Patrick Frater

HONG KONG - China and India , two of the world's biggest movie-producing countries, have begun tentative talks on film industry co-operation. This week a Chinese delegation led by Jiang...

Thailand 's Peace and Order Maintaining Command (POMC), which has controlled the country since Thursday's military coup , has allowed TV channels to restart broadcasting more or less as normal....

China Lion Film Distribution has acquired North American rights to Chinese romantic comedy " The Breakup Guru ." Acquired from Enlight Pictures , the film stars Deng Chao and Yang...

The military coup in Thailand has dealt a direct blow to media and entertainment activities in the country. The coup was announced Thursday afternoon local time after months of political...

CANNES - Indonesia is to see the launch of an integrated new film market in early 2015. The Equator Film Expo ( EFX ) is intended to put the spotlight...

CANNES - Indonesia 's claustrophobic cinema exhibition scene may be broken open this year by the launch of new theater chain Cinemaxx . Cinemaxx has no connection to the German...

CANNES - The Cannes Festival's Cinefondation first prize was won by U.S. student film "Skunk." It was directed by Annie Silverstein of the University of Texas at Austin. Second prizes...

Jerry Seinfeld has emerged as the world's wealthiest actor according to a new survey. Conducted by Singapore-based Wealth-X, the survey estimates Seinfeld's fortune at $820 million. It is boosted to...

California-based Main Street Films has pacted with Hong Kong investment fund Crown Brand Corporation to acquire films for distribution in Greater China . The two will also co-produce family oriented...

Presented this week in Un Certain Regard, Kanu Behl's "Titli" is a gritty drama that is both contemporary Indian fiction and also very documentary in style. The first feature by...