I nominate Japanese anime for most underrated genre
Toy Story 3 is in the running for the best picture award at the 2011 Oscars, and pundits and public alike...
Chinese movies cover similar ground
Chinese movie fans have grown accustomed to seeing films of similar style that present different versions of the same story-and that...
Foreign Film Importers Owe Rp 30b in Import Tax
Importers of foreign films owe Rp 30 billion ($3.4 million) of import tax on film royalties and could have to pay...
Jet Li’s New Tai Chi Movie
Huayi Brothers Media, the giant Chinese studio behind such productions as KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004), THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (2008), and the...
Chris Columbus To Remake Korean Comedy HELLO GHOST
For those that like their bad news to come in twos, the news that "family comedy" hack Chris Columbus intends to...
China quiet but Hong Kong cinema industry celebrates
While the cinema world was this week rejoicing in the news that 2010 had seen a global box office record smashed,...
Imax to Expand Asian Local Film Releases
Imax is looking at releasing local films in Japan and South Korea after the successful release in China of Aftershock, the...
Busan International Film Festival Sets Dates, Venues for 2011 Event
This year's Busan International Film Festival will kick off on Oct. 6 and runs for nine days, the festival's organizer announced...
Hoopla! Film Festival 2011
Inspired by the exposure scarcity of good Indonesian movies in Singapore, Hey!Diaspora magazine presents to you the first ever Indonesian film...
When Hainan Meets Teochew… in Hong Kong
More specifically, at the Hong Kong International Film Festival that is, which runs from 20th March to 5th April, with the...
Yoji Yamada 50th Anniversary Film Cast Named
The cast has been announced for Yoji Yamada's 50th anniversary film, Tokyo Kazuko (Family), the veteran director's homage to Yasujiro Ozu's...
Smartphones – The democracy of cinema production
On Saturday, the Park brothers, Chan-wook and Chan-kyong, picked up the Golden Bear at the Berlinale for a 30-minute movie shot...