By Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Zakaria Abdul Hamid has been appointed as chairman of Malaysia’s National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS).
He replaces actor and businessman Hans Isaac, who is standing down. Well-known film writer, producer and businessman Norman Abdul Halim has been appointed as deputy chairman.
Both appointments were announced over the weekend by Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Multimedia. They have immediate effect, and terms run for two years.
Isaac had been appointed in April last year and served only 13 months of his two-year term. He and actor-director-screenwriter Ahmad Idham Ahmad Nazri (“Pencuri Hati Mr.
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