Kazakh film wins Golden Goblet Award at Shanghai film festival

STORY: Kazakh film wins Golden Goblet Award at Shanghai film festival SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) STORYLINE: The Kazakh film "The Divorce" won the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) Golden Goblet Award for the best feature film on Saturday. Directed by Daniyar Salamat, the film delves into the intricacies of a couple's relationship, blending elements of humor, farce, and tragedy. The film's main actress Omarova Amira won the best actress award for her portrayal of a determined and resilient woman. The SIFF ended on Sunday, attracting many movie fans from home and abroad. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Princess Kako at Noh theater

Princess Kako at Noh theater

Japanese Princess Kako (R) watches a Kyogen traditional Japanese farce performed in sign language at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2024. (Pool photo)

Princess Kako at Noh theater

Princess Kako at Noh theater

Japanese Princess Kako arrives at the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2024, to watch a Kyogen traditional Japanese farce performed in sign language. (Pool photo)

Shigeyama Sensaku

Shigeyama Sensaku

Shigeyama Sensaku, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 3, 2007)

Izumi Motoya

Izumi Motoya

Izumi Motoya, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on March 17, 2005)

Nomura Manzo

Nomura Manzo

Nomura Manzo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 1, 2004)

Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Dec. 6, 2003)

Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo

Nomura Mannojo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on June 26, 2003)

Izumio Motoya

Izumio Motoya

Izumio Motoya, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Nov. 18, 2002)

Nomura Mansai

Nomura Mansai

Nomura Mansai, Noh farce actor (photo taken on May 27, 2002)

Kanze Tetsunojo

Kanze Tetsunojo

Kanze Tetsunojo, Noh farce (Kyogen) actor (photo taken on Dec. 17, 2001)

Shigeyama Sensaku

Shigeyama Sensaku

Shigeyama Sensaku, Noh farce actor (photo taken on Oct. 22, 2000)

Protestors, Indonesian police clash over Aceh massacre trial

Protestors, Indonesian police clash over Aceh massacre trial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Scores of Acehnese students clash with Indonesian police April 19 in front of the Banda Aceh District Court where a military-civilian trial against 24 military men and a civilian accused of massacring at least 57 people in Aceh Province began. The protesters demanded an end to the trial, which they charged is a ''farce'' that may lead to a ''whitewash.''

GLOBALink | So-called assessment of Xinjiang farce put on by U.S., some western countries: Chinese FM spokesperson

We call on UN human rights chief's office to reject publishing the so-called assessment of Xinjiang, which is a farce put on by the U.S. and some western countries, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

GLOBALink | So-called assessment of Xinjiang farce put on by U.S., some western countries: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: So-called assessment of Xinjiang farce put on by U.S., some western countries: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Recently, nearly 1,000 Chinese and foreign NGOs, and social organizations in Xinjiang have sent a co-sign letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. They wrote that during her visit in China, Ms. Bachelet had an extensive exchange with people across all sectors in Xinjiang, and saw with her own eyes the facts and the truth that people of all ethnic background in Xinjiang enjoy human rights in accordance with law. They expect that Ms. Bachelet would share her experience in China's Xinjiang to the international community in an objective and fair manner and strongly opposed the release of a

Allegation of "genocide" in China's Xinjiang total farce: U.S. expert

STORY: Allegation of "genocide" in China's Xinjiang total farce: U.S. expert DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xinjiang related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review STORYLINE: The allegation of so-called genocide in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is fabricated by some Western media outlets and a total farce, said William Jones, Washington bureau chief of the U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of Executive Intelligence Review "I don't see any reason. I don't see any basis for the accusations that have been made, because of the power of the United States, everybody's been jumping on this genocide stuff. Everybody who comes (to Xinjiang) and looks, they come back to say, 'I don't see it either.' But genocide, I mean this is it. It's an insult to use that word because

Protestors, Indonesian police clash over Aceh massacre trial

Protestors, Indonesian police clash over Aceh massacre trial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Scores of Acehnese students clash with Indonesian police April 19 in front of the Banda Aceh District Court where a military-civilian trial against 24 military men and a civilian accused of massacring at least 57 people in Aceh Province began. The protesters demanded an end to the trial, which they charged is a ''farce'' that may lead to a ''whitewash.''

Farce Of The Penguins (2007)

Farce Of The Penguins (2007)

Penguin Movie Poster Film: Farce Of The Penguins (2007) Director: Bob Saget 30 January 2007 Date: 30 January 2007

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show

Playbill for performances of the show 'The Novelty of the Age', featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870. Featuring the Royal Illusionists in a variety of roles and performing decapitation, levitation, musical numbers, plate spinning and a transformation farce featuring a Gorilla! A show to delight 'the most fastidious' whilst 'puzzling the scientific'. HPF/5A/31 Date: 1870

BEDROOM FARCE

BEDROOM FARCE

BEDROOM FARCE

BEDROOM FARCE

BEDROOM FARCE

BEDROOM FARCE

Performing girls

Performing girls

The women seem to be imitating a zangiri-kyogen or comic farce. The young woman in a red kimono is taking a pose with a kitchen knife in her hand. Derived from the Kyogen plays of the Edo Period that depicted everyday troubles of the people, this style was soon to be replaced by the shinpa-geki or new school of drama.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐43‐0]