Oakland non-profit to host Buddhist film Festival in Signapore

“For the first time ever, the International Buddhist Film Festival will be held in an Asian country. The festival starts May 17 in Singapore. Organized by the Asian Buddhist Film Festival in conjunction with the Buddhist Film Society, an Oakland, California-based non-profit, the festival will span four days. The festival “presents, archives and preserves Buddhist-themed and -inspired cinema of all kinds: features documentaries, animation, experimental work, children’s films and television programs,” according to the event’s Web site. Kicking off with “Shower,” a 1999 Chinese film, the festival will showcase films from nine countries. Buddhist-themed episodes of “The Simpsons” and “King Of The Hill” will be screened.”