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With The Knick set to premiere next week, Andrew Romano talks with Steven Soderbergh about is working methods, milestones in his career and the current state of two melding but somehow still diametrically opposed industries, Hollywood and television. Also in today's roundup of news and views: Tributes to cinematographer Roger Deakins, a remembrance of Wu Tianming, fresh reviews of Boyhood and Snowpiercer, a new film by Mark Cousins and early word on Ridley Scott's next one. » - David Hudson...

With The Knick set to premiere next week, Andrew Romano talks with Steven Soderbergh about is working methods, milestones in his career and the current state of two melding but somehow still diametrically opposed industries, Hollywood and television. Also in today's roundup of news and views: Tributes to cinematographer Roger Deakins, a remembrance of Wu Tianming, fresh reviews of Boyhood and Snowpiercer, a new film by Mark Cousins and early word on Ridley Scott's next one. » - David Hudson...

Mostofa S. Farooki’s Ant Story and John Carney’s Begin Again are among the films that will compete for the Golden Goblet Award at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff).

Begin Again was recently acquired for Chinese distribution by Ivanhoe Pictures and Beijing Galloping Horse, while Ant Story premiered at last year’s Dubai International Film Festival.

Organisers said the full Golden Goblet line-up has yet to be announced but will also include Volker Schlöndorff’s Diplomatie; Thai filmmaker Tom Waller’s The Last Executioner; Greek filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris’ Mikra Anglia; Maiko wa Lady, from Japan’s Masayuki Suo; Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig’s Predestination (Australia); Jeanne Herry’s She Adores Him (France); Mehdi Rahmani’s Snow (Iran); Zhang Meng’s The Uncle Victory (China); and Marko Nabersnik’s The Woods Are Still Green (Germany).

As previously announced, Gong Li will serve as president of the Golden Goblet jury, which also includes...

Wu Tianming, the acclaimed Chinese director and former head of the influential Xi’an Film Studios, was found dead Tuesday of an apparent heart attack in his home in Beijing. He was 74. Known as the “Godfather of the Fifth Generation,” Wu directed several celebrated films that reshaped Chinese cinema, including The Old Well (1986) and The King of Masks (1996). These films, along with Life (1984), CEO (2002) and his final feature, Song of the Phoenix (2013), earned praise by critics around the world. His films were simple, resilient and full of humanity. Born in Shan Xi Province in 1939,

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Two Indian actors Manoj Bajpayee and Vidya Balan won nominations for the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be held on November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.

Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination in “Best Performance by an Actor” category for Gangs of Wasseypur.

Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by a Actress” for The Dirty Picture.

Read also Gangs of Wasseypur and Gattu nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2012

Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.

Complete list of nominations:

Best Feature Film

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time [South Korea]

Bear [Iran]

The Horde

[Russia]

Beyond the Hill

[Turkey]

Wu Xia

[Hong Kong, China]

Best Children’S Feature Film

My Australia

[Poland, Israel]

Gattu [India]

I Wish [Japan]

The Mirror Never Lies

[Indonesia]

Off White Lies

[Israel]

Best Documentary Feature Film

5 Broken Cameras [Israel, Palestine, France]

In My Mother’s Arms...

Gattu by Rajan Khosa has been nominated in “Best Children’s Feature Film” category at the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Read Rajan Khosa’s interview here). The 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards announced its nominations today.

Anurag Kashyap has been nominated for “Achievement in Directing” for Gangs of Wasseypur (Read Anurag Kashyap’s interview here). Manoj Bajpayee won a nomination for the same film in “Best Performance by an Actor” category.

Vidya Balan has been nominated for “Best Performance by an Actress” for The Dirty Picture.

Established in 2007, the APSAs are one of the highest accolade in film in the Asia Pacific region. Apsa is headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland and is an initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia.

All winners in the 6th annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday November 23 in Brisbane, Australia.

Complete list of nominations:

Best Feature Film

Nameless Gangster: Rules...