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 culture360

16 Sep 2024

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: Interview with the Asian Film Archive

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: Interview with the Asian Film Archive

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ASEF culture360 speaks with Karen Chan, Executive Director of the Asian Film Archive, to share about the Archive's journey and the significance of film restoration and preservation and about Pyo …

By Michael Neo

21 Nov 2023

Crossing Continents, Converging Culture: The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023 in Review

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The beginning of November saw the close of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023 in Singapore, featuring artists from over seven different countries in Asia and Europe. Michael Neo shares their …

By Kerrine Goh

01 Nov 2023

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: 2023 | Highlights

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival, a celebration of the vibrant cultural tapestries of Asia and Europe, made its debut in Singapore from 22 October to 1 November 2023. Organised by the …

By Kathy Rowland

05 Mar 2021

Mapping Asian Arts Media: Key Findings in Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore

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ASEF culture360 and ArtsEquator are pleased to present the key findings of the Arts Media Ecosystem Research, a mapping of the state of the arts media in Cambodia, Malaysia and …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Jun 2016

FEFF Campus | Opening a Window to the World

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Singaporean Sara MERICAN was one of 10 aspiring writers to attend the ASEF-sponsored FEFF Campus in Italy in April. Here, she shares her reflections on the experience.

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Jun 2013

The importance of preserving, restoring and promoting film heritage

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Valentina Riccardi, our Project Co-ordinator, writes about the Memory! International Film Heritage festival co-supported by Asia-Europe Foundation through film.culture360.asef.org

By Valentina Riccardi

11 Jun 2013

The importance of preserving, restoring and promoting film heritage

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The Memory! International Film Heritage Festival that took place on 1-9 June in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was the first festival in the region with a precise focus on film restoration.

By Kerrine Goh

03 Jan 2013

The Restoration of an Indonesian classic, Lewat Djam Malam

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About Lewat Djam Malam Usmar Ismail's Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew) is a classic 1954 Indonesian film set in the aftermath of the revolution that brought an end to …

By Valentina Riccardi

11 Oct 2012

"10 Lessons in Film" | discussing the importance of Asia-Europe exchanges in Film

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On September 28-29 2012, The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) organised at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, the launch of the project “10 Lessons in Film”.

By Kerrine Goh

06 Oct 2011

Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore

What counts as a ‘successful’ film (industry) inevitably means different things to different people.  Nonetheless, when it comes to building a sustainable domestic film sector for cultural or economic reasons …

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

01 Mar 2011

The Missing Link Between Singaporean Films and Cultural Arts

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The connection between films and arts form an important cultural link that is often interchangeable and essential to the growth of the arts scene, yet this connection is constantly overlooked …

By Ramona David

23 Feb 2011

Asia Europe Film | Emotions on screen

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Human Frames project, Film Screenings – selected under the Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiative: Film 2010 (AECPI: Film) programme which supported collaborative projects from Asia and Europe.

By Anupama Sekhar

21 Feb 2011

Asia Europe Film | Exploring experimental cinema

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Human Frames project - selected under the Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiative: Film 2010 (AECPI: Film) programme which supported collaborative projects from Asia and Europe.