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JOOX Prepares World Music Day Online Festival to Shake off COVID-19 Blues

20 Jun 2020
177
The Irrawaddy

JOOX, the popular music streaming app in Myanmar, will host its second annual “JOOX World Music Day 2020” under the theme The Sound of Happiness on June 21. It will be broadcast exclusi... Read more...

Local Designers' Cloth Masks Spark New Fashion Trend in Myanmar

06 Jun 2020
415
The Irrawaddy

In recent weeks, stylish customized cloth masks produced by Myanmar fashion brands from local fabric bearing the wearer’s name have become a new fashion trend among celebrities and young peop... Read more...

Online Film Festival Spotlights Mental Health Effects of Isolation Amid COVID-19 in Myanmar

26 May 2020
458
The Irrawaddy

The ongoing Snack Film Festival, an online event organized by LOKA Media, 3-ACT and Counseling Corner, was launched on May 18 with an invitation to all aspiring filmmakers to participate in its com... Read more...

Hip-hop singer J-Me and family members send to quarantine center

20 Apr 2020
640
Daily Eleven

Hip-hop singer J-Me and his two family members are sent to quarantine center as the singer had close contact with Rock singer Myo Gyi, who is a COVID-19 patient, sources said. The authorities c... Read more...

French team makes documentary about ‘Life
of Ayarwaddy River’ in Mandalay

25 Jan 2020
1022
The Global New Light of Myanmar

CREW of Step by Step Production TV channel from France shot youths undergoing training at the ‘Bamathway Myanmar traditional lethwei club’ in Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay Region as well... Read more...

Singapore Festival 2020 is Back With a Palace Garden Party

17 Jan 2020
1024
The Irrawaddy

Singapore Festival 2020, the fourth celebration of Singapore in Myanmar, will bring a glamorous garden party to the grounds of the Chin Tsong Palace on Feb. 1-2. The two-day festival will featur... Read more...

Japanese Film Festival Expands to Myanmar’s Capital for 8th Edition

09 Jan 2020
1297
The Irrawaddy

Since 2013, the Japanese Film Festival Myanmar has been held annually with the aim of enhancing cultural ties between the countries. The festival has been expanded to Naypyitaw and is screening in ... Read more...

4th Myanmar Festival of Artists with Disabilities held

30 Dec 2019
1035
Mizzima

The 4th Myanmar Festival of Artists with Disabilities was held in Yangon late Saturday, with more efforts being called for to help persons with disabilities in the country, Xinhua reported. Mya... Read more...

Film analysis programme for “The Tin Drum” to be held at FDC

19 Dec 2019
1029
The Global New Light of Myanmar

A film analysis programme for the Plame D’or and Best Foreign Language Film awards winning film “The Tin Drum” by director Volker Schlondorff will be held at the movie theater, No.50, Gold... Read more...

Japan’s NHK films in Inle area about kindness of locals to pets

13 Dec 2019
1102
The Global New Light of Myanmar

JAPAN’S national broadcasting organization NHK filmed the nature of cats at the home of U Thar Phaw in Nantpam village of Inle Lake area in Nyaungshwe Township of southern Shan State yesterd... Read more...

Myanmar film nets trophies
at Asian Academy Creative
Awards 2019

07 Dec 2019
980
The Global New Light of Myanmar

THE ASIAN Academy Creative Awards (AAA) 2019 was held at Singapore Victoria Theatre, Singapore, on 5 December evening. During the Grand Award ceremony, the Best Children’s Programme Award w... Read more...

French star spurs on aspiring women actresses at Yangon film festival

19 Nov 2019
981
Frontier Myanmar

YANGON — Award-winning French actress Isabelle Huppert urged Myanmar women wanting to make it in the world of cinema to go for it, as she added star power to Yangon's MEMORY! film festival. ... Read more...

‘Mudra’s Calling’ features in prestigious China film festival

16 Nov 2019
1254
The Global New Light of Myanmar

DIRECTOR Christina Kyi’s Mudra’s Calling has been selected by the China Film Association to be screened at the 28th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival from 19 to 23 November in ... Read more...

Tokyo International Film Festival Reveals Diverse Lineup of Award Winners, Including Iranian Director Reza Jamali's

13 Nov 2019
981
InfoQuest Media Relations

During the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) Award Ceremony on November 5, Director Reza Jamali won the Spirit of Asia Award by the Japan Foundation Asia Center for his film "Old M... Read more...

Yangon to Celebrate Sister City Event with Light Festival

12 Nov 2019
956
Myanmar Business Today

Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city and former capital, will celebrate a Yangon-Fukuoka sister city event with a light festival. The light festival will feature decorative lighting and Fukuoka&... Read more...