Groundbreaking Canadian Film Casts 20 Filipinos, Including Lead
In a groundbreaking venture, a Winnipeg filmmaker took a chance at casting relatively unknown Filipino actors in the first Canadian-made movie...
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Full Circle Lab Philippines Moves Online and Unveils Line-Up of 20 Projects
Full Circle Lab, a project development programme backed by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), has announced the 20...
Why Is Southeast Asian Cinema Still Lagging Behind?
Since the 1970s, Southeast Asian films have experienced a steady growth in recognition both within and outside their domestic markets. Then...
Indian Films Continue to Dominate Chinese Box Office, From Works of Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan's recent meeting with Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan created considerable political stir in India. Many factions branded it as an anti-national...
Ai Weiwei’s Latest Film Is a Chilling Look at Life Under Lockdown in Wuhan Through the Lens of Chinese State Control
Streets are empty and deserted. Cleaners in hazmat suits hose down surfaces—and each other—with sanitizer. Alarms sound as medical workers shuttle...
Imelda Marcos Docu ‘The Kingmaker’ Banned in Parts of Thailand, Authorities Refer to It as “Inappropriate”
Parts of Thailand aren’t necessarily responding well to the Imelda Marcos documentary The Kingmaker directed by Lauren Greenfield. The country has banned the pic in...
Alejandro Jodorowsky Thinks COVID-19 Can Change Cinema (for the Better)
Alejandro Jodorowsky is 91 years old...and he's still dreaming. The mind behind movies like El Topo and The Holy Mountain has not settled on old...
Locarno’s Open Doors Spotlights Trends, Challenges for Southeast Asian Filmmakers
The coronavirus pandemic might have brought production to a standstill across Southeast Asia earlier this year, but the continued growth of...
Amid India’s Pandemic, Independent Artists Thrive Outside the Bollywood Machine
August is traditionally a vibrant period for India’s music industry, with myriad music festivals announced from October through February and tour...
China Box Office: Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ Tops Flat Weekend
Sam Mendes’ 1917 topped China’s box office over the three-day weekend (7 to 9 August), grossing $5.2m, according to figures from...
Grasshopper Takes U.S. Rights for Tsai Ming-Liang’s Berlin Title ‘Days’
Speciality distributor Grasshopper Film has acquired U.S. distribution rights for Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang’s Days and will release the film in cinemas in 2021....
Korea Box Office: ‘Steel Rain 2’ Keeps Cinemas in Motion
Action thriller Steel Rain 2: Summit dominated the South Korean box office in its opening weekend. In doing so, it knocked Peninsula from...