Fired By Finas
The Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas), the government-backed agency that oversees the country’s film industry, has dismissed its CEO Nasir Ibrahim after less than two years in the job. It follows the return of Kamil Othman who was appointed chairman in February.
Finas notification
The latest move was announced on the organization’s Facebook page, along with the appointment of Rozita Waty Ridzuan as Finas interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.
The notice was vague on the reasons for Ibrahim’s early termination, explaining that it was part of a wider recalibration of creative industry policies. “This initiative will hopefully further help Malaysian filmmakers and industry players to produce quality films that have high value in both local and international markets,” the statement said.
Swimming Further
Zdf Studios has sold “The Swarm” (8 x 45 mins), by multiple Primetime Emmy award-winner Frank Doelger (“Game of Thrones...
The Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (Finas), the government-backed agency that oversees the country’s film industry, has dismissed its CEO Nasir Ibrahim after less than two years in the job. It follows the return of Kamil Othman who was appointed chairman in February.
Finas notification
The latest move was announced on the organization’s Facebook page, along with the appointment of Rozita Waty Ridzuan as Finas interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.
The notice was vague on the reasons for Ibrahim’s early termination, explaining that it was part of a wider recalibration of creative industry policies. “This initiative will hopefully further help Malaysian filmmakers and industry players to produce quality films that have high value in both local and international markets,” the statement said.
Swimming Further
Zdf Studios has sold “The Swarm” (8 x 45 mins), by multiple Primetime Emmy award-winner Frank Doelger (“Game of Thrones...
- 6/1/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Masamoto Ueda likes to read. Thanks to that circumstance, he started not only fishing and farming but also his profession as a ramen chef. Together with his wife Kazuko he runs a Tokyo-based ramen restaurant called “Bizentei” for more than forty years and has established a social hub for the neighborhood. American filmmaker John Daschbach’s second feature follows the trails of the charismatic cook and has recently won the Audience Award at Japannual Film Festival 2022.
“Come Back Anytime” is screening on Japannual Film Festival in Vienna
First things first. The editing and music score are on point. Daschbach’s postproduction skills and experience as a cinematographer truly shape the chilled atmosphere of the documentary. Different from other ramen films, the craftsmanship behind the cooking is not glorified to the highest heights, and refrains from singing the same old song about the mystic old ramen chef that is...
“Come Back Anytime” is screening on Japannual Film Festival in Vienna
First things first. The editing and music score are on point. Daschbach’s postproduction skills and experience as a cinematographer truly shape the chilled atmosphere of the documentary. Different from other ramen films, the craftsmanship behind the cooking is not glorified to the highest heights, and refrains from singing the same old song about the mystic old ramen chef that is...
- 10/21/2022
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
Title: Brief Reunion Director: John Daschbach Starring: Joel de la Fuente, Alexie Gilmore, Scott Shepherd, Kristy Hasen, Francie Swift A solid, smartly wound little psychological drama that digs into the knotty qualities of mid-life adult relationships, when old acquaintances best left forgotten can drift into a life and bring unexpected turmoil, writer-director John Daschbach’s “Brief Reunion” is a spare but engaging examination of personal character, and the vacillating nature of right and wrong. The ordered, bucolic, rural New England existence of Internet entrepreneur Aaron (Joel de la Fuente) and his wife, Leah (Alexie Gilmore), starts to unravel when an old college classmate, Teddy (Scott Shepherd), shows up. Prior to his arrival, [ Read More ]
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- 1/18/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
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