China’s Tencent, India’s Times Internet Lead $110M Investment in Indian Streamer MX Player
Chinese internet giant Tencent is leading a $110 million investment in Indian streamer MX Player along with Times Internet, which already...
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Indonesia’s Edwin and Philippines’ Laz Diaz Among Purin Pictures’ Latest Grant Recipients
Purin Pictures announced that four projects – three fiction and one documentary – would receive production grants ($30,000 for fiction and...
Donnie Yen To Be In Singapore for IP MAN 4: THE FINALE Star Tour
Shaw Organisation is proud to announce that Donnie Yen will be in town for the Ip Man 4: The Finale《葉問 4：完结篇》...
Which Cameras Were Used to Shoot Horror Films In 2019?
2019 has seen some very exciting titles grace not only the big screen but VOD platforms, as well. (And we've still...
Tencent Nabs Rights to ‘Blossoms’ Series Produced by Wong Kar-Wai
Wong Kar-wai is producing a new web series called Blossoms for Chinese Internet giant Tencent. The project precedes a future feature...
Building the ‘Parasite’ House: How Bong Joon Ho and His Team Made the Year’s Best Set
Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or-winning Parasite has been praised for its deep insight into class warfare, but its set...
‘Nowhere Man’: Netflix’s First Mandarin Original Is the Story of a Father Escaping from Death Row to Rescue His Kidnapped Son
In a quest to take over Asian audiences, Netflix first took an interest in Korean and Japanese dramas. Following their success,...
Canceled ‘Shusenjo’ Festival Screening Sparks Freedom of Speech Outrage in Japan
Leading Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters, The Truth) has criticized the decision by the little-known Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival to cancel...
How to Write a Great Antihero In Movies and TV
With the Joker becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever and characters like Deadpool, Jesse Pinkman, and Harley Quinn generating buzz on the big and...
Filipino Filmmakers Bag $15,000 Grant from Southeast Asia Film Lab
Filipino director Petersen Vargas’ sophomore feature film bagged the grand prize for the third Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC) in...
The Secrets To Writing Great Horror
Dave Kajganich has made a huge impact on the horror genre with his recent work as showrunner for the first season of...
Tokyo Film Festival 2019 Opens With Distinctly Asian Focus
Chinese star Zhang Ziyi, president of the jury, said that watching the competition films "will be a very special prenatal education"...