U-Wei Haji Saari Explained

U-Wei Haji Saari
Birth Date:13 May 1954
Birth Place:Bentong, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Birthname:Zuhir bin Hj Saari
Yearsactive:1993 - present
Occupation:film director, producer, screenwriter

U-Wei Haji Saari is a Malaysian film director. He first gained international attention with The Arsonist (more known by its Malay name Kaki Bakar), the first Malaysian film to enter the Cannes Film Festival in 1995.[1]

Career

Director

He began his career as a director for television dramas until 1996, when he made his film debut with the highly controversial Perempuan, Isteri dan..., which won him the Best Director award at the 11th Malaysia Film Festival.

In 2014, U-Wei produced a period film titled Hanyut as a co-production between countries Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia. The film is based on a Joseph Conrad's novel titled Almayer's Folly, which tells about the life of the Malay community in the 19th century.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Perempuan, Isteri &...?Director
Screenplay
Original Story
  • Best Director FFM 11
  • Play The Best Screen FFM 11
  • Best Original Story FFM 11
1994Black Widow - Wajah AyuDirector
Screenplay
1999JoghoProducer
Director
Screenplay
  • Best Director FFM 14
  • Play The Best Screen FFM 14
2001The ArsonistProducer
Director
Screenplay
  • Best Movie (foreign language category) 17th Brussels International Free Festival, 1995 (Belgium)
  • Special Jury Awards 1st South-East Asian Biennial Film Festival, 1997 (Phonm Pehn, Thailand)
2004Buai Laju-lajuDirector
Original Story
2016HanyutExecutive Producer
Director
Screenplay
  • Play The Best Screen Anugerah Skrin 2017

References

An article in the sunhttp://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=57617

Notes and References

  1. News: Recently there was a screening of the first Malaysian movie to make Cannes. 9 October 2016. The Daily Seni. en-GB. 13 October 2016.