Japanese Survivors Shaded by Puzzlement and Sorrow
Kaneto Shindo's "Children of Hiroshima" was released in Japan in 1952, when the memories of World War II and the dropping...
Event introduces overseas film industry to Chinese cinema
A total of 62 Chinese films, including director Feng Xiaogang's high-grossing comedy If You Are the One II, have been selected...
Filming social changes
Calls for social change have been with us over the centuries; it is seen in history's peasant uprisings, revolutions, suffragette demonstrations...
The Chaser writer now based in Singapore
THE man responsible for the nail-biting, blood-chilling 2008 South Korean blockbuster The Chaser, Lee Shinho, now lives in Singapore. A renowned...
Kazakh president puts own name in lights with film of his childhood
In a region famous for its personality cults, Kazakhstan's President has added a new feather to his dictatorial cap, with a...
Mongolian Movie Gets International Recognition
A Mongolian documentary movie called "Dzud Cold Symphony" was awarded Special Jury Prize by the 16th Hong Kong Independent Short Film...
Inside the Back Space
Doug Sitter has always loved movies, particularly independent and foreign language films. The idea of opening an independent theater has been...
Product placement guru explains his business with films
If you've seen Steve Carell drink a cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee on "The Office," Zach Galifianakis strap on a Baby...
10 Things Wrong With the MPAA Rating System
The Motion Picture Association of America's ratings system exists in a paradox: the classifications, originally intended to help parents, have now...
Film production in ASEAN countries on the rise
Something interesting is happening all across the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). An evolution of sorts. Comprised of 10...
Call for Entries for the 8th Singapore Short Cuts ““ Presented by The National Museum of Singapore Cinémathèque and The Substation Moving Images
The National Museum Cinémathèque and The Substation Museum Moving Images invite budding filmmakers to participate in the 8th Singapore Short Cuts....
Hindi-Hindie: The Emergence of Independent Films
For years there have been big budget commercial Bollywood blockbusters that have garnered attention and praise from moviegoers and critics alike,...