Taiwan film festival snubs S.Koreans over taekwondo row
Organisers of a Taiwanese film festival said South Korean pop groups will not be invited to perform amid anti-Korean sentiments over...
Tokyo’s Revised Youth Ordinance Amendment Bill Posted
Takashi Yamaguchi, a lawyer, opposed the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's bill to restrict manga, anime, and games with sexual and "anti-social" depictions...
Kamal Haasan defends violence in M’sia-Tamil cinema
Actor Kamal Haasan dismissed allegations that excessive violence in Tamil movies pushed Malaysian Indian youth towards crime. He defended that Kollywood...
MIFTA takes Marathi movies outside Indian shores
Marathi International Film and Theatre Awards (MIFTA) will take place in Dubai this year providing a global platform to Marathi movies...
First Singaporean actress becomes member of international academy
Irene Ang has become the first Singaporean actress to become a member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences....
Japanese Film Festival opens in Sydney
Sydney's 14th Japanese Film Festival opened last night with Yoji Yamada's "About her Brother" at the George Street cinemas. The Japanese...
Stills Of Donnie Yen And Takeshi Kaneshiro In “Wuxia”
Itching for a taste of Wuxia, the Donnie Yen and Takeshi Kaneshiro starring remake of The One Armed Swordsman from director...
Golden Horse’s best leading man almost quit acting
It was a moment Taiwanese actor Ethan Juan, 28 least expected, as he was the youngest and most inexperienced of the...
First Bollywood film casts only female leads
For the first time ever, one will see a Bollywood film with six actresses in the lead role sans a male...
Exploring the anti-social side of social media
She does not look like a prisoner. But for 30 days that's exactly what Norine is. Her "cell" is a large...
Dublin’s independent arts scene: A silver lining in recession
While Dublin is making headlines for its financial instability, local artists, designers and writers are making the most of the situation....
Indian animation house sets up shop in Canada
Toonz Entertainment Global has set up shop in Montreal and plans to produce US$200 million in film and TV projects over...