Thailand’s worst flooding in 70 years has wreaked havoc on the entertainment biz, but there are signs of resilience in the southeast Asian country despite the deluge.
The flooding, which began in July, has hit nearly a third of the country’s 77 provinces, including Bangkok, causing the cancellation of con...Read more
The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) opens on Friday, offering new work from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and throwing a light on the challenges sexual minorities face around Asia.
With more than 30 full-length and short films on offer over two weeks, organi...Read more
Since opening in 1967, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) has acquired many old Hong Kong films, including an impressive collection of 16mm and 35mm film copies, that provide free entertainment for viewers.
To show its ardent support for the preservation o...Read more
“It’s a Great Great World” was both a blessing and a curse for its director, veteran film-maker Kelvin Tong. The film is the maiden collaboration between MediaCorp Raintree Pictures and Tong’s own Boku Films.
It drew positive reviews ...Read more
The project will be directorial debut for well-known choreographer Bosco and coproduced by UTV Motion Pictures along with “Rockstar” director Imtiaz Ali.
Leading banner UTV Motion Pictures announced that it will produce the offici...Read more
Malaysian filmmakers have been urged to come up with more creative scrīpts without neglecting the need for content that is suitable for local culture.
Besides providing entertainment, films were also a powerful medium that could shape the development of a nation, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yas...Read more
Southeast Asian filmmakers celebrated the region’s cinematic achievements while lamenting the difficulty of competing with Hollywood’s pulling power at a film festival on the sidelines of the Bali Asean Summit on Wednesday.
Participants said there were two main proble...Read more
The 12th Dhaka International Film Festival will feature over 200 films from 55 countries from six continents. The itinerary includes films from Iran, India, China, Japan, France, Serbia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Russia, UK, USA, Argentina and Brazil, as well as from countries whose films are l...Read more
Singapore, which has hosted film festivals from Israel and Germany in recent years, is opening its doors to France.
In December, “ 1st Rendezvous with French Cinema“ will showcase some of the country’s latest movies across the...Read more
Regional entertainment television channel, Syfy, is calling on young and emerging filmmakers with its end-of-year short film competition ‘Syfy Shorts’.
The competition, open until 31 December, represents the first time the science-fiction themed channel has o...Read more