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Myanmar, the Country of Gold, joining AFCNet

Asia, Myanmar
28/02/2012 | Comments (0)

AFCNet sees the entry of Myanmar as helping solidify the Asian connection.

This elderly gentleman has been tearing tickets at the Nakorn Non Rama, in Nonthaburi, Thailand for over 20 years.

A Photographic Look at Southeast Asia’s Remaining Stand-Alone Movie Theaters

Asia
12/02/2012 | Comments (0)

An exclusive virtual journey to the dying cinema palaces of Southeast Asia with Philip Jablon, a passionate film blogger living in Thailand.

Observations on Japanese Cinema after 3/11

Asia, Europe, Japan
16/01/2012 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

The Missing Voice – Documentary Film in Southeast Asia | Part I

Asia, Philippines, Vietnam
10/11/2011 | Comments (1)

„I have been to many international film-festivals in recent years and I have always been asking myself: Where are the Vietnamese contributions?“, says a young Vietnamese filmmaker at a [...]

China bans Time travels (in film and on television)

China
11/04/2011 | Comments (0)

Reacting to the growing trend of time-travel themed dramas produced in China, the General Bureau of Radio, Film and Television called a halt to the making of this type [...]

Poster of "The Rapture of Fe" the first film of Alvin Yapan

The Situation and Directions of Philippine Independent Cinema

Philippines
13/03/2011 | Comments (1)

Last year, mainstream producers in the Philippines made only 28 films. Not only does this indicate a steep decline in the film output of mainstream cinema, this also gives [...]