Giant rubber duck brings Sydney festival to life
A gigantic, bright yellow rubber duck floated into Sydney's Darling Harbour on Saturday as part of the Australian city's annual arts festival, a celebration where high-art meets popular entertainment.
Robert De Niro watched Kazakhstan-made movie
Zhauzhurek Myn Bala became the first Kazakhstan-made movie screened at Doha Tribeca Film Festival over the history of its existence.
Outcry in Taiwan over calls to terminate Chinese 'Oscars'
A Taiwanese lawmaker's call to scrap a top film festival because it made Taiwan too reliant on China's movie industry sparked heated criticism on Wednesday from film veterans and fans.
Kazakhstan-made Student movie awarded in Portugal
Student, directed by Darezhan Omirbayev, was awarded at the Portugal Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival.
Kazakhstan movies festival to be held in Boston and Washington
Steppe Flowers: Panorama of Kazakhstan Cinema festival will be held in the U.S.
Petronas yanks Diwali video over funeral dance blunder
Malaysian state energy firm Petronas has pulled a YouTube music video it posted to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali after angry viewers pointed out that it depicted an inappropriate funeral dance.
Tokyo shows China film despite producer protest
Organisers of the Tokyo International Film Festival said Tuesday they had gone ahead with the screening of a Chinese-made film, despite requests by producers to shelve it because of a territorial row.
Shal movie to be screened at Berlin Film Festival
Kazakhstan filmmaker Yermek Tursunov is planning to screen his new movie at Berlin Film Festival that will be held in February.
Swiss actor Vincent Perez wishes to return to Kazakhstan as a photographer
Perez also added that he would like to find common points and to initiate joint projects with Kazakhstan's KazakhFilm Studios.
Pilaf Festival to be held in Shymkent
The Festival is dated to the City Day and dedicated to the 80th anniversary of establishment of South Kazakhstan Oblast.
“Myn Bala” is worth being screened all over the world: Wolfgang Petersen
German filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen said that Zhauzhurek Myn Bala is a bright movie and Kazakhstan citizens should be proud of it.
Thai, Lebanese films share top award at Busan fest
A low-budget, experimental production from Thailand and a gripping Lebanese drama shared the main award at Asia's largest film festival, which draws to a close on Saturday.
Hong Kong thriller opens Asia's top film festival
A glittering line-up of Asia's biggest stars converged in Busan on Thursday for the opening of the region's premier film festival.
Bekmambetov declared best producer of CIS and Baltics
Timur Bekmambetov, a famous film director, producer, screenwriter and founder of Bazalevs film company, has been declared the best producer.
Ang Lee breaks every rule in new 'Life of Pi' film
Director Ang Lee brought the best-selling novel into stunning 3D life with a production featuring an unknown Indian actor, four tigers and the world's biggest wave machine.
Busan film fest embraces Asian diversity
A Hong Kong action-thriller and a rural drama from Bangladesh will open and close Asia's top film festival next month, as its South Korean hosts look to share more of the spotlight with regional offerings.
Makeup masks all-star cast in 'Cloud Atlas'
Heaps of makeup transformed the all-star cast of "Cloud Atlas," which premiered on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, "startling" the cast members themselves.
French, Korean, US films tipped to win Venice festival
Movies from France, South Korea and the United States are tipped by critics as the favourites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival due to be announced on Saturday.
Arab Spring hits silver screen at Venice festival
Arab cinema is witnessing a new wave of creativity in the wake of the Arab Spring revolts, said directors at the Venice film festival where some of the emerging talent from the region was on show.
Kazakhstan's Realtor movie awarded in South Korea
Kazakhstan's Realtor movie directed by Adilkhan Yerzhanov was awarded at the 6th Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival in South Korea.