Asian Filmmaker of the Year: Tsai Ming-liang

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Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010
LATEST NEWS Kim tells festival tales BUSAN, South Korea -- After 15 years as director of the Pusan International Film Festival, Kim Dong-ho is riding off into the sunset for new challenges and adventures. PPP offers worldly jewels chance to shine BUSAN, South Korea -- The Pusan Promotion Plan bills itself as a way for investors to find the "hidden jewels" of Asian cinema, but it may be selling itself short, with films from noted Asian directors Oxide Pang ("Bangkok Dangerous") and Tsai Ming-liang -- who will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the main festival -- among the 27 projects slated for the event. Aussies to push new co-pro guidelines SYDNEY -- Following Screen Australia's revision of its co-production guidelines, the agency's head of production investment Ross Howarth will provide an overview of the changes to Asian filmmakers at the Pusan International Film Festival on Sunday. All Pusan festival news THR.com MORE FILM NEWS 'Robot' may lead a northern migration MUMBAI -- The success of Rajnikanth-starrer "Robot" in Hindi-speaking regions has opened doors for filmmakers from south India to tiptoe outside their comfort zones. Rai calls twin dialect films tough challenge BUSAN, South Korea -- Indian superstar Aishwarya Rai says shooting two versions of the same movie simultaneously on a recent set posed the toughest challenge of her career. Dafoe proud of Green Goblin role BUSAN, South Korea — Some serious character actors may be embarrassed about playing a comic book character in a trilogy of Hollywood blockbusters, but Willem Dafoe says he's proud of his role as the villain Green Goblin in "Spider-Man" movies. Film news page		Asian Filmmaker of the Year: PIFF lauds loquacious director of taciturn films, Tsai Ming-liang. More LATEST REVIEWS Ways of the Sea -- "Ways of the Sea" is akin to Michael Winterbottom's "In This World" in form and essence, only on a smaller scale. Rondo -- The Nazi occupation of Europe is a recurring subject in cinema and "Rondo" manages to bring slightly fresh perspective by combining nationalist expansion with religious uncertainty as experienced by a young man. All About Love -- Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui has made half a career out taking the city's social politics to task, and she does it again with "All About Love," an almost romantic comedy about four lesbian friends, two one-night stands that end in pregnancies and the men that find a way to be fit into their lives. All Pusan reviews