The Portrayal of Multiculturalism in Malaysian National Cinema: A Case Study of Yasmin Ahmad's Sepet. Chee, B. C. In Kim, S. D. & David, J., editors, pages 39--52, October, 2006. The Executive Agency for Culture Cities, The Ministry of Culture & Tourism.
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This paper will touch on the national films of Malaysia, with the focus on Sepet, a beautiful film directed by Yasmin Ahmad. The film won numerous awards in the Malaysian Film Festival, as well as international awards. However the film also aroused arguments among members of the censorship board and government due to the unconventional approach taken to deal with the racial interaction and multiculturalism in Malaysia. Hence, I am particularly interested in redefining the notion of national cinema in the Malaysian setting: Who shapes Malaysian national cinema? The government or the filmmakers?
@inproceedings{kim_portrayal_2006,
	title = {The {Portrayal} of {Multiculturalism} in {Malaysian} {National} {Cinema}: {A} {Case} {Study} of {Yasmin} {Ahmad}'s {Sepet}},
	abstract = {This paper will touch on the national films of Malaysia, with the focus on Sepet, a beautiful film directed by Yasmin Ahmad. The film won numerous awards in the Malaysian Film Festival, as well as international awards. However the film also aroused arguments among members of the censorship board and government due to the unconventional approach taken to deal with the racial interaction and multiculturalism in Malaysia. Hence, I am particularly interested in redefining the notion of national cinema in the Malaysian setting: Who shapes Malaysian national cinema? The government or the filmmakers?},
	publisher = {The Executive Agency for Culture Cities, The Ministry of Culture \& Tourism},
	author = {Chee, Beh Chun},
	editor = {Kim, Shin Dong and David, Joel},
	month = oct,
	year = {2006},
	pages = {39--52}
}

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