6th Annual Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles -MFFLA 2013 September 14-15, 2013, Los Angeles – USA (Held every year) Thank you for your interest in submitting your film to the 2013 Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles. Submissions are now open. The Myanmar Film Festival of Los Angeles promotes Myanmar arts and culture, bringing… Read More Now »
Singapore and Myanmar developing foreign relations through film By Lwin Mar Htun Singaporeans will get a chance to view the best of Myanmar film-making at what is being billed as the first-ever Singapore-Myanmar Film Festival on July 7. Five Myanmar films from among those submitted by more than 30 directors have already been selected for… Read More Now »
MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA, THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA), THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH (APIAHM) COMMITTEE, AND THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 7TH ANNUAL MUSIC LA APIAHM HERITAGE MONTH CLASSES Youth ages 13 -19 are invited to participate in hands-on instrumental… Read More Now »
Presented by the Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month Planning Committee Join us in observing Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month at the Los Angeles City Hall South Plaza. This community celebration will focus on Asian and Pacific Islander cultures as well as our contemporary Asian American culture! The opening will take place… Read More Now »
By Kate Whitehead, for CNN World-renowned chef, best-selling author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain is the host of CNN’s new showcase for coverage of food and travel. “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” is shot entirely on location and premieres Sunday, April 14, at 9 p.m. ET. Follow Bourdain’s first stop: Myanmar. How do Burmese… Read More Now »
General Electric Invitation to Asian Artists: On behalf of the General Electric Company, we invite you to submit works for GE’s 7th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Art Exhibition. This exhibit runs from April 29, 2013 through June 23, 2013. This will be a wonderful opportunity to exhibit your artwork in GE’s prominent Cultural… Read More Now »
Chinlone is a traditional Burmese sport involving up to 6 players and a woven cane ball which the players try to keep in the air by using only their feet and knees. The Chinlone sport was first played in the courts of ancient Burmese Kings and dates back to the 7th Century AD. Chinlone requires… Read More Now »
Don’t miss this wonderful family event at the Aquarium.
The Aquarium of the Pacific will celebrate its eighth annual Southeast Asia Day. The festival’s program will highlight the beauty and diversity of the cultures of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Indonesia. Guests will enjoy live performances, including music, dance, and cultural craft demonstrations. Ethnic dishes will be available for purchase, and children will have the opportunity to partake in arts and crafts.
The Network of Myanmar American Association, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Myanmar Film Festivals in the United States, invites you to the 5th Annual Myanmar (Burmese) Film Festival of Los Angeles. The two–day festival will be held at Downtown Independent Theater (http://www.downtownindependent.com/), a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. It is the chance for everyone to see Myanmar (Burmese) documentary films on the big screen before its DVD is released to general public.
Daw Win Min Than, the first Myanmar actress to star in Hollywood film, grew up in Rangoon when Burma was part of the British Raj. She was the daughter of a government official. When the Japanese occupied Burma during World War II, the family fled to India. Until she was 14 years old, she attended a convent school, where she learned English.
In 1951, the family sent her to London, where she Marie Rambert’s dance school, but she quickly realized she was no dancer and soon returned to Burma, where she married the famous politician Bo Setkya (Thakin Aung Than), who was almost 20 years her senior.