KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Datuk Kamil Othman has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas), said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — New chairmen of the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be named in a week’s time, Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil announced.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 19 — Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil is of the opinion that the trailer of the horror film ‘Pulau’ is not suitable for viewing.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The government has allocated over RM100 million to drive the local creative industry next year through the Nationhood Film Production Fund (Dekan) and the Digital Content Fund.

CANNES, May 20 — The 30 per cent cash rebate offered through the Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) and an additional up to five per cent cultural test rebate will attract more foreign production companies to shoot their films in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Malaysia's participation in the Marche Du Film (Marche 2022) film market, is important as this will be the benchmark for Malaysia's determination in promoting and selling the country's creative content products internationally.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The steamy scene video clip taken from the upcoming drama series on a private television channel, which was uploaded on Twitter by a local actor recently was seen as insensitive against the culture practised by Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The Malaysian Film Development Corporation (Finas) expressed confidence in the film industry making a recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic with the cooperation of the film industry players and support from the government.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — All drama, advertisement and documentary production companies with approvals to do outdoor filming in states under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) are reminded to comply with the guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the government.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Filming activities, be it for film, drama, documentary, animation and music production in a studio are allowed during the movement control order period, which took effect nationwide from today until June 7.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Filming activities in areas under the movement control order (MCO) are allowed but special filming certificates (SPP) are required.

ALOR SETAR, March 16 — Local creative industry and art practitioners should take up the assistance provided by the government to continue to craft and produce creative products even though the country is still facing the challenges of Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — The Malaysian Film Producers Association (PFM) is appealing to the government to allow filming outside the studio and the reopening of cinemas as soon as possible.

KUANTAN, Feb 20 — Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said today that the criticism and mocking of a teacher’s Science lesson in English on educational television channel DidikTV recently is cyberbullying.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The National Film Development Corporation (Finas) is planning to hold a virtual town hall session with creative industry players to discuss improvements to realise a common agenda in internationalising the local creative industry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Associations representing film industry staff and professionals have urged the Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas) to review its decision of no longer requiring actors, employees and film directors to join any of the Finas-recognised associations under the Padu Citra programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3  — The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) expressed hope that the National Security Council (NSC) would consider allowing filming activities to be conducted during the movement control order (MCO) to ensure that the creative industry economy is unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — The Malaysian Television Producers Association (PTVM) has urged the government to consider allowing filming activities for TV programmes in compliance with a suitable standard operating procedure (SOP).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Oscar-nominated documentary short ‘St Louis Superman’ producer, Poh Si Teng, who hails from Penang, has joined the Los Angeles-based International Documentary Association (IDA) as the new director of IDA Funds and Enterprise Programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Filming activities are not allowed in any location in six states placed under the movement control order (MCO), according to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).