India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has called for the domestic entertainment industry to look inward and tackle piracy at its source. Delivering her inaugural address at the 9th FICCI Frames in Mumbai last week, Ms Asha Swarup,...... Read More
Asia Image sneaks a peek at some new offerings to come on show at NABSHOW 2008, to be held from April 14 – 17, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center... Read More
Hong Kong – First week of Hong Kong Entertainment Expo 2008, the Special Administrative Region’s Asian entertainment industry trade show being held March 17-April 13, saw the conclusion of key events including TV and film market Hong Kong FILMART,...... Read More
Hong Kong – Malaysia’s Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and National Film Development Corporation’s (FINAS) third major participation in Hong Kong FILMART in 2008 saw the delegation of 28 Malaysian producers of TV and film, animation, and mobile content secure...... Read More
Hong Kong – Korean film Lee Chang Dong’s Secret Sunshine swept top honors at the Asian Film Awards including Best Director and Actress, ousting blockbusters Lee Ang’s Lust, Caution and Peter Chan’s The Warlords, to take home Best Film...... Read More
GlobeCast has teamed with Beijing International Media Services (BMC), a joint-venture between Seven Network and Beijing Television (BTV), to establish Beijing Broadcast Base 2008. The setup offers production equipment and transmission facilities to non-rightsholders and rightsholders, along with broadcasting...... Read More
Singapore: Intense Animation Academy, a Singapore-based animation training academy, presented its inaugural Gold Star awards on February 16, 2008, to acknowledge efforts of four graduates who are establishing careers in the animation industry. Award recipients include Jack Feng, a...... Read More
Korea: The 2008 Project Competition of the 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) organized by Seoul Animation Center within the SICAF Promotion Plan (SPP) under Seoul Business Agency is calling for entries. In its seventh year, the...... Read More
Singapore: BroadcastAsia, the regional broadcast trade exhibition and conference event is set to return from June 17 – 20, 2008 in Singapore at the Singapore Expo. Organized by Singapore Exhibition Services (SES), the event attracted more than 12,750 visitors...... Read More
USA: Captain Abu Raed, Jordan’s first feature film entry to the Sundance Film Festival was finished with Iridas SpeedGrade DI. Written and directed by Amin Matalqa, Captain Abu Raed premiered on Jan 23 at the Egyptian Theater during the...... Read More
USA: The SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival, to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from 12 – 14 Aug 2008, is expanding into a full-scale film festival. The event will incorporate curated and competition screenings, discussion panels...... Read More
Hong Kong/ Malaysia – Malaysia’s Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), and the Malaysian Federation Against Copyright Theft (MFACT), which represents the Motion Picture Association (MPA), raided three pirate optical disc burner labs and a related printing...... Read More
Canada: Toon Boom Animation Inc. is providing support for Studio 4 for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard operating systems. All current Studio 4 Mac customers may login at toonboom.com to download the patch. Also, Toon Boom will be showcasing Studio...... Read More
Bangkok: Creative Ministry, Asia’s advertising, TV and film networking group will be hosting its next event at Bangkok’s Bed Supperclub from 7pm on Thursday 20 December 2007. Production house InFocus Asia created the monthly event to provide networking opportunities...... Read More
Singapore: The 8th edition of the Asia Television Forum (ATF) closed on Nov 30 with deals totaling a record US$62.7 million sealed, surpassing ATF 2006’s US$47.1 million mark by 33%. Singapore’s Character Farm and distributor Six-Six-Eight licensed Katakune, a...... Read More
The Apollo Awards is an initiative aimed at honouring the best in production and post-production across Asia Pacific, with a strong focus on the creative and technical mastery behind the scenes.
Awards Ceremony: 24 May 2017 The Venue: Suntec, Singapore