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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 Valentina Riccardi

05 Feb 2015

Interview with Polen Ly | Winner Tropfest SEA short film competition

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As part of the media partnership with Tropfest South East Asia, this month ASEF culture360 will publish a series of interviews with some of the filmmakers who participated in the …

By Kerrine Goh

06 May 2013

Asian Side of the Doc 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur played host to the 4th edition of the Asian Side of the Doc (ASD), an international documentary co production market.

Cultural Transitions: George Town

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Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …

By Jerneja Rebernak

08 Sep 2010

New Delhi:contemporary Asian cinema at Netpac 2010

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The following article is a review of the conference organised by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (Netpac), held in Delhi from the 18-22 August 2010. In addition …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Oct 2007

Love and Death on the Rapid KL

Brief Encounters with New Malaysian Cinema

By Kerrine Goh

25 Jun 2007

The Fever of Repression

Amir Muhammad writes about an interesting Malaysian film that (gasp!) has never screened in a festival.

By Jérémy Segay

25 May 2007

Discussion With James Lee On The Dv Film Making In Malaysia

This month SEA-Images meets with James Lee, one of the leading figures of the filmmaking scene in Malaysia, and discusses the development of the independent filmmaking in the country over …

By Kerrine Goh

25 Mar 2007

Discussion With Director Tan Chui Mui On Her Experience At Résidence Du Festival Of Cinéfondation

This month, SEA-Images meets with Tan Chui Mui, a filmmaker from Malaysia, who recently moved to Paris to be a resident at Cinéfondation, the residence programme of the Cannes festival. …

By Kerrine Goh

03 Apr 2005

Straight Talk from the Producer

Malaysian independent producer Lorna Tee produced filmmaker James Lee's award winning ‘Beautiful Washing Machine' a DV feature from Malaysia that recently won the Best ASEAN Feature Film Award at the …

By Kerrine Goh

03 Jan 2005

Brief Encounter

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Writer Dave Chua catches up with Yasmin Ahmad, Director of the Malaysian sleeper hit, Sepet

By Kerrine Goh

05 Nov 2004

Across the Causeway

The closing highlight of the recent 4 th Asian Film Symposium, held 14-18 September 2004, was the Singapore-Malaysia Film Exchange Project.

By Kerrine Goh

30 Apr 2004

In conversation with James Lee

Filmmaker & curator Bernard Chauly speaks to Malaysia's DV maverick