National Youth Film Awards Film Facilitation Programme Returns For Its Second Season
Organised by *SCAPE, the second edition of the National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) Film Facilitation Programme (FFP) makes its return with...
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Freeflow Productions Collaborates With NGOs To Create Five Films for National Day 2021
For Singapore’s 56th National Day, local video production house Freeflow Productions is working with five non-profit organisations to create five short...
China’s iQIYI Cuts Quarterly Loss to $193 Million as Content Supply Issues Persist
Chinese streaming firm iQIYI published first quarter results that were better than its previous guidance and a lengthy letter to shareholders asserting that...
Asia Streaming Habits Swing to On-Demand and Larger Screens (Report)
Consumers in Asia spent 15% more time using streaming services in the first quarter of 2021 than they did in the same period...
Cinemas in Taipei Ordered to Close for First Time Due to Virus Surge
Cinemas in Taipei and surrounding areas have been ordered to close for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19...
Bong Joon Ho Working on Korean Animated Film About Deep-Sea Creatures
Bong Joon Ho, director of last year’s Oscar-winning Parasite, has announced that he is working on a Korean animated film about...
How India’s COVID-19 Crisis Is Devastating the Local Entertainment Sector
The devastating second wave of the COVID-19 crisis in India has turned many sectors of the local economy upside down, including...
Philippines’ Film Industry in “Survival Mode” Amid Pandemic
With the entertainment industry among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, film producers in the Philippines told the Senate Committee...
Golden Globes Voters in Tumult: Members Accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Association of Self-Dealing, Ethical Lapses
An investigation published by the Los Angeles Times has uncovered financial and ethical lapses in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as...
China’s Huayi Bros. Marks Third Year of Losses, Despite Delivering the Highest Grossing Film of 2020
Huayi Brothers, China’s longest-standing privately-owned film studio, has notched its third consecutive year of losses despite producing the world’s highest grossing...
Thailand’s Purin Pictures Announces Grant Recipients for Spring 2021
Bangkok-based film fund Purin Pictures is awarding grants to two fiction and two documentary projects, which will receive a combined $105,000,...
Upcoming Lunar New Year Comedy ‘Reunion Dinner’《团圆饭》 Announces Stellar Local Cast
Presented by Clover Films and iQIYI, local Lunar New Year comedy Reunion Dinner《团圆饭》, helmed by writer-director Ong Kuo Sin, has announced...