Events & Festivals news in Sini Perak

1. Raintown Film Festival in Taiping draws 152 entries, Agnes Yap wins top prize

   2 days ago New Straits Times Paragon, Taiping, Perak 42.5 km

   The third Raintown Film Festival at Paragon, Taiping, received 152 short film submissions, up nearly 48 per cent from 2025. Agnes Yap Jen Nie won the RM8,000 Grand Prize for her nine-minute documentary 'Daughter of the Last Journey', shot in Sungai Petani, Kedah. The festival also launched a tertiary filmmaking sandbox with IACT College.