Fat Bidin Media

Fat Bidin Media It was founded by Zan Azlee in 2003. Zan Azlee is a media professional based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He founded Fat Bidin Media in 2003.

Fat Bidin Media provides services related to directing, producing, scriptwriting, videography, news reporting/journalism and consultation for broadcast, print and New Media. He started his career in 2000 as a print journalist for The Sun (Malaysian national newspaper) and then as a broadcast journalist at ntv7 (Malaysian national television station). The services he provides include directing, pro

ducing, scriptwriting, videography, news reporting/journalism and consultation for broadcast, print and New Media. He is currently Editor for Magazine Programming at ASTRO AWANI (Malaysia's first 24-hour news channel). He has contributed as a correspondent for The Netherlands’ VPRO Metropolis TV (award-winning Dutch documentary series) and a videojournalist for VJ Movement (Dutch-based news agency) and a contributor to Al Jazeera International and GlobalPost (US-based news agency). He also writes a column and provides video and multimedia content for The Malaysian Insider (Malaysian online news organisation). Zan is an independent filmmaker who has produced and directed numerous films that have gone on to screen at local and international film festivals such as the Malaysian Video Awards, Berlin International Film Festival, Bangkok International Film Festival, New York Asian-American Film Festival and Singapore International Documentary Film Festival. His documentaries have won awards at the Festival Filem Malaysia, Anugerah Seri Angkasa and Malaysian Video Awards. Under his company Fat Bidin Media, he has produced several feature length documentaries. His first, THE LOOK-EAST PROJECT (AKA PANDANG KE TIMUR), was commissioned by national television station ntv7 in 2007. His second feature length documentary, I’M MUSLIM TOO!, was aired in 2008, also on ntv7. THE LIFE & TIMES OF AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY (AKA: I’M MUSLIM TOO! Heading to the border) shot in 2008/2009 is his third feature length documentary film and is also a book (Titled: OPERATION NASI KERABU – FINDING PATANI IN AN ISLAMIC INSURGENCY) written by Zan and published by ZI Publications Sdn Bhd. KAMPUNG BARU ALAF BARU is his fourth feature length documentary film and was broadcast on ntv7 in September 2010. Zan and his company Fat Bidin Media has been involved in many television productions (news and current affairs, documentaries) for many clients such as Al Jazeera International, VPRO TV (Dutch broadcaster), VJ Movement (Dutch news agency), Hallmark Channel, Discovery Travel & Living, Media Prima Bhd, Red Com Sdn Bhd, SEN Sdn Bhd, ASTRO, Popiah Pictures Sdn Bhd, Grand Brilliance Sdn Bhd, Monsoon Pictures Sdn Bhd, Pesona Pictures Sdn Bhd, DiGi Bhd, the Malaysian Palace of Justice, the Selangor State Government and more. He is also a volunteer videographer for MERCY Malaysia, a medical relief NGO. Zan holds a MA in Broadcast Journalism from Staffordshire University, UK, and is also a broadcast journalism and documentary lecturer at several local universities. He is also regularly invited to conduct lectures, talks and workshops.

Adam Adli, the guy who used to stand outside the gates yelling angrily and being escorted away by the authorities is now...
26/12/2025

Adam Adli, the guy who used to stand outside the gates yelling angrily and being escorted away by the authorities is now inside the building and is, well, the authority.

The guy who used to stand outside the gates yelling angrily and being escorted away by the authorities is now inside the building and is, well, the authority.

Could Papa Zola be the most annoying animated character ever?
20/12/2025

Could Papa Zola be the most annoying animated character ever?

After resigning as captain, moving houses, and working as a delivery rider, Papa Zola’s “normal life” takes a wild turn when old friends and a past enemy resurface. This time, in the form of an ali…

A sudden flood of Sun-J Perumal’s films in the cinemas!! Fuhh!!
12/12/2025

A sudden flood of Sun-J Perumal’s films in the cinemas!! Fuhh!!

Karthiis working on an honest, personal film script, but his project is without industry backers. In the dispiriting pursuit of his dream, he loses his love and sinks into alcoholism, until he meet…

Fat Bidin spent our Saturday night at the BMW Shorties Awards Night which wrapped up this year's competition. Zan Azlee ...
07/12/2025

Fat Bidin spent our Saturday night at the BMW Shorties Awards Night which wrapped up this year's competition. Zan Azlee as part of the judging panel presented the awards for Best Sound and Best Production Design, as well as the Grand Prize winner announcement alongside other judges Saw Teong Hin , Fatimah Abu Bakar , Vimala Perumal and Nadiah Hamzah.

Congratulations to Darwish Syahmi & the team of Anak Omputeh that bagged the Grand Prize this year.

"It was very enjoyable being a part of this & hanging out wit my fellow judges. BMW Shorties is doing a really good job of encouraging young people to make films, and the environment last night took me back to when I was a young aspirational filmmaker looking for inspiration and motivation. Special shoutout to the passionfruit mojito at the Awards night, it deserves a special jury prize!" - Zan Azlee, 2025.

Congratulations as well to VoxEureka for flawless ex*****on of yet another year of BMW Shorties. Long may it continue!

Another Sabahan film? But is this one really told with ‘heart’?
05/12/2025

Another Sabahan film? But is this one really told with ‘heart’?

Ninavau, a native Kadazan woman, returns from Peninsula Malaysia to her devout Catholic family in Sabah with a change of heart.

They tried to take a good film and adapt it. But did they do a good job?
28/11/2025

They tried to take a good film and adapt it. But did they do a good job?

Dali, an ex-convict longing to meet his daughter for the first time. But when a drug raid shatters his chance at redemption, he is hurled into a deadly night that tests his survival and courage.

I’m already 47 years old, and if things go according to plan, I’ll finally get access to my EPF in a few years. If the g...
28/11/2025

I’m already 47 years old, and if things go according to plan, I’ll finally get access to my EPF in a few years. If the government suddenly tells me that I can’t and I have to wait a few more years… adoi!!

In general, most Malaysians don’t see EPF as a pension. We see it as the one guaranteed lump sum we’ll ever have in life.

Must all Indian-Malaysian movies be about gangsters? Or is it just the natural reflection of how it is?
22/11/2025

Must all Indian-Malaysian movies be about gangsters? Or is it just the natural reflection of how it is?

A drug dealer finds himself in hot water when the merchandise he’s carrying for a local kingpin is lost. Fearing his vicious boss’ retribution, he sets off to make amends.

We keep getting these old tropes of politicians using black magic. Time for something new lah!
14/11/2025

We keep getting these old tropes of politicians using black magic. Time for something new lah!

In 1987, a grieving 18-year-old girl begins to suspect that her family is haunted by a sinister entity following her sister’s death.

JOM KITA KE PANGGUNG is still ongoing as our feature documentary Jom Kita Ke Laut: Itui Suli-Suli Bajau undergoes the pr...
06/11/2025

JOM KITA KE PANGGUNG is still ongoing as our feature documentary Jom Kita Ke Laut: Itui Suli-Suli Bajau undergoes the process for Wajib Tayang to be released in the cinemas early next year.

For as low as RM50, you could be a part of the initiative to have this documentary seen by people from all walks of life, particularly marginalised communities that otherwise might not get a chance to go to the cinemas to watch a film.

Head over to fatbidin.com/jkkl to find out more, or drop us a DM.

See you in the cinemas!

This is probably the 978th Malaysian horror film this year. But we’re divided on how we feel about it.
24/10/2025

This is probably the 978th Malaysian horror film this year. But we’re divided on how we feel about it.

The Fat Bidin Film Club (Ep 364) – Qifarah An estranged son returns from abroad to care for his dying father, only to uncover dark, sinister secrets about his family that span both his past a…

It’s scary to think that kids can be murdered in schools by fellow kids. Never thought it could happen in Malaysia, huh?
23/10/2025

It’s scary to think that kids can be murdered in schools by fellow kids. Never thought it could happen in Malaysia, huh?

What happened in that school most probably isn’t just a one-off. It’s probably a symptom of a much bigger problem.

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