The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo
A new cinema emerged in Malaysia at the turn of the new millennium. It was a different cinema which explored themes of alienation, racial boundaries and socio-political ideologies. Led by Amir Muhammad, James Lee, Ho Yuhang and Yasmin Ahmad, their films have signaled a level of maturity rarely seen...
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| description | A new cinema emerged in Malaysia at the turn of the new millennium. It was a different cinema which explored themes of alienation, racial boundaries and socio-political ideologies. Led by Amir Muhammad, James Lee, Ho Yuhang and Yasmin Ahmad, their films have signaled a level of maturity rarely seen before. Although their films have won international recognition and awards, they still face difficulties in obtaining government support through funding, and faces problems with censorship. This paper will look at the problems faced by these filmmakers. It will also look at how these new films are affecting the existing notions of what constitutes Malaysian cinema,
and the new challenges that the existing film and funding policies face in building a 'new' national cinema. |
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| spelling | uitm-116092016-06-07T07:20:59Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11609/ The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo jurnalskrinmalaysia Wee, Gregory Lik Hoo Malaysia A new cinema emerged in Malaysia at the turn of the new millennium. It was a different cinema which explored themes of alienation, racial boundaries and socio-political ideologies. Led by Amir Muhammad, James Lee, Ho Yuhang and Yasmin Ahmad, their films have signaled a level of maturity rarely seen before. Although their films have won international recognition and awards, they still face difficulties in obtaining government support through funding, and faces problems with censorship. This paper will look at the problems faced by these filmmakers. It will also look at how these new films are affecting the existing notions of what constitutes Malaysian cinema, and the new challenges that the existing film and funding policies face in building a 'new' national cinema. UPENA 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11609/1/AJ_GREGORY%20WEE%20LIK%20HOO%20JSM%2007%201.pdf Wee, Gregory Lik Hoo (2007) The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo. (2007) Jurnal Skrin Malaysia <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Jurnal_Skrin_Malaysia.html>, 4. pp. 151-161. ISSN 1823-1020 |
| spellingShingle | Malaysia Wee, Gregory Lik Hoo The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title | The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title_full | The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title_fullStr | The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title_full_unstemmed | The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title_short | The search for a national cinema / Gregory Wee Lik Hoo |
| title_sort | search for a national cinema / gregory wee lik hoo |
| topic | Malaysia |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11609/ |