All Asia articles – Page 84
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NewsNetflix picks up world rights to Venice winner 'The Disciple'
Marathi-language drama is nominated in the best international feature category of the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
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Features25 films from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa to tempt festival directors in 2021
Screen rounds up key contenders vying for the attention of programmers out of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
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NewsJay Jeon to exit as director of Busan International Film Festival
Jeon posted about his departure on social media, taking BIFF organisers by surprise.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Big Red Envelope’ tops weekend with $8m
A Little Red Flower came in second with $7m for a cumulative total of $196.9m.
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News‘Paka: The River Of Blood’, ‘Ambush’ win WIP awards at India’s Film Bazaar
Sreejith Karanavar’s Konkani-language Today Me Tomorrow You took the top award in the Film Bazaar Recommends section.
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NewsFilm Bazaar explores post-Covid landscape for Indian filmmakers
Streamers are keeping India’s more story-driven filmmakers busy, but are also taking their attention away from indie films.
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FeaturesHow heavily pirated Russian sci-fi 'Coma' was reworked for release in China
“The Chinese team has used Russian footage to tell a new story.”
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Reviews‘Circus Of Life’: Review
Pakistan’s Oscar submission tells a story of social ostracism after mobile phone footage goes viral
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NewsStarz launches Lionsgate Play OTT platform in Indonesia
Guntur Siboro, Gene Tamesis join senior executive ranks.
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NewsIndia’s Storiculture launches South Asian producers programme
Residency in Goa in March aims to help participants produce local projects for international markets.
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NewsChina box office: ‘A Little Red Flower’, ‘Shock Wave 2’ maintain dominance
Openers included Taiwanese sci-fi drama The Soul and animated feature Wish Dragon.
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NewsHAF unveils line-up of 29 projects for 2021 virtual edition
Line-up includes nine documentaries and nine first-time feature directors.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race: the Asia Pacific contenders
Can the continent follow up last year’s success for ‘Parasite’?
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NewsKorean Film Council appoints Kim Young-jin as chairperson
A well-respected film critic, Kim is also a professor at Myongji University and former programmer at Jeonju film festival.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival to hold hybrid edition in April
Festival aims to give audiences more options with both in-theatre and online screenings and other events.
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FeaturesChina box office topped North America in 2020 thanks to quicker post-lockdown recovery, strong local titles
Local releases such as war epic ‘The Eight Hundred’ spurred it on.
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News‘Oasis Of Now’, ‘Amoeba’ win awards at SEAFIC development lab
SEAFIC Award went to Malaysian filmmaker Chia Chee Sum, while Singapore’s Siyou Tan took the Open SEA Fund Award.
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NewsIm Sang-soo to make Hollywood debut with ‘Soho Sins’ adaptation
Donna Smith’s 2W Network in the US will co-produce the adaptation with Korea’s Yulmae Entertainment.
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NewsChina box office: ‘A Little Red Flower’ stays on top, while ‘Soul’ continues to sing
Disney/Pixar’s Soul continues to perform above expectations, grossing a total of $36.2m since its opened on December 25.
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NewsTokyo cinemas reduce operations as second state of emergency announced
Cinemas in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures can remain open but are requested to close their doors by 8pm.