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Siti Kamaluddin

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Siti Kamaluddin
Born (1979-12-01) 1 December 1979 (age 44)
EducationDowne House School
University of Southampton
OccupationDirector

Siti Kamaluddin is Bruneian filmmaker, director, and musician. She was listed as one of the 50 most influential women Brunei in 2014.[1] She began her career as a writer and TV host in Brunei Darussalam and later started directing and producing for on TV shows.

Early life

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Siti Kamaluddin was born on 1 December 1979 in Bandar Seri Begawan. After graduating high school at Downe House School in the UK, she proceeded to study chemistry at the University of Southampton. However, she realised that her passion for films surpasses her love for Chemistry and decided to venture into the film industry. Siti began her entertainment career on screen- as a TV Host for Orange room.

Career

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Siti then set up Origin Artistic Management, the leading production company in Brunei, where she produced and directed TV Commercials and documentaries for some of Brunei's largest corporate clients. Siti Kamaluddin has also received the Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry from her earlier works.

She later directed her film Mentari where six directors from ASEAN countries made an anthology of film to celebrate International Women's Day 2014]. The film was released just shortly before the release of her film Yasmine - Siti Kamaluddin's debut feature film and Brunei Darussalam's First International Feature Film.

Yasmine also won Best Asian Film at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2014. It has also been competing in numerous film festivals worldwide including the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Fantastic Film Festival, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival (NETPAC Awards).

After a successful start with Yasmine, Siti Kamaluddin started the Brunei Film Blitz in 2017 with the hopes of introducing the Bruneian audience to World Cinema. In 2018, she directed her second feature film 'Hari Minggu Yanng Ke-Empat', a drama-comedy for Eid al-Fitr. The film receives the Special Jury Award at the ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) and the Special Jury Award at the 59th Asia Pacific Film Festival in Macau.

In 2020, Siti Kamaluddin released her third feature film 'Akademi' which is a hit at the Brunei Box Office.

Filmography

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Films
Year Title
2014 Mentari
2014 Yasmine
2018 Hari Minggu Yang Ke-Empat
2020 Akademi
TV Commercials
Year Title
2008 Lihat Nada Short Film
2011 DST Rebranding Projection Mapping
2014 Royal Brunei 40th Anniversary Video
2014 Royal Brunei Dreamliner Safety Video
2015 TelBru National Day TVC
2015 Progresif Cellelular Brand Video
2016 Royal Brunei Airbus Safety Video
2016 Takaful Brunei TVC
2016 Baiduri Bank TVC
2017 Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam Corporate Video
2017 Takaful Brunei TVC
2017 Jollibee 30 Years TVC
2018 Jollisavers
2018 Ministry of Communications Road Safety Video
2019 BIBD Lighten Up TVC
Event Directing
Year Title
2015 Royal Brunei 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner
2015 His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei's 69th Birthday Field Performance
2016 TelBru 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner
2016 Progresif Show for His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei's 70th Birthday
2017 1st Brunei Film Blitz
2018 2nd Brunei Film Blitz
2019 3rd Brunei Film Blitz
Screenwriting
Year Title
2004 Orange Room
2005 Paspot to Fame
2007 Gramophone
2018 Hari Minggu Yang Ke-Empat
2020 Akademi

References

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  1. ^ "Behind the Search for Brunei's Top 50 Most Influential Women". Inspire. April–June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.