NEWS: ‘Friend Zone’ Is First Thai Film to Be Shot on Sony’s CineAlta VENICE
Asia Pacific, 22 May 2019 - Thailand’s role as a movie-making hub in Southeast Asia is growing from strength to strength....
NEWS: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – Actors’ Experiences in Hollywood
“There’s a quote that, ‘You cannot be what you cannot see,’ and we think there’s a lot of truth in that,”...
NEWS: China TV Cuts off Hollywood Productions and Broadcasts Anti-US War Films
The movie channel of China’s state broadcaster China Central Television has reportedly pulled from its schedules not only all Hollywood productions...
NEWS: ‘Moral Panic’ Over Gender Identity Film Sparks Backlash in Indonesia
Director gets death threats as 93,000 sign petition to have ‘LGBT film’ Memories of My Body banned lest young ‘imitate behaviour’...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Singapore Shorts 2019 Submissions
Submit your short films to Asian Film Archive to be part of the Singapore Shorts program - an annual showcase of...
NEWS: Documentary ‘M For Malaysia’ to Premiere at Two International Film Festivals
M for Malaysia, a documentary feature film about the election that brought hope to the nation, is set to screen at two international...
NEWS: Philippine’s Cinemalaya Foundation Revived a ‘Dead’ Film Industry
MANILA -- Nearly two decades ago, the Philippine film industry was widely considered "dead." Now it is regarded as one of...
NEWS: Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Earns Five-Minute Ovation at Cannes
Just days after the announcement of the selection of Parasite for main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, South Korean director Bong...
NEWS: Streaming Service Le Cinéma Club Announces Reboot
Film geeks aren’t hurting for options when it comes to feeding their addictions. Between theatrical releases and streaming services (Criterion Channel,...
CLASSROOM: Solstice Studios Boss Mark Gill on How to Survive (and Thrive) in the Indie Market
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter's Tatiana Siegel at the Winston Baker film financing summit in Cannes on Friday, Gill said the “boom...
NEWS: South Korean is First Asian Actor to Receive Top Honour at Acclaimed Film Festival
South Korean actor Song Kang-ho has been chosen to receive the Excellence Award at this year's Locarno International Film Festival in...
NEWS: China Box Office Weekend Chart Dominated By Non-Chinese Films
Unusually, all of the top five films at the China box office this weekend were non-Chinese. That’s a relatively rare occurrence, as audiences...