Asian Film Archive
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The Asian Film Archive is a non-governmental organisation founded in 2005 to preserve the film
heritage of Asian Cinema, to encourage scholarly research on film, and to promote a wider critical appreciation of this art form. The archive has collected more than 1,500 titles, with a focus on classic Asian films and contemporary independent works from Southeast Asia. The Archive's outreach programmes encourage film literacy and find new audiences for films in its collection.
Notable films in the collection include the Cathay-Keris Malay Classics Collection: Hang Jebat by Hussain Haniff (1961), Mat Bond by Mat Sentul and M. Amin (1967) and Sumpah Pontianak by B.N. Rao (1958); Evolution of a Filipino Family
by Lav Diaz
(2004); Blink of an Eye by Mike de Leon
(1981); Manila in the Claws of Neon by Lino Brocka
((1975); The Arsonist
by U-Wei Haji Saari
(1995); The Big Durian by Amir Muhammad
(2003); Da Huang Pictures
Collection and the Woo Ming Jin Collection that document the works of the Malaysian New Wave filmmakers.
The Asian Film Archive is an affiliate of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA). Amongst its international advisors are Ray Edmondson, David Bordwell
and Apichatpong Weerasethakul
.
Renowned scholar, Patricia Zimmermann described the work of the Asian Film Archive in Afterimage: The Journal of Media Art & Cultural Criticism and on the Open Spaces blog.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
heritage of Asian Cinema, to encourage scholarly research on film, and to promote a wider critical appreciation of this art form. The archive has collected more than 1,500 titles, with a focus on classic Asian films and contemporary independent works from Southeast Asia. The Archive's outreach programmes encourage film literacy and find new audiences for films in its collection.
Notable films in the collection include the Cathay-Keris Malay Classics Collection: Hang Jebat by Hussain Haniff (1961), Mat Bond by Mat Sentul and M. Amin (1967) and Sumpah Pontianak by B.N. Rao (1958); Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family is a Filipino film by Lav Diaz. The film is 593 minutes long and ranks among the longest films of all time.-External links:* Ten Best Films of the Decade, Cinema Scope Magazine...
by Lav Diaz
Lav Diaz
Lav Diaz or Lavrente Indico Diaz is a Filipino independent filmmaker, born in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines, on December 30, 1958....
(2004); Blink of an Eye by Mike de Leon
Mike de Leon
Miguel Pamintuan de Leon is a noted Filipino film director, cinematographer, scripwriter and film producer. His is also known as Mike de Leon. He was born in Manila on May 24, 1947 to Manuel de Leon and Imelda Pamintuan...
(1981); Manila in the Claws of Neon by Lino Brocka
Lino Brocka
Catalino Ortiz Brocka is known as one of the greatest film directors of the Philippines. Brocka was openly homosexual and many of his films incorporated LGBT themes into their often dramatic storylines....
((1975); The Arsonist
The Arsonist
The Arsonist is a 1995 Malaysian drama film directed by U-Wei Haji Saari. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ngasrizal Ngasri - Raden Mas Kesuma* Anwar Idris* Jamaluddin Kadir - Tuan Kassim...
by U-Wei Haji Saari
U-Wei Haji Saari
-Career:A partial list of films include Kaki Bakar, Jogho, Buai Laju-Laju, Perempuan, and Isteri dan… .He gained international attention with his 2011 film based upon Joseph Conrad's novel, Hanyut/Almayer's Folly , shot on location in Kuala Lipis and Pekan, Malaysia.-References:An an article in the...
(1995); The Big Durian by Amir Muhammad
Amir Muhammad (director)
Amir Muhammad is a writer and independent filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was born on December 5, 1972 in Kuala Lumpur and was educated at the University of East Anglia. He has been writing for Malaysian print media since the age of 14, notably the New Straits Times.In 2000, he wrote...
(2003); Da Huang Pictures
Da Huang Pictures
Da Huang Pictures is a Malaysian film production company. It was established in 2004 and its members are Tan Chui Mui, James Lee, Liew Seng Tat and Amir Muhammad...
Collection and the Woo Ming Jin Collection that document the works of the Malaysian New Wave filmmakers.
The Asian Film Archive is an affiliate of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA). Amongst its international advisors are Ray Edmondson, David Bordwell
David Bordwell
David Bordwell is an American film theorist and film historian. Since receiving his PhD from the University of Iowa in 1974, he has written more than fifteen volumes on the subject of cinema including Narration in the Fiction Film , Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema , Making Meaning , and On the...
and Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004...
.
Renowned scholar, Patricia Zimmermann described the work of the Asian Film Archive in Afterimage: The Journal of Media Art & Cultural Criticism and on the Open Spaces blog.