New film censorship guidelines reactionary, restrictive, says film expert

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The University of Nottingham’s Gaik Cheng Koo says the previously vague guidelines have been made worse.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/06/05/new-film-censorship-guidelines-reactionary-restrictive-says-film-expert/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Film #CensorshipGuidelines #FilmExpert

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00:00 An academic has deemed the Home Ministry's new film censorship guidelines as a reactionary

00:06 response to recent controversies involving local films.

00:10 Guyk Cheng Khoo of the University of Nottingham said the guidelines appear to target liberals

00:15 by micromanaging certain aspects of films.

00:18 She pointed out that Section 2.1.1 of the guidelines imposed restrictions on content

00:23 involving religious pluralism, liberalism and other subjective religious themes.

00:29 Guyk said these restrictions would inhibit the growth of society and that a cosmopolitan

00:34 and open society such as Singapore's was key in attracting creatives.

00:39 Independent filmmaker Badrul Hisham Ismail agreed, saying the new guidelines restrict

00:43 filmmakers' creativity and the right of viewers to watch quality films.

00:48 Badrul also accused the government of acting as a "guardian" to suppress independent

00:52 thought among Malaysians.

00:55 He said art should not be tasked with upholding the government as it is a space for dialogue

00:59 on issues experienced by society.

01:03 Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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