By Kerrine Goh
14 Sep 2012
Even with the gloomy, sad, depressing, painful, or distressing atmosphere and the main characters that are almost constantly disappearing or dying, the Western spectator is thankful for Korean movies, in …
By Kerrine Goh
04 Sep 2012
Jung strolled lonely through the streets of Seoul. He was five, hungry and lost, as many other kids in the immediate afterword of the Korean War. A police agent found …
By Siddharth
30 Jul 2012
The ease with which Meenakshi Shedde connects with you, it almost feels like a good film gripping your attention from the first scene itself. A look around her house in …
By Siddharth
20 Jun 2012
In what will be one of the biggest releases for a black independent film, Tango With Me will open in major cinemas across the United Kingdom and Ireland this August. …
By Kerrine Goh
22 Mar 2012
A country that is having to make important decisions on how to fight the terrorist threat, relations with its neighbour, its healthcare system, even its Cricket affairs, Pakistan is at …
By Kerrine Goh
15 Mar 2012
Landmark agreement seeks to increase the quota for American film industry production on Chinese screens.
By Kerrine Goh
15 Feb 2012
By way of awarding a total of three prizes, the FilmFestival Cottbus, together with the East-West cooperation market connecting cottbus (coco), launches itself into the new festival season. During the …
By Kerrine Goh
12 Feb 2012
An exclusive virtual journey to the dying cinema palaces of Southeast Asia with Philip Jablon, a passionate film blogger living in Thailand.
By Kerrine Goh
12 Feb 2012
The second-part of an exclusive interview of the much-touted enfant terrible of Pinoy indies, Brillanter Mendoza.
By Kerrine Goh
11 Feb 2012
In their sixth year, the EFM Industry Debates provide again a unique opportunity during the European Film Market for producers, buyers and film financiers to discuss current trends and issues …
By Kerrine Goh
24 Jan 2012
This is a story on how to write and recreate history by using archival research; in re-creating a past, when the past seems to be gone.
By Kerrine Goh
19 Jan 2012
Tsui Hark's Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War lead the nominations at the 6th Asian Film Awards. Three blockbusters from China, Taiwan and Hong …
By Kerrine Goh
16 Jan 2012
A brief look at the state of Japanese film in the wake of 3/11. How has the disaster affected the industry, independent, and documentary film production? What role can cinema …
09 Jan 2012
Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …
By Kerrine Goh
25 Dec 2011
Running parallel to the screenings is a program of film industry seminars focusing on inter-ASEAN cooperation and an exhibition honoring the photographic talents of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.