An Animated Goat, Banker Look Abroad
Veteran Hong Kong investment banker Francis Leung has his eyes set on transforming a popular Chinese cartoon brand to the leagues...
FILM
Indonesia film support package proves controversial
The Indonesian government this week unveiled a series of measures to help the local film industry. But the package has been...
Wee Li Lin is breaking new ground for women film-makers with her second feature, Forever
WHEN film director Wee Li Lin first returned from the United States after graduating from Brown University in 1997, one of...
China to double the size of its entertainment industry
On the eve of the National People's Congress, the government has announced a plan to more than double the size of...
Filmmakers Critical of Govt Plan to Subsidize Patriotic Movies
The Indonesian film industry appeared lukewarm to the government's plan to allocate a special budget to subsidize the production of films...
Hollywood comes to Bollywood
Three new Hollywood films are set to be shot in India shortly as producers explore the Indian market with the help...
Budget 2011: CVD exemption cheers Indian film industry
The Government from India announced exemption of countervailing duty (CVD) on jumbo rolls of cinematograph films of 400 feet and 1000...
HK star Lau channels China earnings to local films
Hong Kong has produced Chinese cinema's biggest names, but for this former British colony's actors and directors, the future now lies...
China Vies for its Own Hollywood
The Chinese government recently announced an ambitious plan to more than double the size of its entertainment and other cultural industries...
Indonesia Sends Out Mixed Signals in Film Ban Debate
The government has given conflicting messages about the ongoing controversy over curbing foreign-movie imports, with the customs office saying a ban...
Australia crowned by Oscars
The cartoon shorts Oscar went to The Lost Thing (pictured), directed and written by Shaun Tan and also directed by Andrew...
British documentary exposes dangerous side of Manila
From dangerous roads to extreme poverty, a British documentary highlighted several problems faced by millions of people in the Philippine capital...