Despite the repression, the creativity of filmmakers in this country has never been lost; in fact, there are signs that the industry might flourish once again if freedom returns to Burma—at least that is the message gleaned from the uncensored
Tag : Artists
'Click in Fear' best documentary Award
Thursday, January 5 2012
The film, Click in Fear, directed by DVB cameraman Sai Kyaw Khaing, follows Law Eh Soe during a period when the former ruling junta, acutely aware of the international fallout should its crackdown on protesting monks make headlines, exercised a
Art of Freedom Film Festival : first ever uncensored
Sunday, January 1 2012
Artists in Myanmar are testing new freedoms through films shown at a festival that for the first time in the country's recent history were not censored. "The Art of Freedom Film Festival" began screening films on Saturday that were not
Festival de films 'Art de la Liberté' : 180 films reçus.
Saturday, December 24 2011
Le Festival 'Art de la Liberté' a reçu environ 180 films. La cérémonie de remise des prix aura lieu le 4 Janvier au Centre Taw Win de Rangoon. Les prix seront remis par Madame Aung San Suu Kyi. Le court-métrage "Supprimez cette scène" est
Freedom of Arts film festival : 180 films received.
Saturday, December 24 2011
The Freedom of Arts film festival has received about 180 films. An award ceremony will be held on January 4 at the Rangoon Taw Win Centre. The festival is organized by film director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi and director Ko Thu Ra. Prizes will be presented
VIDEOS and PICTURES (2011)
Friday, December 23 2011
VIDEOS VIDEOS and PICTURES (2010) 2011. December 22 © DVB Zarganar's Interview to DVB in Bangkok 2011. December 22 © Voice of America Zarganar's Interview to VOA in Bangkok 2011. December 22 © xx Zarganar & ex political prisoners' donation at
1er festival de films de Rangoon 'Art de la liberté'
Friday, December 23 2011
Le Jour de l'Indépendance sera marqué par le lancement d'un Festival d'art pour la liberté, organisé par deux des principaux leaders pro-démocratie du pays, la femme politique Aung San Suu Kyi et le comédien Zarganar. "Le thème principal est
Zarganar's first trip outside Burma
Tuesday, December 20 2011
Zarganar is on a trip to Thailand and Cambodia to study filmmaking in preparation for his role in organizing the “The Art of Freedom Film Festival” in Rangoon next month. However, the 50-year old entertainer dissident said that he wished to help his
လွတ်လပ်ြခင်းအနုပညာ ရုပ်ရှင်ပွဲေတာ်တွင် ြပိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဇာတ်ကားေပါင်း ၁၅၀ ခန့်ရှိ
Tuesday, December 20 2011
လာမယ့် ဒီဇင်ဘာလ ၃၁ ရက်န့မှာ စတင်ဖွင့်လှစ်မယ့် လွတ်လပ်ြခင်းအနုပညာ ရုပ်ရှင်ပွဲေတာ် (THE ART of FREEDOM FILM FESTIVAL) မှာ ြပိုင်ပွဲဝင် ဇာတ်ကားေပါင်း ၁၅၀ ေလာက်အထိ ရှိေနြပီြဖစ်ပါတယ်။ ြမန်မာ့ရုပ်ရှင်ေလာကနဲ့ အနုပညာေလာကသားေတွထဲက နာမည်ြကီး
1er voyage à l'étranger pour Zarganar
Tuesday, December 20 2011
Il a conservé la tête froide à travers les années de prison, la torture et l’isolement. Mais Zarganar, le comédien le plus célèbre de Birmanie, n’était pas préparé à affronter la liberté telle qu’il l’a aperçue à Bangkok, pour son premier voyage à
(Jokes & puns) King Kong
Monday, December 19 2011
King Kong was chasing a passenger plane, sending all of the passengers crying for help. The Prime Minister of China warned him to stop or face his army, but King Kong didn’t listen. Vladimir Putin of Russia made the same warning, but to no avail.
Arts of Freedom Film Festival in preparation
Friday, December 16 2011
The Arts of Freedom Film Festival may be celebrated in Tawin Center Yangon from 1st to 4th January 2012 was in arrangement. Short Film and Documentary Films could be in Competition before Deadline 20th December was defined. After Arts of Freedom Film
Film documentaire "Lady of No Fear",
Saturday, December 10 2011
Le documentaire "Lady of No Fear", signé de la danoise Anne Gyrithe Bonne, a été projetté à Paris à la Maison du Danemark le 1er décembre. L'intérêt de ce film d'à peine une heure est qu'il nous révèle l'histoire personnelle et dialectique
Zarganar plans to travel
Wednesday, December 7 2011
Comedian Zarganar, recently freed from prison, plans to travel to Thailand, Cambodia, the United States and Germany after being issued a passport. Zarganar, real name Ko Thura, said he received his first passport in late November, barely a month and
The Lady : sortie en France le 30 novembre
Friday, December 2 2011
Luc Besson présente son film 2011.11.24 Paris Match - Le Mandela de la Birmanie ? Michelle Yeoh incarne Aung San Suu Kyi Amnesty France soutient "un hommage vibrant à une défenseure des droits humains emblématique et aux dissidents birmans
Win Maw, singer/songwriter, awarding the 2011 Imprisoned Artist Prize
Friday, November 25 2011
Win Maw, also a prominent Burmese singer/songwriter, is currently serving a 17-year sentence in Kyaukphyu prison in westernmost Burma. In awarding the 2011 Imprisoned Artist Prize, the Singapore-based Freedom to Create group praised the 49-year-old’s
Michelle Yeoh incarne Aung San Suu Kyi
Monday, November 21 2011
PORTRAIT - L'ex-James Bond girl s'est battue pendant quatre ans pour incarner à l'écran la vie de la Prix Nobel birmane Aung San Suu Kyi. Vedette des superproductions asiatiques, "James Bond girl", Michelle Yeoh s’est battue pendant quatre
Photograph James MacKay : a lens in a closed country
Saturday, November 19 2011
Can photography help to shine a light on a closed country ? J. MacKay. Photography can play an important role in closed societies, not just by providing a so-called ‘voice’ for the people, but also by it’s incumbent power to inform, educate and
Dance Troupe soon back : perform freely or not ?
Thursday, November 3 2011
Comedians Kyel Thee and Pan Thee, and the dancer Mya Sabai Ngone, members of the Thee Lay Thee Colourful Dance Troupe, will return to Burma on November 27. Comedian Godzilla, comedian Sein Thee, comedian Zee Thee and dancer Chaw Su Myo, other members
Zarganar to host 'Art of Freedom Film Festival'
Wednesday, November 2 2011
Burma’s independence day in January next year will be marked with the launch of the 'Art of Freedom Film Festival', organised by two of the country’s leading pro-democracy luminaries, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and comedian Zarganar. “The
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