The Sofia International Film Festival has successfully organized an event outside of its usual location, with organizers receiving praise from Todorov and President Petar Stoyanov for their efforts. The ceremony featured artists, actors, directors, and film enthusiasts, highlighting the festival's growing reputation in the country.
https://www.fakti.bg/en/kultura-art/983854-milko-lazarov-s-herd-triumphs-with-the-grand-prize-at-the-sveti-vlas-film-festThe St. Croix Watershed Research Station is hosting a residency program for four artists, including Kristine Murphy, Natalie Deam and Zoë Fay Stindt, and Haley Prochnow. The program provides a weekly stipend, travel support, and access to the research station's cabin and resources at the Science Museum of Minnesota, J.W.D. Dunn Research Library, and collections vault. In exchange for their participation, the artists will donate an original work developed during the residency to the museum, with donated works from 2003 through 2024 on display.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/07/06/new-artists-at-pine-needles-include-an-illustrator-a-mapmaker-and-a-storyteller/The Australian Design Centre in Darlinghurst has lost federal and state funding, leaving it with a $200,000 deficit. The centre, which supports artisans and designers since 1964, is now facing financial uncertainty after being recommended for funding by peer assessors but missing out on the four-year operational grant. Director Lisa Cahill described the situation as "do or die," urging its 30,000 social media followers to donate $100 each to keep the centre afloat.
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/we-got-nothing-axe-falls-on-galleries-and-the-state-s-only-design-centre-20250701-p5mbno.htmlThe Pacu Jalur 2025 event in Riau is expected to attract a large number of spectators following viral videos of young dancers performing during the traditional boat race. The "aura farming" phenomenon, which gained global attention on social media, has sparked curiosity among netizens worldwide. International TikTok users have created meme videos imitating the cool movements of the young rowers in distinctive wooden long boats from Kuantan Singingi, Riau.
https://en.tempo.co/read/2025220/todays-top-3-news-prabowo-lands-in-brazil-to-join-brics-pacu-jalur-2025-expects-surge-of-spectatorsJapanese teenagers at Motomachi High School in Hiroshima are creating artworks based on interviews with hibakusha (atom bomb survivors) to keep memories of the 1945 bombing relevant for younger generations. The school has tasked its art students with this project for almost 20 years, and recent exhibitions showcased 15 new artworks, including pieces depicting the horrors of the blast, such as a girl surrounded by flames and a boy's mother comforting him after his father died from burns. The students relied on their imagination and historical documents to create these powerful works, which aim to convey the emotional struggles of those who survived the bombing.
https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/nation/hiroshima-teens-relay-atom-bomb-horror-with-art/article_47dc6eab-1273-5e09-8844-5d42084a7ab1.htmlIn Hiroshima, Japan, students at Motomachi High School have created 15 new artworks using survivors' testimonies to commemorate the atomic bombing of August 1945. The artworks include a painting of Masaki Hironaka with his mother after the devastation, as well as pieces depicting scorched soldiers and a horror-stricken girl surrounded by flames, highlighting the lasting impact of the tragedy on younger generations.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/07/07/world/asia-oceania/hiroshima-teens-relay-atom-bomb-horror-with-art/2144245The Hanteo Global music festival is set to take place at Seoul World Cup Stadium on September 6 and 7. The event will be headlined by a legendary Korean artist, with a special stage dedicated to celebrating K-pop's evolution over the decades, featuring artists from the first to fifth generations.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-07-05/entertainment/kpop/Hanteo-Music-Festival-to-light-up-Seoul-World-Cup-Stadium-in-September/2346067Mark Snow, a renowned composer of TV music, has died at 78. Born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Juilliard School. Snow is best known for his work on The X Files, composing its iconic theme and over 200 episodes of the show, as well as two feature films. He received 15 Emmy nominations throughout his career.
https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2025/07/05/mark-snow-composer-of-039x-files039-theme-dead-at-78This song, likely "Wonderwall" by Oasis, features a simple yet effective chord progression that can help learners develop their rhythmic skills. The C-G-Am-F progression is repeated throughout the verse and chorus, creating a sense of familiarity and structure. The song's use of strumming patterns and emphasis on specific chords helps to convey the emotional narrative of the lyrics, making it an excellent choice for teaching rhythm and storytelling through music.
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