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


By Andrada Coos

03 Nov 2019

#peripheries: Reinventing Industrial Heritage as Artistic Spaces in Transylvania | Romania

Reinventing Industrial Heritage as Artistic Spaces in Transylvania | Romania

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and cultural …

By Sharon Mapa Arriola

15 Oct 2018

26th ENCATC Congress: Beyond European Year of Cultural Heritage – Key Reflections

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The 26th ENCATC Congress on Cultural Management and Policy on “Beyond EYCH2018. What is the cultural horizon? Opening up perspectives to face ongoing transformations” concluded recently in Bucharest, Romania and …

By Florentina Bratfanof

27 Dec 2012

Building bridges between Central and Eastern Europe | The EEPAP

The Eastern European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) is a platform that focuses on the fields of dance and theater and is a result of the cooperation between independent experts from …

By Florentina Bratfanof

08 Jun 2012

From desert ... to Circus | Fresh Circus 2012

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Contemporary circus, or nouveau cirque (term originally known in French-speaking countries), is a performing art developed in the later 20th century in which a story is conveyed through traditional circus …

By Kerrine Goh

13 Aug 2011

Film audience and film literacy

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The decline of cinema-houses, wherever it happens, is generally associated to the changes in social attitudes. These include the uses of new audiovisual tools, which allow interacting, transforming, and sharing …

By miki braniste

25 Jul 2011

Independent theater in the red carpet world

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Why theater at one of the biggest film festivals in Eastern Europe? What does it bring to the audience in addition to the movie projections?

By Claudia Darian

15 Feb 2011

Financing a film in Romania – the hindrances of an old system

In the last few years Romanian cinema has produced a few films that gained public attention and recognition in international film festivals for newly established directors. The road to the …

By Florentina Bratfanof

27 Jan 2011

Growing-up through film – an interview with Rodica Buzoianu

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An interview with Rodica Buzoianu, the coordinator of One Minute of adolescence, the film workshops with children

By Florentina Bratfanof

20 Jan 2011

Film on stage / 1 – It is all about the process

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Film on stage was a project initiated by Odeon Theatre in Bucharest and coordinated by theatre director and playwright, Andreea Valean. It aimed to promote a dialogue between theatre and …

By Florentina Bratfanof

17 Jan 2011

The European Dimension of the Romanian National Theatre Festival

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The Romanian National Theatre Festival (RNTF) started in 1990, in Bucharest, just after the fall of the communist regime. The festival was at first a gathering of Romanian productions from …

By Florentina Bratfanof

10 Dec 2010

Cultural policy overview on Romanian Film Industry

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Romanian cinema began to gain recognition on the world stage after 2005. Interest in Romanian movies grew ever since, and important young film directors begun to make a name for …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Dec 2010

Romanian Cinema, Here and Now

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There are not many places in the world where you can be looked up at for being Romanian, but one of them is the prestigious wonderland of Cannes.

By Florentina Bratfanof

02 Nov 2010

Japanese animation film at Anim’est 2010

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The International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s most anticipated film festival and a recognized event on the international animation scene in Europe and Asia.

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 Florentina Bratfanof

08 Feb 2010

Romanian contemporary theatre: an insider’s perspective

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Over the last nine years, Romanian theatre went through a hectic but powerful journey. Some may argue that things are always evolving too slowly in Romania.

By Valentina Riccardi

17 Nov 2009

Cultural journalism and its grasp on cultural policy

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The Central European University, Budapest, held a seminar to give cultural journalists an overview of the major trends in cultural policy-making in Europe.

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

25 Jun 2007

The “Little Decree - Generation” Of Filmmakers

“It is Cannable, isn’t?” Among the new words that are enriching the vocabulary of the Cannes International Film Festival every year, a “Cannable movie” is a recent term for a …