Malaysia
A nature-lover’s dream filming location, the country is also counter-balanced by its equally magnificent urban skyline.
Filming in Malaysia
Being a unique country known to be an amalgamation of multi cultural influences, Malaysia is one of the most pleasant and hassle-free countries to film in Asia. The country boasts a rapidly developing economy and yet still retains some of its old world charms. Aside from the Western-style industrialization that is abundantly clear in its big cities, Malaysia has some of the most superb beaches, mountains and national parks in Asia.
Being a tropical country, the country is blessed with lush green landscape alongside diverse flora and fauna. A nature-lover’s dream filming location, the country is also counter-balanced by its equally magnificent urban skyline. Lighting is also a plus point as the climate there is hot and sunny all year long so you are going to have abundant sunshine pretty much whenever you film.
Climate
Temperatures in Malaysia waver in-between 32°C during the day and 24 °C at night. Humidity is high at 80 percent. The temperature in the highlands is slightly lower.
Our Partner
Our Partner provides full-scale production services for TVCs, TV series, feature films, and more across Malaysia, nationwide. With over 10 years of experience, their streamlined system supports productions of any scale. Their English-speaking producers, experienced in international projects, help you navigate with local teams through pre-production, production, and post-production.
They offer a diverse catalog of locations, from beaches and mountains to historical architecture and city skylines. Key locations like Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Cameron Highlands, and Redang Island are all great locations to consider. Just name your location, and their producers will deliver.
Here in Malaysia, film productions can apply to qualify for a 25% Cash Rebate based off of your expenses here locally in Malaysia. If our Partner can work local cultural aspects into the script, that they can top up an extra 5% totaling to a 30% Cash Rebate for Co-Productions with film production companies here in Malaysia, like our Partner. They have helped many of their productions qualify for this, so they are well versed in this area as well.
Our Partner prides themselves on keeping clients informed with fast and direct communication. Regardless of your budget, expect a transparent quote within 24 hours and a proposed production timeline to get the ball rolling!
Tax Breaks & Incentives
The National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) has developed its incentive plans for content development specifically for film, television and other screen production. FINAS introduced FIMI (Film in Malaysia Incentive) to provide financial incentive for the production of creative content within Malaysia, to encourage support for the Malaysian production industry and welcome foreign film-makers to film in Malaysia.
FIMI is offering a 30% cash rebate on all Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure(QMPE) of MYR 5 million (US$1.2M) for production and post production.
Qualifying Malaysian Production Expenditure(QMPE) of MYR 5 million (US$1.2M) for production (inclusive of feature films, animated films and post production).
Application must be submitted to FIMO at least 3 months before the production date.
Our Partner is a registered Malaysian film company that will manage the application and rebate procedure accordingly for its clients.
Recent Credits
Brands/Production Houses: Disney+ Hotstar, Pringles, Alipay+, Hennessy, Sephora, Apple, MasterCard, Kellogg’s, GoPro, Mango, National Geographic, Anessa, Warner Music Group, Pomelo Fashion, Kayak, JP Morgan Chase and Qatar National Bank.
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