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By Claudia Darian

15 Feb 2011

Financing a film in Romania – the hindrances of an old system

In the last few years Romanian cinema has produced a few films that gained public attention and recognition in international film festivals for newly established directors. The road to the …

By Bharti Lalwani

10 Feb 2011

Rethinking Museums | the Leeum Museum of Korea

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culture360.org contributor, Bharti Lalwani, interviews Jeon Seung-chang, Chief Curator of the Leeum Museum at the Samsung Museum of Art in Korea.

By Kerrine Goh

10 Feb 2011

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Case Study of an International Asian Filmmaker

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In May 2010 Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d’or at Cannes for his feature Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives, and thus became the first Thai director to receive …

By Kerrine Goh

04 Feb 2011

Addicted to Love?

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At the Café 9 on Zamzama Boulevard, a couple sits across from each other while the server flips TV stations to find something appropriate for the setting. As he flips …

By Kerrine Goh

31 Jan 2011

Singapore Film Industry: 2010 Reflections

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Is it the end of a decade or the beginning of one we asked in 2010? For many industries, the year end calls for a review of who’s done what …

By Florentina Bratfanof

27 Jan 2011

Growing-up through film – an interview with Rodica Buzoianu

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An interview with Rodica Buzoianu, the coordinator of One Minute of adolescence, the film workshops with children

By Alicia Kish

21 Jan 2011

Mongolian Film: the Power of Passion

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Mongolia is not a country known for its cinema. Vast landscapes, subzero temperatures and a nomadic lifestyle have long been its calling cards, and more recently, the words copper and …

By Florentina Bratfanof

20 Jan 2011

Film on stage / 1 – It is all about the process

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Film on stage was a project initiated by Odeon Theatre in Bucharest and coordinated by theatre director and playwright, Andreea Valean. It aimed to promote a dialogue between theatre and …

By Florentina Bratfanof

17 Jan 2011

The European Dimension of the Romanian National Theatre Festival

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The Romanian National Theatre Festival (RNTF) started in 1990, in Bucharest, just after the fall of the communist regime. The festival was at first a gathering of Romanian productions from …

By Florentina Bratfanof

17 Jan 2011

10th Anniversary of the Asia Art Archive

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From October 2010 through mid 2011, Asia Art Archive presents six initiatives to commemorate its 10th anniversary, creating multiple platforms for discussion about the past, present, and future of contemporary …

By Claire Wilson

23 Dec 2010

Dancing in the Graey: A Festival of Asian Dance in Singapore

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The Graey Festival, staged in Singapore in November at the Substation, had its 3rd edition this year in 2010. The festival originally began as a study of Indian contemporary dance …

By Anupama Sekhar

15 Dec 2010

Talking Dance in India

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Conceptualised by the Delhi-based Gati Dance Forum, Ignite! succeeded in creating a dedicated platform for both performances and the debates surrounding practice.

By Valentina Riccardi

14 Dec 2010

Walking for social and ecological transformation

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The first edition of the “International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social transformation” (Gabrovo, Bulgaria, August 2010) proved an insightful and challenging process for the wide …

By Florentina Bratfanof

10 Dec 2010

Cultural policy overview on Romanian Film Industry

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Romanian cinema began to gain recognition on the world stage after 2005. Interest in Romanian movies grew ever since, and important young film directors begun to make a name for …

By Florentina Bratfanof

06 Dec 2010

Thermostat|artistic exchanges between France and Germany

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Thermostat is a series of joint exhibitions and events presented by 24 French art centers and German Kunstvereine from now until April 2011.