KUCHING: Cinemas in the country play an important role in promoting and elevating the standard of our local film industry.
National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) board member Onn Norshal Hamzah said this when he was met by New Sarawak Tribune at CityONE Megamall after visiting Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) here on Friday night.
He added that the Mandatory Screening Scheme Committee was conducting a series of working visits from July 1, starting with TGV Imperial City Mall Miri, Time Cineplex Time Square Shopping Centre Brunei Darussalam, The Mall Cineplex Gadong Brunei, King’s Trioplex Sibu, MMC Summer Mall, MMC Riverside Kuching, MBO tHe Spring Kuching, TGV Vivacity Kuching and GSC CityONE in Kuching.
“The Mandatory Screening Scheme was formed as part of our initiatives to ensure local films were protected in the aspect of qualification for compulsory screening at cinemas throughout the country.
“This is also our effort to bring our local films to all the states in the country so that they can be more competitive in an open market against other films from other countries.
“It is also part of our initiative to make sure our local films are able to have the room and opportunity to compete in an even playing field,” added Onn.
He revealed that the compulsory screening committee of Finas usually carried out a series of nationwide visits.
“For this week, we have been visiting all cinemas in Sarawak, with GSC in CityONE Megamall being the final stop.”
“We visit all the cinemas in the country to give explanations as well as to monitor the Finas-licensed cinemas, to have a look at the support and potential to cooperate from the aspect of screening local films approved under the compulsory screening scheme.”
