Dec 5, 2017 | Children, Exhibitions, Festivals, Film, Markets, Music, Theatre, Workshops
Penang has a brand new arts festival, and it is all about celebrating local culture and creativity. Supported by MBPP and Think City, and curated and managed by local arts groups Roots Fest, Localhouz and Literaseni, the intent is for Seniloka Art Festival...
Aug 17, 2017 | Film, Music
Nosferatu is a highly influential early black and white silent horror film of the vampire genre, originally released in 1922. In it, the mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. After Orlok reveals his...
Jul 30, 2017 | Festivals, Film
The George Town Festival is set to screen classic Asean films weekly during the month of August. As the name suggests, all the films are rooted in South-East Asia and display the relatively unheard of yet very versatile directing talent in Asean film. Ma Rosa,...
May 21, 2017 | Festivals, Film
Alliance Francaise, the French cultural organisation, once again brings the best of recent French cinema to Penang, as part of a larger French Festival, which includes an exhibition, a piano recital, and the annual “Fête de la Musique”. Seventeen...
Apr 3, 2017 | Festivals, Film
The “Golden Age of Mexican Cinema” was back in the 1930s-1960s. At the turn of this century, Mexican films made global news again, with the brilliant Y Tu Mamá También and Amores Perros. You may not know it, but Mexican directors won the...
Nov 1, 2016 | Festivals, Film
For seventeen years now, every year the European Union Film Festival has been bringing a selection of films to Malaysia. A rare chance to see something other than the usual big budget crowd-pleasing block busters on the big screen, this year’s festival will run in...