Conference Programme

Megacities and Film:Southeast Asia on Screen

29-31 January 2010

Ludwigsburg Film Conference 2010

Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta – the Ludwigsburg Film Conference 2010 focuses on Southeast Asian megacities and their �lmic representation. Researchers from di�erent countries present their views on megacities in contemporary �lmmaking. The papers address cinematic constructions and representations of urban life as well as questions of national identity and cultural diversity.

Which development show the metropolises of Southeast Asia as living environments and spaces of cinematographic storytelling? In what way does the city become a projection for hopes and longing, and what role does it play as a site of despair and loneli-ness? What local singularities, traditional elements and interna-tional trends can be identi�ed in the cinematic language? In what way do the �lms create a speci�c image of the (cinematic) city?

The theoretical debate is accompanied by movie screenings, workshops, a panel discussion on trends in Southeast Asian �lm-making and a �lm party with bu�et, �lms and music.

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Megacities and Film:Southeast Asia on Screen

ScheduleFriday, 29 January 2010

National Identity.Cultural Diversity

Urban Images

10:00 - 11:00 Registration

11:00 - 11:15 Words of Welcome from Prof. Dr. Martin Fix

Rector of Ludwigsburg University of Education

11:15 - 11:30 Conference Introduction by Prof. Dr. Stephan Buchloh

Director of the Department of Culture and Media Education

11:30 - 12:15 Natalie Böhler: Made in Thailand

Das Motiv der Thainess in “Monrak Transistor” (Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Thailand 2001)

12:15 - 12:30 Break

12:30 - 13:15 Robert Williamson: Working and Dreaming

The Role of Social Class in Filmic Projections of Bangkok

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch at the Cafeteria

14:30 - 15:15 Hedy Holzwarth: “Si Doel Anak Betawi”

(Sjuman Djaya, Indonesia 1972)

15:15 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:15 Stephan Buchloh: Bangkok in Unterhaltungs�lmen

Eine Megacity als Kulisse und Katalysator

16:15 - 16:45 Co�ee Break

16:45 - 17:30 Stephanie Geise: Stadtbilder als Spiegel der Gegenwartsgesellschaft

Visuell konstruierte Urbanität im singapurischen Film

17:30 - 17:45 Break

17:45 - 18:30 Yvonne L. Michalik: Megacity Singapur am Beispiel des Films “Salawati”

(Marc X. Grigoro�, Singapore 2008)

19:00 Film Party at Literaturcafé (Building 1) - Bu�et, Films and Music

ScheduleSaturday, 30 January 2010

Heterogeneous Cityscapes

09:00 - 10:45 Film Screening

10:45 - 11:00 Co�ee Break

11:00 - 12:15 Workshops: Film Analysis

Workshop 1: Stephan Buchloh

Workshop 2: Maren Scharpf

Workshop 3: Nadja Theilemann

Workshop 4: Sarah Wüst

12:15 - 12:30 Break

12:30 - 13:30 Presentation: Workshop Results

13:30 - 15:00 Lunch

15:00 - 15:45 Tina Hedwig Kaiser: Das Andere einer Megacity

Bangkok und der Dschungel in Apichatpong Weerasethakuls

“Sud Pralad - Tropical Malady” (Thailand 2004)

15:45 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 16:45 Mervin Espina: Uploading the Underground

Independent Video Adventures in the Brunei Megakampong

16:45 - 17:15 Co�ee Break

17:15 - 18:00 Robert Geib: Die asiatische Metropole als utopische und nostalgische Vision

Kulturelle Erinnerung und Identität in den Animations�lmen Mamoru Oshiis (Japan)

19:30 A Taste of Southeast Asia

Dinner at an Asian Restaurant in Ludwigsburg (optional)

Workshops

ScheduleSunday, 31 January 2010

Transnational Spaces

10:15 - 11:00 Stewart Chang: Revisiting Chapters of the Pitiful Lotus

Gender Politics and Nation Building in Contemporary Singaporean Cinema

11:00 - 11:15 Co�ee Break

11:15 - 12:00 Frank Thomas Meyer: Transnational Imaging Aspects of the Megacity in “Cicak Man”

(Yusry, Malaysia 2006)

12:00 - 12:15 Break

12:15 - 13:00 Agata Anna Lisiak: Anonymous Interiors

Taiwanese Cities in Film

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:45 Panel Discussion: Trends in Southeast Asian Filmmaking

Participants: Speakers of the Conference

14:45 - 15:00 Break

15:00 - 16:30 Film Screening

16:30 - 16:45 Resuming the Conference – Stephan Buchloh and Sarah Wüst

Public transport to Ludwigsburg (City)

Public transport to the University

Arrival by plane

Arrival by car

University Plan

Departure

Mit ö�entlichen VerkehrsmittelnFrom Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof/Main Station to Ludwigsburg (City)S-Bahn (Suburbian Train) S 5 towards Bietigheim or S-Bahn S 4 towards MarbachInformation on further connections and timetables of public transportation around Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg is available on www.vvs.de

From Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof/Main Station to Favoritepark (University)S-Bahn S 4 towards MarbachInformation on further connections and timetables of public transportation around Stuttgart and Ludwigsburg is available on www.vvs.de

From Stuttgart Airport to Ludwigsburg (City)S-Bahn S 2 towards Schorndorf or S 3 towards Backnang. Change at Hauptbahnhof/Main Station to S-Bahn S 5 towards Bietigheim or S 4 towards Marbach

From Stuttgart Airport to Favoritepark (University)S-Bahn S 2 towards Schorndorf or S 3 towards Backnang. Change at Hauptbahnhof/Main Station to S-Bahn S 4 towards Marbach

From other German Airports Information on Intercity Railway Transportation is available on www.bahn.de

Leave the autobahn A 81 Stuttgart-Heilbronn at the exit “Ludwigsburg Nord“ and head to “Ludwigsburg” at the tra�c light. Follow the Road B 27 straightforward. Turn left immediately after a S-Bahn-Bridge towards “Pädagogische Hochschule, Fachhochschule, Rotes Kreuz“. Turn right before another S-Bahn-Bridge and park at the parking site of the University.

The Ludwigsburg Film Conference will take place in buildings 1 and 7.

From Favoritepark (University) to Ludwigsburg or to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof/Main StationS-Bahn S 4 towards SchwabstraßeFrom Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof/Main Station to Stuttgart AirportS-Bahn S 2 towards Filderstadt or S 3 towards Flughafen/Messe

Travel Information

Conference Team

Conference Chairs

Prof. Dr. Stephan Buchloh

Diplom-Romanistin Sarah Wüst

Assistance

Karin Matt

Nadja Theilemann

Conference Room

7.201

Registration and Contact Ludwigsburg University of Education Department of Culture and Media Education Karin Matt

Reuteallee 46 71634 Ludwigsburg

Phone: +49 7141 140 831 matt@ph-ludwigsburg.de

www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/kumebi

The conference fee is € 30,00 (€ 15,00 for students) which includes beverages and catering. Items not included in the fee are: Lunch at the cafeteria of the university on Friday and dinner in an Asian Restau-rant on Saturday. The fee must be paid in cash at the conference. Persons who wish to participate in the conference are requested to contact Karin Matt via e-mail for registration.