International Film Heritage Festival
Opening Film:
Mya Ga Naing (Emerald Jungle)
The idyllic tranquility of country life can be deceptive. For Myint Myint and Chit Shwe the jungle hides as many dangers and challenges as urban life in Rangoon, but after many trials and misadventures the young lovers are happily reunited.
The premiere of this newly restored classic will be accompanied live by Hein Tint and his Hsiang Waing ensemble, joined by Berlin musicians Meike Goosmann (saxophone) and Stefan Weeke (bass, slide guitar and piano). Special thanks for this event goes to the Goethe Institut, Yangon.
Admission to the opening ceremony is free, but please be advised that seating is limited. Read more…
The screening will be introduced by M Nicolas Seydoux (Gaumont) Read more…
120 years of Cinema : Gaumont, born with cinema
This free exhibition proposes a journey through Gaumont’s history of cinema with loans from the Gaumont Museum, film clips, and posters. Part of a greater exhibition held in Paris and curated by Dominique Païni, the Yangon visiting exhibit will be launched by M Nicolas Seydoux.
Discover the wealth of French and world heritage film, experience the artistic energy embodied by Gaumont for 120 years!
November 5th – November 13rd
Free Admission
Screening will be introduced by director Pascale Ferran. Read more…
The screening will be introduced by star actress Catherine Deneuve and director Pascale Ferran. Read more…
The screenings will be introduced by M Nicolas Seydoux of Gaumont. Read more…
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Davy Chou. Read more…
This special event will feature live accompaniment by a traditional ensemble from Myanmar under the direction of U Kyi Soe Tun. Read more…
The screening will be introduced by director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Read more…
A cinematheque (or archive) is much more than a resting place for the preservation of film, it is a space for circulation, for encounters and debates about films and, more broadly, for contemplating and learning about cinema. In that sense, it is very much a living and forward-thinking institution. What is the role of filmmakers here? For many of them, cinephilia describes not only their engagement with the moving image, but also their ability to participate in meaningful and stimulating encounters with other films. Can inspiration be found at the cinematheque of today? Does it continue to provide a venue where aesthetic and technical questions can be productively worked out?
The event will be introduced by film restoration expert Davide Pozzi (laboratory L’Immagine Ritrovata). Read more…
The event will be introduced by director Michel Hazavinicius. Read more…
Speaker: Theo Stojanov (Concordia University, Canada)
The screening will be accompanied by a conference with Jérémy Segay, representative of UniFrance, an organisation in charge of promoting French cinema worldwide. Read more…
The film will be introduced by director Davy Chou Read more…
The film will be introduced by director Pascale Ferran. Read more…
The film will be introduced by director Midi Z. Read more…
The film will be introduced by Thong Kay Wee, Outreach Officier at the Asian Film Archive & Creative Producer of State of Motion (Singapore). Read more…
The film will be introduced by director Régis Wargnier. Read more…
The screening will be introduced by Thu Thu Shein and Vít Janeček, responsible for the restoration of this classic film. Read more…
The film will be introduced by Olivier Père. Read more…
The screening will be introduced by Paul Grant. Read more…
The restoration of the film will be discussed by Alex Sihar, executive producer at SA Films. Read more…
Admission is free to all screenings, conference presentations and special events. Seating is subject to availability.
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