is finally laid to rest at 12.40pm at the Tanah Perkuburan Islam in SS20.
Among the pallbearers were Media Prima International CEO Datuk Seri Farid Ridzuan.
Some 100 people have turned at the funeral to pay their last respects.
Earlier, the family held solat jenazah at Masjid Abu Bakar As-Siddiq in SS19, after which, the public was allowed to pay their last respects to Yasmin.
The prayers were led by Imam Ustaz Ahmad Salim.
Yassin prayers were also recited for Yasmin at the mosque.
The hearse has left the house for the mosque at 9.30am.
Among those present at the mosque were actress Sharifah Amani, Farid, AirAsia group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, singer Jacyln Victor, fellow film director and producer Suhaimi Baba, Talentime actor Hon Kahoe and singer cum songwriter Peter Teo.
"I am optimistic and sentimental to the point of being annoying, especially to people who think that being cynical and cold is cool. Everyday, I thank Allah for everyday things like the ability to breathe, the ability to love, the ability to laugh, and the ability to eat and drink" - Yasmin Ahmad