Box Office Down by 92% in Asia as Coronavirus Wipes Out First Half Year
By now it is common knowledge that the coronavirus pandemic has been bad for cinema box office. New data for the Asia-Pacific region...
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HBO Asia Makes Sci-Fi Debut With ‘Dream Raider’
HBO Asia has set “Dream Raider” as its first original sci-fi commission. The show is an 8-episode Mandarin language series, produced in...
China’s iQIYI Hires Country Heads for South East Asia Expansion
Chinese streaming giant iQIYI is to boost its Southeast Asia operation with the appointment of three new country managers. Two hail from Iflix, the regional...
Twentieth Television’s Reena Singh And Hillman Grad’s Rishi Rajani Launch ‘The Salon’ South Asian Mentorship Program
In the conversation of Asian and Asian American representation in film and TV, the South Asian community tends to be overlooked. In an effort...
New Installment In Chalk Warfare Global YouTube Phenomena Created With Blackmagic Design Workflow
Blackmagic Design announced today that Chalk Warfare 4.0, the newest installment of popular YouTube series Chalk Warfare, was produced using a full...
Popular Japanese Actor Haruma Miura, 30, Dies in Suspected Suicide
Popular Japanese actor Haruma Miura died on Saturday (July 18) at age 30 in a suspected suicide, sending shockwaves through the...
Bangkok Cinema’s Golden Age Ends as Curtain Falls on Scala
The closure of Thailand's best-known stand-alone movie theater in early July marked the end of an era for Thai cinema, completing...
Gay Topics, Intimacy in Romances Banned in Chinese Films, TV Dramas
China is reportedly tightening its grip on the country’s film and TV industries with a new ban that will see gay...
The Future of Film: Can Cinema Survive COVID-19?
It’s Saturday lunchtime and I am watching Sonic the Hedgehog in a cinema. It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t have been my...
Wong Kar-Wai Backs $33-Million Plan to Save Hong Kong Film Industry
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is among the leading filmmakers to boost the region’s movie industry with a five-tier plan that totals $33.5...
Hollywood Inclusion Lab for South Asian Screenwriters Selects Mentors
After the Hollywood success of Priyanka Chopra and Mindy Kaling, the inaugural 1497 Writers Lab, which offers mentoring from leading filmmakers...
SG Digital Community Hubs to be Launched Islandwide to Boost Nationwide Digitalisation Movement
Anybody who faces difficulties with their digital devices will soon beable to get help at almost 50 new SG Digital community...