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Bhutanese monk’s film to open Busan film festival Associated Press Writer
SEOUL, South Korea — A Bhutanese monk’s movie about a South Indian dance will open the Busan International Film Festival next month. Officials say it’s the first time the continent’s showcase film festival has chosen a movie from Bhutan for the red carpet event usually taken by a Chinese or Korean feature. Festival director Lee Yong-kwan said Tuesday that “Vara: A Blessing,” the dance drama about Bharatanatyam South Indian dance, will be shown Oct. 3. The movie has interesting themes the festival wants to showcase, he said. Filmmaker Khyentse Norbu is a Buddhist monk and cannot attend the glitzy showing of his third feature film because of a scheduling conflict with religious
training. The 10-day festival will end with “The Dinner,” a South Korean movie about an ordinary family’s misfortunes after screening 300 movies from 70 countries. Among them are two movies from Mongolia and many from Kazakhstan. There are three single-shot movies, while more than 50 films are being premiered at Asia’s largest film festival.
Lee Yong-kwan, director of the Busan International Film Festival, speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
TOKYO — Leaving San Francisco, singer Chris Hart has made himself at home in “J-pop.” His album of cover versions of Japanese pop tunes is rising on the charts. And the crooner is scoring on this nation’s equivalent of “American Idol,” being billed as a genius who understands the musical soul of Japan. His success highlights a music industry that’s still booming, and increasingly eager to internationalize. It’s even ready to eclipse the U.S. music world, where CD sales have plunged with the arrival of digital technology. Hart, 29, says he is living his dream. And he doesn’t mind a bit that his fame has come so far from home. “I am a part of the J-pop world now,” he said in a recent interview, using the term for
pop music in the world’s third-biggest economy. Hart has won over Japan by focusing on adaptations of local hits such as “Home,” a 2008 ballad popularized by singer Yusaku Kiyama about the joys of becoming a father. Hart’s rendition, released as a single in May, surged to No. 13 on the Oricon music charts, Japan’s equivalent of Billboard. A month later, Hart released his first album, “Heart Song,” which reached third on Oricon. That’s saying a lot, given the size of Japan’s market. Japan’s music industry is estimated at $4.42 billion, closely trailing the U.S. at $4.48 billion, although Japan has less than half the population, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which tracks such data.
While other countries have shifted to digital music, CDs still make up 80 percent of Japan’s music sales, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Only 34 percent of music sales are CDs in the U.S., and 58 percent is digital. Recent albums from established Japanese acts such as B’z and Southern All Stars are setting off a CD revival. AKB48 and other groups featuring young women, known as “idols,” are boosting CD purchases among the younger crowd. The CDs sometimes come with concert tickets and other benefits, so some fans are buying multiple copies of the same one. “Japanese people tend to want the physical CDs or the gifts and trinkets that come as perks with many albums. Music companies are getting creative,” said Tomonobu Yonai, a spokesman for the recording industry group.
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Unud affirms Benoa Bay reclamation infeasible
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DENPASAR - Senate of the Udayana University (Unud) held a meeting with the agenda of discussing about the feasibility study against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan denoting the request of PT Tirta Wahana Bali Internasional (TWBI) in the rector’s meeting room at Bukit Jimbaran Campus, Monday (Sep 2). The meeting attended by professors, dean of faculties and representative lecturers throughout the Udayana University lasted about four hours. In conclusion, the feasibility study against the revitalization of the Benoa Bay better known by the public as the Benoa Bay recla-
In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, San Franciscoborn Chris Hart sings before his fans at an outdoor concert in Tokyo.
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Other highlights include Kim Ki-duk’s controversial “Moebius” and Bong Joonho’s “Snowpiercer,” a box office hit in South Korea, which will give movie fans a chance to see the director’s cut version before its global distribution. A retrospective of South Korean veteran filmmaker Im Kwon-taek will feature dozens of movies from his career spanning more than five decades.
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mation was expressly declared infeasible. When met after the meeting, the Rector of the Udayana University, Prof. Dr. Ketut Suastika, accompanied by the Director of the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM) of the Udayana University, Prof. Ketut Satriawan,
said there were four aspects in the feasibility study namely the technical, environmental, sociocultural and economic-financial aspect. He affirmed, the study on the four aspects was entirely declared infeasible. In other words, the reclamation plan at Benoa Bay waters was not feasible to continue. “Having got the results, it was then resumed with a discussion by the assessment team and the reviewer team. Ultimately, it was concluded that based on the results of the study it (Benoa Bay reclamation plan— Ed) is not feasible to be continued,” said Suastika.
Statement of Suastika was confirmed by Satriawan. Substantially, he said, based on the four aspects consisting of the technical, environmental, socio-cultural and economic-financial aspect, the review team declared it infeasible. Affirmed, when one of the four aspects was declared not to comply with of the requirements, its general conclusion would be infeasible. “It’s firmly declared infeasible. In the terms of reference, there are three conclusions namely feasible, feasible with conditions and infeasible. We take a firm decision. If it’s indeed feasible, it must be feasible.
Otherwise, if it’s infeasible so it is infeasible,” he said. Reinforcement of decision By seeing the data gathered by the study team, said Satriawan, his party did not change any data. He affirmed that his party only drew a conclusion with the help of the review team where the review team was also established by the LPPM of the Unud. Furthermore, his party drew a conclusion with the support of the Senate of the Udayana University. “All aspects are not feasible,” he re-affirmed.
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The photo shows Benoa Bay crowded with boats. Senate of the Udayana University (Unud) held a meeting with the agenda of discussing about the feasibility study against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan denoting the request of PT Tirta Wahana Bali Internasional (TWBI) in the rector’s meeting room at Bukit Jimbaran Campus, Monday (Sep 2).