All Asia articles – Page 139
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Venice 2019 line-up includes 'Joker', 'Ad Astra', Roman Polanski’s 'J’Accuse'
There are only two films by female directors in competition.
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Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to one year in prison
Filmmaker has been unable to leave Iran since having his passport confiscated in 2017.
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Ang Lee explains why he is trying to create a “new aesthetic for digital cinema” with ‘Gemini Man’
Paramount to release the film in North America on October 11; UK on October 11.
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‘The Lion King’ leaps to $544m global box office (update)
Spider-Man: Far From Home nearing $1bn worldwide.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 'The Truth' to open Venice Film Festival
Film stars Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke.
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Arson attack at Japan’s Kyoto Animation studio kills at least 33 people (update)
Witnesses report attacker screamed “You die!”
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Six African and Middle Eastern films selected for Venice works-in-progress initiative
The Final Cut in Venice initiative has been running since 2013.
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Seven hot titles from the 2019 New York Asian Film Festival
Opener ‘Samurai Marathon’, ‘Money’, ‘Maggie’ among highlights.
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'Spider-Man: Far From Home' nears $850m at global box office, 'The Lion King' roars in China debut (update)
Disney’s Toy Story 4 sets record debuts in Japan, Hong Kong.
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Berlinale World Cinema Fund selects projects from Argentina, the Philippines, South Africa
The Fund has awarded production and distribution funding of €386,400 to 13 films.
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Yoji Yamada’s 'Welcome Back, Tora-san' to open 2019 Tokyo Film Festival
The title marks the 50th anniversary of the popular Tora-san series.
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Globalgate strikes content partnership with TF1 Studio
Remakes in works with international partners include Midnight Runners in China, No Kids in Germany.
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'Gentle Monster' wins top prize at Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel International Film Lab
Anna Nemes and Laszlo Csuja’s female body building drama won award worth $50,000.
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New York Asian Film Festival chief Samuel Jamier: ‘You’re only as good as the films you’re showing’
Festival to close on July 14 with The White Storm 2: Drug Lords.
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Sundance London audience winner 'The Farewell' director Lulu Wang sets sci-fi feature
Sci-fi adapted from Alexander Weinstein’s collection of short stories.
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'The White Storm 2: Drug Lords' to close New York Asian Film Festival
July 14 screening caps off lively Hong Kong component.
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Screen International Rising Star Asia 2019 recipient Ryu Jun-yeol talks stockbroker thriller 'Money'
’When I portray a character I tend to try not to go the typical route.’
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'Spider-Man: Far From Home' earns $578m worldwide box office in first 10 days (update)
North American debut delivers best six-day opening over Fourth of July holiday.
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'The Room' wins Best of Bucheon award at Korea's BIFAN
Best director went to Adam Egypt Mortimer for Daniel Isn’t Real, while Cuban psychological thriller Is That You? won the Jury’s Choice award.
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Chinese box office down 2.7% in first half of 2019 as market woes start to bite
Local productions were hit hardest, grossing a combined $2.15bn (RMB14.8bn), for a 47.5% market share.