Stiffer penalties vs buyers of pirated PH films
In a move to resuscitate the dying Filipino movie industry due to rampant piracy, Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone has called...
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Chinese Director Jin Working on Hollywood Feature
Eva Jin Yimeng, writer and director of China's 2009 smash hit Sophie's Revenge, starring Zhang Ziyi, is in Los Angeles working...
Chinese animation goes 3-D
Details of China's first stereoscopic 3-D animation were announced today in Beijing. Budgeted at RMB120 million, Legend of a Rabbit will...
”Moner Manush” gets commercial success
After having bagged the coveted Golden Peacock trophy at the 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goutam Ghosh''s ''Moner Manush''...
Philippines comic cuts film amid Catholic protest
Angry Catholics forced the Philippines' "King of Comedy" to delete scenes of his latest film deemed deeply offensive to the country's...
Sydney unveils Chinese lineup
Ten films from China and Hong Kong will compete at the third running of the Sydney Chinese Film Festival (5-14 Feb...
Asian quartet pitch up at CineMart
CineMart, the International Film Festival Rotterdam's co-production market, has included four Asia-Pacific film projects among the 33 presented to financiers, distributors...
Documentary on Huangpu Military Academy
Shooting has started on a 12-episode documentary on the Huangpu Military Academy, the pre-eminent army institution that has turned out outstanding...
Looking East for inspiration
Venice Film Festival director Marco Müller has been writing articles on Chinese films and introducing them to the West since the...
Malay actor to make Bollywood debut
Ady Putra, a Singapore-born Malaysia-based actor will make his Bollywood debut playing superstar Shah Rukh Khan''s lawyer in the much awaited...
Writings on “˜Purahanda Kaluwara’
Writings on one of the much talked about films in the Sri Lankan cinema history, Prasanna Vithanage's "˜Purahanda Kaluwara' (Death on...
The Revolution Is Being Shot on Digital Video
IN the closing credits for his independent confection "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," the young director Damien Chazelle doesn't...