Shoot that Idea

Malaysian students are now making short films in French and German.
For the past few weeks, Shoot that Idea, a film-making workshop for beginners was held at IPBA (International Languages Teacher Training Institute) with students who learn French and German languages.

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Gertjan Zuilhof, a programmer from International Film Festival Rotterdam, will talk to the German language students in IPBG about the present generation of German filmmakers.

Gegen Die Wand / Fatih Akin

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Nosferatu / F. W. Murnau / 1922

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It is strange to be in KL and surrounded by a group of Malaysian who speaks French and very little English. All the students are trained to be French teacher. They are going to France for 3 years language studies in this coming September. The students read a lot of french literature, but they are unfamiliar with French cinema.

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Our beloved handsome documentary filmmaker, Zan Azlee talked to the IPBA student about "Solo Journalism". He started the class with " Comment allez vous?" That was the only phrase he know, from the french class he took when he was 12.

Zan had been making a few documentary all by himself. Last year, Zan went to the Middle East and make a documentary called " I'm Muslim Too!". He is also an international correspondence for Al-jazeerah.

The idea of solo journalism is new in Malaysia, but much more practiced in the international broadcast world, including CNN. A solo journalist is the producer, reporter, cameraman and editor all by himself. This means things are done faster, cheaper, and often more personal.

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