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MUMBAI:
The outstanding works of filmmakers across more than 70 nations
in the Asia Pacific region are celebrated in two new documentaries
produced in association with CNN International that are to air on
the international news network in November. The two hour-long programs
include interviews with some of the most respected names in contemporary
film.
While the first documentary ‘Scene By Scene– Films Of
Asia Pacific’ looks at the people behind the films, the second,
‘Scene BY Scene– Best Films Of Asia Pacific’ includes
the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony on Australia’s
Gold Coast.
The
documentaries feature luminaries from the region including Hong
Kong’s John Woo on the set of his new film The Battle of Red
Cliff, Egyptian screen idol Omar Sharif, Chinese director Chen Kaige,
Indonesia’s foremost director Garin Nugroho, Indian superstar
and APSA International Jury President Shabana Azmi, co-founder of
Japan’s legendary anime house Studio Ghibli Mamuro Oshii and
director of the Korean blockbuster ‘The Host’, Bong Joon-Ho.
The
interviews in the Scene By Scene programs are intercut with footage
from film studios, film festivals and film sets spanning Cairo,
Istanbul, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, New Zealand,
Bhutan and Beijing.
Exclusive
access is granted to the set of The Battle of Red Cliff, the biggest
and most expensive Asian movie ever made, to see the construction
of the elaborate Tang dynasty fort and medieval Chinese battleships.
Another highlight comes from “The Roof of the World”,
the mystic Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. The production team visited
Bhutan at the invitation of the eminent filmmaker Khyentse Norbu,
the third incarnation of a revered Buddhist lama whose film The
Cup premiered at Cannes.
“From
high in the Himalayan mountains, the two Scene By Scene documentaries
weave their way through the sub continent, Central Asia and the
Middle East, then on to North and South East Asia and Australasia.
These will be a landmark moment for Asia Pacific film and a wonderful
opportunity for our viewers to see the extraordinary talent in the
region,” said CNN Executive Producer of the ‘Scene By
Scene’ documentaries, David Lindsay.
“The
programs are shaping up as compelling television, reflecting issues
of cultural, social and political diversity, and they will showcase
the region’s films and filmmakers to an unparalleled global
audience,” said Des Power, Chairman of APSA.
‘Scene
By Scene– Films Of Asia Pacific’ airs on CNN International:
India:
Saturday, November 10 at 1130 & 1930 and Sunday, November 11
at 1130
‘Scene
BY Scene– Best Films Of Asia Pacific’ airs on CNN International:
India:
Saturday, November 17 at 1130 & 1930 and Sunday, November 18
at 1130
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