Toei announces 2011 lineup
In addition to new films by acclaimed Japanese directors - including Sakamoto Junji, Morita Yoshimitsu and Kumakiri Kazuyoshi's - Japan's Toei...
Japan’s ‘Confessions’ East Asia’s Sole Hope on Foreign Language Oscar List
Japan's Kokuhaku (Confessions) is East Asia's only representative on the first short-list for the Best Foreign Language Film category for the...
Sabu running in New York
New York's Japan Society is hosting a tribute to the comedies of Japanese director Sabu entitled Run, Salaryman, Run (26 Jan...
Bullets, Confessions head AFA nominations
Japan's Oscar hopeful Confessions and China's box office sensation Let The Bullets Fly head the list of contenders for the fifth...
Filmmakers should know kung fu isn’t that superior
Martial arts movies always do well at the Chinese box office. Films like Yip Man I and II, Fearless (a movie...
New action-packed movies to blast the screens soon
While local action movies have been reduced to automobile antics, straight up action flicks have never really been at the forefront...
Jiang Wen: If you don’t understand my films, you’re ‘silly’
The Oriental Western "Let the Bullets Fly" has taken China by storm. Directed by and starring Jiang Wen, the film pulled...
Chinese Actress Joins Johnson’s Sci-Fi Actioner “˜Looper’
Chinese actress Xu Qing has joined the cast of Rian Johnson"˜s upcoming sci-fi actioner "Looper" with lensing set to begin next...
Sundance film festival defies economic slowdown
The 27th Sundance Film Festival opens this week aiming to defy the economic slowdown by screening a bigger than ever selection...
China Likely to Be Runner-up in Film Industry
China is very likely to jump from its current fourth-place position to second place in national box office revenue in the...
Celestial Pictures plans Shaw Brothers remakes through ‘New Directors Workshop’
Celestial Pictures has launched 'New Directors Workshop', a program to nurture the next generation of Chinese filmmakers through mentorships and production...
Documentary-making boom shows divergence between Taiwan, China
The 2010 Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary went to Hip-Hop Storm, directed by Su Che-hsien "“ a young, first-time Taiwanese...