A well-known Burmese filmmaker is appealing to the public to help him recover a computer hard disk containing valuable video footage that was stolen from his car on Sunday. Rangoon-based[…]
Burmese film star and director Lu Min has been reprimanded by the group’s board members for appearing in an National League for Democracy promotional video.
The government is set to work with Facebook to delete any accounts on the social network that incite personal attacks during the upcoming election.
Cinema-goers in Rangoon are in for an exciting weekend with 37 new movies and documentaries scheduled over four days at the Wathann Film Festival.
A documentary film screening in Thailand tells the story of a passionate human rights activist and proud gay man, and his fight for equality and democracy.
An epic cinematic tale depicting the colourful life of an Austrian student in Burma –and her marriage into a disappearing royal dynasty – has wrapped up its filming in the country.
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A new film explores experiences of Burmese migration and relationships from an original Thai perspective.
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A Burmese film titled Satan’s Dancer will premiere concurrently in Singapore and Rangoon on 18 May for the first time.
Win Tin, veteran NLD leader, former journalist, and ex-political prisoner, told his extraordinary life story to DVB shortly before he died.
Cinema lovers will set their focus on Burma this week as the annual ASEAN film festival begins in Rangoon.
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Famed Burmese comic and fierce regime critic Zarganar is reportedly planning a film about the political life of ex-junta strongman Than Shwe.
Two luminaries of the pro-democracy movement among a four-member team hosting festival to mark Burma’s Independence Day
Apr 27, 2009 (DVB), Music piracy in Burma is now so widespread that counterfeit albums are easier to obtain than originals and musicians are reluctant to produce albums for fear[…]
Feb 26, 2009 (DVB), Film directors in Rangoon allege that state-run Myanmar Film Production has told private producers not to make films about poverty, claiming they damage the nation's global[…]
Feb 10, 2009 (DVB), Burmese actresses, fans and reporters were shocked to learn that no awards would be given for best actress or best supporting actress at this year's Academy[…]
Dec 23, 2008 (DVB), Academy award-winning actor Tun Tun Naing died in the early hours of this morning at the Maha Myaing specialist hospital in Rangoon at the age of[…]
Dec 19, 2008 (DVB), Famous actor Kyaw Thu, who is also vice president of the Free Funeral Service Society, has said he is leaving the world of film to concentrate[…]
Jun 2, 2008 (DVB), Directors and actors from the Burmese film industry are contributing their talents free of charge to six films which will be sold to raise money for[…]
May 20, 2008 (DVB), The cyclone rescue team led by comedian Zarganar and actor Kyaw Thu has been escalating its aid provision to victims in the worst-hit areas of Irrawaddy[…]
May 19, 2008 (AP)‚ A stack of pornographic films at Mg Zaw’s street stall hides some even more sought-after contraband: raw footage of the death and destruction caused by Cyclone[…]
May 13, 2008 (DVB)‚ Celebrities from the Burmese film world are planning to give assistance to cyclone victims in the Irrawaddy delta and have appealed to the world community and[…]
Mar 10, 2008 (DVB) , Two National League for Democracy members from Hlaing township in Rangoon were arrested on Saturday for possession of DVDs of the film Rambo. NLD spokesperson[…]
Feb 6, 2008 (DVB), Security forces in Rangoon have been conducting thorough searches of audience members at the city's cinemas to look for explosive devices, cinema-goers said. One audience member[…]
Feb 5, 2008 (DVB)-An audience of 600 Burmese people in Singapore gave a positive reception to the film Rambo at a screening organised by the Overseas Myanmar Patriots Association on[…]
May 31, 2007 (DVB)
