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The new national energy strategy, approved in march 20, sets the target to reach and surpass the national climate and energy targets at reduced costs and higher security of supply with an emphasis on green growth elements due to its. Feb 24, 2010 director anders ostergaards film burma vj. Reporting from a closed country is at various london cinemas from sunday to tuesday as part of the human rights watch international film festival. Burma, also known as myanmar, has long been closed off to the rest of the world. Jaarverslag 2008 movies that matter film festivals and awards. Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk about and then forget after leaving the theater. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the.

Online and in danger in burma committee to protect. Joshua, age 27, is one of the young video journalists. Burma vj reporting from a closed country 2008 marked ostergaards international breakthrough. Burma vj was the first film to be screened at 10 downing street.

This academy awardnominated featurelength film charts the revolutionary tactics that a small media outpost, democratic voice of burma, has undertaken to smuggle video footage out of their country. The film was also seen by hilary clinton and gordon brown. You will recognize some of the footage if you were watching the news on burma at the time. With burmas press and mass media under the control of the military government, dissent has had little opportunity to take hold in the country, but that began to chance in 2007. Armed with small handycams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Reporting from a closed country 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks. It was a touching story of how the people stood up to oppression. This oscarnominated documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in burma by thousands of monks through a collection of smuggled footage. Page 4 burma report issue 58 april 2008 describing the deepening political, social and economic crisis facing the country, the sixtyeightyearold veteran journalist warned the burmese people that it was futile to pin their hopes for a better future on the diplomatic efforts of the. Its hard to tell which scenes are authentic its hard to tell which scenes are authentic when i recall reporting burma s doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. Reporting from a closed country 2009 thousands of citizens of myanmar take to the streets in several cities to protest the asian nations repressive regime. With burma s press and mass media under the control of the military government, dissent has had little opportunity to take hold in the country, but that began to chance in 2007.

This is a documentary film which you should not miss if you are interested in journalistic work. Kudos to oscilloscope laboratories for their decision to distribute this crucially important documentary, burma vj. Reporting from a closed country by anders ostergaard burma vj is a documentary about the undercover citizen journalists with the democratic voice of burma, an organization that takes extraordinary risks to smuggle video documentation out of burma, where all media is banned. Kyaw soe oo and wa lone, who work for the reuters news agency, spent more than 500. Apr 01, 2009 7 posts published by lwin aung soe on april 1, 2009.

Burma vj reporter i et lukket land det danske filminstitut. One of the reporters stays in touch with his colleagues from a hiding place in thailand. Apr 16, 2015 burma, also known as myanmar, has long been closed off to the rest of the world. The situation in burma now is pretty much the same as in 2007, says aye chan naing. Reporting from a closed country opens at film forum may 20, 2009 national expansion to follow running time. Burma vj, the film team were able to ensure key political figures could see the film. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore.

This report draws on practice by asgi legal representatives across the different regions of italy, as well as available statistical information and reports, case law and other publicly available sources. Using smuggled footage, this documentary tells the story of the 2007 protests in. Armed with pocketsized video cameras, a tenacious band of burmese reporters face danger to expose the repressive regime controlling their country. It follows the saffron revolution against the military regime in burma. Andre titler, burma vj reporting from a closed country. Home to over 51 million people and 5 officiallyrecognized ethnic groups, the country has been siloed by one of. Armed with small handycams the burma vjs keep on stop at nothing to make their reportages from the streets of rangoon. Ethnic violence in burma photo 1 pictures cbs news. Those who were not arrested, spread out through the country. Bush anders ostergaard jan krogsgaard 2009 a brave band of burmese journalists risk their lives to expose the crimes of the repressive government that controls their country. Reporting from a closed country, opening at new yorks film forum on may 20th. Reporting from a closed country nathan johnson put aside entertainment for a 80 minutes and learn something about the brave people who have taken to the streets and risked their lives to film a horribly repressive regime in action.

The information in this report is uptodate as of 31 december 2018. Armed with small handycams joshua and a handful of other reporters, venture out into the streets to make news reportages at great personal risk. Aye chan is the executive director of the democratic voices of burma dvb, a collective of anonymous underground video journalists vjs who record events at great risk inside that troubled and largely closed country, smuggle the footage out and then broadcast it worldwide via satellite. Reporting from a closed country which documents the monkled revolution against the burmese government during the summer of 2007 through the use of. Financial analysis of burma vj 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Led by buddhist monks, more than 100,000 people took to the streets to march peacefully against the military dictatorship that had held the country in an iron grip for over 40 years. The vj s in this film were the ones that smuggled footage to western news agencies.

Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to the video journalists who. The film was screened on the eve of the 64th birthday of burmas prodemocracy leader and nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi. Mar 05, 2014 burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Guatemala to receive 15 million euros for agriculture from. But many threats and obstacles to truly unfettered reporting remain, including restrictive laws held over from the previous military regime. Sep 01, 2010 tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Idfa 2009 jaarverslag by idfa international documentary.

Two journalists who were jailed after reporting on myanmars treatment of rohingya muslims have been released. Tonight, i am very lucky to have watched burma vj from the start till the end of the screening time at meta house. Burma vj articulates a circular, daunting, and inevitable logic. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, this documentary brings us close to burmas video journalists who insisted on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Burma vj reveals the incredible bravery of burmese video journalists vjs during the 2007 saffron revolution. This is burma vj reporting from a closed country by magic hour films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. A look at burma s 2007 uprising, where 100,000 people peacefully protested the country s repressive regime, and were met with violent military force. The report was written by caterina bove of the association for legal studies on immigration asgi, and edited by ecre. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the citywill arrest him and send him to jail, where hell likely spend the rest of his life. A powerfully visceral docudrama highlighting the evils of censorship and the essential need for. Burma vj reporting from a closed country singapore home.

Burma vj reporting from a closed country, winner of the joris ivens award in 2008, is almost exclusively compiled from dvb footage. Nothing much seems to be happening in terms of advancing the cause of democracy in burma, he told journalists. He knows that within minutes, the authoritiesoften in the insidious form of plainclothes agents who swarm the. Jan 14, 2009 armed with small handycams undercover video journalists in burma keep up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. Its easy to overlook burma vj in the sundance lineup a documentary about burmese reporters risking their lives to report on the conditions within their closed country sounds like the type of earnest, pedagogic film that offers up a pressing issue for audiences to tsk. The death toll from recent ethnic violence in burmas western state of rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the countrys reputation. The media landscape in burma is more open than ever, as president thein sein releases imprisoned journalists and abolishes the former censorship regime. Human rights watch is a 501c3 nonprofit registered in the us under ein.

The film shows a group of young video journalists who. Going beyond the occasional news clip from burma, the acclaimed filmmaker, anders ostergaard, brings us close to burma s video journalists who insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail. In burma joshua, a young video journalist of 27, works undercover to counter the military regimes propaganda and keep the world informed about the state of affairs inside the closed country. Reporting from a closed country 2009 full from nitroflare rapidgator uploaded turbobit extabit ryushare openload littlebyte zippyshare. Its hard to tell which scenes are authentic its hard to tell which scenes are authentic when i recall reporting burmas doomed prodemocracy uprising for time in september 2007, one image stands out. Jaarverslag 2008 movies that matter film festivals and.

Reporting from a closed country, attracted viewers from notable. Idfa 2017 programma magazine by idfa international. Khin maung win one of the founders of the democratic voice of burma. Reporting from a closed country is a 2008 danish documentary film directed by anders ostergaard. The southeast asian nation of burma has been under the control of a military dictatorship since a coup toppled the elected prime minister in 1962. The film shows a group of young video journalists who try to bring news about the protesting in burma in 2007 to the outside world. Burma vj was the first film ever to be officially screened at 10 downing street at the invitation of sarah brown, the thenprime ministers wife to mark aung san suu kyis birthday. For his film about burmas undercover video journalists.

Burma overview customs and culture diet and recipes language religion interesting facts people government politics geography economy news weather history photos video travel sources home activities united states edition spanish edition french edition german edition sample country glossary. Burma vj was nominated for a 2010 academy award for best documentary feature. The opening shot of the oscarnominated documentary burma vj shows clandestine video footage of a single protester in 2007, standing at the gates of the united nations building in rangoon. Show your support by telling everyone about this amazing film that will soon be release in singapore.