Change the conversation
Move beyond domestic-market thinking toward globally informed, commercially grounded strategies.
PRESENTED BY LAYAR DIGITAL × ACE PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT
ScreenForward Asia 2026
A premium international screen-business summit connecting global filmmaking, market intelligence, next-generation production and Malaysia-built infrastructure.
MAIN VENUEHeritage Valley KL
SCREENINGSGSC Quill City Mall
15–19 SEPTEMBER 2026HERITAGE VALLEY KL + GSC QUILL CITY MALL
01THE INTERVENTION
The screen has moved forward.
It is time we did too.
THIS IS NOT
ANOTHER
CONFERENCE.
ScreenForward Asia exposes Malaysia to the markets, formats, technologies and business models already reshaping global entertainment and turns industry dialogue into partnerships, pathways and action.
Advance partnerships
Connect platforms, technology, distribution, co-production, investors and project owners.
Launch what comes next
Position Vodstr as Malaysian-built infrastructure for the next screen economy.
02AT A GLANCE
FIVE DAYS.
ONE FORWARD
MOTION.
03WHERE IT HAPPENS
Kuala Lumpur becomes
a living screen-business district.
ONE EVENT.
TWO CONNECTED
VENUES.
Heritage Valley KL
The main stage, curated experiences, business matching, partner pavilion, hospitality and live demonstrations.
GSC Quill City Mall
Special screenings and collective cinema experiences in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
04THE PROGRAMME
THE SUMMIT
BUILDS AN
ARGUMENT.
Curated experiences open the conversation. Day 1 expands the world. Day 2 demonstrates what Malaysia is already building within it.
ScreenForward Experiences
Intimate, practical sessions for directors, producers and creators, covering independent vision, legacy IP, financing, dual-format storytelling and regional market access.
The World Is Bigger
Global markets, international producing, directing, preservation, expandable IP, cultural movements and a special screening experience.
What Comes Next
Microdrama, virtual production, VFX, world-building, the official Vodstr launch and the future of screen infrastructure.
KEYNOTES + FORUMSSCREENFORWARD SELECTSBUSINESS MATCHINGLIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
05CONFIRMED PROGRAMME VOICES
Global experience.
Malaysian ambition.
THE PEOPLE
WHO MOVE
SCREENS.
Bronwyn Cornelius
Producer · Clemency
Richard Stanley
Writer · Director
Stacy Jorgensen
Executive Producer
John Fessler
Microdrama · Side Street Studios
Eugene Trubetskoy
Virtual Production · PixlJaya
Peter Wong
Global IP · ACE Pictures
Mohamed Azreen
Cultural Movements · Subculture
Isazaly Mohd Isa
Post-Production Guru
Natchapon Purikananond
Independent Cinema · Thailand
Simon Halsall
Writer · Director
Ghaz Abu Bakar
Director · Malaysian Filmmaking
Ramdan Che Hassan
Co-Founder & CEO · Filmmaker and Narrative Systems Architect
Mystery Hollywood Actor
Special Guest · To Be Revealed
More international and Malaysian programme voices will be announced as participation and publicity approvals are completed.
06THE CENTREPIECE
THE ARGUMENT
BECOMES
EVIDENCE.
The summit spends a day and a half proving that the screen economy is larger, faster and more connected. Then Vodstr demonstrates what Malaysia is building within it.
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