City of Life and Death resurrected in N. America
Kino International has picked up North American distribution rights of Lu Chuan's wartime drama City of Life and Death. Lu's critically...
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Salon Films launches filmmaker training program
Salon Films will launch a cross-border training program for young Singapore and Hong Kong filmmakers, and a funding initiative in connection...
Chua Enlai’s leap of faith
You have seen him on television in a ton of shows like the hugely popular comedy series "The Noose" and "Sayang...
Film industry against amendments to Copyright Act
The Film Federation of India (FFI) is meeting in Mumbai on 29 December to take a final decision on the threatened...
Film studios earns from Youtube’s user-generated content
Leading Indian film studios, like Yash Raj Films, Rajshri Films, Eros Entertainment, and UTV Motion Pictures among others, have reportedly seen...
The 10 best Asian films of the year
2010 gave us great Asian and Asian-related films from, quite literally, all over the map. And Northwest Asian Weekly has compiled...
Documentary sparks couple’s journey to Japan
Like many Americans, Tim and Carrie Burns were horrified by scenes of dolphins being killed in "The Cove," an Oscar-winning documentary...
Pusan Film Festival Decries Panahi Sentence
The Pusan International Film Festival on Friday issued a statement heavily criticizing the Iranian government decision to sentence director Jafar Panahi...
The Man Who Stopped the Desert
From Wangaari Maathai's Billion Tree campaign to lush permaculture landscapes in Jordan, we've seen how individuals and communities can reverse desertification...
Korean entertainment company ordered to revise “unfair” contracts
One of South Korea's biggest entertainment companies, SM Entertainment, was ordered on Thursday by the country's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to...
Bear smashes £130,000 camera equipment during shoot
Wildlife documentary-makers are going to increasingly cunning means to sneak into the secret world of their subjects but don't think for...
Leow represents Gateway for Singapore
Singapore legal firm Gateway Law Corporation has appointed Michael Leow as company director and head of its media and entertainment law...