Japan-Korea join forces to battle Hollywood
Putting aside their past cultural and political differences stemming from Japan's WWII-era occupation of Korea, Japanese films started making inroads in...
Film fest gets PM’s support
The 4th Australian Malaysian Film Festival, now running until Oct 6 in Melbourne, received a moral boost recently, from the Prime...
The Art Of Film Title Design Throughout Cinema History
Have you ever thought of what makes you remember a certain movie or TV show? Of course, it's the story being...
Chinese film ‘Rumination’ honored at Vancouver festival
The Chinese film "Rumination" ("Fanchu") was among two East Asian films honored with "special mentions" at the Vancouver International Film Festival...
Taiwan’s Tsai Ming-liang named Asia’s filmmaker of the year
Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang was on Sunday hailed as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the region's most prestigious film festival....
Forward-looking film festival
It's the first Doi Saket International Film Festival (DSIFF), and from Oct 23 to 30 it will be at different venues...
Endhiran rocks the Bollywood boat
Until three years ago, Rajnikanth's films were runaway hits only down South. But the turning point came with Sivaji "“ The Boss....
Eric Khoo’s new offering focuses on legendary Japanese comic artist
For many nights, a man's face would appear in Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo's mind, causing him restlessness. It sounds like an...
“˜Train’ tracks Chinese family’s struggle
The Chinese economic miracle has come at a cost. One such cost has created a generation of children whose migrant-worker parents...
South Korea to offer production rebates
The South Korean government is to introduce financial incentives for foreign films that shoot in the country. The move was announced...
The First Movie – taking films to Iraq
Until the film historian Mark Cousins rolled into town to set up an impromptu cinema, the children of Goptapa in northern...
Hong Kong media mogul sees Taiwan as springboard to China
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai said Tuesday Taiwan was set to be the "centre of cultural production" for the Greater...