The 65th episode brings with a smorgasbord of films news to discuss! Fikri and Muz sit down to talk about the appointment of Zakaria Abdul Hamid as the chairman of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS). They also discuss the other board members appointed to their roles, before considering the reasons and implications of the lack of a more official COVID-19 guideline for Malaysian filmmakers (with a brief contribution from Nadira Ilana). After the break, they briefly peruse through said guidelines for the UK and India, before delving into the true meat of this episode’s sandwich: the announcement of the Snyder Cut!
- Sources used for this episode include those from The Malay Mail, Astro Awani, The Hollywood Reporter, and two articles from Deadline
- We also used excerpts from a video by Malaysian filmmaker Nadira Ilana; published on 22nd May 2020, she argues for the need of an official standard operating procedure for Malaysian filmmakers in a COVID-19 context
- Nadira has also written recently on the politicisation of the film scene in Malaysia
- Here are ideas about the British and Indian COVID-19 response for filmmakers
- Intermission: Bruce Wayne meets Barry Allen
- Theme Song: Airplane Mode by Josh Woodward
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