The government is committed to tackling unfair practices linked to the existence of a “cartel” in the film project application and approval process, says communications minister Fahmi Fadzil.
As such, he said the ongoing internal restructuring at the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) was expected to create a fairer and more transparent environment for the local film industry, Bernama reported him as saying.
“Since stepping into the communications ministry and overseeing Finas, we have been working to dismantle not necessarily a cartel, but the long-standing attitudes and practices that have persisted.
“This process is ongoing,” Fahmi said after launching the Malaysia, Jompact! programme at the Malay Language Teacher Education Institute in Kuala Lumpur today.
Fahmi said he had yet to fully review the statement by Film Directors Association of…