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Vietnam's 'Adrift' Gets Local Welcome
After traveling to nearly ten international film festivals, the award-winning Vietnamese movie Choi Voi (Adrift) was screened in its native country in early November through distributors Thien Ngan (Galaxy). More »
New Indonesia Film Law Stirs Controversy
Last month, just as I was writing about the changes in administration of the Thai film industry as a result of the Film Act of 2008 replacing the archaic 1930 Act, Indonesian filmmakers were denouncing their government for introduction of a new film act. More »
Thailand movie business gets proactive
While film industries around the world are contracting, Thailand's movie business has become very proactive and is seeing an infusion of government support to help it grow. More »
Thai and Kazakh film industries explore joint film ventures
Living in Thailand these past 16 years, it’s been interesting to watch the growth of the film entertainment industry here. While 16 years may seem like forever, it is only a "tick" on the clock of time. More »
'Slumdog' Oscar winner Danny Boyle discusses location shooting
Lots of news from China this month, as I just returned from the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). The Festival, which began in 1993, is hosted by the State Administration of Radio, Film & Television and the Shanghai Municipal Government. More »
Bollywood Brouhaha
If you are reading this and you are not an movie exhibitor in India, be thankful. The ongoing battle between producers and cinema owners in India was still going strong as the calendar moved toward the second half of 2009. More »
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Asian film biz preps for world market
On his just-completed swing through some of the Confucian parts of Asia -- China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea -- President Obama faced issues with which the film industry in this part of the world already is familiar. More »
China approves Disney Shanghai park
BEIJING--China's central government finally gave The Walt Disney Co. the green light to build a new theme park in Shanghai's Pudong district, after the project spent years in limbo, the company said late Tuesday. More »
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