KUALA LUMPUR – The decision to cancel the screenings of the animated movie Lightyear in Malaysia was made by its distributor, said the Film Censorship Board (FCB).
The FCB said in a statement today that the film had been approved with certain changes, but the film distributor, The Walt Disney Company (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, refused to comply with the instructions.
“After watching the Lightyear movie, the FCB approved it with certain changes and gave it a PG13 rating.
“FCB ordered that the scenes and dialogues found to contain elements promoting the LGBT lifestyle, which violated key aspects of the Guidelines on Film Censorship 2010, be cut and muted,” it said.
Based on the provisions under the Film Censorship Act 2002 (Act 620) and Guidelines on Film Censorship, Home Ministry 2010, certain aspects such as safety and public order, religion, sociocultural, and decency will be taken into consideration when approving movies and publicity materials.
The statement said that the FCB is committed to carrying out its responsibility in censoring films and publicity materials.
The FCB said it would not compromise on film content that promotes or attempts to normalise LGBT elements that are against the national policy of not recognising the LGBT lifestyle. – Bernama, June 17, 2022
