All Asia articles – Page 12
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Features
Hong Kong star Tai Bo’s journey from Bruce Lee to the next ‘Cold War’ (exclusive)
The actor received the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).
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Why Malaysian censors cleared sensitive riot drama ‘Snow In Midsummer’ (exclusive)
Chong Keat Aun’s award-winning feature is the first local film about Kuala Lumpur’s tragic race riots of May 1969 to secure a release.
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‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ producer talks Thai breakout hit (exclusive)
GDH 559 producer Vanridee Pongsittisak reveals the origins of the hit film and its box office success.
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“We’re taking risks”: How New York Asian Film Festival’s biggest ever edition is mixing star power with new talent
Stars from South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and beyond are set to attend the festival.
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South Korea’s Lee Hye-ri talks cheerleader film ‘Victory’ and future plans (exclusive)
The actress and singer will receive the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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News
‘The Last Stop in Yuma County’ and Korea’s ‘Esper’s Light’ win top prizes at Bifan 2024
Further winners include US director JT Mollner.
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Reviews
‘Touch’: Review
Focus Features’ pandemic-set drama by Baltasar Kormákur moves between Iceland, London, and Hiroshima
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News
Japanese producer Aki Isoyama signs five-year deal with Netflix
Isoyama is known for features such as ‘The Lady Shogun And Her Men’ and series ‘Extremely Inappropriate!’.
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Taiwan’s GrX Studio appoints Dennis Wu, Ho Shing Ming to grow international collaboration
The Taipei-based company recently produced a second season of ’The Victims’ Game’.
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Japanese anime ‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ lands US theatrical release
Marks the fourth feature in the popular franchise.
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Kenneth Dagatan’s ‘Molder’ wins top Bucheon Award at NAFF project market 2024
Further winners hail from Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea.
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‘Didi’ to open Sundance Film Festival: Asia in Taipei
Third Asian spin-off event runs August 21-25.
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“Something huge is coming” say AI experts as Bifan awards first AI film prizes
A three-day conference dedicated to artificial intelligence concluded with the awarding of prizes to AI-generated films.
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Japan box office dominated by local features in first half of 2024
Anime features such as ‘Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram’ led the charge.
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Taiwan’s Hope Marketing sells Bifan drama ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ (exclusive)
The firm has also closed a deal for documentary ‘In Search of A Mixed Identity’.
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Indonesian martial arts star Yayan Ruhian joins Pedring Lopez’s Korean action film ‘Ji’
The upcoming feature will be produced by the Philippines’ Black Ops and Singapore’s Very Tay.
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Reviews
‘Pierce’: Karlovy Vary Review
Two estranged brothers reconnect through fencing in this sharp Taiwan-set ’sophisticated genre piece’
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News
Hong Kong box office down 17% in first half of 2024 despite local hit
The record-breaking performance of ‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ could not offset a challenging start to the year.
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Features
Nelicia Low explains how fencing and brotherly love inspired her Karlovy Vary premiere ‘Pierce’
Singaporean director’s feature debut premieres this week in main competition at Karlovy Vary
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News
Chinese box office down 9% in first half of 2024; June lowest month
Ticket sales from the first half of the year were the lowest since 2016.