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)

Spanish movie director speaks of attention to historical detail in new China film

STORY: Spanish movie director speaks of attention to historical detail in new China film SHOOTING TIME: May 29, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SALVADOR SIMO, Spanish director 2. various of the presentation of "Dragonkeeper" at Spain's Malaga International Film Festival on March 1 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): SALVADOR SIMO, Spanish director 4. various of the presentation of "Dragonkeeper" at Spain's Malaga International Film Festival on March 1 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): SALVADOR SIMO, Spanish director STORYLINE: The accurate portrayal of Chinese culture and history was a priority in the making of the new animated movie "Dragonkeeper," the film's director Salvador Simo told Xinhua in an interview on Wednesday. Coproduced by Spanish production company Guardian de Dragones AIE and China Film Animation, the film was directed by Simo alongside Beijing Film Academy professor Li Jianping. The production is an adventure

China's contemporary art exhibition in Pakistan unites cultures, ignites creative inspiration

STORY: China's contemporary art exhibition in Pakistan unites cultures, ignites creative inspiration SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:33 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the art exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUDA ABDUL BASIT, Pakistani art enthusiast 3. various of the art exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Pakistan's caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture 5. various of the art exhibition STORYLINE: Huda Abdul Basit, a student of English literature and a passionate art enthusiast, was deeply engrossed in the paintings by Chinese artists displayed at an exhibition in the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) underway in Islamabad. The 22-year-old noticed a striking disparity between the works of Pakistani and Chinese art, primarily due to the dominant use of black color in the Chinese paintings, but simultaneously, she found the contrast intriguing because it presented a more audacious portrayal o

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38.

GLOBALink | Rare species thrive in China through enhanced biodiversity conservation

Building a shared future for all life, the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 that fell on Sunday, is a true portrayal of what China has been working on over the years. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

Rare species thrive in China through enhanced biodiversity conservation

STORY: Rare species thrive in China through enhanced biodiversity conservation DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:21 LOCATION: HEFEI/LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of STORYLINE: Building a shared future for all life, the theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 that fell on Sunday, is a true portrayal of what China has been working on over the years. Chizhou in east China's Anhui Province is a city along the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia. It's located on a major global bird migration corridor. A total of 350 different bird species have been spotted here, breeding and foraging at ponds and lakes. Wang Shi, a bird conservation volunteer, has been protecting these creatures for years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG SHI, Bird conservation volunteer We're pretty impressed by the significant results after years of wildlife protection work. In Chizhou, we often go to schools and communities to advocate bird conservation. People's awareness of bird pr

Gone With The Wind film (1939)

Gone With The Wind film (1939)

Vivien Leigh Characters: Scarlett O'Hara - Their Daughter Film: Gone With The Wind (USA 1939) Director: Victor Fleming 15 December 1939 'Gone with the Wind' starred Vivien Leigh, shown here in a publicity still. Leigh won the Lead Actress Academy Awardǿ for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 film. Date: 15 December 1939

Fans mourn actor Takakura on 1st anniversary of his death

Fans mourn actor Takakura on 1st anniversary of his death

A fan gazes at a portrait of the late actor Ken Takakura on display in a railway station in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, where the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man) was filmed, on Nov. 10, 2015, the first anniversary of his death. Takakura won the best actor prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1999 for his portrayal of an old railroad station master in "Poppoya." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel-winning Belarusian author's books hard to buy in Japan

Nobel-winning Belarusian author's books hard to buy in Japan

Photo taken on June 9, 2015, shows Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature for her portrayal of life in the former Soviet Union. Her books are difficult to buy in Japan because a local publisher's right to print her works has expired. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38. (Kyodo)

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐34‐0]

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐24‐0]

Yahashi Harbour

Yahashi Harbour

The ferry port of Yabase, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Yabase-no-Kihan, one of Utagawa Hiroshige's Eight Scenes of Oumi. The site is located in present-day Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The port prospered as a shortcut from the Tokaido Highway to Otsu. After the Meiji Period, the water of Lake Biwa receded and the area was gradually converted into farmland.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐5‐0]

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐36‐0]

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. It is the holy tree of Karasaki Shinto Shrine. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. The branches stretch out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐26‐0]

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐19‐0]

An old man and girls playing go

An old man and girls playing go

An elderly man in a haori coat is enjoying a game of go with young women in this portrayal of everyday life. This is the same as #2338. The people in this studio photograph are all models. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐63‐0]

An old man and girls playing go

An old man and girls playing go

An elderly man in a haori coat is enjoying a game of go with young women in this portrayal of everyday life. He is patting his forehead playfully and acknowledging defeat. The two women have their hair arranged in marumage style. The setting is in a zashiki guest room. Confectionaries are on a tray in front. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐3‐0]

An old man and girls playing go

An old man and girls playing go

An elderly man in a haori coat is enjoying a game of go with young women in this portrayal of everyday life. He is patting his forehead playfully and acknowledging defeat. The woman standing on the left with a fan in her hand and the woman playing go wear their hair in tenjin-mage style. The woman in the middle wears hers in toin style. The background setting is a second-story zashiki guest room with a handrail and torn paper sliding doors. The outside scene is a studio prop. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐20‐0]