Born: 1 July 1958
Kampung Bukit Treh,
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Died 25 July 2009 (aged 51)
Occupation: Film director, film writer, scriptwriter
Spouse: Tan Yew Leong
Yasmin Ahmad (July 1, 1958 – July 25, 2009) was a critically-acclaimed multi-award winning film director, writer and scriptwriter from Malaysia and was also the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well-known in Malaysia for their humour, heart and love that crosses cross-cultural barriers, in particular her ads for Petronas, the national oil and gas company. Her works have won multiple awards both within Malaysia and internationally.
Films
* Rabun (My Failing Eyesight) (2003)
* Sepet (Chinese Eye) (2004)
* Gubra (Anxiety) (2006)
* Mukhsin (2007)
* Muallaf (The Convert) (2008)
* Talentime (2009)
Commercials
* Petronas TV Commercial (for Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali & National Day)
Chinese New Year 1
Chinese New Year 2
Deepavali
Merdeka Sunat
* Yuzy (2000) Petronas Road Safety Campaign
* Vas Dentures (2000) Celcom
* Tan Hong Ming In Love (2007) Petronas Merdeka Day commercial
* Family (2008) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
* Funeral (2009) for the Singaporean Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
so sad tha t she’s gone in the eye of malaysia citizen.
al-fatihah…..
God bless her soul
SHE DID WELL IN UNITE US ALL AS ONE MALAYSIA LONG B4 OUR PM CAME OUT WITH THE IDEA…WILL MISS WAITING 4 HER GOOD AND EXCELLENT ADVERTISEMENTS ON….MAY GOD BLESS U AND REST IN PEACE…AMIN
stumble upon your blog.
thank you for posting the advertisment series, that make my sister and i weep a little..
Glad that this effort helped all of us appreciate our very own dearly departed.