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Day Three of the All Asian Independent Film Festival
Well, there we are! The end of another thrilling weekend of groundbreaking cinema. As the doors to the Power Plant Cinema close and the sun sets over Manila, let’s take a look at the third and final day of this year’s All Asian Independent Film Festival. The start of the…
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Day Two of the All Asian Independent Film Festival
The second day of the festival is successfully behind us and we hope it was full of wonderful cinematic experiences for everyone who attended! We started the day with screenings of two of the films from the Filipino Film Student Corner. Both Eyesight and To Be With Ma are very…
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Day One of the All Asian Independent Film Festival
A warm welcome to the first day of the All Asian Independent Film Festival to all the cinephiles, film enthusiasts and lovers of independent cinema. In the heart of Manila, a vibrant tapestry of cultures and stories is unfolding as the All Asian Independent Film Festival kicks off its cinematic celebration.…
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WHY ARE PERIOD DRAMAS SO POPULAR IN THE 21ST CENTURY?
WHY ARE PERIOD DRAMAS SO POPULAR IN THE 21ST CENTURY? Although the term “period drama” is often believed to describe all of those movies set in the 18th or 19th century, it actually refers to any film production that takes place in a historical period with drama in it. That…
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A Vibrant Range of Cinema — Taking a Glance at the Philippine’s Independent Film Industry
If we take a little glimpse at the film culture of the Philippines and especially its cinema, we can face a huge heritage already developed since the early 20th century. The Philippines which is now considered as one of the oldest film industries in Asia, discovered the film genre itself…
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A brief introduction to Cambodian Cinema
There are many reasons why Cambodian cinema may not be so recognized. The industry is underfinanced, there’s a lack of film professionals and producers are not willing to take a risk because of the Ministry of Culture’s censorship policies – a remnant of The Khmer Rouge Regime. As a result,…
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Outsourced: A Film about an Expat, Reviewed by an Expat
India; it is a dynamic, tightly-packed nation that supports a culturally diverse population. Among the almost 1.5 billion people that make up its diverse cities and towns, thousands of expats inhabit these spaces. The 2006 film Outsourced documents American call center manager Todd (Josh Hamilton) as he becomes a hesitant expat…
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The Chamber Play — Space of Hyper Intensity of Feelings
We live in a world where space and time create the foundation of our lives. When the place we are in and the time we act in tend to change, so will our reality and with it our actions and the story we tell. What would happen if place, time…
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Hidden Philosophy Behind Spirited Away
HIDDEN PHILOSOPHY BEHIND SPIRITED AWAY Among the many movies produced by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away is his one movie that has won lots of different awards, the beloved one of most of the Studio Ghibli fans. Chihiro is only ten years old when her parents suddenly become pigs in a…
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Caught from Above — The Balcony Movie by Paweł Łoziński as a Portrait of Society
“I’m making a film about the passers-by, a sort of metaphor for life.” When I walk through the streets at night passing the angular rectangles which light up brightly, the question of what might be hidden behind these rectangles runs through my mind from time to time. What stories —and…
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