5 Nov – Low-budget film "Prebet Sapu" (English title, "Hail, Driver!") has been selected to represent Malaysia for the Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards in Los Angeles next year. The Academy Awards will be held in LA on 27 March next year. The news was shared by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), which stated that the film, produced under RM500,000 and directed by Muzzamer Rahman, was selected after meeting several criterias set by the organisers of the Oscars.
Director Muzzamer Rahman stated, "I'm excited because this film was completed in 2017. It's too long a journey to be delayed to get to this point." It has already represented Malaysia at various international film festivals including the Udine Far East Film Festival, Italy; Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) Indonesia; Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, Canada; Asian Film Festival Barcelona; Spain and the Innovative International Film Festival in India. "Prebet Sapu" will be released in Malaysia on 16 December 2021