California Visual Effects Houses Fight to Survive
Can the visual effects industry survive in California? In Singapore, ILM and Lucasfilm - with its Jedi Master Training Program begun...
Youth powers creativity
Delhi has traditionally been a vibrant centre for pan Indian cultural activities. The India International Youth Film Festival was another example...
Hong Kong’s stars hit the big screen for Chinese New Year
Traditionally, Chinese New Year is a time to kick back and relax. But you wouldn't think so if you caught a...
New documentary sends out China’s New Year wish
A new publicity video about China may add cheers to Chinese across the globe who are now celebrating the Spring Festival...
Indian animation wakes up to 3D technology
'3D' is the new buzzword in the world of animation and the Indian industry is fast emerging the favourite of filmmakers...
What was the most sustainable cinema at Sundance 2011?
Last week, cinephiles and filmmakers gathered in the small, snow-covered town of Park City, Utah, for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival....
YouTube Views Appear to Raise TV Anime DVD Sales
Tatsuo Tanaka, an associate professor of economics at Keio University, posted a discussion paper titled "Do Illegal Copies of Movies Reduce...
Korea to be Asia’s standard bearer at Berlin Film Festival
A slow-moving melodrama from South Korea about a young couple attempting to conceal their feelings ahead of their breakup is to...
‘Community Cinema’ film challenges perceptions about youth violence
In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man was dead and that...
Kazuo Ishiguro is never letting go
Kazuo Ishiguro might well be the most peculiar writer I've ever interviewed. It's not that he's mean, grumpy or pompous. Or...
Madman goes mad for documentaries
Madman Entertainment has picked up a collection of rights to current films. It acquired Australia and New Zealand rights to cricket...
Documentary shows civil rights-era history of Sacramento
The civil rights movement of the 1960s is often viewed as centralized in the South, but blacks in Sacramento faced similar...