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All Asia articles – Page 69
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Features‘Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae on his directing debut ‘Hunt’
Lee returns to the Croisette with the world premiere of his directorial debut Hunt in Midnight Screenings.
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NewsMedia Asia strikes US deal for Soi Cheang’s ‘Twilight of the Warriors’
A deal “close to seven figures” closed during the Cannes film market.
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NewsIndia minister Anurag Thakur talks filming incentive at Cannes launch
India’s media and entertainment sector expected to hit $100bn by 2030.
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NewsIndia unveils 30% filming incentive for international productions
Reimbursement scheme announced at Cannes market.
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NewsDirectors’ Fortnight film pulled before festival was Chinese animation (exclusive)
Covid lockdowns and censorship hurdles may have contributed to the withdrawal.
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NewsMillennium horror ‘The Piper’ plays with buyers worldwide (exclusive)
Julian Sands and Charlotte Hope star in the dark retelling of a classic tale.
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NewsFinecut closes deals on Korean films including ‘Hot Blooded’, ‘Chun Tae-il’
Further titles include ’Contorted’, ‘The Hill Of Secrets’, ’The Novelist’s Film’.
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NewsWME Independent ramps up Asian genre slate (exclusive)
Horror and action titles include ’The Cursed Land’ and a sequel to ‘The Bridge Curse’.
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NewsSci-fi drama ‘Vesper’ sells around the world for Anton (exclusive)
UK, Germany, Italy and Japan among distributors to have taken dystopian drama.
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NewsTenten Wei joins Los Angeles-based EST Studios (exclusive)
Asian content specialist hires veteran distribution and production executive.
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FeaturesCannes 2022: hot projects from Korea
Korea’s presence is strong this year, led by Park Chan-wook’s ’Decision To Leave’ and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ’Broker’ in Competition.
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NewsMubi takes key territories for ‘Medusa Deluxe’ including UK-Ireland and India (exclusive)
Further territories include Germany, Latin America, Italy.
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NewsFortissimo Films acquires UK-China drama ‘Untamed’ ahead of Cannes (exclusive)
The drama will revolve around the true story of Zhu Shenghao, the first person to translate nearly all of Shakespeare’s works into Chinese in the 1930s.
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NewsThe Match Factory acquires Kei Ishikawa’s Japanese drama ‘A Man’ (exclusive)
‘Shoplifters’ star Sakura Ando among the cast of the feature.
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NewsGolden Network boards Jackie Chan action comedy ‘Ride On’
The Chinese feature will be introduced to Cannes buyers.
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NewsDistribution Workshop to sell horror ‘Antikalpa’, Chow Yun-fat drama at Cannes (exclusive)
Chow Yun-fat’s ‘One More Chance’ to be relaunched at the market.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga buys Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Broker’ ahead of Cannes debut (exclusive)
Marks first Korean-language film from the Japanese Palme d’Or winning director of ‘Shoplifters’.
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FeaturesHow one leading Chinese sales agent is innovating to sell local titles to international buyers
Beijing-based sales agent Vicky Ding has witnessed the diminishing role of international sales for tentpole Chinese films.
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NewsKorean actress and former Busan festival director Kang Soo-youn dies aged 55
The actress was the first Korean to win an acting prize in Venice.
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FeaturesHow will Covid caution affect turnout of Asian industry in Cannes?
While many will make the journey, others cite concerns over Covid safety.