Film Directors’ Association official quits over language segregation issue


PETALING JAYA: The assistant-general secretary of the Film Directors’ Association of Malaysia (FDAM) Hafiz Ibrahim has resigned in protest of the segregation of categories based on language for this year’s Malaysia Film Festival (FFM).

“I am steadfast with the view that all Malaysian Films should be contested without segmentation regardless of language at FFM,” said Hafiz in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Monday.

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