Film industry

Alibaba Partners Shanghai Film Festival

March 30, 2015

Chinese e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba has agreed a three-year partnership with the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).

Korean Hip-Hop Stars Mull Legal Action on The Interview

December 31, 2014

Despite the blanket ban on The Interview in most parts of Asia, including Korea, China, and Japan, the Seth Rogen-James Franco satire has reached an eager Asian audience…

INTERVIEW: CHINA MUSIC PROMOTER REGGIE BAPE TALKS TO ASN ON BRANDS AND SPONSORSHIP

June 2, 2014

Continuing our series of interviews from the recent Music Matters conference in Singapore, ASN gets under the skin of Reggie Bape, one of the most impassioned indie and…

China’s Hony Capital Ventures Into US Film Industry

March 12, 2014

Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and their US-based counterpart TPG Capital, will be pumping in US$1 billion in the next five years, to build a movie studio…

Baidu Ventures Into Cinema

February 19, 2014

China’s largest online search engine, Baidu Inc, has signaled its ambitious film industry plans, with its latest Los Angeles-based venture, Aquamen Entertainment.

Smithsonian Museum Will Celebrate Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards 50th Anniversary

November 7, 2013

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. will be screening Taiwanese films this November to pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Golden Horse Awards, one of Asia’s most…