Korean Law To Limit Film Releasing Monopolies, Aiming To Address “Unfair Competition” In Film Industry
The Korean government is to make it illegal to show a single film on more than 50% of screens nationwide. The...
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Filipina-American Filmmaker Debuts At Busan International Film Festival
Basurero, a poetic, neo-realist, short film plunging viewers into the complex world of a Filipino fisherman who finds himself embroiled in...
Wang Leehom and Rain to be Honoured at U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit
Crossover film and music superstars, Wang Leehom and Jung Ji-hoon (aka “Rain,” aka “The Rain”) are to be honoured by the...
Philippines Launches Location Incentive, Co-Production Fund
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has launched two financial incentives – a location incentive and an international co-production...
Blockbuster Director Choi Dong-hoon to Return with a Two-Part Sci-Fi Film
One of South Korea’s most profitable directors, Choi Dong-hoon has his last two films The Thieves and Assassinaton in the top...
‘The Mustang’ and ‘Adam’ Helmers Among Universal’s 2019 Directors Initiative Participants
Universal’s global talent development and inclusion group on Monday announced the participants in the studio’s 2019 Directors Initiative, now in its...
‘Weathering With You’ Crosses The S$1 Million Mark In Singapore
Weathering with You has been a hit in Singapore, becoming the All-Time No.1 Animation Film and surpassing the S$1 million mark in...
China Films Absent from Golden Horse Awards List of Nominees
Films from mainland China are completely absent from the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the annual Golden Horse Awards. And with...
Meet Tan Si En, The 26-Year-Old Female Producer Behind Anthony Chen’s WET SEASON
Tan Si En is one of the three producers responsible for award-winning Singaporean director Anthony Chen’s second feature film, Wet Season....
Film on Thailand Cave Rescue to Premiere at Busan Film Festival
Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped...
Non-Profit Indonesian Documentary “Movie Boccia” Inspired by Real-Life Friendly Match
A boccia friendly match between Malaysia and Indonesia in April last year was the inspiration behind internationally acclaimed non-profit documentary by...
Iranian Short Film wins Grand Prix at Paris International Animation Film Festival
Winners were awarded during the closing day of the festival on September 23 in the French capital, Iran’s Institute for Intellectual...