Busan to open with ‘Always’ and close with ‘Mother’
South Korea's Busan Intl. Film Festival opens with Korean helmer Song Il-gon's melodrama "Always" and closes with Japanese director Harada Masato's...
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Toronto film festival to look at 9/11, women’s strides
North America's largest film festival opens today in Toronto with a spotlight on music, the rise of women directors, illegal immigration...
Lucasfilm’s Sandcrawler Office in Singapore
May the force be with you, well in this case may the office be around you as a swanky new office...
5 Chinese Films to Compete in London Film Festival
Five Chinese films will participate in the 55th BFI London Film Festival, the organizer said on Wednesday. The 55th BFI London...
Hapa-Palooza revels in fest of ethnic mashups
Growing up, Zarah Martz never felt like she fully belonged. With an Indonesian father and a German mother, she spent part...
Cine Europa to showcase uncensored films
For the first time in its 14-year history, Cine Europa in Manila will be showing exceptional films that were exempted from...
Could ‘Contagion’ Really Happen?
Steven Soderbergh's new thriller, Contagion, boasts plenty of big names - Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard,...
Home-grown film clips on S’pore are big hits online
SINGAPOREANS have taken to making short film clips and posting them on YouTube in a bid to show their love for...
Pesta Raya 2011 to bring Malay culture to Singapore
Tourists in Singapore can learn more about the culture of neighbouring Malaysia at the Pesta Raya 2011 festival this month. Taking...
A Kick in the Pants for Local Film Buffs
Drama-comedy "Tendangan Dari Langit," or "A Kick from Heaven," is a welcome change from all the violence and gratuitous cleavage featured...
Hollywood Struggles to Get Back Into Indonesia
Western companies have flocked to Indonesia to sell everything from Louis Vuitton bags to Pizza Hut but one big business has...
Indonesia spotlight
Martua Nainggolan, better known by his screen name Derby Romero, returns to the scene of the crime later this week for...