Pakatan Rakyat will not pay a single sen for a pre-screening session of the film Tanda Putera , PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar reiterated today.

NONE "Of course not! We have already seen public funds being used to produce this film that propagates the BN," the Lembai Pantai MP told Malaysiakini .

The film's executive producer Aida Fitri Buyong said yesterday she would not mind providing private screenings of the movie to interested viewers, but they would have to provide the funding for it.

The film's director, Shuhaimi Baba, also indicated that certain political parties were contacting them for screenings to evaluate the movie.

However, Shuhaimi said, she rejected this, adding that sneak previews would only be offered to focus groups, the media, investors and marketers.

Sneak previews " are costly" and the film makers are unable to accommodate these requests.

Nurul Izzah also dismissed Shuhaimi's statement that the May 13 riot scene in the film lasts just 10 minutes and that it only served as a backdrop for deputy prime minister Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman to come out of retirement and rejoin the cabinet.

"She can say whatever she wants. To me, whatever is in the film will stay there forever," Nurul Izzah said.

Pakatan on Aug 7 sought a sneak preview of Tanda Putera , out of concern that the film may contain contentious elements.