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    FIMI - Film in Malaysia Incentive Overview 2022

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    The Film in Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) offers a 30-35% cash rebate for production and post-production activities in Malaysia. Eligible formats include feature films, single episode programs, series, and documentaries of certain minimum lengths. Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure is the key criteria for incentives and includes goods, services, and locations in Malaysia. Over 100 foreign projects have received incentives since 2013, including Crazy Rich Asians, Blackhat, and Marco Polo.

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    The Film in Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) offers a 30-35% cash rebate for production and post-production activities in Malaysia. Eligible formats include feature films, single episode programs, series, and documentaries of certain minimum lengths. Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure is the key criteria for incentives and includes goods, services, and locations in Malaysia. Over 100 foreign projects have received incentives since 2013, including Crazy Rich Asians, Blackhat, and Marco Polo.

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    The Film in Malaysia Incentive (FIMI) offers a 30-35% cash rebate for production and post-production activities in Malaysia. Eligible formats include feature films, single episode programs, series, and documentaries of certain minimum lengths. Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure is the key criteria for incentives and includes goods, services, and locations in Malaysia. Over 100 foreign projects have received incentives since 2013, including Crazy Rich Asians, Blackhat, and Marco Polo.

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    FILM IN

    MALAYSIA
    INCENTIVE (FIMI)
    An overview of the financial incentive
    (30% to up to 35% cash rebate) offered by
    the Malaysia Government for eligible
    production and post-production activities
    within Malaysia.

    Prepared by
    Service Provided in Malaysia - A service is provided in Malaysia if the
    QUALIFYING service provider is located in Malaysia and must be a registered
    MALAYSIAN Malaysian company at the time when the service is provided.

    PRODUCTION
    Apportionment of service provided - Apportionment calculations may
    EXPENDITURE be utilized where a service provider’s contract does not distinguish
    between the services provided in and outside Malaysia.

    or abbreviated as QMPE, is the key


    Malaysian-based Insurance - Expenditure on insurance policies that
    criteria for qualifying for FIMI. The
    are unrelated to financing and are reasonably required for the making
    basis for calculating the refund of the production where the service is provided in Malaysia.
    amounts are based on the amount
    actually spent and paid by the Legal expenses incurred in Malaysia - Legal expenses incurred in
    respect of services performed by a law firm in Malaysia during the
    applicant producer company on making of the production.
    goods, services and land (or used
    locations) in Malaysia. Travel within Malaysia - Travel costs that relate to production activity
    undertaken in Malaysia where that travel only within Malaysia.

    The following expenditures can be


    regarded as QMPE: Freight travel within Malaysia - All freight travel costs within Malaysia
    necessary for the making of the production.
    ELIGIBILITY FORMATS
    The formats that are eligible for FIMI:

    FEATURE FILMS SINGLE EPISODE PROGRAMME


    Including theatrical documentary features, A stand-alone programme of at least sixty (60)
    animated features and IMAX that are intended to minutes in length that is exhibited commercially in a
    mean a Film of at least sixty (60) minutes in length medium other than cinema. This category includes
    that is intended to be screened as the main telemovies or movies-of-the-week, films released
    attraction in commercial cinemas. For large-format direct to DVD or films released on the internet,
    projects such as IMAX it is intended that the Film to video-on-demand or a mobile phone delivery
    be at least forty five (45) minutes in length. platform. A single episode programme other than a
    documentary may be an animated film.

    SERIES OR SEASON
    SINGLE EPISODE DOCUMENTARY A series or season of a series is a multiple-episode film that
    A single episode documentary must be at least does not receive a cinema release but is exhibited
    twenty-two (22) minutes in length. A documentary is commercially on another medium: e.g. straight to DVD or
    via the internet. A series or season of a series must be at
    defined as a programme that is a creative treatment
    least two (2) episodes. Each episode must be at least
    of actuality other than news, current affairs, sports
    twenty-two (22) minutes in length, with the exception of
    coverage, magazine, infotainment or light animation programs which must be at least two (2)
    entertainment programme. minutes and above. A series or season of a series may be
    an animated film or a documentary.
    FILM IN MALAYSIA INCENTIVE (FIMI) UPDATES
    30% + 5% ADDITIONAL CASH REBATES

    KEMENTERIAN KOMUNIKASI
    DAN MULTIMEDIA MALAYSIA

    SUMMARIZED BY

    UPDATED ON
    29TH NOVEMBER 2021 DISCLAIMER: IN REFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL GUIDELINES BY FILM IN MALAYSIA OFFICE
    FILM IN MALAYSIA INCENTIVE (FIMI) UPDATES
    30% + 5% ADDITIONAL CASH REBATES

    KEMENTERIAN KOMUNIKASI
    DAN MULTIMEDIA MALAYSIA

    SUMMARIZED BY

    UPDATED ON
    29TH NOVEMBER 2021 DISCLAIMER: IN REFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL GUIDELINES BY FILM IN MALAYSIA OFFICE
    FILM IN MALAYSIA INCENTIVE (FIMI)
    APPLICATION PROCEDURES
    at least 2 months prior to up to 4 weeks upon submission
    commencement of production of completed application form

    up to 4 months if all relevant


    documents are in order

    within 60 days upon


    production completed

    UPDATED ON
    29TH NOVEMBER 2021 DISCLAIMER: IN REFERENCE TO THE OFFICIAL GUIDELINES BY FILM IN MALAYSIA OFFICE
    AWARDED
    PROJECTS
    (FOREIGN)

    since it began in 2013 to


    date, FIMI has had EDGE OF THE WORLD SINGAPORE GRIP 6 UNDERGROUND CRAZY RICH ASIANS
    (2021) (2021) (2019) (2018)
    incentivized more than
    100 projects from all
    over the world to film in
    Malaysia.

    Here are some of the


    past projects->

    ***Click on posters for link to official trailers.


    ***Click HERE for the full list. INDIAN SUMMERS ASIA'S GOT TALENT MARCO POLO
    BLACKHAT
    SEASON 1 & 2 SEASON 1, 2 & 3 SEASON 1 & 2
    (2015)
    (2015 - 2016) (2016 - 2019) (2015 - 2016)
    FILM IN MALAYSIA OFFICE:
    +603 4104 1300
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    FOR MORE
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    INFORMATION
    www.filminmalaysia.com

    ISKANDAR MALAYSIA STUDIOS:


    PLEASE CONTACT
    +607 560 1888
    [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

    www.iskandarmalaysiastudios.com

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