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By Kerrine Goh

04 Sep 2012

Cinema explores the life of Korean adoptees

Jung strolled lonely through the streets of Seoul. He was five, hungry and lost, as many other kids in the immediate afterword of the Korean War. A police agent found …

By Siddharth

30 Jul 2012

Interview with Meenakshi Shedde - Behind the Film Festival

The ease with which Meenakshi Shedde connects with you, it almost feels like a good film gripping your attention from the first scene itself. A look around her house in …

By Siddharth

20 Jun 2012

'Tango With Me' to be released in UK

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In what will be one of the biggest releases for a black independent film, Tango With Me will open in major cinemas across the United Kingdom and Ireland this August. …

By Kerrine Goh

22 Mar 2012

A New Hope

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A country that is having to make important decisions on how to fight the terrorist threat, relations with its neighbour, its healthcare system, even its Cricket affairs, Pakistan is at …

By Kerrine Goh

15 Mar 2012

Cracking the China Film Market

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Landmark agreement seeks to increase the quota for American film industry production on Chinese screens.

By Kerrine Goh

15 Feb 2012

Berlinale 2012 Diary: FilmFestival Cottbus awards 3 East European films

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By way of awarding a total of three prizes, the FilmFestival Cottbus, together with the East-West cooperation market connecting cottbus (coco), launches itself into the new festival season. During the …

By Kerrine Goh

12 Feb 2012

A Photographic Look at Southeast Asia’s Remaining Stand-Alone Movie Theaters

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An exclusive virtual journey to the dying cinema palaces of Southeast Asia with Philip Jablon, a passionate film blogger living in Thailand.

By Kerrine Goh

12 Feb 2012

An Interview with Brillante Mendoza, Part 2

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The second-part of an exclusive interview of the much-touted enfant terrible of Pinoy indies, Brillanter Mendoza.

By Kerrine Goh

11 Feb 2012

Berlinale 2012 Diary: EFM Industry Debates streamed online

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In their sixth year, the EFM Industry Debates provide again a unique opportunity during the European Film Market for producers, buyers and film financiers to discuss current trends and issues …

By Kerrine Goh

24 Jan 2012

From Rice to Cultural History, via José Nepomuceno

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This is a story on how to write and recreate history by using archival research; in re-creating a past, when the past seems to be gone.

By Kerrine Goh

19 Jan 2012

6th Asian Film Awards nominees bared

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Tsui Hark's Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War lead the nominations at the 6th Asian Film Awards. Three blockbusters from China, Taiwan and Hong …

By Kerrine Goh

16 Jan 2012

Observations on Japanese Cinema after 3/11

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A brief look at the state of Japanese film in the wake of 3/11. How has the disaster affected the industry, independent, and documentary film production? What role can cinema …

Cultural Transitions: George Town

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Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …

By Kerrine Goh

25 Dec 2011

Thailand's 1st Hua Hin International Filmfest in January 2012

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Running parallel to the screenings is a program of film industry seminars focusing on inter-ASEAN cooperation and an exhibition honoring the photographic talents of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

By Kerrine Goh

25 Dec 2011

British Director leads Berlinale 2012 International Jury

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British film director Mike Leigh heads the International Jury of 62nd Berlin International Film Festival main awards -the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears.