Singapore’s Gurushetram Opens to Positive Reviews
Singayil Gurushetram will always remain a landmark in Kollywood as it is the first Tamil movie to be produced in Singapore....
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Richard Leacock, Innovative Documentary Maker, Dies at 89
Richard Leacock, a filmmaker who helped create the documentary style known as direct camera or cinéma vérité, and who played a...
China’s untapped potential attracts global film makers
Rich in promise, China has so far been short on sales for overseas film makers and distributors vying for the attention...
Comparative glance at Hong Kong war-era films
A nightclub taxi driver carries on listlessly, a teacher is thrown out of work, and a jobless draftsman is reduced -...
Montecito Acquires Film Rights to ‘Big In China’
Journalist Alan Paul's new memoir about his unlikely adventures in Beijing is being developed with an eye for Ivan Reitman to...
Filmart Market Off to a Hot Start
The 2011 edition of Hong Kong's Filmart proves that there is strength in numbers. Exhibitors from China and the U.S., who...
Hollywood Faces High Prices In Times Of Japan’s Disaster
First came the tips: Because of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan earlier this month, Hollywood movie and television studios...
In like a Lion
Only some six months back Chinese films began getting day-and-date releases in North America thanks to the establishment of a new...
Filmmaker Nina Paley frees Copyright for Art and Profit
Nina Paley knew she was bucking the prevailing wisdom when she released her animated feature film under a copyright license so...
RKO classics offered for remake
The library of classic Hollywood films by RKO Pictures is being put up for foreign "“language remake at FilMart. The studio...
‘Sanctum’ bow delayed in Japan
The biz in Japan is still coping with the after-effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor...
Malaysia has diverse FilMart presence
Malaysia has its greatest presence yet at FilMart with 27 companies participating in the country's pavillion. Organisers of the FilMart delegation...