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| Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:21 AM PST Women are the central figures of Ikal Mayang, a project that features 15 short films. TOMORROW is International Women's Day and what better way to celebrate the day than to tell stories of women through the eyes of women directors. That's what Ikal Mayang aims to do: To highlight stories of women and girls through a series of empowering short films made by women directors. Ikal Mayang is a film project by WOMEN:girls, an initiative established three years ago that provides a platform for women to speak up and have their stories told. The project brings together 15 women directors who will tell their stories in a series of short films. Ikal Mayang, co-produced by Big EyEs Entertainment and Garang Pictures, came about when a group of friends got together for a chat – one of the conversation topics was how there was a lack of representation of good women characterisation on TV and in movies. In one of her weekly columns in The Star, Big EyEs Entertainment creative director Ida Nerina said that she and Low Ngai Yuen, executive producer of Garang Pictures, wanted the name of the project to have something to do with women, for obvious reasons. "Names like Skirt Shorts or Skirt Pendek and Skirt Panjang were thrown around – too English, too long. Then I remembered how it's always said that a woman's crowning glory is her hair. And ikal mayang in Bahasa Malaysia means long, wavy, black (or dark) hair. Very sensuous. Very womanly. Very Malaysian and definitely Asian," she wrote in January. The directors involved in Ikal Mayang are Datin Sofia Jane, Nanu Baharudin, Sharifah Amani, Elaine Daly, Fauziah Nawi, Mislina Mustaffa, Vanidah Imran, Aida Fitri, Carmen Soo, Junad Md Nor, Shamaine Othman, Dira Abu Zahar, Susan Lankester, Melissa Saila and Ida Nerina. The films will be screened tomorrow in conjunction with International Women's Day. Here are some of the directors and films featured in the project: Elaine Daly, Inspektor Mastura Directing Inspektor Mastura was a nerve-wracking experience for model and actress Elaine Daly. "I said yes to the project because I like new challenges. And this was my first time directing and I can tell you it was such a amazing experience. One thing though, I'm a perfectionist. So I planned out everything for the two-day filming and yes, I drew my own storyboard," said Daly, who worked with Nik Jassmin Hew on the story. Inspektor Mastura stars Sharifah Aleya and features a tudung-clad Malay officer named Inspektor Mastura. "Basically, in this movie, I tried to get deeper into the background of someone who decided to become a member of the police force. That's always an interesting story to tell. "I also made it a point to fill this particular police station with really georgous-looking policemen! Just imagine Nazaruddin Rahman, Hans Isaac, Beto Qushairy, Hansen Lee and Zahiril Adzim all working in one police station alongside Inspekstor Mastura!" said an excited Daly. Aida Fitri Buyong, Nawar "When I was approached to direct a short movie for this project, I was very busy directing a miniseries but I was willing to try," said executive producer and director of Pesona Pictures Aida Fitri Buyong. She got scriptwriter and theatre practitioner Christina Orow to write the script. Nawar is essentially about the relationship of three women – a daughter, played by Sharifah Aleysha, a mother (Joanna Bessey) and a grandmother (Fatimah Abu Bakar). It is also about a matriarchal figure who is very powerful and how she shapes the family structure. "It is a Malaysian-based story but can be shared in different parts of the world. In Nawar, we see how the grandmother guides the young girl to the right path in her journeys through life. "We only had two days to film the movie so it was quite hard having such a tight deadline. I also had to 'compress' the film down to between 10 and 12 minutes," Aida shared. Vanidah Imran, Pantang For the award-winning actress, directing was never in her mind before, always focusing on her acting instead. "Seriously, I never thought that I would be directing anytime soon," said the affable beauty. Hence, when she was approached by Ida Nerina about Ikal Mayang, she was a bit apprehensive but at the same time, she also loved taking up a new challenge. "I was a bit reluctant initially but I changed my mind when I was told that the movie will be about 12 minutes in length only," she revealed. After seeing that friends such as Sofia Jane, Sharifah Amani and Mislina Mustaffa are also involved in the project, Vanidah was inspired to start working on the script. "I never knew that I could write a script as I had never tried it before. It took me a month to finish as it was a totally new experience for me," she said, laughing. Vanidah decided to take "women in confinement" as her subject matter, and got Dira Abu Zahar to play the lead role. Her main goal was to create awareness on the do's and don'ts of women in confinement. "Many of us, women and men alike, don't realise the risks faced by women who have just given birth. They are emotionally and physically vulnerable, and fragile, too," she said. Carmen Soo, If Only Carmen Soo co-wrote her story with Soefira Jaafar. If Only highlights how decisions that people make can affect the lives of others in the most unexpected way. "My story essentially is a conversation between two women played by Dian P. Ramlee and Junji Delfino – both in their 50s – who reminisce about one thing which happened 20 years ago," revealed model and actress Soo. One of the women realises that she had made a mistake which then changed her friend's life forever. "Basically, I got the idea from listening to stories told to me by friends and then combining them all. I drew my own storyboard, and wrote it with Soefira. "Thankfully, I once attended a (directing) workshop where I learnt a lot and managed to apply what I learnt while filming If Only," Soo noted. For more information on Ikal Mayang and to watch trailers of the short films, check out their Facebook page (fb.com/WomenGirlsInspire) or follow @ikal_mayang on Twitter. |
| LiLo still trying to cut a deal to avoid jail term Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:06 PM PST Lindsay Lohan, the 26-year-old troubled starlet who previously rejected an offer to avoid jail for allegedly lying to police about driving her car during an accident if she went to rehab for six months, and her lawyer Mark Heller are set to meet with the prosecutor handing the case in a desperate bid to iron out the best possible plea deal ahead of her trial on 18 March. A source told gossip website RadarOnline.com "Los Angeles City Attorney Terry White has told Lindsay's lawyer, Mark Heller, he would be willing to meet with her before the trial is scheduled to begin. Both sides are working towards hammering out a plea deal in the case, but as of right now, the possibility still exists any deal could include her going to rehab." The actress strongly feels that if she is able to talk to the prosecutor he will be able to see that she doesn't need to enter a treatment facility. However, White is a respected and smart prosecutor, and he won't be influenced by Lindsay's celebrity status, the source said adding that White would treat her like any other defendant. The actress's lawyer is trying to secure an attractive deal that would not involve jail or rehab treatment, insisting she does not have a problem with alcohol or drugs. Lindsay's former assistant Gavin Doyle - who was initially blamed for the crash - is said to be willing to testify that she was the person driving her Porsche during the accident on the Pacific Coast Highway last June because he believes she needs help. Even if the former Mean Girls star is acquitted, she could still go to jail for up to 245 days for violating her probation, which she has been on since July 2011 after being found guilty of stealing a necklace. (BANG Showbiz) |
| Go to the gym and hook up with a celeb Posted: 06 Mar 2013 10:51 PM PST End Of Watch actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, who previously dated Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst, Minka Kelly and Taylor Swift, has been romancing Sports Illustrated model Emily DiDonato since early 2013 after meeting her at popular celebrity spin studio SoulCycle in New York. A source close to the 32-year-old actor told USMagazine.com that he has been dating the 22-year-old beauty for "a month or two" after they struck up a friendship following a spinning class together last autumn. The insider revealed Jake is a huge fan of the classes and thinks they are a great way to meet women, saying: "He'll hop on the instructor bike. He loves the attention from the girls!" Country singer Taylor, 23, previously revealed that she found dating Jake from November 2011 until January 2012 "exhausting". Following their breakup she said: "I think once a relationship is done it's done, you can't do that back and forth thing -- it's the most exhausting process. I think you have to have somebody that's dependable, that isn't going to change their mind every five seconds." Other SoulCycle fans include Bradley Cooper, Katie Holmes, Alec Baldwin, Jonah Hill and Lady Gaga. (BANG Showbiz) |
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