Syafiq Yusof
Syafiq Yusof | |
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Born | Mohd Syafiq bin Mohd Yusof 7 December 1992 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Aisyeah Zainal (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Yusof Haslam (father) Patimah Ismail (mother) |
Relatives | Syamsul Yusof (brother) |
Mohd Syafiq bin Mohd Yusof (born 7 December 1992) is a Malaysian director, screenwriter and filmmaker. He is a younger brother of award-winning actor Syamsul Yusof and son of veteran actor Yusof Haslam. Initially began his career by making short films, his directorial debut, SAM: Saya Amat Mencintaimu was released in 2012. Since then, he directed seven notable films which all of them became commercial success.
Early life
Syafiq Yusof was born on 7 December 1992 in Kuala Lumpur. He comes from a family of filmmaking was well as acting career. His older brother, Syamsul is an award-winning actor and film director. His cousins Rizal Ashreff, Sabrina Ali, Aliff Ali and Miller Khan are also actors. His father is a veteran actor turned film director cum producer, Yusof Haslam.
Career
Came from a well-known Yusof family clan of showbiz, Syafiq began his career by making short films. SAM: Saya Amat Mencintaimu, his feature film directorial debut, starring Shaheizy Sam and Lisa Surihani, was released on 19 August 2012 during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.[1] Also in the same year, he and his cousin, Rizal Ashreff co-directed Evolusi KL Drift: The Series, a TV series adaptation from 2008 film, Evolusi KL Drift directed by his brother, Syamsul Yusof reprised his role in the TV series.[2]
On 11 January 2013, Syafiq and his two business partners set-up Viper Studios which specializes in film production, visual effects, post-production, and animation, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer.[3]
A year later, he directed Abang Long Fadil, a spin-off from 2011 film, KL Gangster, one of its main star, Zizan Razak reprising his role as Fadil.[4] The film was released in May 2014 to popular success. His third movie, a horror documentary film entitled Villa Nabila was released in January 2015, starring Pekin Ibrahim and Tisha Shamsir, which is based on the 2013 eponymous bungalow incident.[5]
Syafiq subsequently directed his fifth film which began principal photography on 13 November 2014 in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.[6] Released on 8 December 2016, a mystery science fiction Desolasi starring his brother Syamsul as Aiman, a visual artist who deals with never-ending problems starts to wonder the judgment given by God which brings him to stuck in another dimension leading him being fully alone until he starts meeting a mysterious woman named Maya.[6] For this film, he utilized the Anton-Babinski syndrome metaphor as a subject into the storyline[6][7] and using special effects to blanking the city of Kuala Lumpur.[8][9] It also stars Jalaluddin Hassan, Pekin Ibrahim, and Bella Dally.[10][11]
His seventh film, Abang Long Fadil 2 was released on 24 August 2017. With a budget estimated RM 3.2 million, the film earns highest grossed more than RM 18.15 million,[12] behind Munafik directed by his brother, which grossed RM 17.04 million.[13]
On 8 March 2018, his action film KL Special Force was released, starring Rosyam Nor, Fattah Amin and his brother, who played Asyraf, a leader of the Anarkis Gang.[14] The film sets up new record in Malaysian film industry by garnering highest box office grossing more than RM12.1 million and received mixed positive reviews from film critics.[15]
His latest effort, a psychological horror Misteri Dilaila was released on February 21, 2019. Principal photography took place in Fraser's Hill, Pahang; the film was starring Zul Ariffin, Elizabeth Tan, Rosyam Nor, Nam Ron, Sasqia Dahuri and others.[16]
It was announced in September 2019 that he would be directing the third sequel of Polis Evo with Shaheizy Sam and Zizan Razak reprising their respective roles.[17]
Personal life
Syafiq married with his long-time girlfriend, Aisyeah Zainal on 5 April 2014.[18][19] The couple has two daughters – Nuur Jannah (born 2016)[20] and Nuur Nusaybah (born 2018).[21]
Filmography
Film
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2010 | Abangku Gengster | Yes | No | No | Short film |
Hantu Takde Kepala | Yes | No | No | ||
Abangku Gengster II | Yes | No | No | ||
Lorong | Yes | No | Yes | Short film; also as editor and Director of Photography | |
2011 | Along | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2012 | SAM: Saya Amat Mencintaimu | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut, also as editor |
2014 | Abang Long Fadil | Yes | Yes | No | Also as editor |
2015 | Villa Nabila | Yes | No | Yes | Documentary film |
2016 | Mat Moto | Yes | No | Yes | Co-directed with Pekin Ibrahim |
Desolasi | Yes | Yes | No | Also as editor | |
2017 | Abang Long Fadil 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Also as editor |
2018 | KL Special Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also as editor |
2019 | Misteri Dilaila | Yes | Yes | No | |
TBA | Sekolahaha † | Yes | Yes | No | Post-production |
Masterpicisan † | No | No | Yes | Post-production, produce with Pekin Ibrahim directed by Nam Ron | |
Abang Long Fadil 3 † | Yes | Yes | No | Post-production | |
Polis Evo 3 † | Yes | No | No | Pre-production |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2008–2013 | Roda-Roda Kuala Lumpur | Yes | No | Direct only few episode, also actor |
2009–2011, 2014–present | Gerak Khas | Yes | Yes | 2009-2011 - direct only few episode, 2014 - as co-producer |
2012–2013 | Evolusi KL Drift: The Series | Yes | Yes | Also actor as Daniel, co-director with Rizal Ashraff |
2015 | Cinta Dari Marikh | Yes | Yes | Also actor as Adam |
2018 | KL Gangster: Underworld | No | Yes | |
2019 | Rise To Power:KL Gangster Underworld | Yes | Yes |
Music video
Year | Title | Artist | Director |
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2012 | "Nyawaku" | DJ Dave | Yes |
"Sempurnakan Aku" | Anuar Zain | Yes | |
"Ajari Aku" | Yes | ||
2013 | "Jalan Bersimpang" | Filsuf and Sleeq | Yes |
2014 | "Cobaan" | Zizan Razak | Yes |
2016 | "Kalah Dalam Menang" | Syamsul Yusof and Mawi | Yes |
"Bukan Propaganda" | Yes |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Recipient | Nominated works | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | 25th Malaysian Film Festival | |||||
Syafiq Yusof | SAM | Best Director | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Nominated | |||||
Most Promising Director | Won | [22] | ||||
2017 | 2017 PROFIMA Awards | Desolasi | Best Director | Won | [23] | |
29th Malaysian Film Festival | Abang Long Fadil 2 | Box Office Film | Won | [24] |
References
- ^ Wahiduzzaman (23 Ogos 2012). Eksperimen Syafiq Yusof Menjadi Dalam 'SAM' mStar. Diperoleh pada 1 September 2012.
- ^ Wartawan Sinar Harian (22 September 2012). 2 pengarah muda arah drama bersiri Skop Productions Sinar Harian. Retrieved on 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Viper Studios: About Us". Viper Studios. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Feride Hikmet Atak (10 June 2014). "Abang Long Fadil berpaksikan dunia gengsterisme". mStar Online. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Raziatul Hanum A. Rajak (10 January 2015). "Villa Nabila: Dari kisah sebenar ke layar perak". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ a b c Bibi Nurshuhada Ramli (9 December 2016). "Mind-boggling Desolasi takes local CGI films staggering new heights". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Dennis Chua (18 January 2016). "Syafiq Yusof directs elder brother Syamsul in Desolasi". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Angelin Yeoh (6 December 2016). "How did Syafiq Yusof empty the streets of KL for Desolasi?". Star2. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Syafil Syazwan Jefri (2 November 2016). "Syafiq 'kosong' lokasi sibuk KL". Harian Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ Syanty Octavia Amry (7 December 2016). "Minda celaru mencari jawapan". Harian Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Bibi Nurshuhada Ramli (9 December 2016). "In a league of its own: Desolasi represents a new direction for M'sian films, banking on CGI". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Akmal Abdullah (22 November 2015). "Filem 'Abang Long Fadil 2' bakal jalani penggambaran 50 hari, kos RM3.2 juta" (in Malay). Tabloidseni.com. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Mumtaj Begum (10 March 2016). "Malaysian horror flick Munafik set to scare other films off". Star2. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Elrafaei Sapi (16 August 2016). "KL Special Force Filem Aksi Setanding Hollywood". Rojak Daily. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Dennis Chua (4 April 2018). "#Showbiz: KL Special Force powers on RM12.1 million collection". New Straits Times. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Bissme S. "Playing mind games". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Amri Hassan (25 September 2019). "Polis EVO 3 bakal shoot tidak lama lagi" - Peminat teruja tunggu kemunculan Zizan dan Sam Astro Gempak. Dicapai pada 3 Disember 2019.
- ^ Hanan Mansor (20 April 2014). "Majlis resepsi sederhana tapi meriah". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "SYAFIQ YUSOF KINI SUAMI AEISHA". Media Hiburan. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Syafiq Yusof, Isteri Selamat Timang Cahaya Mata Pertama". Rotikaya. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Norhidayyu Zainal (5 February 2018). "Syafiq Yusof timang anak kedua". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Nurezzatul Aqmar Mustaza (1 March 2013). "Syafiq julang trofi Pengarah Harapan". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Muhamad Fairoz Azizan (7 November 2017). "Syafiq Yusof menang Pengarah Terbaik Anugerah PROFIMA". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Angelin Yeoh (30 December 2017). "Year of Champions: Director Syafiq Yusof and his success with 'Abang Long Fadil 2'". Star2. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
External links
- Syafiq Yusof at IMDb