Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020 05:07 PM MYT
Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said director Muhammad Syahmi Sazli had achieved success without asking for assistance from other parties, including Finas. Screengrab from YouTube/Astro Shaw
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KOTA BARU, Dec 15 Director Muhammad Syahmi Sazli will be named Young Director Icon, following the success of his maiden film
Mael Totey the Movie which recorded over RM7 million in movie collection, according to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).
Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said he would be honoured at a ceremony to appreciate film achievers early next year.
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 07:43 AM MYT
Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah urged all industry practitioners to be wise in making use of the opportunities and support given by the ministry and Finas to develop the local creative and film industries. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 ― The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) will always support all efforts and initiatives to strengthen the local creative industry, which has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this connection, Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah urged all industry practitioners to be wise in making use of the opportunities and support given by the ministry and National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) to develop the local creative and film industries.
Director Muhammad Syahmi Sazli will be named Young Director Icon, following the success of his maiden film
Mael Totey The Movie which recorded over RM7mil in movie collection, according to the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).
Finas chairman Zakaria Abdul Hamid said he would be honoured at a ceremony to appreciate film achievers early next year. This young director will be recognised as an icon after producing a film with high collection and this is a recognition for the young generation. He (Muhammad Syahmi) is not only successful in his works but has also highlighted persons with disabilities (PwD) in his film,” he said when visiting the director’s production office in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
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Published on: Monday, December 14, 2020
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Kuala Lumpur: More efforts will be made to expose the history of Malaysian Tamil cinema to the younger generation as it is important for them to know the origin and development of the film industry over the last five decades.
National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) board member Denes Kumar
(pic) said this was important as the making of local Tamil-language or Indian films outside its motherland of Tamil Nadu, India is actively growing in Malaysia.
“I believe the value of growth comes from its roots. How many youngsters nowadays truly have the knowledge of the history of Malaysian Tamil cinema, the pioneer artistes, film makers and their contributions that steered the growth of the industry?” he told Bernama in an exclusive interview at Wisma Bernama here, recently.