GIFF JOHNSON Media freedom in the Pacific Islands was celebrated in Majuro May 9 with the showcasing of over a dozen short films entered in the “My Pacific Story” competition and the awarding of prize money to the winners. Sponsored by the Marshall Islands-based non-profit, Pacific Media Institute, films entered in the contest were a […]
Once again, the Marshall Islands is the highest ranked country in the Pacific for media freedom and democracy, according to the annual Freedom in the World Ranking by Freedom House. The RMI received a score of 93 out of 100, which was tied only by Tuvalu. The two other freely associated states, Palau and the […]
Journal 5/25/1982 P1 Zeder and deBrum reported ‘eyeball to eyeball’US Ambassador Fred Zeder said Thursday’s he’s “eyeball to eyeball” with Marshall Islands Foreign Secretary Tony deBrum in negotiations on the political status of the islands, according to a story in Pacific Daily News. Zeder, suffering from the flue and a 103-degree temperature, quickly left the […]
Microwave Films legend and Director Jack Niedenthal met with rising film directors, producers, cast and crew of Ralik and Ratak Films (R&R) at Aliang restaurant late last month. The R&R production team has been working on their upcoming feature film “Jouj eo mour eo lej mej eo” for over a year now. The group asked […]
The world premiere of “Marshallese Be Like” will be held at this Saturday’s Jambo Arts festival in the Lomalo Room at the MIR. The film will show at 8 PM and stars Ben Wakefield, who played Batmon in the latest from Microwave Films, Batmon vs Majuro, and Vivian Niedenthal, who helped direct and also acted […]
