Datuk Kamil Othman, the new director-general of Finas, is a film buff who once wanted to become a filmmaker.
Some improvements have been made to the Compulsory Screening Scheme (Skim Wajib Tayang) by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas). The scheme, which aims to help local filmmakers, enforces cinema operators to showcase local (or joint-venture) films in the cinema halls for a period of time.
“I feel this scheme still has its importance to the Malaysia film industry,” said Zahrin Aris, Finas Skim Wajib Tayang’s president during a press conference held at the Content Malaysia Pitching Centre in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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