Malaysia's Syamsul Yusof wins Best Director in Cambodia

Malaysian filmmaker Syamsul Yusof with the trophies he won at the 28th Malaysia Film Festival in 2016. Syamsul has another trophy to add - Best Director at the 57th Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Photo: The Star/Hafis Idzla

Malaysian filmmaker Syamsul Yusof was named Best Director at the 57th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for his work in the horror movie Munafik.

The event took place at Phnom Penh in Cambodia on July 30. Finas chairman Datuk Khusairi Talib congratulated Syamsul on Twitter on July 31, citing "Malaysia berbangga" (Malaysia is proud).