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
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.
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.
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.
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.
A desire to impart her years of experience to the younger generation has seen former world number five squash player Low Wee Wern make the tough decision to hang up her racquet.
Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil
Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the process was carried out legally, adding that MB Inc held a series of direct negotiations with the farm operators since 2021, in addition to offering ex-gratia at a reasonable rate.
