KUALA LUMPUR – Astro Shaw and its partners HBO Asia and FINAS have announced that filming has commenced for Tan Twan Eng’s award winning novel, The Garden of Evening Mists in various locations in Malaysia including the scenic landscapes of Cameron Highland’s famed tea plantations. Taiwanese award-winning filmmaker and director Tom Lin will direct The Garden of Evening Mists, alongside a star-studded cast including Lee Sinje, Hiroshi Abe, John Hannah, David Oakes, Serene Lim and Tan … [Read more...] about “The Garden of Evening Mists” begins filming in Malaysia
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Astro Shaw partners with HBO Asia and FINAS
CANNES – Astro Shaw, with partners HBO Asia and the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) announced that works are underway for the upcoming film adaptation of Tan Twan Eng’s The Garden of Evening Mists. The novel was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, and also won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize and the 2013 Walter Scott Prize. This feature film adaptation will see an international production team from Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and India working to bring … [Read more...] about Astro Shaw partners with HBO Asia and FINAS
Pekak won two awards in Russia
Kuala Lumpur – Grand Brilliance and Lightbulb Pictures’ feature film Pekak, has been awarded with Best Script (Khairul Azri) and Best Actor (Zahiril Adzim) at International Motivational Film Festival (IMFF) BRIDGE of ARTS in Russia after competing with ten other films across the globe. The film festival took place in Rostov-on-Don. IMFF BRIDGE of ARTS is the first festival in Russia that practices the concept of maximum transparency. BRIDGE of ARTS is held in Rostov-on-Don, the capital of the … [Read more...] about Pekak won two awards in Russia
Malaysia’s bestseller Tombiruo hits the big screen
Kuala Lumpur – Australian director and visual effects specialist Seth Larney (Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolution, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Superman Returns and The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader) teams up with Malaysia’s Nasir Jani (Kembara Seniman Jalanan and Rozana Cinta 87) for Tombiruo, an action packed thriller based on the best-selling novel by Ramlee Awang Murshid. Tombiruo tells a story of a troubled young man, who was cast away … [Read more...] about Malaysia’s bestseller Tombiruo hits the big screen
Dato’ Kamil Othman Malaysia – poised to grow its creative content industry
How has FINAS evolved over the years? Dato Kamil: FINAS is currently assimilating the roles of several agencies at one point of time. The transition allows us to better define how content is being made, funded and organised for distribution around the world. We manage the major funding provided by the government and we have separated development from production. Now, we have the idea generators (producers of scripts, screenplays and ideas for animated series). This group of people whom we’ve … [Read more...] about Dato’ Kamil Othman Malaysia – poised to grow its creative content industry
International Appeal FINAS’ Dato’ Jailani Johari
What is FINAS’ strategy for growth? Dato Jailani: From the beginning, the objective is to promote locally produced content and facilitate film production in Malaysia wholesomely. We want to be a prominent global player in this industry. This will lead to collaborations, co-production and partnership with foreign companies. All these have equipped us with a pretty broad range of great product: top-quality Malaysian movies, drama series, documentaries and other genres. What’s more, we … [Read more...] about International Appeal FINAS’ Dato’ Jailani Johari
