just now (712+ words) Dr Sarah Watts played music at one of the cooling towers at the UK's last coal fired power station "It's really sort of magical, almost a spiritual feel in there. It's a cylindrical space and there's sort of a catwalk that you walk across but then the sky is open." Elizabeth Kelly, professor of music composition at University of Nottingham, was involved in a project to play music in a cooling tower at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, the UK's last coal fired power station. Prof Kelly said herself and Dr Sarah Watts, director of performance at the University of Sheffield, were the "first to ever" play music in the power station. She added that she could hear every sound "bouncing around the space" about 10 times and described the acoustics inside the cooling tower as "incredible". The power station in Nottinghamshire was…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (409+ words) The Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival is partnering with the Asian Film Awards Academy for a second consecutive year to present a Hong Kong film program featuring director Ann Hui and works spanning multiple generations of filmmakers. Running Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the "Together We Dare to Direct" showcase will feature a masterclass with Hui, one of Asian cinema's most influential female directors, alongside screenings of nine features and four shorts representing different eras of Hong Kong cinema. The program marks the 20th anniversary of JAFF and builds on the festival's 2023 collaboration with AFAA, a non-profit founded by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo international film festivals to promote Asian cinema globally. "JAFF's collaboration with AFAA represents the transformation of Asian cinema through a selection of curated Hong Kong films lineup, which continues to evolve through various challenges, while reflecting on…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago (482+ words) Indonesian filmmaker Angga Dwimas Sasongko lit up JAFF Market 2025 with the first major public reveal of his new action-fantasy feature "Queen of Malacca" ("Ratu Malaka"), presenting an ensemble cast and giving audiences a candid look at the project's creative evolution and world-building. The project was first revealed by Variety at the Cannes Film Market. Sasongko positioned "Queen of Malacca" as a contemporary Southeast Asia-inspired fantasy world with its own mythology, languages and cultural logic. "This is not a period film. It's modern, it's contemporary. We built a fantasy world inspired by Southeast Asia " its belief systems, philosophy, even its writing and heirlooms," he said." He also outlined the film's hybrid action language. "We're combining silat, which is deeply rooted in Indonesian cinema, with influences from Hong Kong action films," he said. To achieve that mix, he has paired rising Indonesian…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago (457+ words) It features a curated lineup of live performances, headline shows and immersive creative experiences that bring a new entertainment dimension to the summit. The post BRIDGE Summit adds star-studded entertainment nights to global lineup appeared first on BroadcastPro ME. BRIDGE Summit 2025 is set to expand its impact beyond discussions and industry insights with the launch of BRIDGE Entertainment Nights, a new programme of live shows and creative experiences that will run alongside the summit. Taking place from 8 to 10 December at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, the summit is expected to welcome 60,000 participants and will feature more than 300 sessions led by over 430 speakers. The entertainment lineup aims to complement this extensive agenda by offering attendees an engaging blend of performance, storytelling, and interactive cultural moments. AboFlah's King of Knowledge, set for December 8, is a 60-minute challenge-based show built around the concept of…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago (229+ words) A despondent Sage then makes his way to Vaikunta, in the hope that he will receive a better welcome there. The scene introduces us to Lord Vishnu on Sesha'Anagha Ganesh'and a beautiful Goddess Lakshmi, played by Sagarika Nallu. The Lord and his Consort were graceful in their dance, moving in swirling rhythmic patterns. Thus, the stage was set for the next part of the drama, as the action shifts from the Gods" heavenly abodes to the earthly realm. When Princess Padmavathi (Sai Sivaranjani Naidu), who is Lakshmi, is playing and dancing with her maids, a rampaging elephant appears. A frightened Padmavathi is inadvertently met by Srinivasa during this incident. The divine couple are star-struck when they see each other, and realisation dawns that they are meant to be together. In the guise of a fortune teller'suitably donned by Sharmila'Srinivasa meets…...