o Varina!

Now that I've got the green light from the rents to get my paws on some ferragamo hairbands (i just got to make up my mind on colours and where the bow should be. what do you think? side bow? or top bow? or no bow?red? black? light olive?)..... Next on the list : VARINA FLATS IN ALL COLOURSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!drooools.. i wish T.T

maybe just a pair in baby pink or grey or claret or yellow or..........................................................

Petronas ad for Merdeka

What! the new Petronas ad is not good as Arwah Yasmin Ahmad productions?


 Well Yasmin is more towards drama playing with heavy issues in a simple manner. Why should our young talents be her shadow as to Arwah Yasmin Ahmad didn't become a shadow to Arwah Tan Sri P.Ramlee? Very interesting video Shuk. Cume part budak2 tu nak tlg bapak die mase hujan tu, the verbs done by the boys should be more define. Well hope this help.

Check out then new Petronas video for Merdeka. An inspiration for you from Malaysians. http://bit.ly/c9tdV2

- Finn
Filemduatayar Studio

Manglish not as mangled as we think?

The countless times we've heard/said/thought

'It 's a good idea whaat....'

Las night I was reading p.g.wodehouse and i came across

''Tis a brilliant idea, what?'

Lol. 

Government pls GET A CLUE!!!

Press release by my boss. interesting read.

Issue: Government imposes 20% entertainment tax on films directed by Malaysians and who have a full Malaysian cast.

According to the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture (Kementrian Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayan), only films that are 60% in Bahasa Kebangsaan are to be considered local films.

This policy not only creates discriminatory problems but it also shows that the ministry has little or no understanding in the development of the arts and media.

Narrow minded thinking and policies will stunt the growth of the local film industry, lower the standards of films being made and limit the creativity of directors.

Such a high tax rate will not prevent films from Hollywood or Bollywood from entering the market but it will prevent the entry of multi-lingual local films.

The Central Government is constantly promoting the idea of 1-Malaysia and yet it is not reflected in their policies even in just the difference in use of language.

A recent case – the making of the film ‘Ice Kacang, Puppy Love’ clearly reflects that the government does not encourage the growth of the local film industry. The production crew, cast and directors were all Malaysian but it was categorized as a foreign film

As a Malaysian, this makes me feel embarrassed and disappointed that the central government does not place any value on Malaysian productions.

If we look at South Korea, the government invests and subsidizes heavily on their local film industry and helps to promote their films throughout Asia. Film productions are not just for entertainment purposes but also reflect the local cultures and social understandings of a society.

For example, the Korean film ‘Tai Cheong Kim’ brought thousands of foreign tourists and has greatly profited the tourist industry. Other than that, even food that has been introduced through the film has become part of our local urban culture. Why doesn’t our own government see any of these benefits?

DAPSY suggests that the government should abolish the 20% tax on the sale of tickets and to properly redefine all local films.

By: Y.B. Jenice Lee Ying Ha ADN Teratai

       DAPSY Deputy Chief

P.S. it would be interesting to see Korean/Taiwanese/Japanese fangirls clamouring to KL for a bite of curry puff or lontong or keropok lekor! we just need to glam up our food like they did!