Terengganu spends RM4m on animated movies

Tuesday November 25, 2008
Terengganu spends RM4m on animated movies

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government is spending over RM4mil to produce four series of animated movies which will be aired by Media Prima television stations next year, said Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said.

He said that three of the series, with 13 episodes each, had been completed, namely Tiga Gadis Pingitan, Aca and Atok dan Kabilah.

The last of the series, which was in the process of completion, would premiere on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), he said.

“We will launch the series in March or April next year,” he told reporters after chairing the weekly executive council meeting at Wisma Darul Iman here recently.

Ahmad said that Media Prima and RTM would pay the state RM45,000 for each episode.

He said the state had set up a company named Eastern Pacific ICT Sdn Bhd with 45 local animators and workers to produce the series.

He added the state planned to market the series abroad as well. — Bernama