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Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Kerrine Goh

11 Nov 2011

French attraction: Interview with Yves Cresson of Bayoo Asia

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The number of Chinese projects filmed in France has multiplied in the recent years. What motivate Chinese crews to come and shoot in France? film.culture360.asef.org meets with Yves Cresson, the …

By Kerrine Goh

18 Oct 2011

16th BIFF Reportage, Part I: The Numbers Game

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Part One of an in-depth look at the 16th BIFF (Busan International Film Festival).

By Valentina Riccardi

18 Oct 2011

culture360.org "maps" the impressions of the World Summit

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culture360.org "maps" the creative intersections at the 5th World Summit on arts and culture that took place in Melbourne, Australia on 3-6 October 2011.

By Kerrine Goh

10 Oct 2011

The Missing Voice of Southeast Asia – Documentary Film in Southeast Asia | Part II

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Part Two of Katrin Sohns and Leyla Hoppe's survey on the state of contemporary documentary filmmaking in Southeast Asia.

By Kerrine Goh

06 Oct 2011

Indian Film: Standing Before New Trend and Trade Turning Point

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[caption id="attachment_5823" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="A scene from “Guzaarish” (Request) by Sanjay Leela Banshali."][/caption] Presently, the Indian Film Industry occupies a position where a new gateway or dimension has opened. The …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Oct 2011

Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore

What counts as a ‘successful’ film (industry) inevitably means different things to different people.  Nonetheless, when it comes to building a sustainable domestic film sector for cultural or economic reasons …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Sep 2011

The Changing Role of Film Societies in Bangalore

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I have spent many hours visiting hole-in-the-wall vendors of pirated DVDs at Bangalore’s National Market. The collections are vast, the prices are low, and the salesmen, in their pithy analysis …

By Valentina Riccardi

26 Sep 2011

culture360.org in Melbourne | your voice to the World Summit on Arts and Culture

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culture360.org invites everyone to participate to the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture and give a reason as to why the arts are a catalyst for change in today’s …

By Florentina Bratfanof

23 Sep 2011

Hands On! International | A network for children's museums

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In Europe, children’s museums are flourishing thanks to dedicated associations bringing museum experts together to network and share experiences and thereby helping its members to grow and develop.

Visual Perspective Series | In the Homeland

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culture360.org and Angkor Photo Festival present the first of a series of bi-monthly photo stories by one Asian and one European photographer who are exploring similar themes or issues in …

By Kerrine Goh

30 Aug 2011

Creative Change | arts and culture in achieving sustainable change

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The arts have an important role to play in helping communities deal with the issues arising from environmental change and globalisation. That is the opinion of three passionate advocates for …

By Kerrine Goh

13 Aug 2011

Film audience and film literacy

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The decline of cinema-houses, wherever it happens, is generally associated to the changes in social attitudes. These include the uses of new audiovisual tools, which allow interacting, transforming, and sharing …

By miki braniste

25 Jul 2011

Independent theater in the red carpet world

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Why theater at one of the biggest film festivals in Eastern Europe? What does it bring to the audience in addition to the movie projections?

By Ramona David

11 Jul 2011

Asia-Europe Shared Heritage | online photo-video exhibition

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The exhibition "Shared Heritage: As We See It" showcases photographs and videos on the theme of cultural heritage by the participants of the 17th ASEF University programme.

By Valentina Riccardi

05 Jul 2011

Festivals in society | Interview with Sydney Festival Director, Lindy Hume

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In this first two-part interview with Festival Directors, culture360.org talks with Lindy Hume, Director of the Sydney Festival in Australia.