by khmerbird on January 29, 2010
Source: eTravel Blackboard
Cambodia is gearing up to host the ASEAN Tourism Forum in 2011, officials saying this week the country was ready to welcome ATF delegates for a second time.
Speaking to reporters at ATF 2010 in Brunei this week, ASEAN Cambodia tourism director Thok Sokhom said the event would be held 15-21 January 2011.
The venue t be used will be the US$4 million Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh.
The hosting of the event will further boost arrivals to the country which received over 2 million international arrivals last year according to Director Thok.
Of those arrivals, 58 percent were by air and 35-42 percent of arrivals were from the Asia-Pacific.
The director said the tourism board has been working hard to attract more international inbound tourists by increasing accessibility through open-sky policies, visa on arrival, e-visas and visa exemptions for ASEAM member countries.
Indonesia confirmed earlier this week that it would host ATF 2012.
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by khmerbird on January 19, 2009
my first choice when i look for a movie to see, it’s Asian movie. i like movies from Hong Kong, China, Korean or any other Asian countries. The Japanese movies surprise me often with their dared-topic.
for example i cannot forget BE WITH ME, a great film by Eric Khoo, from Singapore. i want to learn how Asian people make movie. i do quite enjoy the Hollywood movies but i am not much curious how they make movie in Hollywood.
i am curious about how to make a movie with passion and very low budget, without any high tech equipment.
i am curious how to make a movie that people cannot forget it. making a movie to me is trying to give meaning to all meaningless things in life. we do a movie because we want people to know that we could live in another better way. we most deal with the conflicts between modern lifestyles and traditional values.
that’s how Asian cinema shows me in certain way to live my life. that’s what i am proud about Asian cinema. they show the real life, real experiences and to provide a dream.
East Asian Cinema, is a book by David Carter that presently teaches at Yonsei University in Seoul. he has taught Film Studies for more than 15 years. The book will tell why and how Asian people make movie.
East Asian Cinema covers the films and filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and North and South Korea, this is an ideal reference work on all the major directors, including Akira Kurosawa, Won Kar Wai, Takeshi Kitano, Zhang Yimou, Shohei Imamura, Tsui Hark, and Takeshi Miike. it’s recommended for anyone interested in Asian films but also, more generally, for any film culture enthusiast.
There is a full review by Thomas Podvin at HKCinemagic.com,
you can read full review at HKCinemagic.com
The book is now available at Amazon.com
