July 2021 marks another summer that showcases once again the exciting potential of film to reach audiences in new ways, be it through online […]

We apologise for the technical issue on our website earlier this morning. To provide everyone with a smoother ticketing experience, we have stopped ticket […]

The Asian Film Archive is expanding the team. If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment and keen to bring together Asian films and […]

The poet of cinema, Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami boasts a long list of films that enchants as much as it confounds. For a […]

Contributed by Krissa Chan from Anglo-Chinese Junior College who was on a two-week work attachment to the Asian Film Archive. My time spent as […]

From a feature following a Fukushima nuclear disaster survivor to whole festivals covering non-fiction film in Taiwan and Indonesia, the medium of documentary filmmaking […]

In 2017, the 35mm reels of three films—Bambaru Avith (aka The Wasps Are Here); Old Soldier; Ponmani—the seminal works of Sri Lankan director Dharmasena Pathiraja came into the care of the Asian Film Archive (AFA). Archivist Tee Pao writes about the long and challenging restoration process for Bambaru Avith.

By Vithya Subramaniam ‘Don’t fall asleep ah’ my mother teased as I left to attend the 4-hour long screening of Reason (2018). Frankly, I […]

Inside and Outside the Frames of Money Has Four Legs by Myint Myat Thu Myanmar filmmakers, make sure your lighter is fine and well-fuelled […]

by Sonali Joshi Both cinema and architecture are spatial practices – they open up the viewer to the possibilities that lie within both art […]