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Palestinians "breathe life" in red carpet film festival in Gaza

​Unlike world famous film festivals, Gaza film festival dedicated the 40-meter long red carpet to ordinary visitors, rather than movie stars.

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69th Cannes Film Festival kicks off in Cannes

​The 69th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) officially kicked off Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.

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Bollywood films no longer need song and dance, according to Shah Rukh Khan

The Indian film industry is changing and films no longer have to have a song and dance sequence to be successful, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says.

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Chinese films become highlight of 49th Houston Int'l Film Festival

​The 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival began here Friday with the premiere of 20 Chinese films becoming the highlight of the oldest independent film festival in the world.

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Chinese films become highlight of 49th Houston Int'l Film Festival

​The 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival began here on Friday with the premiere of 20 Chinese films becoming the highlight of the oldest independent film festival in the world.

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Chinese film industry takes lessons from Hollywood

Film industry watchers have speculated that China's annual box office sales could surpass North America's as soon as 2017.

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Domestic kung fu flick beats 'Batman v Superman'

Two new Chinese releases, The Bodyguard and Chongqing Hotpot, and a still strong Zootopiathis weekend dashed expectations that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would score big at China's box office this year.

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Film awards presented in Myanmar for past two years

The Myanmar Motion Picture Association presented 18 Film Academy Awards for a combined years of 2014 and 2015 to the country's successful artists at the Myanmar Event Park on Sunday night.

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"Ip Man 3" distributor suspended for box office fraud

​China's film market watchdog has suspended the distribution license of a distributor that committed fraud to jack up the box office figures for martial arts film "Ip Man 3."

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Asian Film Awards dominated by Chinese

Scores of celebrities and Asian film stars paraded on the red carpet of the 10th Asian Film Awards (AFA), held last night at The Venetian Macao, with overwhelmingly Chinese filmmakers and actors

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Sloth in Zootopia rises to fame in China

The sloth in Disney's latest animated hit, Zootopia, has become a social media sensation inChina, where the film is dominating cinemas.

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HK martial arts movie in spotlight over huge box office receipts

​Ip Man 3, a recently released Hong Kong martial arts film, is under scrutiny for box office fraud, with allegations that the movie's box office receipts have been artificially hyped.

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No country for art-house films

It is a problem Chinese art-house filmmakers have faced for a long time.

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Finally showing: movie that makes everyone fall in love with Hong Kong

Emily Ting's debut feature film, a romantic drama into which she's sunk her life savings, offers Western audiences 'a refreshing take' on the city, she says. After a months-long wait, the film is now screening in Hong Kong.

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"Ip Man 3" rules China's box offices, raises fraud suspicions

"Ip Man 3," a Chinese action movie, ruled box offices in the week ending March 6, earning 470 million yuan (72.1 million U.S. dollars) after opening Friday.

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China's growing presence in Hollywood film market

​The news that "The Revenant" won Oscars for directing, cinematography and best actor is exciting, particularly for an animation and entertainment firm in south China's Guangdong Province.