FilmLAB Shorts 2015

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Through FilmLAB, CinemAsia offers up-and-coming directorial talents the chance to create short Asian diaspora films under the guidance of film professionals. The opening of the sixth edition of CinemAsia FilmLAB will take place at the LAB111 film theatre in Amsterdam. This year’s theme is ‘RITUALS’. In the fourth quarter of 2014, three ambitious projects for this year’s FilmLAB were selected. … Read More

Untuk Selalu

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Documentary Short | Antropology | 16 min. Untuk Selalu is a short documentary chronicling the ritualistic differences between the four groups of immigrants of Indonesian descent;the Moluccans, the Dutch-Indos, the Javanese Surinamese and the ethnic Indonesians. All this and more, as seen through the eyes of youngsters of the same generation.This project is a joint initiative with Ambar Surastri, Andre … Read More

Phantom Napalm

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Fiction Short | Mystery | 9 Min. Phantom Napalm is a short fictionalized documentary about the rituals surrounding the setting off of fireworks during New Year’s Eve, which proved to be a very important event for the ten-year-old Patrick. Director: Patrick Louwerse Screenings: CinemAsia Film Festival 2015 CinemAsia On Tour 2015 – Worm CinemAsia On Tour 2015 – NatLAB Amsterdam … Read More

Forbidden Love

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Fiction Short | Drama | 12 Min. Forbidden Love is a short film about the forbidden love between the Indonesian Sofyan and the Hindu Ratna, in the run up to the Diwali festival. Roshnie Markus-Oedit (1981) studied Film and Television Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, and owns a film production company. Director: Roshni Oedit Screenings: CinemAsia Film Festival 2015 … Read More