The Krishen Jit Fund

Past Recipients

Since its establishment in 2006, the Krishen Jit Fund has supported 95 projects by artists and cultural practitioners working across Malaysia.

The Fund has provided seed funding to diverse projects - from the production of theatre, dance, music, film, animation, contemporary art, interdisciplinary, and community-based works, to the development of archival, documentation, research, and publishing initiatives, as well as training programmes, and international exchanges.

View the Krishen Jit Fund recipients from previous years:

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

The Krishen Jit Fund 2025

Press Kit

Download the detailed press kit for more info on the recipients and projects.

Adriana Nordin Manan

Adriana Nordin Manan, for Kubu Seni, a story lab and art incubator in Semporna (Sabah), centreing youth empowerment, the platforming of marginalised voices and celebration of local culture.

Faillul Adam

Faillul Adam, or Kamilah Penipu - Tapi Kami Tak Menipu (working title), a performance of 60 minutes of organized chaos – made of 60 one-minute units – built from the mouths of Malaysians.

Ho Chee Jen

Ho Chee Jen, for a project transposing gallery wall labels into public urban spaces.

Illya Sumanto & Wayang Women

Illya Sumanto & Wayang Women, for a female-centred Wayang Kulit Kelantan with a ghost folklore twist.

Lee Yee Han

Lee Yee Han, for Discrimination and Visual Illusions, a hybrid performance and exhibition exploring visual manipulation in a post-truth era.

Nadira Ilana

Nadira Ilana, for Sumpah Batu Sumpah (working title), an experimental video art project on the Keningau Oath Stone.

Ong Qiao Se

Ong Qiao Se, for The Shape of an Almond, a non-fiction film about a 90-year-old woman living with Alzheimer’s disease, and her last memories of pre- and post-Merdeka Malaysia.