Tag: cinema
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Counterespionage thriller is first Chinese movie to get backing of intelligence agency
Dodging glass-walled skyscrapers, a drone joined a high-octane chase as a spy tried to evade the agents in pursuit. In moments, the unmanned aircraft knocks him ... -
Bona Film Group acknowledges debt to Wynn
The Chinese production company Bona Film Group’s chair, Yu Dong, has been reported to owe Wynn Macau MOP4.84 million after media scrutiny. Sina Corp., a Chinese ... -
The countdown is on for the 98th Oscars, with Conan back and a ‘moving’ in memoriam
Lynette Howell Taylor has seen the Oscars from a few different vantage points: As a nominee, in 2019 for “A Star is Born,” as a producer ... -
Homecoming premiere of Tracy Choi’s ‘Girlfriends’ explores identity and belonging
Macau director Tracy Choi premiered her latest film, “Girlfriends,” in the city on Friday, bringing home a film that has already travelled the regional festival circuit. ... -
With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema
Robert Redford was disillusioned with the Hollywood mainstream. The Sundance Kid, who died this week at age 89, knew that there were more stories out there, ... -
Asian Film Camp 2025 names eight winning short films
The International Film Camp (IFC) 2025 concluded yesterday at The Londoner Macao, with the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) announcing eight winning short film projects, including ... -
Jury, films set for Macao International Shorts Festival
The Macao International Shorts Film Festival has confirmed its prestigious jury lineup, featuring Icelandic-German director Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, whose film FÁR received a Special Mention at ... -
Macau set ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ holds Canadian premiere
Golden Globe-winning actor Colin Farrell and Hong Kong-American actress Fala Chen attended the Toronto International Film Festival for the Canadian premiere of The Ballad of a ... -
Macau showcases local shorts at Venice Days ahead of Galaxy film festival
Macau’s film scene is set for a dual celebration of local and global short films. The city will showcase a curated selection of local shorts at ... -
“Mad & Mazzy – Fantasy Film Festival” at Cinemateque-Passion
From August 16 to September 7, the Cinematheque-Passion will present “Mad & Mazzy – Fantasy Film Festival”, transforming the cinema into a sensory playground during the ... -
Local short films join Venice International Film Festival’s ‘Venice Days’
Macau will take center stage at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, with a curated program of local short films set to be featured in the ... -
‘Dead to Rights’ turns photos into weapons against forgetting
If “Schindler’s List” left you shattered, prepare for a different, yet equally profound, kind of devastation with “Dead to Rights,” which opened in Macau and across ... -
Macau firms can now launch wholly-owned films in mainland
China’s central authorities have introduced new management regulations aimed at fostering investment from Macau and Hong Kong in the establishment of film production companies in mainland ... -
‘Heritople’ from Sanmarful wins award in Thailand
The documentary “Heritople,” directed by Macau-born filmmaker António Salas Sanmarful, has won an award at the Bangkok Movie Awards (BMA) monthly competition. The trilingual documentary, ... -
Chinese, Portuguese-speaking countries film festival kicks off
The “China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival,” is showcasing nearly 30 films in Chinese and Portuguese from Nov. 22 to Dec. 13. The festival is ... -
China records 2.1 billion yuan box office for National Day holiday
China recorded 2.1 billion yuan (about $297 million) in box office takings for the 2024 National Day holiday, the China Film Administration said yesterday. A total ... -
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ dies at 94
Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous prison-sports comedy “The Longest ... -
Local and international filmmakers gather at first Macau short film festival
Over 1,600 film professionals and enthusiasts from Macau and around the world gathered for the 1st Macao International Shorts Film Festival held recently. Organized by the ... -
Eight films selected for Sands’ funding for international film camp
Eight directors were selected to receive HKD300,000 each to fund their short film projects after completing last week’s inaugural International Film Camp. Organized by the Asian ... -
First gov’t-organized short film festival to take place next month
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) revealed plans yesterday for the first-ever government-organized International Short Film festival, scheduled to take place between Mar. 23 and Mar. 30. ... -
7th documentary film festival to open with Venice Golden Lion winning film
The Macao International Documentary Film Festival (MOIDF) will return for its seventh edition from Sep. 8 to 24, with a Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winning ... -
At 90, the Venice Film Festival looks better than ever
Cinema’s biggest stars just seem to shine a bit brighter at the Venice International Film Festival, which begins this week in the Northern Italian city. Think ... -
‘Raging Fire’ wins best film at Hong Kong Film Awards
Action-packed police thriller “Raging Fire” won best film and three other awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards Sunday, beating out a crowd favorite film about ... -
Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out ... -
MDT Exclusive: Mike Goodridge, IFFAM Artistic director | ‘There is a really exciting movement in China cinema’
The craftmanship of a film festival is intertwined with its city, its community, and its film industry, projecting the best international cinema in Macau and taking ... -
Online options for Oscar-nominated flicks expand
More movies and cheaper options arrive online this week for movie fans still needing to catch up on Oscar-nominated flicks. Of the 62 full-length movies and shorts ... -
Exclusive | Now you see Macau, now you don’t
Interviews with actors Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, director Jon M. Chu and producer Bobby Cohen DOWNLOAD PDF Extra 2575 – Exclusive | Now you ... -
FILM | Shooting the wolf
From wine to fashion, China’s current love affair with all things French is on the up. But for veteran French film director Jean-Jacques Annaud it was ...
