The Malaysian film industry may not be as prominent as Hollywood, due to Hollywood's sheer size. They are catering to a country many times our size, whereas our film industry is a much smaller and ever-developing one.
And of our preference towards international films? Globalization perhaps. We see, read and feed on Western influences and media. It's not a good or bad thing, it's just something that's occurring. Mainstream media has permeated through our society.
With that said, our Malaysian film industry is alive and kicking. Yes, they may be low budget, not as large scale or not as fancy as others but we have won awards and we have been nominated. Look towards Yasmin Ahmad's films. She has produced and directed, Gubra, Sepet, Muallaf and Mukhsin. She's one that has never failed to deliver, touching upon different social issues that Malaysians face.
Despite a few hiccups and threats of censorship, Yasmin Ahmad and many other local directors have remained defiant and continue to produce film after film. Why? Because their films have attempted to address the many issues that we fail to discuss and thus has remained a 'taboo'.
Do you known, what is the definition of film industry???
I think only a few people know the meanings.
So i will explain the meaning of film industry..
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of film making just like; film production companies, film studio, cinematography, film production, screen writing, pre-production, post production, film festival, actors and others.
