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MPA RENEWS SUPPORT FOR ASIA PACIFIC FILMMAKERS WITH LAUNCH OF MPA APSA ACADEMY FILM FUND
- 1May 2012
Singapore/Beijing: Motion Picture Association (MPA) Asia Pacific and the Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) announced the launch of the third consecutive MPA APSA Academy Film Fund in support of the region’s filmmakers… Read More
MPA APSA FILM FUND RECIPIENT WINS ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- 28Feb 2012
SINGAPORE/LOS ANGELES: Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s multi award-winning film, A Separation, completed with the support of the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, achieved further acclaim today by winning Best Foreign Language Film… Read More
AFACT CONGRATULATES WINNER OF TROPFEST AWARD
- 27Feb 2012
Sydney: On 20 February, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) were proud to support emerging filmmakers at the 20th anniversary of the world’s biggest short… Read More
STUDY FINDS 97.2% OF BITTORRENT FILES ARE INFRINGING
- 20Sep 2011
Sydney: A new report released on 13 September has found that 97.2% of the most popular torrents are infringing copyright. The report also concludes that approximately 60% of popular torrents were infringing… Read More
LAUNCH OF ANTI-CAMCORDING PROGRAM: MAKE A DIFFERENCE 3
- 24Aug 2011
Sydney: A new DVD training program was launched at the annual conference of the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia at Dendy Opera… Read More
FILM & TV INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES $6.1 BILLION TO AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
- 23Aug 2011
GOLD COAST, SYDNEY – The film and television industries injected a remarkable $6.1 billion into Australia’s economy, according to a report released today by Access Economics.
The report assessed the economic… Read More
Academic Research Finds Vast Majority of BitTorrent Traffic Illegal
- 23Jul 2010
BitTorrent is a useful and technically advanced protocol for sharing files over a network without posing a large impact on a single server or point of contact. BitTorrent uses a distributed network,… Read More
