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


By Anjali Devidayal

19 May 2010

Art Hong Kong 2010: Exploring new horizons

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ArtHK 2010 (Art Hong Kong) is an Asian contemporary art fair that has recently gained visibility with the international art community for showcasing the best of contemporary art from the …

By Anjali Devidayal

20 Apr 2010

Vietnam:ASEM Workshop on enhancing visibility through cultural activities

“Culture is the glue that joins different worlds of Asia and Europe” said Mr. Pham Sanh Chau, the Director-General of the Department for Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO, MOFA Vietnam in …

By Florentina Bratfanof

10 Mar 2010

Talking about contemporary circus in Europe

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By Florentina Bratfanof - My first memories of the performing arts go back to a little town near the amazing Danube Delta, my hometown.

By Judith Staines

22 Feb 2010

In conversation at Transmediale

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Transmediale.10 took up residence at the House of World Cultures in snowy Berlin in the first week of February 2010. Transmediale is an internationally prestigious festival for contemporary art and …

By Kerrine Goh

31 Dec 2009

Does Europe Know How To Fish? Some Thoughts Accompanying The Launch Of Media International Programme

It has been seventeen years since the European Commission introduced the first MEDIA programme to support the European audiovisual industry.

By Judith Staines

02 Nov 2009

China in Europe: europalia cultural festival

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Europalia, based in Belgium, is a major international arts festival held every two years to celebrate one invited country’s cultural heritage. This year China has been chosen.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

25 Oct 2009

Asian Village: young musicians and visual artists

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Asian Village is a Follow-Up Project of I'mPULSE Clandestino, 4th Asia-Europe Music Camp (Sweden, 2007) and aims to continue the cultural exchange that the programme started.

By Judith Staines

14 Oct 2009

LabforCulture: online resources for cultural cooperation in Europe

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LabforCulture is a European Cultural Foundation project. Online since June 2006, its mission is to ensure access to arts & cultural information & encourage experimentation with web technologies.

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

08 Oct 2009

Reflections on the Asia-Europe Dance Forum

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The sixth edition of the Asia-Europe Dance Forum successfully took place in Portugal from 12th till 27th June 2009, hosted by Alkantara in Lisbon.

By Kerrine Goh

30 Sep 2009

Asia-Europe Digital Film Workshop: A Critical Insight

Korean filmmaker Park Kiyong relates a story of having met key “Nouvelle Vague” figure Agnes Varda in Paris three years ago, shortly after she had shot the documentary The Gleaners …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Sep 2009

Interview With Aviva Silver: Insights Into 2008 And 2009 Media International Programme Submissions

The Preparatory Action MEDIA International is aimed at strengthening cooperation between the audiovisual industries of “third” countries and those of EU Member States. It also aims to encourage the two-way …

By Kerrine Goh

25 Jun 2009

The Eastern European Cinema Conundrum

The European cinema map has one big blank space with a red dot marked out in the middle. The blankness extends throughout the East of the continent, and the red …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Jan 2009

Europa Cinemas Goes Digital: A Report From the 13th Europa Cinemas Conference

By NINA PEčE, Director of Kinodvor arthouse cinema, Slovenia

By Kerrine Goh

31 Dec 2008

A Chinese Cinema From Within Europe?

The portrayal of China in film has long been a fascination in Europe. However, the traditional reliance on Euro-American filmmakers to reconstruct the image of China has, since a few …