Exploitation in South Korea’s entertainment industry
She was a young actress with designs on mega-stardom. But to realize her dreams, Jang Ja-yeon was resigned to take her...
‘Let The Bullets Fly’ Now China’s All-Time No. 3 Film
Action comedy Let The Bullets Fly by actor-director Jiang Wen, is now the No. 2 most commercially successful Chinese film of...
RGV never to shoot on film camera again
Ram Gopal Varma again becomes the first person to experiment with a different camera to shoot his films, unlike others who...
Digital technology catching on as mainstream filmmaking tool
Indian makes around 1,100 films per year as compared to 400 to 800 made by the US and 500 movies made...
Crowdfunding draws crowds
Allison Anders has always been a low-budget filmmaker, but on projects like "Gas Food Lodging" and "Four Rooms" she was at...
China’s film watchdog warns of film quality issue
As China's 2010 box office topped an unprecedented 10 billion yuan, the country's filmmakers are urged to be on guard regarding...
Film industry wants Hollywood ending
China's movie industry is failing to take full advantage of the country's growing love of the silver screen, leaving the door...
Adoor: Cinema is the most scientific art
Cinema is the most scientific art and the most potent of all arts to reach out to people, said Adoor Gopalakrishnan,...
Virgin makes friends with Enemies
Indie film house Extra Virgin has acquired Thai rights to Enemies of the People, the British-made documentary about Cambodia. The company,...
Two animation firms close in Singapore
Two Singapore-based animation companies have closed down in recent days. Egg Story Creative Production announced its demise and the redundancy of...
India’s Tata Elxsi buys Los Angeles animation company
Further signaling India's growing presence in Hollywood, the visual effects and engineering division of Indian conglomerate Tata is buying a majority...
Shorter flicks, bigger returns
Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures, has outlined a few pointers for the Indian film industry in the year ahead....