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Malaysia's motion picture rating system was introduced in 1953, initially classifying films either for General Audiences (Tontonan Umum) or For Adults Only (Untuk Orang Dewasa Sahaja), and in 1996 these classifications were changed to "U" and four different "18" categories (which were amalgamated back into a single classification in 2010).
Film censorship in Malaysia is pervasive since its conception under British rule under the 1908 Theatre Ordinance enacted by the Straits Settlements colonial government starting 1912. [1] Even with the successive independence of these colonies, the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia ( Malay : Lembaga Penapis Filem ) is the government ministry ...
The Film Censorship Act 2002 is the act that is effective today. [2] Any film that is to be screened in Malaysia must be certified by the Board. Under the provisions of the Act, no one is allowed to view any film that has not been licensed by the Board. The same Act also bans the possession and/or screening of pornography or provocative materials.
Films that are assigned the Tidak Diluluskan Untuk Tayangan ("Not Passed for Screening") [1] category by the Film Censorship Board of Malaysia are banned for sale, possession, distribution and screening. Screening rejected films, possessing, selling, or even owning them in private is forbidden and strictly enforced and can be punished with ...
The fourth edition of the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) is now set to be held later this month as an online-only event. Instead, the festival will now be held Jan. 15-21, playing ...
Pendatang is a 2023 Malaysian dystopian drama thriller film directed by Ng Ken Kin and written by Lim Boon Siang. Produced by Kuman Pictures in association with Tapir Films, Pendatang follows a Cantonese–speaking Chinese family forced to relocate to a rural kampong home, shortly after Malaysia [a] implemented the fictional Segregation Act, where racial segregation between the ethnic groups ...
Malaysian film authority was split into two separate bodies in 1980 – namely Filem Negara Malaysia and the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia. Prior to 2013, both film agencies have different respective roles, with FINAS focused on financial, commercial and economic matters while Filem Negara Malaysia focused on production, documentation and technical aspects.
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