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SEA-Images
(Synergy Europe-Asia in the field of cinema) was initiated during the 1st Asia-Europe Film Development
Plan Meeting held in Manila on 12-14 August 2002. At this
meeting, initiated by Cinemanila International
Film Festival, all participants expressed the need to share
information on film industry via a common website with special focus on
independent cinema. SEA-Images website, implemented as a sub-site of ASEF,
aims to achieve the following three objectives:
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Till now there is no
common website for information on Asian film industry: even though
Asian cinema is presently more recognised in Europe, information on the
film industry -and particularly on its independent sector- is more
difficult to find. The SEA-Images website is expected to be highly
instrumental in identifying and classifying the information searched
and found on the Asian film industry;
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The European film
industry, being more developed, creates on the contrary an impression
of "over information". The SEA Images website's objective is to
classify the abundance of information for a better sharing and
understanding among film professionals;
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In a longer term
perspective, ASEF would like the SEA-Images website to have
a special focus on young filmmakers from both Asia and Europe and
to help young talents to be found and better recognised in both
regions. Ultimately, the website is aiming to cover the
development of the new media and its application in the film production
process.
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