Almost 800 Malaysian film producers, directors and actors as well as others have petitioned against the non-renewal of the tenure of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) director-general Kamil Othman’s service.

On Facebook, he got more than 1,000 likes asking him to stay on. His tenure came to an end last week. The contract was not renewed by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry.

“The dedication and accolades of Kamil Othman cannot be understated anywhere in Malaysia nor on the global front. With this, we kindly request the Communications and Multimedia Ministry to continue the leadership, efforts and contributions of Kamil as the director-general of Finas,” the petition by the film industry urged.