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US: to export more films, dollars and jobs to China
For those displeased by what they saw as NZ's kowtowing to Hollywood studio demands in the wake of the 2010…
Asian Film Awards: win a trip to Hong Kong
As part of the promotion of this year's Asian Film Awards, the organisers are offering double passes to the ceremony…
TIFFCOM: has a yen for new home
The ninth edition of Tokyo's festival, industry and market event TIFFCOM, is abandoning its traditional home of Roppongi Hills in…
Hong Kong: local films celebrate New Year success
Hong Kong's tradition of pantomime-style features continued for the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival as the Chinese know it.…
Oscars: sharpens the knives early
Several favourites for nominee status discovered shortly 2.30am this morning that the Academy's new voting system was delivering in spades,…
Hua Hin: flies ASEAN flags
The world's newest addition to the film festival calendar, Thailand's Hua Hin Festival, opens tomorrow, closes on Sunday and crams…
PGA Awards: 'Tintin' wins
The Adventures of Tintin took the animated feature gong at the Producers Guild of America awards yesterday. Steven Spielberg was…
The Orator: silenced by Academy
Tusi Tamasese's debut feature The Orator failed to survive the first cull by the Academy as the list of films…
AFA: China brings out the big guns
Last night the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) announced the nominees for the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA).…
Documentaries: the harder road to Oscar glory
Changes to the Academy's qualifying rules mean that films such as Tom Burstyn's This Way of Life will face a…