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Malaysian Filmmakers, Academics Slam Expanded Censorship Rules: ‘Filmmaking is Now a Dangerous Vocation’
Malaysian filmmakers have condemned recent moves to expand film censorship, expand religious and conservative viewpoints and to micro-manage content.
This year the director and producer of the film “Mentega Terbang,” which depicts a Muslim girl exploring other faiths, was charged with hurting the religious feelings of others. In mid-2022, Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin, said that the government and the Islamic Affairs Department (or JAKIM), were committed to curtailing the spread of LGBT culture in the country. In March this year, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that he planned to hold meetings with the Communications Ministry with a view to extending the remit of the LPF to video streamers.
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