Indian television steps outside Mumbai
With characters and storylines not confined to metropolitan India anymore, television production houses are moving out of Mumbai to shoot in...
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Sydney unveils Chinese lineup
Ten films from China and Hong Kong will compete at the third running of the Sydney Chinese Film Festival (5-14 Feb...
Iranian Director Banned From Making Films
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making films for the next 20...
Documentary on Huangpu Military Academy
Shooting has started on a 12-episode documentary on the Huangpu Military Academy, the pre-eminent army institution that has turned out outstanding...
A Click Away To Sinema’s Festive Sales
Sinema is having a Christmas sales ranging from a $2 Carrot Cake Badge to a $68 made-in-Singapore Battizer that charges your...
Children’s TV Gets Smart in Indonesia
A group of 60 Indonesian children, aged 10 and 11, were surveyed about their favorite television shows. Their top four answers...
First stills from “The Lady”
The Guardian publishes the first stills from a Luc Besson-directed movie which will be called The Lady. It is the name...
Nandan frowns on gay love story
No homosexuality please, this is Nandan. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Nandan's CEO and director, has taken it upon himself to scan the "aesthetic"...
A world of wonder
THE legendary Great World Amusement Park is the stuff of misty water-coloured memories for many Singaporeans. And it is the cast...
The best short films on the web
Are we in the middle of a short"‘film revolution? The curious thing about short films is that, regardless of audience and...
Singayil Gurushetram: TT Dhavamani’s Interview with The Hindu
What is special about Singaiyil Gurushetram? It is a Tamil film entirely produced in Singapore, directed by first-timer T. T. Dhavamanni...
The Art of Being Short
Three minutes is what we're giving our FiRST Film Fest would-be participants to impress us with their works. Impossible? Not quite,...