When Khun Lwici, the secretary of a literary and cultural committee set up by Myanmar’s Kayan ethnic group, came across a movie called Aung Padin Inn Padaung, he was incensed. In the movie, a woman ...

Icarus Films has picked up North American rights to the Oscar-qualifying documentary Myanmar Diaries, helmed by the anonymous Myanmar Film Collective. The film, which won the Berlinale Documentary ...

The documentary, shot by an anonymous collective of directors inside Myanmar, depicts the crackdown on civilians since the military coup last year. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The prize, ...

As the title suggests, “They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain” questions the present state of the harsh, poor but once-prosperous country formerly known as Burma. A post-junta government recently ...

Germany's leading indie film fest will pay tribute to filmmakers Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu, who went into hiding following the military coup in Myanmar. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The ...

PHNOM PENH: The vibrant spirit of Myanmar’s cinemas in 1920 still echoes in Yangon today. In June, as rains flooded Yangon streets, theatres premiered Mingala Pwe (The Wedding) and Just a Bazaar ...

Film producer Ma Aeint has been sentenced to three years of jail, with hard labor, by a court in Yangon, Myanmar. Ma Aeint is the producer of the film “Money Has Four Legs,” which was directed by ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen was arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism, state media reported Saturday. Didier Nusbaumer, 52, was arrested on Aug. 8 ...

Thamada Cinema, one of the oldest cinemas located in Yangon, was built in 1964. -- Photo credit: Popular Journal, Yangon Modern genre movies continue to captivate the younger Myanmar generation. -- ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- The vibrant spirit of Myanmar’s cinemas in 1920 still echoes in Yangon today. Two Nights and Three Days and The Boat are set for release in August. These comedies and ...