#Showbiz: RM19 million boost for creative industry

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by Anna Munhin May 22, 2023 News
#Showbiz: RM19 million boost for creative industry

With an allocation under the Digital Content Fund, the National Film Development Corporation will give the creative industry a chance to produce quality and competitive works on an international level.

Prof Dr Md Nasir Ibrahim said in a recent interview that the DKD would be divided into four groups.

There will be a feature film fund, a first time amateur filmmakers fund, a marketing and distribution fund, and an international promotions and participation fund.

The development of the local film industry would not be possible without the help of the DKD.

One of the strategies to increase the competitiveness of the creative industry is to increase the national economy.

Creative industry players were encouraged to create, produce and distribute high-quality content with the ability to penetrate not just local but international markets.

Quality human capital would be developed in a sustainable way by the fund.

The objectives of creating competitive Malaysian intellectual properties can be achieved through this initiative. The behind-the-scenes crew, as well as other related personnel, were given jobs thanks to the DKD.

Producers would be able to give opportunities to creative industry practitioners like directors, assistant directors, camera operators, sound engineers and makeup artists.

They can use the capital to create better work.

The government's efforts to assist filmmakers have yielded good results.

Good exposure for Malaysia has been provided by many of these achievements.

There have been achievements for both films and locally produced documentary.

The documentary, Malaysia's Last tigers, was shown on the National Geographic Channel.

Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan broke the box office record with a collection of over 100 million dollars. This is a big deal.

Local films by foreigners have added value to the national film industry.

The movie Jagat received international attention when it was shown at the New York Asian Film Festival in 2016 as well as at other film festivals in Japan, Australia, Poland and India.

The works of the recipients from Sarawak were made available on digital and over-the-top platforms. Tilit-Tilit Cinta, produced by TVS, and the programme MISI (Sarawak), which was aired on Astro First, were among these.