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Malaysian director Chong Keat Aun won the Best New Director award at the 2020 Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan last night for his debut feature film The Story of Southern Isles.

The film was fully helmed by Malaysians, including actors. In his acceptance speech, Chong recounted that many people, including Malaysians, expressed their doubts people would understand the movie.