The 'Inception' of Illusion or Reality?

by Shen Shi'an, The Buddhist Channel, Jul 30, 2010

Singapore -- The ingenious film that is ‘Inception’ begins with the assumption that it is possible for multiple persons to enter someone’s dream, that can even be designed without that person knowing, thus digging out deep secrets from his sub-consciousness, or even implanting ideas which eventually shape one’s decisions.

'Aftershock' of the Human Heart

by Shen Shi'an, The Buddhist Channel, Jul 23, 2010

Singapore -- Though ‘Aftershock’ retells the terrible tragedy of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which killed 240,000, it is not a typical disaster movie. Its focus is on its tear-jerking aftermath – of the subtle yet sure spiritual aftershocks, of how it tore one family apart, before reuniting them.

Full faith in Belief

By MAJORIE CHIEW, The Star, July 20, 2010

The story of an orphan who yearns to be adopted wins at Buddhist film festival

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- A 12-minute animated film with a Buddhist theme from Malaysia – The Abbot And The Orphan – Belief – won an award at the 2010 International Sambuddathwa Jayanthi Buddhist Film festival (also known as Vesak 2010 Buddhist Film Festival) held at the Presidential Secretariat in Sri Lanka last month.

Sri Lanka - Buddhist Film Festival 2011 inaugurated

ISRIA, June 23. 2010

Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The inaugural ceremony of the Buddhist Film Festival 2011 was officially held under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, on June 22.

Journey From Zanskar

By Norman Wilner, Now Toronto, June 16, 2010

Toronto, Canada -- Shot in 2003, Journey From Zanskar follows a pair of Buddhist monks who are attempting to bring a dozen or so children from a remote Kashmiri village to a Tibetan school in distant Manali, where they will receive a desperately needed education.