YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar movie director Zay Par is doing what would have been unthinkable two years ago - putting the finishing touches to a film that harks back to a 1988 student uprising brutally ...

Director Na Gyi and actress Paing Phyo Thu, being honored at this year's Oldenburg Film Festival, fled their country following the 2021 military coup but continue to support liberation efforts from ...

There are many reasons why countries choose to ban specific movies. For the most part, the reasoning for the ban makes sense, like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being banned in Australia and the U.K.

"You're in a death factory. Unless you figure out how to survive... you won't." Even that one line is awful. Republic Pictures via Paramount has revealed an official trailer for The Lockdown, a ...

PHNOM PENH: The vibrant spirit of Myanmar’s cinemas in 1920 still echoes in Yangon today. In June, as rains flooded Yangon streets, movie theatres premiered “Mingala Pwe” (“The Wedding”) and “Just a ...

Germany's leading indie film fest will pay tribute to filmmakers Na Gyi and Paing Phyo Thu, who went into hiding following the military coup in Myanmar. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The ...

Taipei hosted the 14th edition of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) this month, an event that showcases over 200 movies with a focus on Myanmar, Ukraine, and Taiwan’s own history of ...

Since the 1990s, women from Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been introduced or lured into mainland China, often becoming tools for childbirth. The film’s ...

The Last Hospital: 30 Days in Myanmar goes to the heart of a jungle battleground in one of the most closed off countries in the world. Following a two-year campaign to gain access to the rebels, ...