Order now: "The State of Motion 2019: A Fear of Monsters" publication

Note: One of my old papers was reprinted in this great edited collection. 

State of Motion 2019: A Fear of Monsters publication contains the catalogue of the exhibitions presented in Jan-Feb, as well as an anthology of articles serving as scholarly discourse on the monstrous and the horrific of national and international cinemas examined against the histories, art and cinematic production coming out of Southeast Asia.

Featuring contributions by Abhijan Toto, Bliss Cua Lim, Ekky Imanjaya, Ho Rui An, Ila Ila, Joshua Comaroff, Kathleen Ditzig, Marc Gloede, Mary Ainslie, Nazry Bahrawi, Pujita Guha, Roger Nelson and Toh Hun Ping.

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Published by Asian Film Archive

SG$ 45

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Wanted: a research assistant for a film project on Exploitation Cinema in the Philippines

Wanted: a research assistant for a film related project.

Topic: Exploitation Cinema in the Philippines.

We are doing a research project that compares exploitation cinema of the Philippines (1960s-1980s) with that made in Indonesia (1970s-1990s) under authoritarian government. We are exploring the parallels and connections between the two industries as well as the differences. Researchers are Dr. Thomas Barker (University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus) and Ekky Imanjaya (University of East Anglia/Bina Nusantara University).

A representative list of Filipino titles we are interested in can be found here: http://imdb.filim2.site/list/ls003478019

We need assistance to:

1. Find information in Filipino sources that discuss exploitation production in the Philippines. E.g. how it was framed and discussed in relation to 'mainstream' film production; the presence of American producers/talents; morality and film content; relationship to the Marcos regime; interviews with filmmakers; and other topics.

2. What connections (if any) between Philippines production and Indonesia? Focus on the 1982 Manila Film Festival Market; and other connections e.g. talent, capital, inspiration, genre, themes, etc.

3. Details of any Indonesian films distributed/screened in the Philippines.

4. Details of government support for 'exploitation' films.

Work scope:

Research and collect relevant materials - newspaper articles, archival materials, films.

Provide written summary of key texts, events, and information.

Arrange interviews with relevant figures.

Assist and accompany Researcher to conduct interviews (one week in September/October)

Requirements:

Able to work independently

Attention to detail

Bilingual (Tagalog and English)

Preferable: Prior experience/knowledge of Filipino cinema.

Work period: 3 months (August 15 to Nov 15)

Payment: at prevailing RA rates.

Please send cover letter with CV to Thomas.Barker@nottingham.edu.my and E.Imanjaya@uea.ac.uk by August 10.

PhD Studentship: HORROR AND EXPLOITATION CINEMA BEYOND THE NATIONAL

FYI,

Dear colleagues,

With apologies for cross-posting, please see below for information about a PhD studentship at Northumbria University:HORROR AND EXPLOITATION CINEMA BEYOND THE NATIONAL.

The deadline for applicants is 20 January 2017, with a prospective start date of 2 October 2017.

The project is being considered for studentship funding in competition with other projects, available to applicants worldwide. The studentship includes a full stipend, paid for three years at RCUK rates for 2017/18 (this is yet to be set, in 2016/17 this is £14,296 pa) and fees (Home/EU £4,350 / International £13,000 / International Lab-based £16,000). Additionally, as Northumbria celebrates its 25th anniversary as a University and in line with our international outlook, some projects may also be offered to students from outside of the EU supported by a half-fee reduction.

Project Description

It has been commonplace within film scholarship to examine different horror and exploitation films principally in relation to their “primary country of production”. While a number of scholars have sought to rectify this issue by examining specific films in relation to a range of “transnational” elements, more needs to be done if we are to fully understand the ways that different horror and exploitation films (or their makers) have a) historically challenged notions of “the national” and b) still continue to do so to this day.
 It is the aim of this project to investigate horror and/or exploitation cinema in relation to more broader, cross-cultural and transnational factors, including the content of specific films themselves (i.e. the presence of various cultural inflections), and/or issues concerning contexts of production, distribution and exhibition. We are interested in receiving applications which address any historical context, from the beginnings of cinema to the present.

Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to, the following: 

·         Transnational cultural inflections within specific horror and/or exploitation films 

·         Industrial concerns such as production (including the phenomenon of the co-production), distribution and exhibition contexts. 

·         Horror/exploitation films beyond the West, e.g. from Asia, Africa. 

·         The marketing of “national” horror/exploitation films in other countries, e.g. the transnational distribution trajectories of “British” horror films in Europe, etc. 

·         Transnational horror/exploitation film cycles

·         Transnational horror/exploitation remakes and sequels

·         How new technologies have facilitated transnational processes (VHS, DVD, VoD, camcorders)

Based in the Department of Social Sciences, this PhD studentship builds upon the extensive research into horror and exploitation cinema already undertaken at Northumbria University. The department also houses the Popular Film and Television Collection, which includes film-related items ranging from trade magazines and production notes to promotional materials. The successful candidate will have full access to this material.

Eligibility and How to Apply

Please note eligibility requirement: 

·         Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. 2:1 (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or a Masters (preference for Merit or above); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement. 

·         Appropriate IELTS score, if required. 

For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/

Please ensure you quote the advert reference above on your application form.

Deadline for applications: 20 January 2017
 Start Date: 2 October 2017

Northumbria University is an equal opportunities provider and in welcoming applications for studentships from all sectors of the community we strongly encourage applications from women and under-represented groups.

Informal enquires can be directed to johnny.walker@northumbria.ac.uk

Best wishes

Johnny

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Dr Johnny Walker

Senior Lecturer in Media

Erasmus Lead

Department of Social Sciences and Languages

Northumbria University, Lipman 403b

Tel. (+ 44) 191 227 3920

Book out now: Contemporary British Horror Cinema

Founding co-editor of Global Exploitation Cinemas

Web. http://johnny-walker.org

  

Call for Papers: Symposium: Exploitation Cinema in the 21st Century

*Canterbury Christ Church University*

*Symposium: Exploitation Cinema in the 21^st Century.*

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*Event Date: June 9^th 2017*

*Deadline for proposals: 3^rd March 2017*

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*Keynote Speaker: Dr Johnny Walker, Northumbria University*


In relation to cinema, the term “exploitation” has been adopted by various individuals and institutions over time, from opportunistic film producers and marketers of the 1920s to contemporary online distributors releasing new films in the 21^st century. There is a current wave of exciting and productive scholarship on the historical developments of exploitation cinema, and its famous, and not so famous, films and filmmakers. But much of this research focuses on exploitation before the year 2000, with a particular focus up to and including the VHS era of the 1980s. Less research exists on the inflections of exploitation in the 21^st century, and the trends and developments that have taken place since the turn of the century. This one-day symposium seeks to shed new light on the embodiments of exploitation cinema since 2000, with particular emphasis on current waves and cycles, the way in which they are now consumed (such as online rather than in theatres), and which particular exploitation filmmakers stand out as being important in contemporary times.

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*Topics might include (but are not limited to);*

  * Analysis of single films
  * Studies of current waves or cycles of exploitation
  * Exploitation cinema from global national contexts (in particular
    from non-English speaking countries)
  * The re-emergence of old cycles since 2000 (Rape-Revenge, the Biker
    movie, etc.)
  * Individual filmmakers
  * New genres, sub-genres, and hybrids
  * High budget exploitation (such as that produced by Quentin Tarantino
    and Robert Rodriguez)
  * Patterns of exhibition and distribution
  * Studies of industrial models or modes
  * Exploitation studios (The Asylum etc.)
  * Exploitation online
  * Exploitation fandom and audiences

We invite proposals of up to *300 words* for *20 minute papers*, plus a short bio (up to 150 words) by *March 3^rd 2017*.


We also welcome video essays to be submitted with a 300 word proposal/150 word bio, sent to us by *March 3^rd 2017*. Final video submissions should be sent by *June 2^nd 2017* via Vimeo link. Video submissions should aim to be 10 minutes maximum running time.

All proposal (and any queries) should be sent to *Dr James Newton* at james.newton@canterbury.ac.uk<mailto:james.newton@canterbury.ac.uk>

SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULT CINEMA DOUBLE BILL: LADY TERMINATOR & THE KILLING OF SATAN

FYI, I am co-organizing this event. If you are around, please do come! :)

Scalarama's  Asian Cult Cinema Double Bill: Indonesia's Lady Terminator and The Philippines' The Killing of Satan (in 35mm!) , Cube Microplex, Bristol, Saturday 10 September, 19.00.
And a discussion session with Mondo Macabro's Pete Tombs 

Tickets: £7 / 6 (conc)

A mind bending double bill of South East Asian cult lunacy!

Indonesia’s “Lady Terminator” combines the folktale of legendary Javanese South Sea Queen and James Cameron’s Terminator.

“The Killing of Satan” is a wild Filipino fantasy horror film, about a man who fights Satan to rescue his daughter. Screened in 35mm format!

Link to Scalarama's event:  here

On Lady Terminator: Interview with Barbara Anne Constable by Andrew Leavold: here. 

Cinema Poetica just republished my old paper. Here's the story behind it

Cinema Poetica just republished my old article--and they added it with great pictures!
link:  http://cinemapoetica.com/the-other-side-of-indonesia-new-orders-indonesian-exploitation-cinema-as-cult-films/

source: Cinema Poetica

I presented this paper in "B for Bad Movies" conference at Monash University, Melbourne, 15-17 April 2009, the very first academic conference i ever attended as a panelist. I just graduated from my master study at Universiteit van Amsterdam, and this paper was initially my final project of one of the modules. Being the new kid in  academia world,  i went there as  a film  critic from RumahFilm.org  and was  not really familiar with the idea of cult, exploitation, and b-movies and did not realize that there were so many Big Names in that very conference (as shown in this wonderful program  http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/film-culture/files/2012/09/program-b-for-bad-cinema-2.pdf).

I was in a panel with  David Hanan (who presented a paper on Benyamin Sueb), one of the leading scholars on Indonesian Cinema. I even visited his house and saw his great Indonesia film collection (including the rare ones).
and I met new friends,  including Sun Jung (who visited Jakarta for her Korea and Fandom research) and  Ramon Lobato (who later published a great book, Shadows Economy of Cinema).

Here's the program: http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/film-culture/files/2012/09/program-b-for-bad-cinema-2.pdf

some of the papers were published in Colloquy journal (including this artice): http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/colloquy/432/
Some other were published in an edited collection.
And in 2012 I started to have a deeper research on this topic for  my PhD study.

Ah, time flies.
Oh ya, during the conference, i flew to Canberra for my very first public talk at Australian National University. I was invited by Prof. Ariel Heryanto. to present a paper titled "
The Anomalous Islamic Movies  and other Recent Issues on Representation of
Muslim World in Post-New Order Indonesian Cinema"

15% off all films at ZDD, including a bunch of Indonesian Exploitation Movies!

Stttt. ZDD has a section on Filipino/Indonesian exploitation films. The title include War Victims, The Warrior and Ninja Girl aka Revenge of the Ninja (Jaka Sembung series), Terrorist, Special Silencers, The Snake Queen aka Nyi Blorong, Lady Exterminator,  Jungle Heat/Rimba Panas, The Intruder aka Pembalasan Rambu,  Hell's Raiders, Final Score,  Daredevil Commandos,  Angel of Fury (uncut, Cynthia Rothrock), Bloody Vengeance (Darah Perjaka).

And they offer 15% off all DVDs and books until midnight on New Year's eve.

click here
https://zddvm.com/14-filipino-indo

Jonathan Rosenbaum and Sisworo Gautama Putra's Sangkuriang (1982)

In 1991, film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum watched Sisworo Gautama Putra's Sangkuriang (1982). And Apparently he was impressed with this exploitation film.

He wrote 2 articles related to the film:

First, a short review: 

This lively and enjoyable Indonesian feature (1982) in ‘Scope, directed by Gautana Sisworo Putra from a screenplay by Ignatius Sukardjasman, is based on an ancient Sunda legend with oedipal overtones; the hero accidentally kills his father (although sometime after the latter has been turned into a dog) and almost marries his mother. It’s full of enchantment, alternately campy and exhilarating in its employment of fantasy and magic (with some beautifully choreographed martial arts that include Superman-like flights), but unfortunately it’s been censored somewhat for stateside consumption. (Facets Multimedia Center, 1517 W. Fullerton, Monday, June 10, 7:00, 281-4114)

And the second one, he puts this corny film in his 1991 non-Hollywood worth-seeing films: 

Other movies of the year that are eminently worth seeing (excluding the American titles already listed) are The Architecture of Doom, Ay, Carmela!, Billy Bathgate, The Comedy of Money (a resurrected Dutch feature by Max Ophuls), The Double Life of Veronique, The Garden, The Interrogation, Larks on a String, Life Is Sweet, Little Man Tate,The Match Factory Girl, My Father’s Glory, Night and Day (Chantal Akerman’s latest, shown at the Chicago International Film Festival),Open Doors, Palombella Rossa, Privilege, Sangkuriang (an Indonesian feature made in 1982), See You Later (a Michael Snow short), Slacker, Strand: Under the Dark Cloth, Swan Lake–The Zone, and 1000 Pieces of Gold.

As far as i know, Sangkuriang has never been exported overseas. So, I guess Rosenbaum watched it in a movie theater or film festival (he mentioned 'Scope). CMIIW.

Hereby i attach the full version of the film, but unfortunately no English subtitles.

The Cover of the forthcoming Plaridel Journal: on Indonesian Cult, Exploitation, and B-Movies

images: Lady Terminator and Jaka Sembung

The Cover of the forthcoming Plaridel Journal (Volume 11
Issue No. 2, 2014), special issue on The Significant of Indonesian Cult, Exploitation, and B Movies

Link:  http://www.plarideljournal.org/author/ekky-imanjaya . 

Sssst, I am the guest editor \m/ .

Coming soon: December 2014 

Film-Film yang Disensor karena adegan Seks dan Sadisme, 1972

Jika kita membahas soal film-film yang disensor awal 1970an, biasanya judul yang dibahas yang itu-itu saja: Bernafas Dalam Lumpur dan Bumi Makin Panas. Berikut adalah judul-judul film  lain yang disensor berkaitan dengan adegan seks dan kekerasan:

Sumber: Nasib Film “Lorong Hitam” Di Jogja” Sinar Harapan, 22 Mei 1972.

Hanja untuk 21 tahun ke atas.  Hampir dinyatakan film porno oleh Tim Pengawas Film Daerah Istimewa Jogjakarta.

Mungkin akan membawa pengaruh yang cukup besar bagi para mahasiswa dan pelajar yang menyaksikannya.

Akhirnya diloloskan untuk 21 tahun keatas, setelah ditonton ulang 3kali.

sumber: Inilah Beberapa Adegan Jang Digunting Sensor, Kompas 8 June 1972:

Sebagian tentang sex scenes dan kekerasan, misalnya dalam film Samiun dan Dasima (adegan ranjang Hamid Arief dan Connie Sutedja hingga BH Connie terbuka), Penunggang Kuda dari Tjimande (mata Harun tertusuk golok dan terlepas dari lubangnya), Impas (telinga Ray ISkandar dipotong), Tjisadane (usus berarakan) , Bengawan Solo (WD Mochtar telanjang bulat) , Insan Kesepian (Renny Fox telanjang bulat dalam pelukan Bambang Irawan).

Sneak Peek: Table of Content & Abstracts of Plaridel special issue: "The Bad, The Worse, and The Worst: The Significance of Indonesian Cult, Exploitation, and B Movies"

The Bad, The Worse, and The Worst: The Significance of Indonesian Cult, Exploitation, and B Movies

Plaridel  Journal, Special Issue, Vol 11, Issue No. 2, 2014.

Guest Editor: 

Ekky Imanjaya 

(PhD Candidate, University of East Anglia, UK; 

faculty member, school of Film, Binus International, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia)

Coming soon: December 18, 2014

Table of Content and Abstracts:

1.     The Significance of Indonesian Exploitation and Cult Cinema: An Introduction to Special Issue

By Ekky Imanjaya (guest editor; University of East Anglia and Binus Nusantara University)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/significance-indonesian-cult-exploitation-and-b-movies

cover: http://www.plarideljournal.org/author/ekky-imanjaya

2.     Exploiting Indonesia: From Primitives to Outraged Fugitives

By Thomas Barker (University of Nottingham Malaysia)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/exploiting-indonesia-primitives-outraged-fugitives

3.     The Raiding Dutchmen: The Dutch Stereotypes in Indonesian Action Movies

By Eric Sasono  (RumahFilm.org)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/raiding-dutchmen-colonial-stereotypes-identity-and-islam-indonesian-b-movies

4.       The Earth is Getting Hotter: Urban Inferno and Outsider Women’s Collectives in Bumi Makin Panas

By Dag Yngvesson (University of Minnesota)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/earth-getting-hotter-urban-inferno-and-outsider-women%E2%80%99s-collectives-bumi-makin-panas

5.        Challenging New Order’s Gender Ideology in Benyamin Sueb’s Betty Bencong Slebor: A Queer Reading

By Maimunah Munir (University of Airlangga)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/challenging-new-order%E2%80%99s-gender-ideology-benyamin-sueb%E2%80%99s-betty-bencong-slebor-queer-reading-0

6.       Genre versus Local Specificity: Configuring Rangda and Durga in Balinese and Bengali Films

By Makbul Mubarak  (Universitas Multimedia Nusantara)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/genre-versus-local-specificity-configuring-rangda-and-durga-balinese-and-bengali-films

7.       Beneath Still Waters: Brian Yuzna and the Transnational Indonesian Terror Text

By Xavier Mendik  (University of Brighton, Director of Cine-Excess Film Festival)

http://www.plarideljournal.org/article/beneath-still-waters-brian-yuzna-and-transnational-indonesian-terror-text

Documents

WHEN EAST MEETS WEST:

1.      American and Chinese influences on early Indonesian Action cinema

The List of Filmography of Early Indonesian Action Movies (1926-1941)

compiled by by Bastian Meiresonne

2.    On Lady Terminator

Interview with Barbara Anne Constable

By Andrew Leavold

3.     Beneath Still Waters: The Brian Yuzna Interview

By Xavier Mendik

4.     Scripting an Indonesian Monster: The John Penney Interview

By Xavier Mendik