16 Apr 2021 / 07:12 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) has agreed to improve the implementation of the Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI), which came into effect on April 9, as proposed by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).
Finas, in a statement, announced that the improvement covered the domestic sector, namely, changing the three Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure (QMPE) categories to just one, whereby a minimum expenditure of RM1 million is eligible for a 30 per cent cash rebate.
“Secondly, the reduction of post-production QMPE from RM500,000 to RM250,000 for each project will be eligible for a 30 per cent cash rebate and an additional rebate (cultural test) for production of genres portraying nationalism and patriotism,” it said in a statement tonight.
16 Apr 2021 / 07:12 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) has agreed to improve the implementation of the Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI), which came into effect on April 9, as proposed by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).
Finas, in a statement, announced that the improvement covered the domestic sector, namely, changing the three Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure (QMPE) categories to just one, whereby a minimum expenditure of RM1 million is eligible for a 30 per cent cash rebate.
“Secondly, the reduction of post-production QMPE from RM500,000 to RM250,000 for each project will be eligible for a 30 per cent cash rebate and an additional rebate (cultural test) for production of genres portraying nationalism and patriotism,” it said in a statement tonight.
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Two Disney productions, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (Episode IX) and The Mandalorian, have been approved for the 30% incentive under Malaysia’s Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) for VFX work.
The work was completed by Base Digital Production, the Kuala Lumpur-based subsidiary of Base Media, which also has offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. Base also accessed the incentive for it work on Michael Bay’s Netflix action thriller
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FIMI, which is operated by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), offers the 30% rebate on a total qualifying Malaysian production expenditure of $1.2m (MYR5m) for production (inclusive of post-production), or $360,000 (MYR1.5m) for post-production activity.