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Thursday 2nd November 2006 | Media
Festivals
Lavanya Ramanathan - Washington Post, Washington, DC - Page C13
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| Mandalay Monk, Myanmar by Don Gurewitz |
We promise to stop with the film festivals, we swear. But this one passed our very high bar, both because it's got the National Geographic stamp-o'-approval and because it includes photography.
The U.S. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Film and Photography Festival showcases the images of such places as Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam. (Jungles! Heat! The perfect foil for Washington in November.) The photography show, which begins tomorrow with some two dozen works by Don Gurewitz, Iwan Bagus, HM Yusof and Kingsavanh Pathammavong, is a survey that shows four different interpretations of the cultures of the region.
And the fest, organized by a former American University student, a filmmaker herself, puts out an open call for movies, but most are plucked by hand by organizers who visit Southeast Asia to seek out entries.
Photos, National Geographic Dining Hall, 6-10 p.m. tomorrow, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. Film schedule at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive/washingtondc/f2006/films/asean.html .
Source
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110102908.html
About ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is comprised of ten countries in Southeast Asia, the region straddling continental Asia and Australia and bordering both the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Diversity is a part of life for ASEAN's 575 million citizen who are more likely than not multi-lingual, living in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious community. ASEAN members are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Timor Leste, the only non-ASEAN member in Southeast Asia is a candidate for membership.
About UACP
US-ASEAN Creative Project (UACP) is the arm of GH Foundation to carry out its mission in promoting Southeast Asian culture and heritage. Since 2002, GH Foundation has organized various events in arts, entertainment, literature, and sports to raise awareness of the diverse cultures and traditions of Southeast Asia. Its flagship event, the US-ASEAN Film Festival, has been running annually since 2003. It was the first film festival to celebrate films from the region.
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US-ASEAN Creative Project by GH Foundation
1701 16th Street NW Suite 218
Washington, DC 20009
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+1 (202) 262-3775
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