KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 The creative industry contributed 1.9 per cent or RM29.4 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019 according to a report by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the Dewan Negara was told today. Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Zahidi Zainul.
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The Musical soundtrack will be available on Spotify and other digital platforms. The production of the soundtrack was made possible after the KL-based theatre company was selected for the Independent Music Funding Programme, facilitated by Cultural Economy Development Agency (Cendana).
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Sepet The Musical soundtrack is a 13-song indie folk pop album, telling the story of two teenagers in Ipoh – Jason and Orked. Jason is a 19-year-old Chinese VCD seller, while the bright Malay school girl Orked loves John Woo films and everything about Takeshi Kaneshiro. As romantic sparks fly between them, social and racial pressures slowly surface and come in their way.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (second, right) seen at the Cendana Recovery Initiatives grant giving ceremony at KLPac on April 5. Photo: Bernama
Good news for the arts scene in Malaysia. The Cendana Recovery Initiatives programme, driven by the Cultural Economy Development Agency, awarded grants to 150 beneficiaries from the arts and culture industry recently.
A total of RM1.7mil was given out to beneficiaries from various sectors of the creative industry.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and Izan Satrina Mohd Sallehuddin, the founding CEO of Cendana, attended the grant giving ceremony at KLPac on April 5.
The Cendana Recovery Initiatives was created to support performing arts, visual arts, independent music and craft sectors via seven funding programmes.
Funding the Arts in Times of Pandemic in Malaysia
How are the arts adapting to the #NewNormal ? Well over 11 months into the global pandemic, this series presents experiences and stories of #resilience, #adaptation, and success from the arts sector to the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular focus on arts & disabilities, artists residencies and arts funding.
In this article, Nicole Chang Shu Fun depicts the public funding for arts in Malaysia during the current pandemic. The article focuses on the funding initiatives tailored for the arts and cultural sectors by the government’s cultural agency, namely CENDANA (Cultural Economy Development Agency). The article describes CENDANA’s team endeavour in supporting the arts and cultural practitioners and the collectives towards building a resilient art and cultural ecosystem in Malaysia.