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All Asia articles – Page 32
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NewsNetflix reveals Chinese-language and Southeast Asia production slate
Titles include a series from Joko Anwar and a spin-off to Taiwan box office hit ‘Marry My Dead Body.
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News‘Parasite’ producer Barunson E&A invests in Indonesian horror ‘Respati’
The company will introduce the project to international buyers at the European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsChina’s Parallax picks up Berlinale title ‘The Great Phuket’ (exclusive)
The drama marks the debut feature of Liu Yaonan and is set to premiere in the Generation strand of the festival.
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NewsBusan film festival confirms Park Kwang-su as chairperson
The festival will next look to recruit a festival director and director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
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NewsJapan box office hit ‘Silent Love’ sells across Asia (exclusive)
The romantic drama took twice the box office of Oscar-nominated ‘Poor Things’ on its opening weekend.
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NewsHAF adds 15 work-in-progress projects to expanded HKIFF Project Market
Filmmakers include Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao.
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NewsKorean Film Council chair Park Ki-yong steps down amid “heavy responsibility”
Park revealed his future plans to help the Korean film industry “regain its form”.
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NewsJapan box office and cinema admissions hit post-pandemic high in 2023
‘The First Slam Dunk’ and ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ led the charge.
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NewsBrandt Andersen, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Riho Kudo films added to Berlinale special screenings line-up
Festival rounds out specials programme with two Japanese mid-length films and Omar Sy-starring drama.
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News‘Oppenheimer’ sets Japan release date two weeks after Oscars
The film was released in most territories by Universal in July 2023.
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NewsMyanmar documentary maker jailed for life for possessing a drone
ICFR protests sentence handed down to pioneering female filmmaker Shin Daewe
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NewsCAA China and Hong Kong film festival reveal first six projects of genre initiative
The collaboration will support the development of Chinese-language genre titles.
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NewsRanbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal to lead Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love And War’
Release set for December 2025.
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NewsAmazon teams with Toei for live-action ‘Oshi No Ko’ adaptation
A feature and TV series based on the hit manga title are in the works.
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NewsBusan film festival nominates Park Kwang-su as chairman
Appointment of a new festival director and ACFM director is ongoing.
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NewsTaiwanese filmmakers issue appeal claiming funding shift could cause “irreparable damage”
TAICCA recently announced it would shift an international funding scheme to more mainstream projects.
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NewsDoha Film Institute unveils 44 projects in latest funding round, including ‘Naseem, Fight With Grace’
Three UK co-production features among the 44 titles.
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NewsFinecut picks up Hong Sangsoo’s Berlin Competition drama ‘A Traveler’s Needs’
The film stars Isabelle Huppert.
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NewsRediance boards Berlin Encounters title ‘Sleep With Your Eyes Open’ (exclusive)
Huang Shuli’s short ‘Goodbye First Love’ also picked up.
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Reviews‘Brief History Of A Family’: Sundance Review
Remarkably assured debut from China is a hard-to-pin-down blend of genre influences