Iskandar Malaysia Studios is a studio complex located at a site in

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, It targets the Asia-Pacific region.

History

Pinewood Shepperton plc entered into a strategic agreement with

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(the investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia) in connection with the development of a new film and television studio facility in Iskandar, Malaysia. Construction began towards the end of 2010, with completion initially expected by the end of 2012. The project designers were GDP Architects, Kuala Lumpur and structural engineer Hossein Rezai of Web Structures. The facility officially opened on 14 June 2014. In July 2019, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios was rebranded to Iskandar Malaysia Studios and the affiliation with Pinewood Shepperton plc ended.

Stages, TV studios and facilities

The facilities in the studio complex include of film stages, ranging from to . The first two at while the other two at . The biggest stage at has a water tank for productions that require work on or under water. There are 2 TV studios, each at . The studio holds Southeast Asia's largest paddock tank measuring x and deep and a deep water tank with a diameter of and depth of .

Productions

* ''

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) *'' Lost in the Pacific'' (2015) *''Projek Komedi Warna'' (2015) Astro Warna / Mustika HD / On the Go *''Elak-Elak'' (2015)

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*''Star Quest'' (2015)

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* ''Asia's Got Talent'' Season 1 (Auditions & Semi-finals Episode) (2015) *''Astro Classic Golden Melody'' (2015)

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*''Gempak Superstar'' (2016) *''Sembang Teh Tarik Kaw'' (2016) *''CS Go: Minor Championship Asia'' (2016) * ''Hi-5'' (2017) *''

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'' (Singapore/Malaysia edition) (2017) *T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League Season 1 (2017) *Gegar Vaganza (Final) (2017) * ''Asia's Got Talent'' Season 2 (Auditions & Semi-finals Episode) (2017) *Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) * ''Asia's Got Talent'' Season 3 (Auditions & Semi-finals Episode) (2019) * Strike Back Season 7 (2019) *Enemy Within (2019) *Sembilan (2019) * Disney's Wizards of Warna Walk (2019)

References

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