Annapurna Productions Takes Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Grandmasters’ for North America
In a David and Goliath twist for The Grandmasters, Megan Ellison's Annapurna Productions is in the process of beating out several...
Day-and-Date Release Planned in U.S., China for Jackie Chan’s ‘1911’ (Berlin)
Well Go USA has picked up the North American rights to Jackie Chan's latest film, the historical epic 1911. And in...
Khan: Hollywood producers don’t add any value to Indian films
Aamir Khan is on the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival here. And he is in tears. Not because of...
New movie refreshes memory of young Chinese generation
To many Chinese in their 20s or 30s, blockbuster Eternal Moment, which aired on Saturday (two days before Valentine' s Day),...
MDA presents financing opportunity for filmmakers
SINGAPORE'S Media Development Authority (MDA) has opened its third call-for-proposals under its International Film Fund (IFF) on Tuesday. The MDA is...
MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow resigns
THE SEARCH is on for the next CEO of MediaCorp. In a shock announcement on Tuesday, the national broadcaster announced that...
Arthouse Films Picks Up ‘How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster?’
The indie distributor plans a theatrical release this year for the doc about architect Norman Foster from filmmakers Carlos Carcas and...
Kenya wooing Bollywood producers to shoot films there
The tourist department of Kenya, after attracting hordes of Indian tourists, is now trying to woo Bollywood producers to shoot their...
“˜Ice Kacang Puppy Love’ director to receive RM740,000 tax rebate
Director of locally-produced Chinese movie Ice Kacang Puppy Love Tan Kheng Seong will soon be receiving a RM740,000 tax rebate for...
Substation presents Human Frames
Human Frames presents a series of ten film programmes examining the human condition through experimental film and video art. Comprising both...
Standard Chartered halts Asia film lending
Standard Chartered Bank is pulling the curtains on its film lending business based in Hong Kong. The bank has called an...
Zhang Yimou’s love story screens at Berlinale
Famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou's latest film "Under the Hawthorn Tree" opened Saturday to young audiences at the Berlin Film Festival....