Wu Jing Honored at MIFFest, Says Hong Kong Action Cinema’s Influence Still Runs Through Every Wuxia Film Today

Wu Jing says the fingerprints of Hong Kong action cinema are still on every wuxia film made today, including his own. Speaking with Variety at the Malaysia International Film Festival…

The US owes the people of Hong Kong an explanation

Six years ago, the United States drew a line on Hong Kong. That line just quietly disappeared.  

Korea Box Office: Na Hong Jin’s ‘Hope’ Rules With 66% Market Share

Local science-fiction survival thriller “Hope” stormed the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 17–19. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by…

Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops

Officials say they are suspected of selling “seditious” books which incited “hatred” against authorities.

Hong Kong, Onetime Mecca for Capitalism, Adopts Five-Year Planning

Hong Kong is adopting its first “five-year plan,” closely aligning it with mainland objectives.

Hong Sangsoo’s ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Lands at Cinema Guild Ahead of Locarno Premiere

Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights to Hong Sangsoo’s “Nowhere to Lay My Eyes.” The film will have its world premiere at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in…

Shi Nansun, Hong Kong Producer Behind ‘Infernal Affairs,’ Dies at 75

Shi Nansun, the Hong Kong producer and executive who co-founded Film Workshop and helped establish international distribution networks for Chinese-language cinema, died Monday at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. She…

Shi Nansun, Hong Kong Producer Behind ‘Infernal Affairs,’ Dies at 75

Shi Nansun, the Hong Kong producer and executive who co-founded Film Workshop and helped establish international distribution networks for Chinese-language cinema, died Monday at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. She…

Shi Nansun, Hong Kong Producer Behind ‘Infernal Affairs,’ Dies at 75

Shi Nansun, the Hong Kong producer and executive who co-founded Film Workshop and helped establish international distribution networks for Chinese-language cinema, died Monday at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. She…

Hong Sang-soo’s ‘Nowhere to Lay My Eyes’ Goes to Cinema Guild for N. America Before Locarno Debut

The company calls the South Korean auteur’s 35th feature film, premiering in the Swiss fest’s international competition, a “bittersweet reflection on the meaning, beauty and complexity of life.”