Burma
IMS is engaged in supporting media to ensure a regular flow of objective and independent information to the people in Burma. The challenges of this task are daunting, as are the penalties facing those engaged in such work. Consequently, IMS activities are low-key and aimed at supporting key actors. Given the limited access to Burma activities are carried out in cooperation with regional and international partners.Archive
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- Broad support in Denmark for Burmese VJs
- Support rally for Burma VJs in Copenhagen
- Speech by Thomas Hughes at the sixth Burma Media Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 21-23 February 2009
- Next steps for Burmese media
- Burma film won prize at Sundance Festival
- Two awards to film about Burmese journalists
- Burmese journalists portrayed in new documentary film
Support rally for Burma VJs in Copenhagen
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The documentary film "Burma VJs - reporting from a closed country" takes center stage - again - when the film is screened in connection with the Danish documentary film project "Doc Lounge" in Copenhagen this week. Marking the end of this season, a support party is organized to rally financial support for the real Burma VJs on Friday 26 June
The film is screened at 5 PM and after follows a support party in the rustic surroundings of the backyard behind MagicHour Film and Minerva Film, Baldersgade 6 in Copenhagen. It is an event open to all, so bring a friend, the organisers say.
IMS is handling donations raised through the Burma Vjs website as well as funds raised through support parties like the one on Friday ensuring that all donations are devoted to supporting the continued work of Burmese VJs. IMS has also agreed to match incoming donations up to 100.000 DKK. In connection with a support party organised by CPH:DOX in November, party goers contributed about 10,000 DKK in profits from the party.
At the screening this Friday, the director, Anders Østergaard will take questions from the audience, and exiled Burmese will also be present via Skype to take questions and share insights about Burma.
Global prize winner
"Burma VJs - reporting from a closed country" is a film about the dangerous work carried out by Burmese video journalists (VJs) during the uprising in 2007. During the production of the film, IMS supported the crew with insights and through other means.
Since the world premiere last fall, the film has won numerous prizes. Most recently the documentary film by Anders Østergaard, took home the peace prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, and was previousy awarded a number of times, among others the World Cinema Documentary Editing Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2009, the best documentary at the Amsterdam Film Festival and the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival CPH:DOX.
Clik here to view a trailer from the movie.
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