Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he planned to produce a follow-up film to his controversial anti-Koran video "Fitna" despite wide-spread condemnations.

Wilders's previous film, which was launched over the internet in March 2008, was condemned and criticised by the Netherlands and Muslim nations.

Wilders, who is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for his anti-Islam remarks, said his new film would focus on the "threat" of Islam and the impact 'Islamisation' has had on Europe and the United States. The film would also focus on the principle of freedom of speech and should be completed before the end of 2010, he added.

The outspoken MP heads the Freedom Party PVV in the Dutch Parliament and recent polls have shown that if an election was held now, the PVV would become the largest party ahead of coalition government parties the Christian Democrat CDA and Labour PvdA.

"We should be more on the offensive instead of the defence," Wilders told Reuters, but claimed that the film is not meant to offend Muslims.

Wilders said in February he was barred from entering Britain after he landed in defiance of a ban as part of his plans to show Fitna in the British Parliament.

Wilders said the video would also focus on the "impact" of Islamic immigration in western countries, confirming earlier comments made to mass Dutch daily De Telegraaf.

Although the new film would not be a copy of Fitna, it would still take a sharp stance against Islamic countries.

Wilders, who has called for an end to Islamic immigration, is now seeking funding from both the United States and Europe for the production of the film. He has already had offers of support from people within the movie and documentary industry willing to help make the film, he said.

Reuters