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#CiliPadiAwards: Top ten videos revealed!

After weeks of going through countless video entries and a long day of judging, our judges - which include local celebrities Lisa Surihani and Sharifah Amani - have picked these ten videos that are in the running to win Yahoo Malaysia's first ever Cili Padi Awards.

The winner of the Cili Padi Awards will be announced at a live event happening on 26 November 2013, and the grand prize winner will walk away with RM20,000 in cash, a six-month internship with KRU Studios and a screening in the cinemas.

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The second and third prize winners will win RM12,000 and RM8,000 along with a cinema screening respectively.

Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, here are the ten finalists in no particular order:

A Stray Hero: An Untold Story by Hisyam Salleh
Mohammad Azmi, a 55-year-old former contractor, has dedicated his life to rescuing stray dogs and cats, despite living in a country where dogs, especially, are considered taboo, filthy and un-Islamic. The Muslims who care for dogs are usually frowned upon, let alone touch and feed them.

Vinei by Kisukumararmum
This video focuses on the karma you'll get when you are bad to others.

Sly by Soo Wei Wen
Mankind has always been exploiting nature for their own as long as time and caused significant damage to animal habitats. This short film explores the dark nature of mankind and how it feels to be the one being robbed of our homes.

Tenant by Raveen Dev Jeyasingam
A real estate agent attempts to secure a property deal with a potential client, assuring him that he has the best deal in town.

The Tall and the Short by Nigel Gan Nie Gel
'The Tall and the Short' explores the dark side of being greedy.

Life by Dan Khoo
What if there was life beyond our actions?

Tiger by Jia Voon Toh
Human activities are the major cause for environment changes. We destroy animal's natural habitat to build cities, we pollute the nature, illegally hunts and drives these species to extinction. We need to start to preserve all the others species.

Flight Stimulator by Hamish Aaron Alhagananthan
A lecherous, middle-aged 'buaya' attempts to charm a fellow airplane passenger, with surprising results.

All In Good Fun by Abigail Hua
Sixteen-year-old Alma is tired of being bullied and she seeks a new way to make friends.

Last Symphony by Kevin Tan
Story preluding to a new kind of super hero.

Click here to watch the videos ranked from number 30 to number 21 and here for videos ranked 20th to 16th. To round up the top 30, click here to watch videos ranked 15th to 11th.