XII Media Forum in the Frames of 33rd Moscow International Film Festival Presents “Expanded Cinema”
For the twelve years that the Media Forum programme has existed its organizers had to explain in almost every interview what...
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Aesthetic vs popular
The sight of the long queues spilling into the streets outside cinema halls wasn't uncommon in the year that went by....
Leading ladies recall making Gosiengfiao’s “˜lost’ movie on women
Actresses Gloria Diaz and Vivian Velez have fond memories of Joey Gosiengfiao's "lost" movie, "Babae "¦ Ngayon at Kailanman," which was...
Ming Wong, the chameleon artist, on Hong Kong cinema and Turkish porn
Berlin-based Singaporean artist Ming Wong has been a blond bartender, a hysterical mother-in-law, and a Moroccan mechanic -- among other things....
A SOJOURNER’S VIEWS: A nascent Mindanawon film industry
The average Filipinos on the street "“ referred to by the renowned Filipino filmmaker Lamberto V. Avellana during the first golden...
Hollywood Looks to Tap Asian Growth
When "Thor," the Marvel superhero action film directed by Kenneth Branagh, opened in theaters in North America on May 6, the...
ScreenSingapore Finds its Emissaries
The initial wave of the creme de la creme of the world's film business has signed on as ambassadors for ScreenSingapore,...
Cannes films dare to ask big questions
After a midfest conversation about artistic considerations (Cannes Show Daily, May 18), Variety's senior film critics compare notes on a festival...
No Asian winners at Cannes
There were no prizes for Asian films at last night's awards ceremony for Cannes' main competition. The Palme d'Or was awarded...
Korean Director Kim Ki-duk’s “˜Arirang’ wins prize at Cannes
World renowned Korean film director Kim Ki-duk's wrenching movie "Arirang," has won the top prize for the "Un Certain Regard" category...
South Korean films inundate Manipur market
Talk about films in Manipur, and you are most likely to hear them drop names like Lee Min Ho, Ha Ji...
theartsdesk in Western Sahara: The World’s Most Remote Film Festival
During the 1960s when decolonisation movements were sweeping the world, it was joked that, after achieving independence, a country had to...