NEWS: China TV Cuts off Hollywood Productions and Broadcasts Anti-US War Films
The movie channel of China’s state broadcaster China Central Television has reportedly pulled from its schedules not only all Hollywood productions...
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NEWS: ‘Moral Panic’ Over Gender Identity Film Sparks Backlash in Indonesia
Director gets death threats as 93,000 sign petition to have ‘LGBT film’ Memories of My Body banned lest young ‘imitate behaviour’...
NEWS: Philippine’s Cinemalaya Foundation Revived a ‘Dead’ Film Industry
MANILA -- Nearly two decades ago, the Philippine film industry was widely considered "dead." Now it is regarded as one of...
NEWS: Streaming Service Le Cinéma Club Announces Reboot
Film geeks aren’t hurting for options when it comes to feeding their addictions. Between theatrical releases and streaming services (Criterion Channel,...
NEWS: China Box Office Weekend Chart Dominated By Non-Chinese Films
Unusually, all of the top five films at the China box office this weekend were non-Chinese. That’s a relatively rare occurrence, as audiences...
NEWS: Doha Film Institute Steps Up Documentaries and TV Series Grants
The Doha Film Institute, which is at Cannes as a co-financier of Elia Suleiman’s competition entry “It Must Be Heaven,” has announced...
NEWS: Seven Films Receive Finance Through Thailand Incentives Scheme
Seven international films have benefited from $2.14 million (THB68 million) in cash rebates since Thailand launched a production incentive program at the Cannes...
NEWS: From Singapore to Malaysia – Markets Leading the Expansion of Southeast Asian Cinema
Domestic box office records are being set across Southeast Asia, more screens are being built, and more people are going to...
NEWS: Singaporean Director-Producer Anthony Chen Builds Strong Slate
Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen, who won Cannes’ Camera d’Or with his feature debut Ilo Ilo in 2013, and was chosen by Variety as...
NEWS: Indie Filmmaking Is About to Get More Expensive in the U.S.
Visual storyteller, Craig Mieritz writes: The trade war that has been simmering between the U.S. and China is about to expand...
NEWS: Singaporean Film Biz Builds Bright Future
Increasingly, they are winning prizes at international festivals. A Land Imagined won the Golden Leopard in Locarno last year, while 18 months...
NEWS: Awkwafina to Receive Maui Film Festival Shining Star Award
Awkwafina will receive the Shining Star Award at this year’s Maui Film Festival. The 20th annual gathering runs from June 12-16. The award...