PUTRAJAYA, 10 July 2014 – Tourism Malaysia’s new official music
video to promote Visit Malaysia Year 2014, the ‘Malaysia Truly Asia – The Essence of Asia’, bagged three awards at
major prestigious events in the first half of 2014.
The five-minute promotional
video won the bronze medal in the Music Video Category at the 35th Annual
Telly Awards, and prior to that, it also received the Ecotourism and
Responsible Travel Award at the 3rd Deauville Green Awards
International Film Festival, and picked up the 1st prize in the
“Country” category at the 13th International
Tourism Film and Media Competition “The Golden City Gate” 2014 Awards.
The video, which showcases
the alluring beauty of Malaysia from a treasure trove of nature to cultural
diversity, was commended by the Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun
Abdul Razak.
“As I watched this video, I could feel an
overwhelming sense of surrealism, as I was reminded of how blessed we are to
live in a country as breathtakingly beautiful as Malaysia," posted the
Prime Minister on his Facebook.
Featuring the voice of popular Malaysian songstress Yuna, the soundtrack in the music video is a renewed
version of the popular "Malaysia
Truly Asia".
The Director General of Tourism Malaysia Dato’
Mirza Mohammad Taiyab attributed the impressive success of the video to the
joint efforts of Tourism Malaysia and advertising agency M&C Saatchi in
promoting Malaysia as a world-class ecotourism destination. He was delighted that
Malaysia had been acknowledged not only by travellers, but also by the global
travel industry.
To view the
award-winning video, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrUXxqxu74k.
-Tourism Malaysia.
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