Malaysia’s First Feature Film with Lead Gay Characters
A gay-themed film has proved an unexpected success in conservative Malaysia. Malaysian films are not allowed to depict support for gay...
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Kurt Rieder Rejoins Singapore’s Golden Village as CEO
The former managing director returns after a four-year sojourn at United International Pictures. Kurt Rieder, former senior vp Asia-Pacific with Hollywood...
More of the same
A symbiotic relationship? Yes. Increasing popularity? Yes. Politicians' favourite? Yes, yes. The more the merrier? Yes, again. If you have seen...
Asian Cinema Fund Extends Filmmaker Support Programs
SEOUL -- The Busan International Film Festival's Asian Cinema Fund has extended its programs this year to support independent filmmakers. The...
The Ultimate Winner yet another awful local film
There is little satisfaction in watching The Ultimate Winner, except in noting the irony of its own title. The film winds up,...
V1K1 – A Techno Fairytale
If you're looking for consistently unconventional short films in Singapore, look no further than the works of Tzang Merwyn Tong, who...
Korea film fests buy in on pics
The move into film acquisition and distribution is paying off for South Korea's biggest film festivals. Last year, the Jeonju Film...
“˜Any Old Loser Can Find a Man Here’
In the documentary "Bachelor Mountain," San Liangzi is a middle-age, divorced logger living in China's snowy northeast province of Heilongjiang. Excessive...
Canned show stirs TV debate in the Philippines
Fast-talking comedian Willy Revillame is one of the most popular television personalities in the Philippines with a legion of poor fans...
‘Three Cups of Tea’. One big lie? Author accused of fudging facts
A mountaineer-philanthropist who shot into the best-seller lists with a book detailing his efforts to build girls' schools in remote villages...
Production Talk – “Flux” by Nigel Heng
FLUX is a dance film that basically has this housewife-alien-dancer-person that performs a set of movements for the camera. The film...
Salman Khan Kicks Ass In His New Trailer
With Ra.One not coming out till October and Superstar Rajnikanth's new film, Rana, not due until 2012, India has a bit...