On 21 December 2012, according to the alleged Mayan calendar, should have been the date of the end of the world. The catastrophic prediction, spread by internet, frightened the most delicate minds. The film Videophilia (And Other Viral Syndromes) - Videofilia (y otros síndromes virales), by director Juan Daniel F. Molero, narrates an episode in Peru related to the prediction. The story has an electrified evolution between the tragic and the amused. The author depicts it with dirty shots, grainy images, extreme editing between video games and porn chat, with emoticons peeking out on the screen.

Bangladesh, with its vitality and contradictions, is the protagonist of the film Under Construction by director Rubaiyat Hossain. Under Construction is an intellectual, well-shot, modern story of feminine pride. Female pride is represented by Raya. She is a famous actress, wealthy, she married a rich man. The social issue is underlined by the terrible condition of textile workers, subjected to terrible conditions and pressures to contain costs. Being an actress or having a child? It's Raya's dilemma, but she will choose.

In 1947, the British abandoned India. Coexistence between Hindus and Muslims was impossible. The consequence was a political and geographical split, with thousands of deaths and the transhumance of millions of people: Muslims fled to Pakistan and Hindus to India.

The peculiarity of Pakistan was the division between two territories more than two thousand kilometres apart: Pakistan and East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Despite having the same inhabitants, East Pakistan was ruled as a province, with limited power.

The film A Day in the Life of Anil Bagchi - Anil Bagchir Ekdin by director Morshedul Islam, screening at the 13th World Film Festival of Bangkok takes place during the Bangladesh war.

The cha-cha-cha dance has a Cuban origin. Like all dances born on the Caribbean island, cha-cha-cha has a fast pace. There is the same passion for cha-cha-cha in the Philippine islands, where it is even the title of a film - Anita's Last Cha Cha - Ang huling cha-cha ni Anita - by Filipino director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. In a small village in the Obando area, near Manila, there are still intense social relationships. The kids live quietly, play in the countryside or wander around the still unpaved streets. Among them is twelve-year-old Anita. A beautiful, lively, intelligent, sensitive girl. The film is his story of the film.