[Panel Discussion] SEA of Sadness | What They Don't Talk about When They Talk about SEA Cinema | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-15T10:21:54+08:00PeatixAsian Film Archive[Panel Discussion] SEA of Sadness | What They Don't Talk about When They Talk about SEA Cinematag:peatix.com,2019:event-9798962019-08-03T13:30:00SGT2019-08-03T13:30:00SGTSEA of Sadness: What They Don't Talk about When They Talk about SEA Cinema3 Aug, Sat 1.30pm - 3pm Oldham TheatreFree admission with registration"Southeast Asian cinema is a very diverse phenomenon. Even the ghosts from the different countries cannot claim much unity. All the more reason for us to talk and understand better why there is little in common." - Gertjan Zuilhof, curator of SEA of SadnessIn a special dialogue session with guest curator Gertjan Zuilhof and established regional directors John Torres, Khavn, Mouly Surya and Shireen Seno, join us to learn more about their personal practices in relation to the development of Southeast Asian cinema as a whole over the last two decades. What unite and define these distinctive voices aside from geographical proximity? What affinities and sentiments do they share in shaping a contemporary cinema in the region? SpeakersIsmail Basbeth (Director of Another Trip to the Moon)John Torres (Director of Years when I was a Child Outside)Khavn (Director of Bamboo Dogs and Kommander Kulas) Shireen Sino (Director of Nervous Translation)ModeratorGertjan Zuilhof studied History of Art at Leiden University, where he became addicted to movies and began his career as a programmer at a small arthouse cinema. He became a film critic after graduation for a small but intellectually prestigious magazine, before becoming a programmer for the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) for over 25 years.About the speakersIsmail Basbeth is a self-taught filmmaker, alumni of Berlinale Talent Campus in Germany and Asian Film Academy in South Korea where he won the BFC & SHOCS Scholarship Fund. Since 2008, he had produced and produced and directed various short and feature films which have been highlighted in prestigious national and international film festivals. He is a producer and co-founder of Matta Cinema, a production house which focuses on producing audience and artistic films by working with unique and creative directors for global audiences. He is also a producer and co-founder of Bosan Berisik Lab, a non-profit inter-disciplinary laboratory that empowers young filmmakers, artists and writers to create creative and experimental works. Ruang Basbeth is his personal space for exploration in visual/art, music, book, performance, history, technology in the context of social and cultural activities as an artist.John Torres is an independent filmmaker, producer, musician and writer widely acclaimed for his highly personal and poetic style. He has made more than a dozen short films and five features, including Todo Todo Teros (2006), Years When I Was a Child Outside (2008), Lukas the Strange (2013) and People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose (2016). Weaving together archival clips, found footage, and visually powerful imagery, his films unfold narrative structures, often with strong autobiographical references, that defy conventional tropes and genres. Torres has received solo retrospectives at The Reading Room, Bangkok, Thailand (2015); Vienna International Film Festival (2013), and the 12th Seoul International New Media Festival, South Korea (2012). He conducts filmmaking workshops and co-organizes artist talks and screenings in Los Otros, a Manila-based space, film lab, and platform committed to the intersections of film and art, with a focus on process over product. Khavn is the director of more than 150 films — 52 features and 115 short films. He is also the composer of 23 albums and author of 7 books. His poetry and fiction have won in the Palanca Awards, the Philippines’ foremost literary award. He has served in the jury of various film festivals such as the Berlinale, Clermont-Ferrand, CPH:DOX, Jeonju, Bucheon, Jihlava, New Horizons, & Dok Leipzig. Khavn has exhibited at the MoMA, MAXXI, Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, National Museum of Singapore, & Venice Architecture Biennale. He has lectured at the Berlinale Talent Campus, Bela Tarr's Film Factory, Goethe Institut, & the Danish Film Institute. Khavn has curated programs for the Viennale, the Edinburgh International Film Festival, & the Sharjah Biennial. Selected retrospectives of his films were presented in Rotterdam, Pesaro, Dokufest Kosovo, Sao Paulo, Taiwan, Film Mutations Zagreb, & Oberhausen among others.Shireen Seno is a Filipino visual artist and filmmaker whose work addresses memory, history and image-making, often in relation to the idea of home. She studied architecture and cinema at the University of Toronto and taught in Japan before relocating to Manila, where she began working as a stills photographer for filmmakers Lav Diaz and John Torres. Her first two feature films, Big Boy and Nervous Translation premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where the latter won the NETPAC award for best Asian film. Together with John Torres, Seno founded the Manila-based Los Otros collective, a studio, film laboratory, library and platform for live events.--GRAB A CUPPA WITH MUSKETEERS COFFEE ON WEEKENDSMusketeers Coffee is co-founded by 2 individuals who are passionate about Speciality Coffee. With a vast amount of experience as well as a drive to bring good coffee to people, Musketeers wants to deliver the best cuppa right at your doorstep. Come find us before screenings at Oldham Theatre on weekends to know more about us! Ticketholders are entitled to 10% discount for coffee/chocolate drinks. Please present ticket for screening of the day to redeem the discount. Kindly consume drinks before entering the theatre as no food and drink is allowed. --About SEA of Sadness2- 28 Aug | Oldham TheatreWith more than 20 years’ experience working on Southeast Asian cinema as a senior programmer at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Gertjan Zuilhof has developed close relationships with many of the region’s filmmakers and affinities with their works. The SEA of Sadness programme is a culmination of his curatorial experience. Previously presented at the 2018 edition of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival, the programme is now being presented for the first time in Southeast Asia at the Asian Film Archive.The films selected for the programme include classic masterpieces as well as contemporary work from promising young directors; both feature-length films and shorts; and works of all genres, ranging from “pure” documentary to fiction films and experimental videos. These films represent the high quality of original work produced in Southeast Asia over the last two decades.The sadness indicated in the title of the programme does not mean only that the films are concerned with sadness as an emotion, but also that they are sensitive, personal, and made with genuine feeling, delving deep into the memories and hopes of the people in the countries they were made in. Updatestag:peatix.com,2019-07-29 04:29:502019-07-29 04:29:50The event description was updated. 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