Datuk Masidi Manjun in presenting the award for Best Film during the 2009 Malaysian Film Festival (FFM) at the University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Chancellery Hall
Datuk Masidi Manjun, escorted Sabah's Head of State, Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah; Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim; Sabah's Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman; Kota Kinabalu City Mayor, Datuk Iliyas Ibrahim; as well other several other distinguished guests in presenting the trophy for Best Director during the 2009 Malaysian Film Festival (FFM), at the University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Chancellery Hall, Sulaman Road, near Kota Kinabalu, on 8 August 2009. Datuk Masidi was also the Chairman for the FFM 2009 Main Organising Committee. The Best Director award was won by Allahyarhamah Yasmin Ahmad.
Datuk Masidi Manjun mengiringi Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah, Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah; Menteri Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim; Ketua Menteri Sabah, Datuk Seri Musa Aman; Mayor Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, Datuk Iliyas Ibrahim serta tetamu kenamaan lain pada upacara penyampaian trofi Pengarah Terbaik sempena Festival Filem Malaysia (FFM) 2009, di Dewan Canselor, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), di Jalan Sulaman, dekat Kota Kinabalu, pada 8 Ogos 2009. Datuk Masidi Manjun merupakan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Induk Penganjur FFM 2009. Pengarah Terbaik FFM 2009 diraih oleh Allahyarhamah Yasmin Hamid.