Tokyo Launches Asian Students’ Film Conference as Festival and Market Unveil Major Programming

The Tokyo International Film Festival is expanding its commitment to emerging talent with the launch of a new showcase ...

Chinese Covid whistleblower is sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

Zhang Zhan, 42, was sentenced on a charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in China, the same charge that led to ...

Xin Zhilei Talks Venice Best Actress Win, ‘The Sun Rises on Us All’ Ahead of Busan Premiere: ‘The Character That I Had Always Longed for’

After Gong Li and Hong Kong’s Deanie Ip Tak-han, Xin Zhilei has become the third Chinese actor to win the Volpi Cup for best ...

Busan Hidden Gem: Zhang Zhongchen On His Journey from Factory Floor to Festival Red Carpet with ‘Nighttime Sounds’

Zhang Zhongchen was once a night guard at Beijing Film Academy who snuck into lectures. Now his accomplished second feature, 'Nighttime Sounds,' is premiering at San Sebastián.