ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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


By Claire Wilson

11 Apr 2011

New connections in new media

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The Asia-Europe Foundation continued its work in new media artist exchange and policy dialogue through the Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiatives (AECPI). AECPI projects connected 40 experts from across 14 countries …

By Claire Wilson

11 Apr 2011

New Media Lives | research on new media workers in Asia and Europe

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During the Shanghai Expo, media practitioners, artists and civil society organisers met to find out about the changes taking place in the web-based industries in the two regions.

By Bharti Lalwani

11 Apr 2011

Rethinking Museums | the Kiran Nadar Museum in New Delhi

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Bharti Lalwani talks to Kiran Nadar, who recently launched the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi

By Anupama Sekhar

11 Apr 2011

New ways of promoting artistic and cultural expressions

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New media, which combine communications technologies and the arts, is providing new ways of promoting the diversity of cultural expressions.

By Kerrine Goh

08 Apr 2011

WEB DOCUMENTARIES.BE – When it all started

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Since 2007, when webdocumentary started to be recognized as a format on its own, it has been often associated to a new form of journalism. As a matter of fact, …

By Jérémy Segay

31 Mar 2011

Cannes for beginners

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What is the Cannes Film Festival anyway? What should I do if I want to attend the Cannes Film Festival? Here you will find essential informations about what is known …

By Kerrine Goh

30 Mar 2011

Looking Back, Moving Forward | A conversation with film maker Tania Sng

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The Asia-Europe Foundation met up with one of its alumni, Singapore-based film maker Tania Sng, to learn about her latest projects and what her plans are for the future.

By Kerrine Goh

26 Mar 2011

The Art of Bestseller Adaptation and the New Bulgarian Cinema

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It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Chavdar ‘Chavo’ Tolomanov, a character in the novel, play and film Mission London, is representative for Bulgarian cinema …

By Katelijn Verstraete

24 Mar 2011

The source of Monsoon

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Choreographer Arco Renz, the creator of the Monsoon platform, talks to Katelijn Verstraete, Asia-Europe Foundation’s (ASEF) Assistant Director for Cultural Exchange, about the latest edition of his project.

By Katelijn Verstraete

23 Mar 2011

Bridging Asia and Europe contemporary performing arts

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At a recent gathering in Yokohama, Japan, over 50 independent creative producers from Asia and Europe got the opportunity to inspire and learn from each other about creating leading-edge arts …

By Kerrine Goh

20 Mar 2011

Between and betwixt: questioning Jogjakarta as a film community city

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There are lots of reasons for writing on Jogjakarta and its film culture: in Indonesian cinema history, Jogjakarta was listed as the second set-locations after Jakarta.

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

16 Mar 2011

Performing arts and cultural dialogue

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiative: Performing Arts encouraged new strategic partnerships between Asian and European organisations to create and sustain a dialogue through the practise and production of performing arts …

By Ramona David

14 Mar 2011

MONSOON – A whirlwind of global culture

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Belgian dramaturge Bart van den Eynde describes his experiences at ‘Monsoon’, a transcultural and multi-disciplinary research and performance platform for Asian and European artists.

By Francis C. Sollano

12 Mar 2011

The Situation and Directions of Philippine Independent Cinema

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Last year, mainstream producers in the Philippines made only 28 films. Not only does this indicate a steep decline in the film output of mainstream cinema, this also gives a …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

09 Mar 2011

Video: Top Thai filmmaker interviewed

This is an interview with aclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. He directed Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives, which won the Palme d’or at Cannes, Europe's top film award.