KUALA LUMPUR: The steamy video clip taken from a scene in an upcoming local drama series on a private television channel, which was uploaded to Twitter by an actor recently, is seen as insensitive towards the culture practised by Malaysians, says the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas).

       Its chief executive officer Dr Md Nasir Ibrahim, in a statement Thursday (March 24), said the filming of such a scene should not have happened and that Finas viewed the issue seriously.

       "Finas would like to emphasise that the enforcement of film and television content censorship in the country is not under the jurisdiction of Finas but as the body responsible for the issuance of local film production licences, Finas will take appropriate action based on Regulation 6 (2) of the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia Licensing Regulations (1983).

       "Finas can revoke the licence if the licensee has been convicted of an offence in respect to dishonesty, fraud or immorality,” he said.

       Md Nasir said as the leading body in the country's film industry, Finas called on creative industry players to be more careful and sensitive in producing works. - Bernama