Myanmar's Art Of Freedom Film Festival: Country Screens Its First Ever Uncensored Films

YANGON, Myanmar — Artists in Myanmar are testing new freedoms through films shown at a festival that for the first time in the country's recent history were not censored.

"The Art of Freedom Film Festival" began screening films on Saturday that were not approved by the strict Film Censorship Board.

Myanmar's new nominally civilian government has relaxed some draconian security measures, although films are still supposed to pass the censorship board.

The event was organized by comedian Zarganar, film director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Zarganar, who uses one name, was recently released from three years in prison. He described the festival as freedom of expression through film.

Comments

[Kamereon]

09:37 AM on 01/02/2012

Congrats, welcome to adulthood.

[TheTRUTHbyGod]

08:29 AM on 01/02/2012

These people need machetes for removing the colonel's heads.

[GeorgeSmiley2010]

05:17 AM on 01/02/2012

"Country Screens Its First Ever Uncensored Films..." And a nation of masturbators is born...

[NAOMA]

04:38 AM on 01/02/2012

ho hum

[gnosius]

10:09 PM on 01/01/2012

Wonderful news. Let's see now if it this is a one time for show show or the moment will grow into status quo.

[Parade Keegan]

05:03 AM on 01/02/2012

How nice is this. I'm pleased for the country.

[j0hnwi11iams]

09:42 PM on 01/01/2012

People need more than choices, they need voices.