China Tells WTO To Be Patient on Movie Market Opening
Two weeks have passed since China promised to tell the World Trade Organization what it's doing about allowing an agreed upon...
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Malaysia’s 1st gay film makes profit in 5 days
Malaysia's first gay-themed romance film has become a swift box-office success, attracting curious cinema audiences who rarely get to see movies...
Content can stop Indian film industry’s flops
The $2 billion Indian film industry is facing tough times with most movies falling flat at the box office. Experts say...
Chinese box office predicted to exceed North American within decade
At the opening day of the annual CinemaCon annual conference for theater owners in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. international executives noted...
Astro Shaw ups ante with production, pickups
Malaysian film and TV conglomerate Astro Shaw has picked up rights in several territories to upcoming action film Bunohan (formerly Bunga...
Japanese bestsellers to flood big screen
"Norwegian Wood," "Confessions," "Closed Note" and "Paradise Lost." These Japanese films, set to be released in Seoul next month, have one...
Vintage Bollywood studio faces uncertain future
Mehboob Khan has carried equipment at the Filmistan Studio for the last 40 years, rubbing shoulders with some of the greatest...
Kim appointed chairman of KOFIC
Kim Eui-suk has been appointed as chairman of the Korean Film Council. The appointment was announced by the Ministry of Culture...
ScreenSingapore garners support from global film community
The Board of ScreenSingapore (BOSS) has announced the initial tranche of high profile names from across the global film community who...
Can 3-D technology save the moviemaking business?
2-D or not 2-D? That question - whether movies are worth the multimillion-dollar investment to become three-dimensional - has split filmmakers,...
Hollywood makeover for YouTube
Google is deepening its ties with Hollywood by enlisting top stars to supply original content for YouTube in a bid to...
Crime beat in Singapore
T he story opens on a Monday at the Changi Prison in Singapore. A woman, the mother of two young boys,...