National Film Development Corporation Malaysia
Up to 0% cash back on your Malaysian spend.
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A concierge that reads the guidelines so you don't have to.
Answers drawn only from the FIMI guidelines, PUSPAL guidelines and FINAS announcements — each one cited clause by clause. No general knowledge, no commitments.
I answer from the FIMI corpus only, and I cite the clause every time. Ask me anything about eligibility, qualifying spend, the Cultural Test uplift, the two-stage process or the cash timeline. I won't quote you a rebate figure in conversation — the estimator does that properly.
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Four fields produce a number. Everything after that refines it. The maths follows the published FIMI guidelines line by line — no estimates by machine.
Your production
Your Malaysian spend
= RM0 at an indicative rate of 4.45
Cultural Test
Malaysia plays itself, or is depicted as a destination an audience would want to visit.
Story, characters or production design draw meaningfully on Malaysian culture.
Director, DOP, production designer, editor or composer engaged locally.
Indicative. The Cultural Test is assessed by FINAS at Final Certificate stage; intent must be declared at Provisional Certificate stage.
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Compliance checklist
50% Bumiputera sub-quota
Half of your Malaysian crew must be of Bumiputera status — a sub-quota within the 30%.
Minimum 5 understudy interns
Five interns are required, separate from and additional to the crew quota.
No FINAS-licensed Malaysian service company appointed
A CCM-registered Sdn Bhd production services company must apply on your behalf. We can introduce you.
PUSPAL approval is required
PUSPAL clearance is a prerequisite for your Provisional Certificate. Features must clear a Script Review first; the New Application is due 30 days before your Temporary Work Period starts, and the TWP caps at 180 days.
PUSPAL's own 30% local crew rule
Separately from FIMI's quota, PUSPAL requires at least 30% local crew registered with a local film association (GPP v6.0, 14.3(b)). Two agencies, two obligations — satisfy both.
No Malaysian Government grant permitted
No Malaysian Government grant may have been received or solicited for this project.
Cost overruns above 3%
Overruns beyond 3% of estimated Malaysian expenditure need FIMI Approval Committee approval.
Completion window
Live-action series must complete within 18 months of expenditure commencement (36 months for animation).
Add a planned first day of principal photography to see your certification timeline.
Indicative estimate only. Not a commitment by FINAS. Final entitlement is determined at Final Certificate stage following audit. Based on FIMI Guidelines version 2026.08. Currency converted at an indicative rate — Bank Negara Malaysia rates apply at the time expenditure is incurred.
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- Office hours
- 09:00–18:00 MYT (UTC+8), Monday to Friday
- Written enquiries
- fimi@finas.gov.my
- Address
- FINAS, Studio Merdeka Complex, Hulu Kelang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia