Fikri Jermadi checks in with a 2020 Locarno Film Festival discussion with filmmakers from Southeast Asia.
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Cubs of Life – Malaysian Short Films at Locarno 2020
Provided with a rare opportunity, Fikri Jermadi checks out Malaysian short films at the Locarno Film Festival 2020.
Cutting the Clutter – The Pioneers of Malaysian Cinema
Muzzamer Rahman looks back at the key personalities of the nation’s film journey.
Keeping Down Under Up – COVID-19 and the Australian Screen Industry
Originally published on Lens, Whitney Monaghan considers the global pandemic impact on creative industries in Australia.
Getting the Tough Going – How the Movie Industry is Fighting Lockdown
Originally published on The Conversation, Sarah Atkinson and Helen W. Kennedy outlines the importance of virtual technology in post-COVID-19 filmmaking.
Dashing Hopes – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 3)
Concluding his discourse on Imran Sheik’s film, Hassan Muthalib thinks aloud on the road ahead for Malaysian filmmakers.
Checkmate – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 2)
Continuing his discourse on ‘Daulat’, Hassan Muthalib discusses how Machiavellian ideals are played out in Imran Sheik’s film.
David and Goliath – Daulat and the Malaysian Political Film (part 1)
In the first of three parts, Hassan Muthalib contextualises Imran Sheik’s film in the Malaysian political film genre.
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