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Asia Pacific prizes also awarded to Hany Abu-Assad for The Idol, Alexey German Jr for Under Electric Clouds and cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-bing for The Assassin.Scroll down for full list of winners

Cemetery of Splendour, by Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul, has won best feature film at the 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) in Australia.

The Thai-language drama, which debuted at Cannes, centres on a middle-aged woman who experiences strange visions while tending a soldier with sleeping sickness.

The awards, announced at a ceremony at Brisbane’s City Hall, saw films honoured from Thailand, Russia, Turkey, China, Japan, Palestine, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

The Apsa Unesco Award for outstanding contribution to the promotion and preservation of cultural diversity through film was awarded to Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad for The Idol, which debuted at Toronto.

Speaking from the set of his latest production, the director said of the award: “Thank you dear jury for this great...

Feature 29 Oct 2013 - 06:26

Don't go out in the wind and rain, stay inside and listen to some film soundtracks. Ivan's got some recommendations...

October is a horrible month to go outside but indoors, it’s an auditory utopia for film music fans. Here are four reasons why.

The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band

It’s always a good sign when a film forms its own band just for the soundtrack.

“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me for to ease my pain?” That was a question asked by Townes Van Zandt in 1972 and made famous by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in 1981. 30 odd years later and it’s given a new, raw lease of life by this heartbreaking Belgian film, which follows the crumbling relationship of two musicians in a country group.

Writer and actress Veerle Baetens...

Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of the supernatural thriller Beyond on DVD and Blu-ray. Continue reading for the official press release, which includes disc details and cover art.

“On May 22nd, Anchor Bay Entertainment presents Beyond, a unique supernatural thriller from the producer of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and the director of The Thirteenth Floor. Boasting an all-star cast with Academy Award® Winner Jon Voight (“Lone Star,” “24”), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents, Little Fockers), Julian Morris (“Pretty Little Liars”, Valkryie), Dermot Mulroney (The Grey) and Brett Baker (Titanic, Avalanche), this race to find a missing girl appears on Blu-ray™ for an Srp of $24.99 and DVD for an Srp of $22.98.

When a 7 year-old girl is kidnapped from her bedroom in a small suburb of Anchorage, a detective on the verge of retirement (Voight) with an obsessive hatred for child abductions, anxiously begins the hunt for the culprit.

Don't get too excited, kids; we're not talking about a new Blu-ray release for the Fulci classic The Beyond. What we have here is a different film entirely with one hell of a cast attached. Read on.

From the Press Release

On May 22nd, Anchor Bay Entertainment presents Beyond, a unique supernatural thriller from the producer of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and the director of The Thirteenth Floor. Boasting an all-star cast with Academy Award® Winner Jon Voight (“Lone Star,” “24”), Teri Polo (Meet the Parents, Little Fockers), Julian Morris (“Pretty Little Liars”, Valkryie), Dermot Mulroney (The Grey) and Brett Baker (Titanic, Avalanche), this race to find a missing girl appears on Blu-ray™ for an Srp of $24.99 and DVD for an Srp of $22.98.

When a 7-year-old girl is kidnapped from her bedroom in a small suburb of Anchorage, a detective on the verge of retirement (Voight) with an obsessive hatred...