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A new generation of photojournalists nurtured in
Myanmar
Myanmar
In 2011 the Myanmarese government initiated a series of
reforms including a relaxation of its harsh censorship on the
17.02.2012
country's media. While IMS was previously engaged
As Myanmar emerges from
50
primarily with supporting media to ensure a regular flow of
years of military rule, the Yangon
objective and independent information to the people in
Photo
a
Myanmar from the outside, the recent developments show
suppressed
signs of positive progress. With new opportunities and
Festival
previously
showcases
more
journalistic
profession
to
the
outside world
challenges for the country's often young journalists, IMS in
close partnership with local media, will be looking to support
the work of local journalists and the creation of a
Festival
"This is exhilarating. For the first time
culminated in an embrace between the
in 50 years it's possible to produce and
patron of the event and president of its jury,
show politically related stories inside
Aung San Suu Kyi, and one of the prize
the country. These are sure signs that
winners, 25 year-old Seng Mai.
we are experiencing the first days of a
This
year's
Yangon
Photo
sustainable media sector to support the country’s emerging
democracy.
Archive
new era towards democracy and press
Myanmar: Creating media in service of the public
freedom", said one of the festival
Films from Myanmar tell story of censorship and freedom
participants who strives to become a photojournalist himself.
Analysis of Constitutional Guarantees in Myanmar
Launched four years ago by the French Institute in Myanmar and photographer
Christophe Loviny with the support of International Media Support (IMS), the festival is
an opportunity for local budding photojournalists to showcase their work.
Media censorship officially abolished in Myanmar
Myanmar's media tackles evolving business needs
Past enemies look toward a collaborative future in Myanmar
Debate: What's next for democracy in Myanmar?
Preparing new journalists for Myanmar's burgeoning media
Report: Conference on media development in Myanmar
One photojournalist in the making, 25-year-old Seng Mai (seen embracing the event's
Another step towards liberalising Myanmar's media
patron and president of the jury Aung San Suu Kyi above) won an award for her work
Reforming media law in Myanmar
to draw public attention to renewed fighting between the Burmese Army and the
New times ahead for media in Myanmar
Kachin Independence Army in northern Myanmar with the multimedia photo-film "Life
Looking forward in Myanmar
Garden" (below).
Landmark conference on media development in Myanmar
Conference on media development in Myanmar
A new generation of photojournalists nurtured in Myanmar
Alongside Seng Mai almost a hundred photographers have attended workshops and
Myanmar’s government eases control of the media
professional training seminars throughout the past year to foster a new generation of
Change is in the air: An assessment of media development
photojournalists in a country until now ranked bottom in most press freedom rating
challenges and opportunities in Myanmar
indexes.
Stop cyber attacks against independent Burmese media
"As the first such program in Myanmar, the Yangon Photo Festival is nurturing a new
generation of multimedia journalists ready to work for the burgeoning Myanmar
newspapers, TV channels and news websites", says Christophe Loviny, photographer
and co-organiser of the festival.
Burmese video journalists in the running for an Oscar
Burma documentary hits box office record in UK
Broad support in Denmark for Burmese VJs
Support rally for Burma VJs in Copenhagen
Speech by Thomas Hughes at the sixth Burma Media
"We train and develop photojournalists to document their society using the most
Conference in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 21-23 February 2009
up-to-date and sophisticated tools."
Next steps for Burmese media
Attended by over 1500 people, the fourth Yangon Photo Festival was hosted at the
French Institute in Yangon and displayed the works of both international and local
photojournalists.
Burma film won prize at Sundance Festival
Two awards to film about Burmese journalists
Burmese journalists portrayed in new documentary film
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Khin Maung Win/Associated Press - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition at the Institut Francaise in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012. The photo exhibition titled ‘ Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to
Democracy ‘ will held from May 17 to May 25.
Photo exhibit of Suu Kyi’s successful political campaign opens in her hometown, Yangon
By Associated Press,
YANGON, Myanmar — A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi’s successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century of military rule.
The works being shown in Suu Kyi’s hometown of Yangon were taken by local photojournalists. Before President Thein Sein’s government began its reforms last year, photos
of Suu Kyi were rarely seen in the tightly controlled media. But since then, there has been a flowering of new publications, and her image — a selling point — is hard to avoid.
An enthusiastic Suu Kyi attended the vernissage Thursday of “Aung San Suu Kyi: The Burmese Way to Democracy,” which catalogues the historic political campaign that propelled the longtime political prisoner to
a seat in Parliament. Touring the exhibit with the photojournalists who took the images, she thanked them for capturing moments of the campaign that she hadn’t originally noticed. “The colors in the photos are
really beautiful, especially my umbrellas,” a smiling Suu Kyi said. she is fond of colorful parasols to shade against the strong sun in Myanmar. She paused at a photo taken in her constituency, Kawhmu township,
showing her greeting supporters from her campaign van. Dressed in a blue traditional Burmese outfit, Suu Kyi’s red party flag flies in the wind set against a green bamboo umbrella in the background. “This is the
photo I liked the most,” she said. “It’s in Kawhmu township and it’s colorful.” The exhibit includes 25 poster-sized photographs taken by Burmese photographers, Aung Pyae, Pyay Kyaw Myint and Min Zayar. Many of
the images were published in international publications during the campaign, including Paris Match magazine, Le Monde newspaper and the International Herald Tribune. The exhibit is part of the ongoing “Yangon
Photo Festival” organized by the French Institute. It travels to France for the International Festival of Photography and will be displayed in Arles from July 2-Sept. 23. The photos “are very special because Suu Kyi is
special,” said Christophe Loviny, the festival’s artistic director, who said the images captured the special bond she has with the people of Myanmar. “When she meets the people there is a chemical reaction.”
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EXPO - Aung San Suu Kyi en route vers la démocratie
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Aung San Suu Kyi, enfermée durant 20 ans en Birmanie, a dépassé aujourd’hui les frontières de son pays pour devenir une icône internationale. Jusqu’au 25 mai, l’Institut
français de Birmanie lui consacre une exposition photo, sur «les routes de la Démocratie».
Femme politique de renom, figure de l’opposition birmane, prix Nobel de la Paix 1991, assignée à résidence durans près de 20 ans... D’héroïne forcée au silence, Aung San
Suu Kyi rest redevenue, le 1er avril dernier (date de son élection au Parlement), actrice à part entière de la démocratie birmane.
Tout au long de sa campagne sur les routes de Birmanie (ou Myanmar), trois jeunes photographes l’ont suivie. Pyay Kyaw Myint, Minzayar et Aung Pyae, ont tous trois
immortalisé chaque instant de cette longue reconquête du pouvoir. Ces trois jeunes talents ont tous été primés au Yangon Photo Festival, festival birman créé en 2009 par
l’institut français de Birmanie et parrainé par Aung San Suu Kyi elle-même.
Publiés dans «Le Monde» «Paris Match», «Herald Tribune» ou encore «Point du Vue», leurs clichés sont, depuis l’élection, entrés dans l’histoire. Pris entre février et mars
de cette année, ils portent «bien au delà de la politique, parce qu’elles sont de nature historique» analyse Christophe Livny, directeur artistique du festival Yangon Photo.
Au delà du quotidien aussi, car elles dépassent la dimension quotidienne de la vie politique. «Elles sont très spéciales parce que Aung San Suu Kyi est spéciale».
Au delà de ses discours et de ses apparitions publiques, ils ont tous trois pris le parti de tout montrer, des bains de foule aux instants de répis en passant par les coulisses
ou les moments de faiblesse de la désormais députée. Cette exposition montre aussi, au fil du voyage pré-électoral, la diversité du pays à travers les visages d’un peuple
d’une incroyable diversité... La femme politique a elle-même assisté à l’inauguration, soulignant «les couleurs des photos, vraiment belles. Surtout mes parapluies».
Les photographies signées seront en vente durant l’exposition. 80% des recettes des ventes seront reversées à des associations.
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La Birmanie a son festival Photo !
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La Birmanie a son festival photo!
Par Gary Assouline | 28 Février 2011 à 15:24
Les Birmans ont désormais leur festival photo!
Il leur permet de découvrir de grands photographes comme Reza ou Stéphanie Sinclair et de participer à des masterclasses.
Crée en février 2009 par l’Alliance Français et Christophe Loviny, le Yangon Photo Festival est le premier évènement à être organisé au Myanmar, dans la capitale Yangon (anciennement Rangoon). Le Yangon Photo
Festival est «l’occasion d’exposer certains des meilleurs travaux réalisés dans le monde et de former une nouvelle génération de photographes birmans.» En 2011, le troisième Yangon Photo Festival coïncidera
avec le centenaire de la Journée de la Femme. Il sera dédié à la photographie sur les femmes et par les femmes photographes.
Quelques unes des photographes présentées à ce festival:
©JENS UWE PARKITNY Chin Women
©Gali TIBBON, Echoes of Christian Jerusalem
©Christine Cibert, Corée du Nord.
«Delirium Tremens from story ‘Russia. Alcohol Abuse’», ©Tatiana Plotnikova for Russian Reporter Magazine.
©Shiho Fukada: End of Labor Town
©Shadi Ghadirian, Like EveryDay
©Mery Aghakanyan, The life of Peasants in Armenia
©Reza/Webistan
©Alexa Brunet, Les amoureux du Caire
Poulomi Basu: To Conquer Her Land (sujet sur les femmes dans l’armée indienne)
Ehrin Macksey/ Noi Pictures: HIV- Hope and Belief-Lan
©Kate Brooks, Kuchi in Afghanistan
Au programme, du 7 au 26 mars prochain, des conférences, des projections, des expositions.
Des workshops sont aussi prévus, du 24 février au 3 mars. Réservé aux moins de 30 ans qui ont déjà assimilés les bases techniques de la photographie, il s’agira de savoir choisir un thème, de savoir créer et
développer une narration. Cet atelier présentera le meilleur travail et doteraa le gagnant d’un prix Paris-Match de 1000€. Retrouvez à cette adresse la liste des gagnants des concours organisés lors de ce festival et
notamment le gagnant du Prix Paris-Match! Enfin, vous pouvez participer au concours photo 2011 du festival Yangon sur le thème «Femmes modernes» et gagner un Canon EOS 1000D (1er prix), un Canon Power
Shot A1100 (2ème prix), un Canon Power Shot A480 (3ème prix) et des coupons de 20$ à utiliser dans les boutiques Kodak (4, 5 et 6ème prix).
Ce festival est sponsorisé par Canon, Kodak et les Ambassades Françaises et Britanniques en Birmanie. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur le site du Yangon Photo Festival: http://www.yangonphoto.com/
Crédits photo de présentation: ©Rachel Papo SerialN°3817131#2
Sujet sur les jeunes femmes israéliennes effectuant leur service militaire
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