Malaysia desires to improve cooperation with overseas film industry gamers, particularly in Asean countries, in an effort to elevate the native film industry to the next degree.
Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, who was on a working go to to Bangkok on June 18, mentioned he needed to discover cooperation alternatives between film producers and distributors within the area.
More collaborations must be solid between industry gamers in Malaysia and Asean countries, in addition to in China, India and Korea, he added.
“We can’t look forward to them to come to us. We want to act proactively to take our film industry to the subsequent degree,” he informed Bernama.
Annuar had visited Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH) Studio, one of many largest film studios in Thailand.
GDH is a producer of movies of assorted genres and dramas, together with Bad Genius, a 2017 flick that recorded large success internationally.
During the go to, Annuar additionally mentioned with GDH chief govt officer Jina Osothsilp Malaysia’s intention for the film industries in each countries to forge cooperation.
Also current was National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) chief govt officer Prof Dr Md Nasir Ibrahim.
The go to to GDH additionally gave Annuar the chance to see for himself the efforts and insurance policies carried out in Thailand to promote and increase their film industry.
Commenting additional, he mentioned Malaysia and Thailand had beforehand signed a bilateral settlement in areas reminiscent of telecommunications and the artistic industry.
However, following the Covid-19 pandemic, the settlement failed to materialise and as such, Annuar mentioned he needed the initiatives to be resumed. – Bernama
