Independent cinemas’ fight for survival in Wales
In the wake of recent cinema closures in west and north Wales, an independent cinema owner has warned there are likely...
FILM
Tetsuo’s Tsukamoto Makes Anime Short for Film Program
On Thursday, Ca' Foscari University of Venice began streaming a 24-second animated clip that Japanese cult film director Shinya Tsukamoto created...
California Visual Effects Houses Fight to Survive
Can the visual effects industry survive in California? In Singapore, ILM and Lucasfilm - with its Jedi Master Training Program begun...
Youth powers creativity
Delhi has traditionally been a vibrant centre for pan Indian cultural activities. The India International Youth Film Festival was another example...
Hong Kong’s stars hit the big screen for Chinese New Year
Traditionally, Chinese New Year is a time to kick back and relax. But you wouldn't think so if you caught a...
New documentary sends out China’s New Year wish
A new publicity video about China may add cheers to Chinese across the globe who are now celebrating the Spring Festival...
YouTube Views Appear to Raise TV Anime DVD Sales
Tatsuo Tanaka, an associate professor of economics at Keio University, posted a discussion paper titled "Do Illegal Copies of Movies Reduce...
‘Community Cinema’ film challenges perceptions about youth violence
In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man was dead and that...
Madman goes mad for documentaries
Madman Entertainment has picked up a collection of rights to current films. It acquired Australia and New Zealand rights to cricket...
Documentary shows civil rights-era history of Sacramento
The civil rights movement of the 1960s is often viewed as centralized in the South, but blacks in Sacramento faced similar...
Film About Sinking Island Nominated for Oscar
The serious consequences of Earth's changing climate are the subject of a powerful documentary film nominated for an Academy Award, the...
Taiwan audiences flock to local stars
The Green Hornet starring local singer-actor Jay Chou dominated the Taipei box office at the weekend with NT$17.3 million ($595,000), representing...