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State govt to allocate land for Kinabalu Creative Centre

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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is committed to allocating a land for the development of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) Kinabalu Creative Centre (KCC).

According to FINAS chairman Datuk Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman expressed the state government’s readiness to ensure the establishment of the one-stop centre be expedited during a courtesy call here on March 10.

“The Chief Minister has already ordered his officials to find the most strategic location for FINAS to build the Kinabalu Creative Centre,” said Khusairi.

“The estimated area that we need as I mentioned to the Chief Minister today is between two to three acres. But based on discussions afterwards between us, including with Datuk Deddy M Borhan as advisor to Sabah and Sarawak for the creative industry, we intend to get an approximate area of five acres so KCC can be developed over time.

“KCC or Kinabalu Creative Centre is funded by the federal government, through the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia as well as FINAS,” he added after the launch of the inaugural Malaysia MicroFilm Festival Competition here on Friday.

Khusairi emphasized, the one-stop centre will support activities related to the creative movie-making industry which will go beyond FINAS’ licensing and enforcement role in Sabah since 1985.

In addition, he said the establishment of the centre would also open doors to local as well as foreign film producers who are looking for filming locations.

“KCC as a one-stop centre will provide the various information for attractive locations that is suitable for the requirement of the storyline.

“When the movie is produced, whether in or outside of the country, it can indirectly sell Sabah in terms of tourism and this is also one of the things that we always think of in relation to boost Sabah’s tourism,” he affirmed.

In terms of animation film, FINAS director general Dato’ Kamil Othman said Sabah should also push to reach for the level of success achieved by Malaysia’s ‘Boboiboy’ and ‘Upin Ipin’.

“Animation is even easier to market and sell compared to feature films. This is because the animation target audience are kids and adults. Horror stories, for example, typically have one type of audience,” said Kamil.

“Sabah also has its existing animation, Ondu, and Kota Kinabalu also has an animation centre under the University College Sabah Foundation.

“This is the golden opportunity to look back and see if there are any Sabah stories that can be turned into animation movies,” he added.

 

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