22-07-2025
Fund to strengthen Sabah creative industry
Fahmi (centre) and Nizam (sixth from right) with the recipients of the Creative Content Fund.
KOTA KINABALU (July 22): Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil handed over the letters of acceptance for the Creative Content Fund in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday.
The ceremony, which was also witnessed by the Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister, Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan, symbolises the commitment of the MADANI Government through the Communications Ministry and the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) in supporting the development of the local creative content industry, particularly in Borneo.
A total of six production companies from Sabah received offer letters under the Programme Fund, amounting to RM1.15 million, specifically for the production of high-quality super-telefilms in the national language or local ethnic languages.
They are D Smart Borneoans Production Sdn Bhd, Empayar Biru (M) Sdn Bhd, Nautica Production Sdn Bhd, Dreamer Visual Sdn Bhd, Del Teraju Sdn Bhd, ONTV Production Sdn Bhd and Telan Bulan Sdn Bhd.
This programme aims to enhance local broadcast content and drive strategic collaborations between industry players and broadcasters such as Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and private media outlets.
The event also saw the awarding of a Post-Production Fund worth nearly RM240,000 to a Sabah-based production company, aimed at strengthening technical aspects of post-filming such as visual effects, colour grading, and Dolby Atmos.
The handover of these letters of acceptance demonstrates the MADANI Government's determination, through the Communications Ministry, to support artists and creators across the nation in line with the aspiration to position Malaysia as a regional hub for creative content.
Also present were the Secretary-General of the Communications Ministry, Datuk Mohamad Fauzi bin Md Isa; FINAS Chairman Dato' Hans Isaac; FINAS Chief Executive Officer Dato' Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib; and Chief Executive Officer Datuk Izelan Basar.
