Counterespionage thriller is first Chinese movie to get backing of intelligence agency 

A promotion board for “Scare Out” at a cinema in Beijing, Saturday Dodging glass-walled skyscrapers, a drone joined a high-octane chase as a spy tried

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

The countdown is on for the 98th Oscars, with Conan back and a ‘moving’ in memoriam

“One Battle After Another” and “Sinners”: top contenders at Oscar night Lynette Howell Taylor has seen the Oscars from a few different vantage points: As a

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 poses on a balcony along Main Street decorated with his Sundance Film Festival bannerson Jan. 17, 2003, in Park City, Utah Robert Redford was

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 a

Jury, films set for Macao International Shorts Festival

Chuff Chuff Chuff by Chao Koi Wang The Macao International Shorts Film Festival has confirmed its prestigious jury lineup, featuring Icelandic-German director Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, whose

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 Small

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

“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 summer holidays.

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, produced by

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 film

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 of Lady Gaga, a woman

‘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 an Oscar-winning career in

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 Macau

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 One more title, the best

Preview, review & interview | Now you see Macau, Now you don’t

Macau features for a good 45 minutes in the plot of blockbuster Hollywood sequel “Now You See Me 2,” and it takes a central role in the action. As in any

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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 surprising that this “amour”

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