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On March 20, 2007, the Asian Film Awards held its inaugural Awards Gala in Hong Kong. Organized by the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) and held in conjunction with the territory's third Entertainment Expo - the umbrella event name for the HKIFF, the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), and the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) - the Asian Film Awards (AFA) is certainly an unprecedented affair.

Lou Ye's controversial movie, Summer Palace, showed at the Toronto International Film Festival. Lou defied Chinese officials when he submitted Summer Palace for competition at the Cannes Film Festival before the film had been cleared by the country's censors.

Sarah Zhang, Producer at House Films talks about the opportunities her company has had in making an impact on the film and media scene in China and discusses the success of Quest USA, the first Chinese reality TV show filmed in the US.

The most important festival in Chinese society, Chinese New Year is also a time for relaxing entertainment during the long holiday - shopping malls may be closed, but never the cinema. Just as Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street have been the Christmas canons, romantic comedies the chocolates for Valentine's Day, and disposable horror like Scream the Halloween must-sees, there has been a Hong Kong tradition of Chinese New Year films ever since the 1950s.

TOKYO — The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he supported Beijing’s hosting of the Summer Olympics, but he insisted that pro-Tibet demonstrators had the right to voice their opinions during the international torch relay as long as they refrained from violence.

Sketches of the 'handshake apartments' by Lok Jansen, a Tokyo-based illustrator who works for Prada.

If you happen to be planning a visit to China, think about attending the Guangzhou Cherry Blossoms Festival. The Festival is said to be the largest ever in China for Cherry Blossom display. About 12,000 Cherry Blossom trees are planted in the Sculpture Park, Guangzhou.

An uneasy silence fell between Beijing and Tokyo at the weekend as China digested the reality that it may soon have to deal with the most assertive prime minister of Japan since the end of World War II.

Two Hong Kong producers are saying that mainland China needs to establish a film rating system ASAP.

If China does, moviemakers will be able to produce more good films, have more opportunities and explore ...