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Ariani Dermawan on 19th JAFF – JOGJA – NETPAC ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

This is my reflection on watching the films as a jury member for the NETPAC Award at the recently concluded 19th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.

2024 ARCUREA NETPAC Award results

The first ArCuRea multievent program was organized by the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and held at its campus in Kolkata, India, in March 2024.

A Letter to Prasanna Vithanage, written by Raman Chawla

I trust this message finds you well. Thank you for sharing the link to the film with me. Although it was late for El Gouna Film Festival,

Pema Tseden (1969-2023): the Tibetan visionary filmmaker who gifted the world of cinema with his gushing ‘waterfall of youth’ by founding Tibetan cinema.

On September 7, 2023, at the Venice Biennale, I had the privilege of attending the screening of Snow Leopard, the last film by late Tibetan director

Jean-Marc Thérouanne on Prasanna Vithanage’s Paradise

I first met Prasanna Vithanage in 1997 at the Fribourg International Film Festival. He was presenting "Death on a Full Moon Day,"

Aribam Syam Sharma: A Maestro of Manipuri Cinema and the Timeless Beauty of “Ishanou”

The North East region of India is renowned for its rich cultural heritage and artistic contributions, and the veteran film maker Aribam Syam Sharma

NETPAC Award at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival 15 – 22 December 2022

Dov (Fortune) by Muhiddin Muzzafar takes place in Tajikistan, one of the five Central Asian countries (the others are Kazakhstan,

Talking Asian Cinema – With Aruna Vasudev

On 3rd December, 2021 C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium at IIC came to life with an exhilarating conversation between Sidharth Srinivasan and Dr. Aruna Vasudev.

26th BIFF, NETPAC Award Winner, KIM Sein Interview

Mevlut Akkaya the Jury President of NETPAC at Busan International Film Festival interviews the director of the award winning film

Kirill Razlogov: the Guardian of Cinema

Kirill Razlogov, an eminent academician, film historian, film critic, journalist, TV presenter, program director of the Moscow International Film Festival,

Farewell Kirill Razlogov (May 6, 1946 – September 26, 2021)

Distinguished figure in Russian cultural research and an internationally known film critic, Kirill Razlogov left us unexpectedly

Embracing the Unknowable

Even for many of us who are followers of South-east Asian cinema, the terrain can still remain unfamiliar, even though well-trodden.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta – A Talented Filmmaker

The Work of Aruna Vasudev

Earlier I referred to her appreciation of cinema as a significant cultural practice. What I mean by this is the following: Cinema is art.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta – Cinemas of Journeys and Loneliness

Buddhadeb Dagupta’s journey began with a ten-minute documentary in The Continent of Love (1968). My King of Drums (1974)

PHILIPPINE CINEMA (1897- 2020) – Book Review

ABOUT SOME VIRAL CASUALTIES OF THE WEB IN FILIPINO FILMS

The Narrow Red Line

They are youngsters, these protagonists of The Narrow Red Line - seventeen year-olds – old enough to have the will and the strength

Immortal Film Review

Immortal by Hadi Mohaghegh IMMORTAL (Mamiroo) Iran 2015

SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF’S BLACKBOARDS

In the light of the recent stand-off between the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), who are battling for their curatorial independence,

IMELDA MARCOS AND HER CINEMATIC DREAMS

Samir Farid – The Years Mellow You

Anyone has the right to like or dislike a film. What, then, is the difference between a common viewer’s reaction and the reaction of a critic?

The Iranian New Wave Rolls On

Mario O’Hara, A Complete Artist and An Outsider

Born on April 20, 1946, in Zamboanga (Mindanao), one of the many children of Jaime O'Hara, the son of an Irish-American Thomasite,

A New Aspect of Philippine Indie Cinema

As indie film festivals are sprouting across the country, Cinema Rehiyon 4 (cinemarehiyon.com) took place in Bacolod,

A Conversation with Simin

Film Reviews: Brides of Sulu and The Dawning Sky

It was the fifth time that the International Silent Film Festival (the only regular one of its kind in South-East Asia)

The Death of an Artist: Tareque Masud

With the tragic death of Tareque Masud in a car crash near Dhaka on 13 August, Bangladesh has lost her tallest filmmaker,

Film Review

Book Review

In Spanish, English, Tagalog. Introduction by Shirley O. Lua Published by Instituto Cervantes de Manila, 2011 (price tba)

THE WOMAN IN THE SEPTIC TANK, Or a semantic look at Filipino Indie cinema and slums on the screen…

Director of photography: Larry Manda, Editor: Ike Veneracion. Musical director: Vincent de Jesus, Creative supervisor

Homage to Chidananda Das Gupta

Chidananda Das Gupta, film critic, author, director and one of the pioneers of the cinema movement in India passed away in Kolkata on 22 May 2011 at the age of 89.

Are you the next Tarantino or Spielberg?

As founder/director of 9FilmFestival, it has been great to join with the Bangkok Post as an organizer and communications outlet.

NETPAC@20

In the twenty years since it was founded, NETPAC has become established as the leading platform for the discovery and promotion of Asian cinema.

Remembering Alexis Tioseco

I first met Alexis in 2004. I was in charge of a young critics workshop at the Berlin International Film Festival, to which Alexis had applied.

25 Years Are So Slow Like A Bad TV Show

But did 25 years of the Thai National Film Archive actually fly? To me, I feel like time simply crawled, inching forward as if in slow-motion.

Three Women, A Thief and Prasanna Vithanage

Prasanna Vithanage's new film, set in the social milieu of the leisure industry in Sri Lanka today, has no male characters of any significance.

Uzbek Cinema: Breathing Freely

Uzbeks love cinema, particularly the Indian cinema. No, it is not just The Tramp (Awara) that is part of Indo-Soviet folklore.

Kamara Kamalova | The Grande Dame of Central Asian Cinema

How does one describe Kamara Kamalova? The 'Grande Dame' of Central Asian cinema? And yet, she is as fresh and energetic as a young girl.

Life Without Buoys: A Conversation with Wu Tianming

Contributed Jointly by: Aruna Vasudev & Max Tessier When I was young, I saw a lot of films in my city, Xian. I was first interested in arts, literature, modern opera.

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