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Burmese comedian Zarganar, aka Thura, one of the organizers of The Art of Freedom film festival, answers questions at a press conference on Monday, October 31, 2011. The festival will honour political prisoners. Zarganar, who was released from Myitkyina Prison on October 12, said the film festival is the outcome of a meeting he had with Aung San Suu Kyi, who suggested the idea. Photos: Mizzima

Film director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, one of the organizers of The Art of Freedom film festival, talks about the festival at a press conference on Monday, October 31, 2011. He said plans call for holding an award ceremony on Independence Day.

Former film star and director Kyaw Thu, who will show a short film at the festival, speaks at a press conference on Monday, October 31, 2011. He said that he is physically free, but his right to create art freely is censored. There will be no censorship in the film festival competition, he said.