We’re going to start off with Tropfest South East Asia. Tropfest is the world’s largest short film festival. It started more than 20 years ago in a small cafe in Sydney, to a very small but passionate audience. The Australian festival today commands a live audience of 150,000 viewers in a single night, and receives an average of 700 entries annually. Internationally, the festival has been supported and judged by distinguished industry professionals like George Miller, Naomi Watts, Elijah Wood, Toni Collette, Salma Hayek, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Baz Luhrmann, Ewan McGregor, Darren Aronofsky, Will Smith, Bryan Singer and many others. The theme for Tropfest SEA 2014 is RICE, and the film has to be of 7 mins including credits and title. This is happening in Georgetown, Penang on 24 Jan 2014 – 25 Jan 2014.
Moving on, and we have Chinese New Year happening from 31 January-1 February. Chinese New Year is a time for celebration and merrymaking. Family reunion feasts and open houses are a common feature and children receive 'ang pows' or little red money packets from the elders. Don't miss the exciting lion and dragon dance performances at shopping malls and homes, and also the firecrackers!
Watch the Malaysia This Week video here.
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