Tag: Art, Cinema, Colonialism, Culture, Film, Film & Television, Lifestyle, Reza Daffi
A Short Guide to (New) Indonesian Cinema
By: Reza Daffi Indonesian cinema seems to mirror developments in Indonesian society. During colonial times most movies had Dutch involvement on one level or the other....
Malaysian Cinema, a Brief Overview & a Personal Top 10
By: Melissa Lin Remembering our roots Film making in Malaysia can be traced back to the 1930’s. The first production, Leila Majnun, is a well known Persian love...
ASEAN Film Festival Focuses on Developing Film Industries: ‘Film is business’
By: Yvette Benningshof While outside the streets were buzzing with traffic and guarded transport because of the 19th ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, inside of Galeria 21...
Balinale International Film Festival 2011: A Movie Marathon on One Screen
By: Yvette Benningshof The directors of Balinale International Film Festival certainly have a nose for special international and Indonesian feature films, in depth ...
Waria: The Lives, Struggles & Issues Raised by Yogyakarta’s Transgender Community
By: Monica Dominguez If you decide to romp the late night streets of Yogyakarta, you might encounter one of the area’s 350 waria performing in the streets, ...
Imam Muda – Will the Pious & Progressive Please Stand Up?
By: Adline A. Ghani These days, there’s a reality show for anything and everything under the sun, from babies in beauty pageants to grownups with social disorders....
Balinale Film Festival 15-20 November 2011
BALINALE International Film Festival was established in 2007 by Bali Taksu Indonesia Foundation, founded by Christine Hakim, Indonesia's internationally recognized...
Asian Hot Shots Berlin: Berlin’s most exciting Asian film festival!
Asian Hot Shots 2011: September 9th-11th at Berlin's Moviemento "Berlin's most exciting Asian film festival"! Since its inauguration in 2008 Asian Hot Shots Berlin...
Bali: Island of the Dogs
By: Yvette Benningshof First time visitors to Bali are often astonished by the amount of dogs on the island. With the slogan ‘Bali: Island of the Gods’ still ...
Belkibolang: Indonesian Independent Art Cinema Grown Full Force
By: Ari Purnama Belkibolang (short for ‘Belok kiri boleh langsung’ [Indonesian for “turn left directly”]) is an omnibus of nine short films put together by...
