China’s investment in silver screen
Chinese firms are now speeding up their internationalisation and strengthening ties with their peers across the Pacific through direct investment in...
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Kaitan City wins Grand Prize Lino Brocka Award
Kumakiri Kazuyoshi's "Sketches of Kaitan City" from Japan won the Grand Prize Lina Brocka Award at the 12th Cinemanila International Film...
Documentary Looks at ‘Xmas Without China’
As American shoppers pinch pennies this holiday season, a new documentary takes a personal look at the U.S.-China trade deficit of...
Bollywood goes retro to boost sales
Bollywood is harking back to the 1970s and the days of stylised movie dialogues, cliched plots and elaborate dance sequences in...
“When Hainan Meets Teochew” urges word of mouth
"When Hainan Meets Teochew" screened to a full house audience on its debut at Sinema Old School and The Arts House...
“˜Waste Land’ Wins Best Documentary at IDA Awards
Waste Land was named best feature documentary at the International Documentary Assn.'s 2010 IDA Award. Walker's documentary, which looks at a...
Chinese sites showing Bollywood films to hit US stock market
Youku and Tudou, two online video services in China that offer free viewing of foreign films including those in Hindi, are...
Jang Dong-gun has more than just a way with a sword
To American moviegoers, Jang Dong-gun is a relative unknown. But the 38-year-old is one of Asia's biggest sensations, sought for films...
Shaw opens suburban multiplex
Singapore's Shaw Theatres group has opened a new multiplex in the Nex shopping mall in suburban Serangoon Central district on 2...
Veteran Sanif Olek’s Advice for Young Filmmakers
Sanif Olek is one of the island's finest TV director and independent filmmaker. In a career spanning 15 years Sanif has...
New Lawsuit to Expose Truth Behind Documentary ‘Catfish’
Ever since Catfish premiered at Sundance in January, the documentary has engendered controversy. Made for just $30,000, it grossed more than...
Asian or European?
Geographical confusion was in evidence again this weekend at a film prize ceremony. Levanon (Lebanon) (pictured), written and directed by Israel's...