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


By David Fernández

16 Jul 2024

Discovering sā: Asia's Highest Contemporary Land Art Exhibition

In the Pink. Doyel Joshi and Neil Goshe Balser © sā Ladakh

This month, David Fernandez travels to the city of Leh, in Ladakh (India) for sā, an initiative for cultural exchange and community engagement, focusing on ecological practices and conservation efforts.

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16 May 2024

ASEF LinkUp2024 | Arts Sector Participants Announced!

ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab 2024: Arts Sector Participants Announced!

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Taking place from 10 to 13 June in Prague, Czech Republic, ASEF LinkUp will serve as a meeting point for 20 selected participants from the cultural and government sectors to …

By Grey Yeoh

10 Apr 2023

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival Podcast Series: #2 Vignesh Melwani

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival Podcast Series Cover Photo

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival is a public arts festival organised by ASEF since 2018 to celebrate the artistic diversity of Asia and Europe and to promote dialogue and exchange amongst …

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26 Oct 2022

Stop. Look Back. Look Ahead. Proceed. | Artists' projects revealed

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After 8 weeks of collaborative work 5 artists from Spain, Indonesia, India, and China revealed their projects.

EARS on Mumbai: Vibrant Platform for Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Networking Opportunities

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The Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions (EARS) aims to provide a creative platform to support international collaboration and cross-cultural interaction between Europe and Asia.

By Claire Wilson

06 Jul 2015

Collaborations across borders | Two creative freelancers share their experiences

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In this article on creative freelancers, ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn Wilson talks to artists Varsha Nair and Estelle Cohenny-Vallier about their experiences in collaborating across borders with artists and …

By Valentina Riccardi

15 Sep 2014

DOK Leipzig Lake Festival: Asia-Europe confluence through Documentary | India

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The second edition of the DOK Leipzig Lake Festival of documentaries was held between April 17 to 21, 2014 at The Lake Resort, Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand, India.

By Parul Wadhwa

23 Nov 2012

Creative Producing | The Midas Touch

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By the very nature of its diversity, the Asian member countries of the ASEM region are a terrain of new stories. The filmmaking is avant garde in its raw nature, …

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

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 Deepak Srinivasan

15 Jun 2011

Changes in contemporary art practices | 2 case studies from Asia and Europe

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How have changes in contemporary art practice affected institutionalized forms like the gallery and the museum? Drawing from emerging practices based on 2 case studies, India and Croatia

By Deepak Srinivasan

13 Jun 2011

Role of culture in society: Asian perspectives and European experiences

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culture360.org contributor Deepak Srinivasan reports on the Asian perspectives and European experiences from the Ready to Change? Conference held in Ljubljana, December 2010, with 2 video interviews and his his …

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 …