Tarantino Will Not Recut ‘Once Upon a Time’ for China After Cancelling Theatrical Release
Quentin Tarantino will not recut Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to placate Chinese censors, Variety has confirmed. The decision likely means that the...
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Malaysia Orders Cuts to ‘Abominable’ Over Controversial Map Scene
Malaysia has ordered cuts to the U.S.-Chinese animated feature Abominable, which includes a scene involving a map that portrays China’s contested...
Netflix Launches Certification Training Program for Indian and Southeast Asian Post-Production Professionals
Netflix launched its first post-production training program in Asia on 15 October to enable and accredit the creative community in India...
Chinese Auteur Jia Zhangke Touts Trio of Projects at Pingyao International Film Festival
No one attending the Pingyao International Film Festival can escape learning about Jia Zhangke’s upcoming projects, with the same three trailers...
China Leads Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations
Films from 22 countries will be represented at the awards but while the likes of India, Japan and Russia have picked...
“Detention” Breaks Into Year’s Top Ten Highest Grossing Films in Taiwan
The Taiwanese psychological horror film "Detention" has posted box office earnings of NT$240 million (US$7.8 million), placing 10th on the list...
Vietnam Pulls ‘Abominable’ From Cinemas Over Territorial Dispute With China
Vietnam has yanked DreamWorks Animation's Abominable from cinemas over a scene that shows a map depicting China's interpretation of territorial disputes in the...
Korean Law To Limit Film Releasing Monopolies, Aiming To Address “Unfair Competition” In Film Industry
The Korean government is to make it illegal to show a single film on more than 50% of screens nationwide. The...
Filipina-American Filmmaker Debuts At Busan International Film Festival
Basurero, a poetic, neo-realist, short film plunging viewers into the complex world of a Filipino fisherman who finds himself embroiled in...
Wang Leehom and Rain to be Honoured at U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit
Crossover film and music superstars, Wang Leehom and Jung Ji-hoon (aka “Rain,” aka “The Rain”) are to be honoured by the...
Philippines Launches Location Incentive, Co-Production Fund
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has launched two financial incentives – a location incentive and an international co-production...
Blockbuster Director Choi Dong-hoon to Return with a Two-Part Sci-Fi Film
One of South Korea’s most profitable directors, Choi Dong-hoon has his last two films The Thieves and Assassinaton in the top...