Film Censorship In Malaysia

As a matter of fact this censorship issue isnâ t exactly new in malaysia.

Film censorship in malaysia. When mohd zamberi abdul aziz was appointed as chairman of the malaysian film censorship board lpf in january last year replacing datuk abdul halim abdul hamid he knew exactly what he was stepping into. Balancing free speech and tradition. Part i preliminary short title and commencement 1. 1 this act may be cited as the film censorship act 2002.

Film censorship in imposed in malaysia and the film censorship board of malaysia is the government ministry that vets films. Film censorship 7 laws of malaysia act 620 film censorship act 2002 an act relating to censorship of films and matters related thereto. Malaysia is one of the countries in the world that practices film censorship. 1 april 2002 p u.

Shuaib farid sufian and islam md zahidul 2014 film censorship in malaysia. Movies containing lgbt friendly scenes like the freddie mercury biopic â œbohemian rhapsodyâ and even the live action beauty and the beast have been stripped down by our censors. Theaters can screen the film at any time after the deletions he said. Responding to a question over the regulation of films viewed offline and online in malaysia kamil said that the msc bill of guarantees in the 1990s promising no censorship of the internet still stands but the government had introduced the malaysian communications and multimedia commission mcmc to regulate cyber content as it was well aware that such freedom is a double edged sword.

It is under the control of the home ministry. Malaysia s film censorship board approved beauty and the beast for a p13 rating after requesting cuts of about 4 1 2 minutes from a subplot with a gay moment abdul halim abdul hamid the film board chairman said in a text message. B 100 2002 enacted by the parliament of malaysia as follows. Malaysia had some of the toughest censorship laws in the world with television and film strictly vetted by the board which is under the authority of the home ministry.

The two main cinema operators in malaysia golden screen cinemas and tanjung golden village are known to be strict in ensuring that only patrons aged 18 and above are allowed to view films rated 18. International conference on law and society iii iclas iii 9th 11th june 2014 istanbul university congress centre beyazit istanbul. Although movies shown. Film censors in the country had little tolerance for nudity sex strong language violence or sensitive religious themes in films.

It is under the control of the home ministry. It even affected local artists like faizal tahir who was penalised for taking his shirt off on stage during a live performance.