The best drama of 2010: Documentaries
A lot of folks go the movies to escape the pressing issues of the day, to forget they even exist, not...
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Indie films hailed for reviving Philippines art
In show biz parlance, it was a box-office hit and a full house. Directors, producers, actors, teachers, critics, cineastes and other...
Can art and commerce balance in Hindi cinema?
Balancing art and commerce has been the perpetual dilemma of the Indian cinema - Hindi mainstream and regional - over the...
Jiang’s Bullets not firing blanks
Producers of Chinese western Let the Bullets Fly claim that Jiang Wen's film has taken more than RMB30 million ($4.5m) in...
Film industry: freedom or profitmaking?
The cinema industry faces a choice between making independent films or surefire moneymakers, a studio chief said yesterday. Movies are a...
Between the Folds fuses art and science
GREEN FUSE FILMS' award"“winning documentary Between the Folds chronicles the stories of ten fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists. They have...
Seoul’s biggest indie film fest downsized
The Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF), which ends Dec. 17, is the largest and the oldest of about 10 independent film...
$30m CatchPlay film fund announced
Taiwan distributor CatchPlay has announced the NT$900 million CatchPlay Film Production Fund No. 1 to invest in 25 movies in the...
Filipinos seek support for film industry
Two Filipinos recognised for alternative movies in international film festivals said their countrymen must support their film industry and yet be...
Same same, but different
HAVING a hard time remembering what Dim Sum Dolly Selena Tan, Kumar and Irene Ang were like 10 years ago? Switch...
Tokyo restricts distribution of ‘harmful’ anime
A revision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths was passed by a majority vote at the...
New documentary highlights Papuan plight
There are renewed calls for an investigation into the torture of two Papuan farmers by the Indonesian military. This time, the...