film industry

Film industry leaders decry RM40 mil budget allocation as inadequate

Industry players warn that the reduced allocation for film production incentives could hinder local and international projects, affecting Malaysia’s competitiveness as a filming hub

Finas lays out its vision for pushing Malaysia’s creative industry forward

The present board of the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) wants to ensure that by the time their two-year term comes to an end, the local creative industry is at least on its way to fulfilling its full potential.

‘73% of production firms unaware of licensing requirements for child, young actors’

A total of 73.13% of companies involved in film and drama production are unaware of the requirement to obtain a public entertainment licence before employing child and young actors, according to the Statistics Department.

Socso protection soon for film industry workers, including freelancers, says Fahmi

Workers in the film sector, including freelancers, will receive Social Security Organisation (Socso) protection that will also include pension benefits, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

OCM to discuss with Sports Ministry to set up fund for producing sports films

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) are ready to hold further talks with the Youth and Sports Ministry to establish an allocation to empower filmmakers in creating compelling movies centred around the country’s sports arena.

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