World’s first ArtScience Museum to open in February
The world's first ArtScience Museum (picture), located at Marina Bay Sands, will open its doors on Feb 17 next year. (more…)
MDA appoints new chairman and board members
The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) has appointed Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of...
‘Monkey King’ star wows crowds
Chinese actor Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who has been winning audiences' hearts around the world since the 1980s in his role...
Moviemaking of a different sort
The Malaysian-born, Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang is best known for art house films that depict the slow pace of ordinary lives....
Different colours, but the same skin
Australian-produced documentary "Skin Deep" aims to debunk racist theories on skin colour. It asserts that light-skinned people are mutants of their...
China newly-weds star in their own video
In Shanghai the cost of your "big day" is almost as high as it is in the United States. Even elsewhere...
Film industry against amendments to Copyright Act
The Film Federation of India (FFI) is meeting in Mumbai on 29 December to take a final decision on the threatened...
Film studios earns from Youtube’s user-generated content
Leading Indian film studios, like Yash Raj Films, Rajshri Films, Eros Entertainment, and UTV Motion Pictures among others, have reportedly seen...
Hussain: Luck, bit of talent fetched me role in Ang Lee film
Adil Hussain, who has been in news with his recent performances in films like Ishqiya, Gangor, For Real and Agent Vinod...
The 10 best Asian films of the year
2010 gave us great Asian and Asian-related films from, quite literally, all over the map. And Northwest Asian Weekly has compiled...
Documentary sparks couple’s journey to Japan
Like many Americans, Tim and Carrie Burns were horrified by scenes of dolphins being killed in "The Cove," an Oscar-winning documentary...
Pusan Film Festival Decries Panahi Sentence
The Pusan International Film Festival on Friday issued a statement heavily criticizing the Iranian government decision to sentence director Jafar Panahi...