Korea’s untapped animation potential
Many Americans still remember the dancing purple clay animated raisins from the classic California raisin commercials of the late 1980s. At...
Martial arts epic leads feast of Asian cinema at DIFF 2010
The 10 action, drama and comedy films in the 2010 Dubai International Film Festival's Cinema of AsiaAfrica section include some of...
‘The Cove’ Director Fights Japan Scientist Lawsuit
A scientist says his reputation has been tarnished by the U.S. documentary "The Cove," a graphic account of Japanese dolphin-hunting. Film...
MDA, Britain’s South West Screen to fund innovative TV content
Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) and Britain's South West Screen, are looking to provide up to five projects with the equivalent...
Venice fest takes Italo pix to China
The Venice Film Festival is travelling to China with a selection of Italian pics and fest topper Marco Mueller in tow....
Chinese portal offers latest movies ““ then infects with trojans, keyloggers
According to the IT security vendor's threat analyst Andrew Brandt, one of the latest 'movie sites' located in China gives users...
Lu Chuan holds auditions for next female lead
Chinese director Lu Chuan is holding open auditions nationwide to find the lead actress for his upcoming film "King's Feast" ("Wang...
Singapore gets animated
Singapore is fast developing into an animation hub and it is in keeping with the vision of the island city-state's government...
Winning Notes from Yahssir, PDA champ
Pitching and Development with Ashok (Project PDA) is a MDA-originated series to commemorate Amritraj for his achievements as he celebrates the...
Zhang Ziyi Named Actress of the Decade
Chinese thespian Zhang Ziyi has been named Actress of the Decade by organizers of CineAsia. In 1999, it was at CineAsia...
Yamato has stellar opening
Distributor Toho has announced that Space Battleship Yamato has grossed ¥944 million in its first five days in Japan on 440...
Shaolin kicked into 2011
Benny Chan's martial arts film Shaolin has had its China release date postponed to 19 Jan 2011. The move was expected...