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By Kerrine Goh

29 Aug 2008

The Road To Cinemalaya. Some Random Rants On Pinoy Indie Cinema

In November 2000, the Cultural Center of the Philippines organized a four-day festival of new works by up-and-coming independent filmmakers. The centerpieces of the event were six works –Jonjon Red’s …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Aug 2008

An Overview On Some Of Asia’s Most Important Film Festivals

Over a thousand film festivals take place each year in every corner of the globe. The majority of the world's film festivals are in Europe, still home to the most …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Aug 2008

Jura Or Moravia, Where To Go For Children Films?

In Europe, June is the month of the dilemma’s for those trying to pick the best of children and school films programmes. The situation is not new; two festivals, one …

By Kerrine Goh

31 Jul 2008

Red Carpet For

“GONE WITH THE WIND”, the Victor Fleming title presented – Out OF COMPETITION – at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, announced the fate of the French film programme, at the …

By Kerrine Goh

31 Jul 2008

Publications on the Asian Film and Audiovisual Markets – Now Available

At the moment where Paris Cinema 2008 closed its programme – with the largest ever showcase of Philippines recent film productions –, the French capital welcomed the first film-symposium of …

By Kerrine Goh

30 May 2008

Spain and Asia – a step backwards, a step forward

It is difficult to establish the connecting parameter between Spain and Asia in cinematography matter. In fact, Asia has long been a great unknown territory to our country, a precious …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

19 May 2008

Korea: Hub City of Asian Culture Project

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The Hub City of Asian Culture Project, Gwangju has been put forward at the national level since 2004. Gwangju is an important city in Korea, known for its cultural heritage.

By Kerrine Goh

22 Apr 2008

Asian And Bulgarian Cinema – So Far, So Close

In the socialist past (1944 – 1989), Asian films were not quite popular among the audience in Bulgaria and probably the single exception was the works of Akira Kurosawa.

By Mary Ann DeVlieg

19 Apr 2008

IETM and contemporary performing arts in Asia

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IETM is a network committed to contemporary performing arts and to collaborating across national borders. It has 440 member-organisations from over 45 countries.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

18 Apr 2008

Korean Film Council: diversified support

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No other country in Asia devotes as many resources to promoting its local film industry as Korea. In terms of film policy, it is actually much closer to European countries …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

18 Apr 2008

Funding the Korean film business

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Large conglomerates, have played a major role in the Korean film industry since the early 1990s. The initial groups of chaebol involved included well-known companies like Samsung and Hyundai.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

18 Apr 2008

The impressive rise of Korean film

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South Korea has played host to one of the most interesting film industries of the past ten years. While gradual change has been the norm, Korea's film sector has been …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

UK: performing arts operator reflects

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Alison Andrews, Performing Arts Officer in the Yorkshire region for the Arts Council England.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Indonesia: performing arts operator reflects

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Amna Kusumo and three cultural activists founded Kelola, a national non-profit organisation that promotes Indonesian arts, through learning, access to funding and information.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Japanese theatre critic reflects

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Kentaro Matsui is a theatre critic and also Programme Director of the Tokyo based Setagaya Public Theatre, Japan.