All Asia articles – Page 93
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NewsBusan to open with ‘Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong’
The 25th Busan International Film Festival to close with animation ‘Josee, The Tiger And The Fish’.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Mira Nair on enjoying yoga, cooking dinner and a walk in New York at the end of the working day
Nair finished work on TIFF closing night selection ’A Suitable Boy’ during lockdown.
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NewsChina box office: Disney’s ‘Mulan’ has soft opening, draws mixed reviews
Although the film topped the weekend box office, it appears to have suffered from a range of factors depressing mainland China box office.
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NewsPrinc Films launches TIFF sales on ‘Crazy Samurai Musashi’ (exclusive)
The film features a 77-minute, single-shot action sequence.
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NewsLuke Hemsworth to lead supernatural war thriller ’Recoil’ for TKW, Evolutionary (exclusive)
Three soldiers marooned in the desert try to rescue a wounded girl.
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Reviews‘Get The Hell Out’: Toronto Review
Madcap zombie thriller set in Taiwan’s legistlative chambers
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NewsWild Bunch acquires Studio Ghibli library for France, including ‘Earwig and the Witch’
Deal covers 21 films including Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning Spirited Away.
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NewsEFA, Berlinale demand immediate release of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Nasrin Sotoudeh is known in cinema circles for her work with Jafar Panahi and appearing as one of the passengers in Taxi Tehran.
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NewsBusan International Film Festival downsizes and postpones for two weeks
Festival will now be held October 21-30 in a “significantly downsized” version with no international guests.
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FeaturesTalent Focus: Hong Kong’s new generation make waves in uncertain times
The filmmaking community of Hong Kong is used to punching above its weight, and now the next generation of writer/directors is forging a reputation at home and abroad.
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NewsPluto Film boards sales on TIFF Discovery title ‘180° Rule’ (exclusive)
Tehran-set drama is first film in a planned trilogy revolving around the theme of secrets and lies.
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NewsBaz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic to resume as Tom Hanks returns to Australia
Production was halted in March due to the virus crisis, which saw Hanks contract Covid-19.
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NewsMarrakech cancels festival, moves industry-focused Atlas Workshops online
Physical festival had been due to take place in Marrakech with new new artistic director Remi Bonhomme at the helm.
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NewsFilm Seekers boards Australian documentary ‘Envoy: Shark Cull’ (exclusive)
The film spotlights the archaic methods used in Australian shark control programmes.
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NewsTokyo film festival to open with 'Underdog', close with 'Hokusai'
Boxing drama Underdog is directed by Masaharu Take, while Hokusai is a biopic directed by Hajime Hashimoto.
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Reviews‘The Best Is Yet To Come’: Venice Review
Jia Zhangke produces his mentee Wang Jing’s taut, thrilling debut
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NewsAGC International launches TIFF sales on Donnie Yen thriller ‘The Father’
Tommy Wirkola to direct; production set for early 2021.
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NewsParticipant, Bong Joon Ho to produce human trafficking film ‘Sea Fog’
Matt Palmer to write and direct.
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NewsNeon, Fathom partner on release of Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Memories Of Murder’
”The film is an uncanny, yet natural, mixture of horror and comedy because we were truly living in such times…”
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Reviews‘Wife Of A Spy’: Venice Review
Kiyoshi Kurosawa pays tribute to the master of suspense in this elegant pre-War drama set in Kobe