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19 Jan 2012
Health on Stage aimed to enhance cultural competencies and creative thinking of young volunteers in fostering dialogue on public health, focusing on water-related health issues.
By Kerrine Goh
19 Jan 2012
Tsui Hark's Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War lead the nominations at the 6th Asian Film Awards. Three blockbusters from China, Taiwan and Hong …
18 Jan 2012
Southeast Asia is presently witnessing a high adoption rate to social media by individuals as well as a rapid growth in citizen’s journalism. Shaping these developments is a new-found affirmation …
16 Jan 2012
[caption id="attachment_18464" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The "Townkeys" team"][/caption] The programme of the Europe Capital of Culture Maribor 2012 may be seen through an horizontal-vertical structure. Horizontally, lie strands of individual artistic …
By Kerrine Goh
16 Jan 2012
A brief look at the state of Japanese film in the wake of 3/11. How has the disaster affected the industry, independent, and documentary film production? What role can cinema …
13 Jan 2012
From October 2011 to February 2012, the city of Rome presents an extensive programme of events in the frame of the international cultural biennale Vie della seta (Silk Roads).
By Kerrine Goh
10 Jan 2012
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As part of the Connect2Culture programme ASEF commissioned the art and environment research "Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues". This first case study outlines the Land Art …
09 Jan 2012
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 Kerrine Goh
25 Dec 2011
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 Kerrine Goh
25 Dec 2011
British film director Mike Leigh heads the International Jury of 62nd Berlin International Film Festival main awards -the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears.
By Kerrine Goh
25 Dec 2011
The programme explores the extent to which the radical and avant-garde ideas of the past are still relevant today and seeks to redefine the role of contemporary cinema.
By Kerrine Goh
20 Dec 2011
Malou Jacob is a playwright and the Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the Philippines, which was started by a group of artists …
By Kerrine Goh
15 Dec 2011
On 3-6 October the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture took place in Melbourne, Australia, coinciding with the development of a National Cultural Policy of Australia, something of real …
By Kerrine Goh
14 Dec 2011
In Doi Saket, an artists’ residency programme brings together local communities and artists to reflect on diverse facets of everyday life to gain a more open perspective about their positions …
12 Dec 2011
[caption id="attachment_17703" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Taeck-soo Chun, Secretary General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO speaks at the inaugural Experts' Meeting on Cultural Policy (Seoul, July 2011)"][/caption] The protection and promotion of …