All Asia articles – Page 279
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Taiwan
Taiwan has a tendency to get under the skin of visiting film-makers. Just ask Luc Besson, Martin Scorsese and Isao Yukisada.
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NewsCannes Marché unveils first China Summit
Leading Chinese executives including producer and former Cannes jury member Shi Nansun to participate in discussions.
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NewsChina's 'Poet on a Business Trip' wins at Jeonju
Chinese director Ju Anqi’s Poet On A Business Trip won the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF)’s Grand Prize in the International Competition.
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NewsBankside sells Julianne Moore-Ellen Page drama 'Freeheld'
France, Germany, Spain, South Korea make deals on gay rights drama.
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NewsBollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years in prison
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run incident in 2002.
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NewsSydney Film Festival unveils 2015 competition titles
The 12 titles include Jafar Panahi’s Berlinale winner, Roy Andersson’s Venice victor and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Sundance prize-winner.
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NewsCannes: Fortissimo takes Victor Vu's 'Yellow Flowers'
EXCLUSIVE: Victor Vu’s Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass is set in 1980s Vietnam.
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NewsPGA unveils new international allies
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has announced two affiliate relationships with South Africa’s Independent Producers Organization (IPO) and Malaysia’s Creative Content Industry Guild (CCIG).
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News'Furious 7' holds narrow lead in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Local releases You Are My Sunshine and Helios slowed down but did not derail the Furious 7 juggernaut at the China box office last week, with the film grossing a further $45.63m for a cume of $370.83m.
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NewsScorsese’s 'Silence' to wrap in Taiwan
Martin Scorsese’s Silence, based on Japanese author Shusaku Endo’s novel, will wrap on May 15 after filming for 14 weeks in Taiwan.
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NewsJeonju’s growing cinema project
South Korean festival grows focus on alternative, experimental and “adventurous” cinema.
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News'Monk' wins at S Korea's Jeonju Project Market
Mystery thriller from Park Jung-bum wins pitching prize.
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News'Furious 7' cinematographer to direct 'Full Throttle'
Malaysian motorcycle action thriller marks Stephen Windon’s directorial debut
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NewsSouth Korea's Jeonju fest opens with 'Partisan'
Asian premiere for Vincent Cassel feature at new 4,000-seat stadium.
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NewsFilm London, India's Cinestaan join forces on Shakespeare project
Microwave International partnership will commit up to $385,000 (£250,000) towards feature film; Indian mentors include Vishal Bharwaj, Ritesh Batra and Vikas Behl.
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News'Slow West' in Taipei fest competition
Other titles in new talent competition include Sundance hit The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Taiwan’s The Furthest End Awaits.
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NewsThai Pitch event to return to Cannes
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture will host the Thai Pitch event at Cannes again this year, where projects will be presented by three directors including Wisit Sasanatieng (Tears Of The Black Tiger, Citizen Dog).
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NewsJapan's Toei launches library restoration
Japanese studio Toei has launched a major digital restoration programme of its extensive library, starting with Kinji Fukasaku’s Battles Without Honor And Humanity, which is screening in Cannes Classics next month.
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NewsIndia's Drishyam Films names Shiladitya Bora CEO
Production house behind Berlinale award-winner Rainbow (Dhanak) and Sundance winner Umrika.
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News'Lord of the Rings' cinematographer Andrew Lesnie dies aged 59
Oscar-winner, who worked with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, most recently collaborated with Russell Crowe on The Water Diviner.