Seoul’s biggest indie film fest downsized
The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF), which ends Dec. 17, is the largest and the oldest of about 10 independent film...
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$30m CatchPlay film fund announced
Taiwan distributor CatchPlay has announced the NT$900 million CatchPlay Film Production Fund No. 1 to invest in 25 movies in the...
Filipinos seek support for film industry
Two Filipinos recognised for alternative movies in international film festivals said their countrymen must support their film industry and yet be...
Same same, but different
HAVING a hard time remembering what Dim Sum Dolly Selena Tan, Kumar and Irene Ang were like 10 years ago? Switch...
Tokyo restricts distribution of ‘harmful’ anime
A revision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths was passed by a majority vote at the...
New documentary highlights Papuan plight
There are renewed calls for an investigation into the torture of two Papuan farmers by the Indonesian military. This time, the...
10th South Taiwan Film Festival Presented Awards
The awarding ceremony of the 10th South Taiwan Film Festival was held at Art Center of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)....
Norwegian Wood blossoms in Japan
Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood opened at third place at the Japanese box office at the weekend. Over two days the...
Rotterdam offers wuxia experience
The 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam will host a special tribute of costumed martial arts films of the wuxia genre. Curator...
DPM: “Home” music video meaningful
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean declared local artistes' efforts to film a music video for "Home",...
LG Display striving for 3D expansion
3D television captured the attention of the related global industry and the imagination of consumers following the success of "Avatar." Now,...
Assayas: Taiwanese cinema has influenced me
"Some filmmakers make movies that look like movies. I try to make movies that look like real life," says Olivier Assayas,...