Foreign films give isolated N.Korea rare window on world
One of the world's most tightly-controlled societies got a rare glimpse of the outside world at the Pyongyang International Film Festival...
Sinema Showoff! Masala Mama Coming To Sinema This Deepavali
Sinema Showoff! this month brings Michael Kam's MASALA MAMA, a cinematic tribute to "˜Mama' Shops which are slowly becoming an icon of...
Dabangg breaks India records
Dabangg, the Salman Khan-starring action film, appears to have broken all time box office records in India in its opening weekend....
In Mali, a $25 Projector Makes Adult Education Easier
Teaching adults to read is a difficult enough task in and of itself, but in rural Mali, teachers also face classrooms...
Silver Spring native trying to beat the fundraising clock for documentary
Silver Spring native Jeff Johns is in a race against the clock to raise the $10,000 necessary to travel the world...
Waiting for ‘Superman’: Are Teachers the Problem?
Americans can't afford the fantasy that they have the world's best educational system when their math and reading scores are near...
Mica Says Yes to PG 13, No to R21 For Heartland Screenings
Mica has rejected the suggestion to showcase R21 films in HDB estates, whereas PG13 films are given the green light to...
Asia left in the cold by Venice prizes
Asia-Pacific films were entirely absent from the prize list in Venice this past weekend. The festival wrapped by giving its top...
Journalism in the Age of Data, a Visually Stunning Documentary
If you have an hour to spare, then feast your eyes on Geoff McGhee's video documentary "Journalism in the Age of Data,"...
Independent filmmakers feel the squeeze of piracy
Greg Carter spent the last three years scraping together $250,000 to write, direct and produce "A Gangland Love Story," a gritty,...
South Korea shocker screens at San Sebastian festival
Graphic scenes in the ultra-violent South Korean thriller "I Saw the Devil" had some viewers heading for the exits at the...
Golden Horse pays tribute to Kon
The 32nd Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (3-20 November 2010) will host a complete retrospective of the animated features directed by...