CineAsia Conference Scrubbed Due to Hong Kong Protests
Film Expo Group has scrubbed next month’s CineAsia conference hosted in Hong Kong, citing escalating violence in the city. “Due to the escalating violence and on-going anti-government protesting we...
View ArticleCineAsia Turns its Back on Hong Kong
CineAsia, the long-running convention for the film exhibition and distribution sectors, has ditched Hong Kong, its home for the past decade. It was forced to cancel the 2019 edition in December, due to...
View ArticleCoronavirus Expands its Toll on Film Industry Events
Even as some film industry events are now firming up their schedules, others are being forced to cancel, due to continuing travel restrictions and new outbreaks of the coronavirus. The result is a...
View ArticleCineAsia Convention Is Canceled Due to Continuing COVID Restrictions
The annual CineAsia convention and trade show for the film industry’s exhibition and distribution sectors, has been canceled. It had been scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in December. “We have...
View ArticleBangkok ASEAN Film Festival Kicks off With Zhang Yimou’s ‘One Second’
The Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday evening with the screening of “One Second” Zhang Yimou’s homage to cinema and veiled critique of China’s Cultural Revolution. The festival runs...
View ArticleBangkok World Film Festival to be Revived in December
The World Film Festival of Bangkok, which was last held in 2017, is to be revived under new leadership. It will be held in the Thai capital Dec. 2-11, 2022, the Nation newspaper announced. The Nation...
View ArticleHow Cinema Audience Behavior Has Been Changed by COVID – CineAsia
The decision-making behavior of cinema audiences has been altered by the more-than two-year COVID era – and not just by streaming – executives at this week’s CineAsia convention said. It remains to be...
View ArticleChinese Exhibitors Leave CineAsia Executives in Tears on Emotional Final Day
After four days of back-slapping, plaudits for the hosts and encouraging noises about the imminent recovery of the theatrical cinema business, the CineAsia convention’s final awards lunch was reduced...
View Article‘Concrete Utopia’ Dominates Korea’s Grand Bell Awards – Global Bulletin
RINGING KOREA’S GRAND BELL “Concrete Utopia,” South Korea’s Oscar contender, was Wednesday named best film at the country’s annual Grand Bell Awards. It also won prizes for best actor, best supporting...
View ArticleZhang Yimou’s ‘Full River Red’ to Earn Box Office Honor at CineAsia
“Full River Red,” the Zhang Yimou-directed period comedy-drama that released in January this year has earned its producer Huanxi Media Beijing the 2023 Asia Pacific Box Office Achievement Award at the...
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