Film

Finas to hold 31st Malaysia Film Festival in October

Closing date for submissions to the FFM31 is July 15

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 15 Jun 2021 12:00PM

Finas to hold 31st Malaysia Film Festival in October
Among the categories up for grabs are best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best cinematography, best editor and best visual special effects. – The Vibes file pic, June 15, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The 31st Malaysia Film Festival (FFM31) will be held in October with 22 categories involving feature films.

In a statement yesterday, the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) Malaysia announced that participation for local films in FFM31 will officially open from today until July 15.

“There are three main conditions for participation. Namely, it must be a local feature film produced in Malaysia and approved by the Film Censorship Board for 2018, 2019 and 2020 for screening in Malaysia. [It must be] in DCP/35 mm/digital format with a screening duration of at least 60 minutes.

"Besides that, the film must also have never participated in the Malaysia Film Festival series. [It must be] a film screened in the three years only," said Finas, the official organiser of FFM31.

Also, the film producer must have a Film Production Licence from Finas. However, for companies that have applied but have yet to obtain a licence, the applicant can provide the relevant Finas file reference number.

According to Finas, among the categories opened are best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best cinematography, best editor and best visual special effects.

Visit https://www.finas.gov.my/borang-penyertaan-ffm31-2/ for details, entry conditions and to download the FFM31 entry form.

Participants can contact the FFM31 Participation and Judging Committee at 03-79682137/2110/1129/012-9155220 (Norasikin Salikin)/011-23387665 (Mohd Farid Azlam) or email [email protected]. – Bernama, June 15, 2021

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