Dain Said
Co-Founder/ Film Director/ Writer
Dain Said is an award-winning Malaysian writer, visual artist and filmmaker. His versatile directing career spans features, creative documentaries and video installations that have been produced and screened internationally. His critically acclaimed features, Bunohan (2011), Interchange (2016), and Dukun (2018), have led to Dain’s recognition as a significant voice in contemporary Malaysian cinema. He co-founded production company, Apparat, in 2009. Dain served as the festival director for the 2022 SeaShorts Film Festival, and as a jury member for he Jogja Documentary Festival and Bangkok ASEAN film festival. He is a member of the After Monsoon artist collective who will be staging their first group exhibition in January 2023, in Dain’s favourite part of the world – along the beaches of northeast Peninsula Malaysia.
Dain is frequently invited to speak, lecture and jury at local film schools and universities. In 2015, the Ilham Gallery invited to Dain to present a special video installation based on Bunohan at its inaugural show. The World Urban Forum held in Kuala Lumpur in 2019 invited a special presentation based on images from Interchange to be presented as part of its art works on display. Dain has been invited to speak and present video installations at the Khazanah Megatrends Forum in 2012 and 2017.
Education
1986-1990 BA. (Hons), Photography, Film and Video.
Harrow College, Polytechnic of Central London (Westminster University)
Awards
2019 Best Director, Best Film, Anugerah Skrin (Dukun)
2018 Best Director, 29th Festival Filem Malaysia (Interchange)
2013 Best Director, Best Film, Best Script, Best Original Story & Best Production Design, 25th Festival Filem Malaysia (Interchange)
2013 Best Script, ASEAN International Film Festival (Bunohan)
2012 Best Film & Best Script, Anugerah Skrin (Bunohan)
2012 Golden Hanoman, Top prize at the Jogjakarta NETPAC Asian Film Festival (Bunohan) 2012 Nominee, Best Screenplay, Asia Pacific Film Festival (Bunohan)
2006-2007 Asian Public Intellectual (API) fellowship from the Nippon Foundation.
1989-1990 BP Award for Best Student Film, UK – for Surabaya Johnny
Dain Said
Co-Founder/
Film Director/
Writer
Dain Said is an award-winning Malaysian writer, visual artist and filmmaker. His versatile directing career spans features, creative documentaries and video installations that have been produced and screened internationally. His critically acclaimed features, Bunohan (2011), Interchange (2016), and Dukun (2018), have led to Dain’s recognition as a significant voice in contemporary Malaysian cinema. He co-founded production company, Apparat, in 2009. Dain served as the festival director for the 2022 SeaShorts Film Festival, and as a jury member for he Jogja Documentary Festival and Bangkok ASEAN film festival. He is a member of the After Monsoon artist collective who will be staging their first group exhibition in January 2023, in Dain’s favourite part of the world – along the beaches of northeast Peninsula Malaysia.
Dain is frequently invited to speak, lecture and jury at local film schools and universities. In 2015, the Ilham Gallery invited to Dain to present a special video installation based on Bunohan at its inaugural show. The World Urban Forum held in Kuala Lumpur in 2019 invited a special presentation based on images from Interchange to be presented as part of its art works on display. Dain has been invited to speak and present video installations at the Khazanah Megatrends Forum in 2012 and 2017.
Education
1986-1990 BA. (Hons), Photography, Film and Video.
Harrow College, Polytechnic of Central London (Westminster University)
Awards
2019 Best Director, Best Film, Anugerah Skrin (Dukun),
2018 Best Director, 29th Festival Filem Malaysia (Interchange)
2013 Best Director, Best Film, Best Script, Best Original Story & Best Production Design, 25th Festival Filem Malaysia (Interchange)
2013 Best Script, ASEAN International Film Festival (Bunohan)
2012 Best Film & Best Script, Anugerah Skrin (Bunohan)
2012 Golden Hanoman, Top prize at the Jogjakarta NETPAC Asian Film Festival (Bunohan) 2012 Nominee, Best Screenplay, Asia Pacific Film Festival (Bunohan)
2006-2007 Asian Public Intellectual (API) fellowship from the Nippon Foundation.
1989-1990 BP Award for Best Student Film, UK – for Surabaya Johnny
