Obama ‘trapped’ by Bollywood kidnap comedy
Ahead of Barack Obama's visit to India next month, Bollywood has come up with a comedy kidnap movie woven around the...
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Kollywood chooses Malta over Italy and France
Indian films generally start with a dance sequence in a picturesque place and this is where Malta comes into the picture,...
Asian films score at Sitges
Asian films won several of the many prizes on offer at the Sitges fantasy film festival in Catalonia (7-17 Oct). In...
Vicki Zhao wins Best Actress
Chinese actress Vicki Zhao was crowned Best Actress but it was an appearance by Chinese star Zhang Ziyi that titillated the...
Boot-y call
There's more to Indian cinema than Bollywood kitsch. Examples are to be found in the South Asian International Film Festival, running...
Is it the End of the Reel for the Jakarta International Film Festival?
When JiFFest debuted in Jakarta, Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea already had international-scale film festivals. Unlike music and...
China’s new film royalty rule stirs debate
China's new regulation to charge copyright fees from Internet cafes and long-distance buses for playing movies stirred debate among the Chinese...
Hong Kong film at Oranges shows struggle between opposites
The newly finished 47th Golden Orange Film Festival was marked by a number of films carrying socio-political messages, especially "Echoes of...
Depict!: Can you do it in 90 seconds?
DepicT! is Watershed's international short film competition as part of Encounters International Film Festival that challenges filmmakers to create super-shorts of...
Film fest to bring international buyers to India
Independent Indian film-makers will now get a chance to showcase and sell their films to international buyers right here in India....
Notes from a Beautiful City: The Hidden Citizens of Delhi During Commonwealth Games
The end of the Commonwealth Games is just the beginning of a probe into political corruption and financial mismanagement. Black Ticket...
AFTERSHOCK Trigger Wave Of Chinese Films Receiving Day-And-Date Releases In US
Distributor China Lion has struck a deal with AMC to bring Chinese blockbusters to US screens simultaneously to their release in...