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All Asia articles – Page 124
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NewsMPA appoints Belinda Lui as president of Asia Pacific region
She replaces Mike Ellis who will continue to serve the association as an advisor during the transition.
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NewsProducers of Iranian Sundance title ‘Yalda’ issue statement denying withdrawal claims
Director will not attend festival due to flare-up in tensions between US and Iran.
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Features12 Asian, Middle Eastern and African titles to tempt festival directors in 2020
Includes new films from Ann Hui, Mohamed Diab and Kaouther Ben Hania.
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News‘Little Women’ crosses $100m at global box office, ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ on cusp of $1bn
1917 storms to $56.4m worldwide, $9.5m in UK; Dolittle opens in South Korea on $6.8m.
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NewsGlobal, international box office reach record heights in 2019
North America generated $11.4bn for second highest year behind 2018.
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FeaturesWarnerMedia's Jessica Kam on finding the best local-language content in Asia
How does a producer decide on what content to focus in a region as diverse as Asia?
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NewsTaiwan’s Studio76 secures investment from ABC Dream Ventures
Venture capital arm of Japanese broadcaster Asahi is making its first Taiwnese investment through the deal.
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NewsGaga picks up Mishima doc featuring restored footage of famous debate
Japanese author, playwright and director Yukio Mishima took part in a debate with Tokyo University students just one year before his death.
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NewsHong Kong box office down by 2% in year of protests
Local films grossed a combined $32.5m (HK$252.9m) for a 13.2% market share.
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FeaturesThe story behind animation ‘Ne Zha’, China’s second-highest-grossing film ever
Chinese blockbuster Ne Zha is in the running for the Academy Award for animated feature and international feature film category.
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FeaturesBong Joon Ho on his painstaking approach to ‘Parasite’, Oscar hopes
The filmmaker talks to Jean Noh about combining meticulous planning with freedom for actors on set
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NewsLocal language content top most popular Netflix releases of 2019 in eight countries
Murder Mystery ranks top in nine including US; The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann tops UK.
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FeaturesAwards focus: four Japanese anime titles that could be Oscar contenders
Four Japanese anime films are in the running for a nomination in the Oscars’ animation category, including Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You.
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FeaturesTaika Waititi on the eight-year journey behind awards contender ’Jojo Rabbit’
Waititi wrote a spec script for the film back in 2011.
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NewsCJ announces pre-sales and release dates for action drama 'Ashfall'
Film sells to 90 countries including US, Germany, Indonesia,Vietnam.
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NewsNetflix partners with India’s Viacom18 Studios for three series
Three new series are part of Netflix’s $420m (Rs30bn) spend on Indian content in 2019 and 2020.
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NewsNetflix reveals giant subscriber surge in Asia-Pacific region
Streaming titan reports 158.3m members worldwide.
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FeaturesAwkwafina on finding authenticity in ‘The Farewell’: “Speaking bad Chinese is more interesting”
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ actress plays Billi, a Chinese American who returns to China to see her terminally-ill grandmother.
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FeaturesWhy China’s arthouse market is still immature despite ‘Capernaum’, ‘Wild Goose Lake’ success
Three specialty titles defied expectations at the China box office this year, but due to infrastructure issues, it hasn’t yet become the arthouse paradise it promises to be.