MELBOURNE, Oct 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has extolled the role film plays in educating humanity.
In a message to the Malaysian Australian Film Festival which opens here tonight, Najib said film “is a wonderful media for giving life to stories and imagination.”
“But perhaps more importantly it is a most effective tool in educating humanity about different places, cultures, lifestyles and values of the thousands of different communities around the globe.
“Through film we can learn more about each other and hopefully this will lead to greater understanding and stronger ties,” he said.
Najib hoped the film festival would be “a great way of exchanging knowledge and ideas about creativity, techniques and trends in the increasingly sophisticated craft of film making.”
In his message to the festival, Hasnul Hassan, the general manager of the Malaysian National News Agency, Bernama, said that in an era of globalisation, films and culture can be a platform for people from different parts of the world to connect with one another.
“The festival will give the opportunity for Australians to sample and experience the rich and beautiful culture of Malaysia,” Hasnul said and urged Australians as well as Malaysians living in Australia to take part in “this exciting festival.”
“It will encourage not only cross-border tourism but also business transaction between our two countries,” Hasnul said.
The four-day festival at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, here, will screen Talentime, Geng the Movie, Cicakman 2 — Planet Hitam, Pensil, Muallaf and My Telatori. — Bernama
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