Cinemaya
Encyclopedia
Cinemaya is an influential film magazine
established in 1988 devoted exclusively to coverage of Asian film
. It is published in New Delhi
, India
and distributed internationally. The present editor-in-chief of Cinemaya is Aruna Vasudev, noted film journalist . Its goals are to promote Asian filmmaking internationally and to help Asian national cinemas gain wider international recognition.
In 1990, in collaboration with UNESCO
it founded the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
, an association of film professionals based in Singapore
which presents annual awards for greatest Asia
n achievements in filmmaking at select film festival
s around the world.
Cinefan or Cinemaya Festival of Asian Cinema, now known as Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
, began in 1999 as an outgrowth of Cinemaya , and was later taken over by the Osian Foundation of Neville Tuli
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
established in 1988 devoted exclusively to coverage of Asian film
Asian cinema
Asian cinema refers to the film industries and films produced in the continent of Asia, and is also sometimes known as Eastern cinema. More commonly however, it is used to refer to the cinema of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia. West Asian cinema is sometimes classified as part of Middle...
. It is published in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and distributed internationally. The present editor-in-chief of Cinemaya is Aruna Vasudev, noted film journalist . Its goals are to promote Asian filmmaking internationally and to help Asian national cinemas gain wider international recognition.
In 1990, in collaboration with UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
it founded the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the instance and with the support of UNESCO, Paris.Headquartered...
, an association of film professionals based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
which presents annual awards for greatest Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n achievements in filmmaking at select film festival
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
s around the world.
Cinefan or Cinemaya Festival of Asian Cinema, now known as Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
Osian's-Cinefan, the largest film-festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, is part of Osian's Film House Division. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008.-History:...
, began in 1999 as an outgrowth of Cinemaya , and was later taken over by the Osian Foundation of Neville Tuli
Neville Tuli
Neville Tuli was educated as an economist & developmental theorist at London School of Economics & St Catherine's College, Oxford. He returned to India in 1993 after 25 years in the West...