Oscar Producers Promise Diversity During Academy Awards
Oscar producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain are promising that the 92nd Oscars will have plenty of diversity on display. “Lynette and I have...
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Philippines Underscores Commitment to Asean-Rok Film Cooperation
Film agencies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Republic of Korea (ROK) have been coming together over the...
Parasite Wins Two Titles at British Academy Awards
Bong Joon-ho's black comedy Parasite won two titles, including best foreign language film, at this year's British Academy of Film and...
Torinofilmlab Announces 2020 Scriptlab Participants
The TorinoFilm Lab has announced the 20 feature film projects and five story editor trainees who will take part in the...
Documentary Maker Rodriguez Planning to Shoot in Taiwan
Argentine filmmaker Marcos Rodriguez, whose 2016 documentary Arribenos explored the lives of Taiwanese immigrants in Buenos Aires, plans to shoot a sequel in...
Magnolia Snags Ryan White’s Doc ‘Assassins’ About Kim Jong-nam Murder
Magnolia has acquired the worldwide rights to Assassins out of Sundance, the latest documentary from director Ryan White that follows the...
Entertainment Stocks Tumble in Hong Kong as True Cost of Wuhan Virus Emerges
The Hong Kong stock market tumbled by nearly 3% as it reopened on Wednesday. This was the first opportunity for local equities to...
Mediacorp Inks Content and Subscription Deals With HOOQ
Mediacorp has sealed separate subscription and content deals with over-the-top (OTT) platform HOOQ, a Singapore-based joint venture by Singtel, Sony Pictures...
Japan Box Office Leaps to $2.4 Billion Record in 2019
The Japanese box office leaped by 17% in 2019 to set a record $2.4 billion score, according to figures announced Tuesday by the...
With ‘Birds of Prey,’ Cathy Yan Becomes the First Asian Woman to Direct a Superhero Film
Tasked to direct Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), was rising star Cathy Yan, a discovery...
China Suspends Film Shoots Across the Country as Coronavirus Epidemic Worsens
The largest film studio on the planet, China’s Hengdian World Studios, has announced it will shut down indefinitely, as productions in other...
How Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Highlights South Korea’s Obsession for Higher Education
South Korea’s remarkable and unprecedented economic and technological transformation after the Korean war (1950-1953) is often referred to by observers and...