by AFA Archivist, Chew Tee Pao The Asian Film Archive (AFA) has been preserving the prints of Rajendra Gour’s short films since 2006. This […]

Selected films from the Singapore Video Competition 1985, 1986 and 1988 by Chew Tee Pao, Archivist In 2013, the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) […]

The common refrain that an organisation is defined by its people rings true for the Asian Film Archive. Every staff member, past and present, […]

At the Asian Film Archive (AFA), volunteers are integral to our success. As a small non-profit organisation, volunteers provide much-needed supplemental manpower and expertise […]

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.

This piece was written by Matthew Yang, Archive Officer at the Asian Film Archive, for World Digital Preservation Day Managing digital data has become […]

The following is an audio interview and discussion that took place online between AFA staff, Lim Si Qi (Theatre Manager), Diane Toh (Theatre Assistant) […]

by AFA Archivist, Chew Tee Pao It was 4 March 2019 when staff from the Asian Film Archive (AFA) met with James Sebastian, the […]

Contributed by Carissa Yow from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) who was on a two-week work attachment to the Asian Film Archive. On the first day […]

by Matthew Yang As we celebrate World Digital Preservation Day (7 November) with colleagues around the world, we at the Asian Film Archive (AFA) […]