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Thursday, July 31, 2008

繼「那一天我丟了飯碗」、「有怪獸」之後，台灣媒體觀察教育基金會再度贊助發行另一部識讀媒體、改革媒體的紀錄片--「舞影者」，希望能為媒體工作者的勞動權益與勞動意識的反思帶來新的可能。

「舞影者」 以歷史的軸線貫穿本片，娓娓道來有關台灣攝影記者的流轉演變。片中將攝影記者分成三個斷代，利用不同階段歷史事件與環境演變勾勒出攝影記者的身影，從威權 時代下老攝影記者的溫儒個性；到解嚴時期中，面對社會運動風起雲湧的攝影記者們，是如何用最真實的影像作為社會參與；到了當代，有著中產階級習癖的攝影記 者，又如何在商業媒體洪流的控制與緬懷過往美好的情緒下邁進。

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's media regulator is investigating the screening of a political film that an opposition party said critically examines the city-state's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew.

The film, "One Nation Under Lee", was made by a group of political activists and looks at the rise of Lee and his relationship with the media, Chee Siok Chin, a senior member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), told Reuters.

It was screened to an audience of about 70 at an opposition party fundraising event last week, before Singapore's media regulator interrupted the showing and took the film, said Chee, the event organiser.

"After investigation, the Board of Film Censors (BFC) proceeded to serve a notice to the appropriate person that it would be an offence to screen a film that has not been submitted to the BFC for classification and that is not approved for exhibition," Tan Chiu Kee of the BFC said in a statement late on Tuesday, adding that a copy had been handed to officials.

Singapore, which has been ruled by the People's Action Party (PAP) for over 40 years, bans the production and screening of all political films, imposing a maximum fine of S$100,000 ($73,260) or a jail term of two years on those caught.

Lee Kuan Yew, 84, is credited with policies that have been critical to making Singapore one of the region's most prosperous countries, but has been criticised by human rights groups for his use of lawsuits against political opponents and the media.