ASIAN FILM ARCHIVE ANNUAL2012 REPORT ASIAN FILM ARCHIVE c/o Library Supply Centre 3 Changi South Street 2 Xilin Districentre Building B #02-00 Singapore 486548 Tel: (+65) 6777 3243 Fax: (+65) 6543 1643 Email:
[email protected] www.asianfilmarchive.org No part of this annual report may be copied, reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, or otherwise - without prior permission of the Asian Film Archive. Copyright© Asian Film Archive Design by Yanzo Founded in 2005, the Asian Film Archive is an independent charity that aims to save, Contents explore, and share the - Chairman’s Message 03 art of Asian Cinema. - Collection 05 Through preservation, - Education 09 research, education, - Outreach 13 - Corporate Governance 17 and publication, the - Future Plans and Commitments 19 Archive hopes to - Financial Information 21 promote the cultural - Acknowledgements 25 value and appreciation of Asian films. 01 In 2012, we also participated in high-impact events within Singapore and overseas. They included: Chairman’s • Speaking at the inaugural Humanities Educators’ Conference organised by Message Singapore’s Ministry of Education. • Curating archival film screenings at the Association of Southeast Asian Cinemas’ 7th biennial conference held in Singapore. • Contributing to UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, which falls on The Asian Film Archive (AFA) grew rapidly in the first few years since its founding 27 October. in 2005. Filmmakers from around the region were very keen to have their works safely and enthusiastically promoted by a fresh, ground-up organisation based • Presenting a paper at the 16th Southeast Asia Pacific Audiovisual Archiving in Singapore that was independent of any government and whose focus was Association (SEAPAVAA) conference held on 16-21 April 2012 in Ho Chi Minh ‘Asian’ rather than national in character.