KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 -- Efforts by the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) to promote film-making in Malaysia have only been partially successful, as Film in Malaysia Incentive programme (Fimi) attracted more foreign filmmakers than local ones.

This was revealed in the Auditor-General 2018 Report Series 1, which stated that the target of 50 per cent of Fimi's allocated incentive funds did not reach its intended target of local productions.

For foreign filmmakers, Fimi managed to achieve its objective in encouraging them to use Malaysia for their film settings, by providing more opportunities for local production companies as well as jobs for local crews.

However based on the responses from Fimi applicants in a study carried ...