KOTA KINABALU, Friday, Sabah Screen Fest 2023 has brought its curtain down at the Sabah International Convention Centre<\/p>\n\n\n\n
recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabah Screen Fest (SSF) is a prestigious state-level film festival platform to celebrate local creative and innovative industry players involving school students and the general public not only in Sabah but also open to participation from Sarawak and the Peninsular Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objective of SSF is to bridge the gap between technology and art, producing a creative and information technology literate generation in line with the wishes of the Sabah Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. SSF is among the government initiatives to provide opportunities and space for those involved in the local creative and innovative industry to showcase and express themselves to produce quality work. This year's Sabah Screen Fest participation involved 188 applications, 86 for the open category, 102 for the primary and secondary school category with the theme 'Digital Madani'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The theme 'Digital Madani' was chosen to foster a beneficial and responsible digital society based on six (6) core principles, namely (M) sustainability, (A) well-being, (D) creativity, (A) respect, (N) confidence and (I) kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The closing ceremony of SSF23 was officiated by YB Datuk Harun Durabi, Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation representing YB Datuk Dr Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation stating that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c"This SSF can provide exposure in the field of multimedia and digital skills to further highlight the role of the use of technology such as the use of digital cameras which can make films more dramatic and look more real and also the use of computer graphics applications such as 'Green Screen' and 'Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) which help provide very high graphic quality with more controlled effects. By exploring such innovations, the Ministry hopes to spark curiosity and encourage the search for knowledge in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 7 to be applied in their work with their respective creativity through the production of Short Films, Documentaries, Animations and Advertisements"\u2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sabah Screen Fest 2023 Awards Night was also attended by YBhg. Datuk Mohd Hanafiah Mohd Kassim, Permanent Secretary of the Sabah Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, YBhg. Datuk Raisin Saidin, Director of the Sabah State Education Department, Tuan Syahrin Samsir, Deputy Permanent Secretary II of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as by heads of agencies and senior officers under the supervision of KSTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n