All Asia articles – Page 66
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NewsUS films take biggest market share at South Korea box office for the first time in a decade
Distributors held back local releases due to pandemic curbs on cinemagoing.
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NewsHAF announces 28 in-development projects for 2022 edition
The selection includes eight Hong Kong projects and the first-ever Thai-Muslim horror
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival to move ahead as physical event
The festival is also planning a showcase of Taehung Pictures films.
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NewsJapan’s Yamagata documentary festival partners with DAFilms for free online programme
The selection includes early films by Naomi Kawase and Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
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FeaturesNFTs: just a craze, or a gamechanger for the content industries?
A group of Hong Kong companies are trying to turn the craze into a business model for the content industries.
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NewsHBO Max appoints general manager for Southeast Asia
WarnerMedia has appointed Jason Monteiro as general manager for HBO Max in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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NewsKorean Film Council appoints Park Ki-yong as chairperson
His term will run until January 8, 2024.
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Reviews‘Lunana - A Yak In The Classroom’: Review
Global word-of-mouth lands Bhutanese debut a coveted spot on the Oscar shortlist for international feature
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NewsChina box office: ‘Fireflies In The Sun’ tops weekend with $54m opening
China’s total box office for the year had reached $7.15bn, comfortably making it the world’s largest box office territory.
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Features"It was like a real battlefield": making South Korean box office hit ‘Escape From Mogadishu’
South Korea’s Oscar submission is based on the true story of how enemies came together to flee Somalia’s 1991 civil war.
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NewsLocal title ‘4Kings’ triumphs over Hollywood blockbusters at Thai box office
4Kings beats new opener West Side Story at the Thai box office with the biggest opening weekend for a local film this year.
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NewsFull Circle Lab Philippines extended for three years
Lab aims to hold residential workshop in the Philippines in April with an online follow-up in September during the Philippine Film Industry Month.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ stays on top in quiet weekend
Total box office for the weekend was $36.8m, down 28% from the previous weekend.
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NewsPanah Panahi’s ‘Hit The Road’ wins top prize in Singapore
Following last year’s hybrid edition, SGIFF returned fully to the cinemas this year, hosting 77 onsite screenings.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ tops weekend; Korean films make a return
Jung Se-kyo’s 2020 comedy, Oh! My Gran, is the first Korean film released in China since 2016.
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NewsBlu-ray label Kani Releasing to bring Asian cinema to North America
Label aims to support up-and-coming filmmakers as well as reintroduce underseen classics from acclaimed directors to NA audiences.
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NewsIndia’s Yash Raj Films enters streaming production with ‘The Railway Men’
Streaming content division YRF Entertainment aims to produce five high-profile projects in its first year of operations.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video to enter local-language content in Southeast Asia
Speaking at Singapore’s ATF, Erika North outlined ambitious plans to push into a region that is fast becoming ground zero in the global streaming wars.
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NewsPeter Ho-sun Chan’s We Pictures appoints Esther Yeung as COO
Yeung will continue to grow We Pictures’ slate, while broadening its business in the areas of content creation, IP development and distribution.