Siti Kamaluddin is a Bruneian filmmaker, director, and musician. She was listed as one of the 50 most influential women Brunei in 2014. 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 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 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
+FilmsYearTitle2014 Mentari2014 Yasmine2018 Hari Minggu Yang Ke-Empat2020 Akademi
+TV CommercialsYearTitle2008Lihat Nada Short Film2011DST Rebranding Projection Mapping2014Royal Brunei 40th Anniversary Video2014Royal Brunei Dreamliner Safety Video2015TelBru National Day TVC2015Progresif Cellelular Brand Video2016Royal Brunei Airbus Safety Video2016Takaful Brunei TVC2016Baiduri Bank TVC2017Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam Corporate Video2017Takaful Brunei TVC2017Jollibee 30 Years TVC2018Jollisavers 2018Ministry of Communications Road Safety Video2019BIBD Lighten Up TVC
+Event DirectingYearTitle2015Royal Brunei 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner2015His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei's 69th Birthday Field Performance2016TelBru 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner2016Progresif Show for His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei's 70th Birthday20171st Brunei Film Blitz20182nd Brunei Film Blitz20193rd Brunei Film Blitz
+ScreenwritingYearTitle2004Orange Room2005Paspot to Fame2007Gramophone2018Hari Minggu Yang Ke-Empat2020Akademi
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