Malaysian preacher warns ‘horror movies’ could turn Muslims into polytheists
A Malaysian Islamic preacher, Mohammed Daud Che Ngah, has warned that locally produced horror movies and TV dramas could turn Muslim...
Proceeds from Asian Buddhist Film Festival Will Go to Japan
After a four year interval, the Asian Buddhist Film Festival (ABFF) returns and this time around a portion of its proceeds...
The revival of Bangla film industry
Comedy flick Bye Bye Bangkok is already into its 14th week and heading towards wrapping at least a 100-day run. Along...
Screen Media Ventures Taps Brightcove to Support Free Online Digital Movie Platform Popcornflix.com
Brightcove, the leading online video platform, today announced that Screen Media Ventures LLC, a leading worldwide independent motion picture distribution company,...
KL date for Hong Kong film
KUALA LUMPUR: Scenic Kuala Lumpur will soon be featured in Hong Kong director Dante Lam's new action thriller, tentatively titled Against...
A tale of two festivals
Festival Opinion The 1st Beijing International Film Festival (北京國際電影å£, 23-28 April) closes tonight at the Beijing Olympic Centre. It began five...
Tatsumi: A Life in Animation
In "Tatsumi," an animated retelling of the real life of Japanese graphic novelist Yoshihiro Tatsumi is interwoven with five of his...
Reeled in by niche filmfests
LOCAL film buffs usually look forward to an eclectic line-up of non-mainstream movies this time of year when the Singapore International...
Making 3d films more possible for independent film-makers with Sony’s new professional 3d camcorder
For many years, the creativity of independent film-makers have been very constricted by budget problems and lack of funding, especially so...
Creative Content Production Conference 2011
The Creative Content Production Conference, part of the annual BroadcastAsia2011 Exhibition held on 21 - 24 June, returns with a 2-day event...
‘Ice Kacang’ director now Singapore movie’s lead star
KUALA LUMPUR: After making his film directorial debut on hit romantic comedy Ice Kacang Puppy Love last year, Penang-born Tan Kheng...
Top Tribeca awards go to ‘Monkeys’ and ‘Beach’
The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival heads into its final weekend with Swedish narrative pic "She Monkeys" and doc "Bombay Beach" crowned...