This inaugural Mental Health Film Festival was launched on the World Mental Health Day, Oct 10, 2019. It is the first of its kind in Malaysia, aiming to:

1. increase awareness about mental health through short films and videos;

2. share experiences that meant to inspire, heal and empower the patients during on-the-ground activities; and

3. to instil the spirit of 'destigmatising mental illness' and there are places that can efficiently share their concerns;

For the 2nd Year, due to the pandemic, we switched to online festival. It may change to the physical event, depending on the advise from our Ministry of Health, our festival partner.

There is a submission fee of $5-10 USD - this fee helps us to cover the cost of running the competition. Please note that:

1. Submission fees are non-refundable;

2. The festival cannot accept or assume responsibility in the event of loss or damage of screening materials;

3. At the festival we have a complete short film contest as well as retrospectives, special curated forum and Q&As with the industry practitioners and filmmakers;

4. We present stories of lived experience of mental illness in an effort to promote a national conversation around mental health; and

5. Funds raised from the festival will go to support projects helping the disadvantaged in our community especially those with mental health issues through our charity partner (to be announced) and its programs.