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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 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 loredana Paracciani

04 Oct 2012

Between Industry and Experimentation: Moving Images in Thailand

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The relation between the film as end product and the audience changes greatly, as the distinction between film industry and experimentation widens proportionally. No greater distinction can be noticed anywhere …

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 Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

09 Mar 2011

Video: Top Thai filmmaker interviewed

This is an interview with aclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. He directed Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives, which won the Palme d’or at Cannes, Europe's top film award.

By Ramona David

21 Feb 2011

Asia Europe Film | Looking at History through Film Archives

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

By Kerrine Goh

10 Feb 2011

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Case Study of an International Asian Filmmaker

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In May 2010 Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d’or at Cannes for his feature Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives, and thus became the first Thai director to receive …

By Kerrine Goh

28 Feb 2006

Seek, so you shall find

Singapore-based producer Juan Foo shares his thoughts and afterthoughts having been one of the Asian projects to be selected to participate in the ‘Produire Au Sud’ workshop and networking seminar; …

By Jérémy Segay

05 Dec 2005

Backup Films: Engineering in Film Financing

We met with Olivier Aknin of Backup Films to talk about their activities of film financing. Backup Films participated in search of financers and the production of Tropical Malady, the …

By Kerrine Goh

03 Apr 2005

Waiting For Wong Kar Wai

Report from Bangkok International Film Festival 2005 by Dave Chua

By Kerrine Goh

01 Sep 2004

Bangkok's Nights Show Shorts

Film curator Tintin Wulia gives us the scoop at the 8th Thai Short Film and Video Festival