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komen: sila perhatikan pendapat Ibrahim Abdul Ghaffar, vice chairman of
Entertainment Village (M) Sdn.
Bhd., told a press conference.. ttg arak dan bisness.
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E-Village sets Malaysian sights on becoming Asia's Hollywood
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (AFP) - 16:16 - Malaysia's multi-million dollar answer
to Hollywood will be launched next month with the aim of making the country
an Asian movie-making hub, a local company announced Thursday.
Three billion ringgit (789 million dollars) will be spent over seven years
to develop "Entertainment Village" on a 485 hectare (1,198 acre) site, it
said.
"E-Village ... is designed to make Malaysia the hub of the booming Asian
film industry," Awang Had Salleh, chairman of Entertainment Village (M) Sdn.
Bhd., told a press conference.
Awang Had said his firm had formed an alliance with Steve Grace,
vice-president of British Aerospace.
He said the Malaysian side would have a 70 percent stake while the balance
would be held by Grace, apparently investing as an individual and not on
behalf of BAe. Initial paid-up capital is one million ringgit.
"The developers acknowledge that there can be no substitute for Hollywood.
But there can be alternatives," said Ibrahim Abdul Ghaffar, executive
vice-chairman of the local company.
"E-Village will strive to position itself as the hub for the Asian film
industry," he added.
Ibrahim said E-Village was already negotiating with three to four potential
clients from Europe and Hong Kong.
"In terms of cost, we are about 40 percent lower than others," he said.
Awang Had said E-Village would be a high-tech world entertainment centre,
with production studios for film and television.
"E-Village will enhance the development of the MSC as it falls under the
creative multimedia and entertainment category. It also marks Malaysia's
entry into the film production industry," he said.
E-Village will be located at Dengkil next to Cyberjaya, the heart of the
Multimedia Super Corridor.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launched the MSC as part of a shift from
labour-intensive to high-technology industries. The corridor runs from Kuala
Lumpur to the international airport 60 km (45 miles) to the south.
Awang Had said the project would be divided into three phases, adding that
the studios under the first phase were almost 80 percent completed.
Mahathir would launch the studios, which would have 3D animation and
facilities for digital content creation, on September 8.
In January 1997 Mahathir, a sharp critic of some Western values, toured
Hollywood and urged its executives to join his vision of making Malaysia an
Asian media and entertainment hub.
Asked whether the E-Village would have a negative impact on mainly Muslim
Malaysia, Ibrahim said: "No, there won't be."
"I am Muslim. I don't drink beer. For them drinking beer is their kind of
life. We are not asking the locals to follow what they are doing. We are
looking more on the business aspect," he added.
Alan French, E-Village's marketing adviser, said there was tremendous demand
for the facilities and services provided by E-Village but it was a
competitive business.
"But E-Village over time will grow and become an important contributor to
the film industry in Asia," he said.
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