Da Huang Pictures

*Cut out the middle man!*

The leading lights of the indie filmmaking scene at Da Huang Pictures will now flog their films direct to you through their new web store!

Officially launching on 1st May 2008, the web store will sell the DVDs of films by Da Huang's stable of talents such as Amir Muhammad, James Lee, Liew Seng Tat and Tan Chui Mui.

Go to: www.dahuangpictures.com/shop

Malaysian residents will enjoy a special price (just make sure you select the Malaysian Ringgit currency for your online purchase).

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September 25 to October 11
Deadline: May 31, 2008

Entering its 4th year, Asian Film Academy welcomes the talented young filmmakers in Asia !

Asian Film Academy (AFA) is an educational program where young Asian filmmakers can practice filmmaking and learn philosophy of cinema through the production of short films, workshops, master-classes, lectures and mentoring under the direction of the prominent Asian directors and talented faculty staffs from Korea .

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Germany ~08/02/07– 18/02/07
BERLINALE - FORUM
www.berlinale.de

Hong Kong ~ 20/03/07 - 11/04/07
31st Hong Kong International Film Festival
www.hkiff.org.hk

Argentina ~ 03/04/07 -15/04/07
9th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
www.bafici.gov.ar

Singapore ~ 18/04/07– 30/04/07
Singapore Intl Film Festival

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Watch out, here comes Liew Seng Tat!

We almost did not clinch this email interview. We almost missed this opportunity to get to know one of Malaysia's upcoming filmmakers We almost blamed ourselves for not giving you an insight into director Liew Seng Tat's wondrous mind. Liew, whose first feature Flower in the Pocket is being showcased at the 21st Singapore International Film Festival, is someone you'd want to talk with in person. Having established Da Huang Pictures with other Malaysian New Wave directors Amir Muhammad (Village People Road Show), James Lee (Histeria) and Tan Chui Mui (love Conquers All), Liew is definitely an ASian director worth looking out for.

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Music video of Ronnie Khoo's "Scoffsyrup" (original full version) which was remix and featured in the movie "Before We Fall in Love Again" (2006) for the monologue scene. In this MV Ronnie plays the protagonist.

The music video will be also available as bonus material with the DVD version of "Before We Fall In Love Again". Releasing soon.

Get Before we fall in love again's DVD here!

Korea ~04/10/07-12/10/07
12th Pusan International Film Festival
www.piff.org

Canada ~27/09/07-12/10/07
26th Vancouver International Film Festival
www.viff.org

Thailand ~25/10/07-04/11/07
5th World Film Festival of Bangkok
www.worldfilmbkk.com

Indonesia ~07/12/07-16/12/07
9th Jakarta International Film Festival
www.jiffest.org

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A CINEMA DIVIDED: MALAYSIAN FILM IN 2007 by Paolo Bertolin

In 2007, almost everybody in the Malaysian film industry had something to rejoice about. But a big divide still exists in the country's movie world. On one side, there's the mainstream industry, which shoots films targeted at the domestic market exclusively in Malay language. On the other side, there's the indie scene, made up of filmmakers mostly shooting films on digital & in Chinese, whose works have acquired some prestige at international film festivals recently. This clear-cut separation mirrors the tense undercurrents that lie beneath Malaysian society as a whole.

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