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All Asia articles – Page 96
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NewsChina box office: Dante Lam’s ‘The Rescue’ trounces ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
The Rescue opened with $36.3m over soft weekend, while Wonder Woman 1984 took $18.8m.
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NewsNetflix acquires world rights to ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity’
The film is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in China on December 25.
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NewsRussian sports drama ‘On The Edge’ sold to China, Europe (exclusive)
Fencing drama recently closed the Moscow International Film Festival.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Bath Buddy’ tops weekend chart amidst copyright row
Korean production company MoonWatcher is claiming the film is an unauthorised adaptation of a popular web comic.
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NewsKOFIC estimates Korean box office down 74% in Covid-hit 2020
Overall the South Korean industry has shrunk by 63.6% according to a report by the Korean Film Council.
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NewsSouth Korean director Kim Ki-duk dies from Covid-19 aged 59
Award-winning filmmaker died in Latvia, according to reports.
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NewsTIFF Industry Selects title ‘Falling For Figaro’ seals international deals (exclusive)
Ben Lewin’s romantic comedy headed across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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NewsCanada’s Fae Pictures unveils LGBTQ-themed co-production with India’s Onir (exclusive)
Onir is directing and co-writing “symbolic sequel” to his award-winning anthology I Am, with Fawzia Mirza as co-writer.
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Reviews‘Funny Boy’: Review (Netflix)
Deepa Mehta’s appealing drama follows two young lovers in Sri Lanka amid the outbreak of the Civil War
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NewsBen Sharrock’s ‘Limbo’ wins best film at Macao film festival
Hirokazu Kore-eda also honoured for his achievements in film.
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FeaturesKuek Yu-Chuang on Chinese streamer iQiyi’s international expansion plans
Initial strategy focuses on Chinese, Korean and “hyper local” content.
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NewsJapan’s Wowow makes first theatrical acquisition with Michael Bay-produced ‘Songbird’
Endeavor Content is handling international sales for the film, which STXfilms will release in North America and the UK.
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NewsIndian drama ‘Milestone’ wins best film at Singapore film festival
Other winners included Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili for ’Beginning’.
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NewsMads Mikkelsen comedy ‘Riders Of Justice’ sold to France, Japan
Danish black comedy also picked up for Switzerland, ANZ and Brazil.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Monster Hunter’ pulled from cinemas over alleged racial slur
Chinese netizens blasted the film, which opened December 6, and grossed $4.8m before it was withdrawn.
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Reviews‘Under The Open Sky’: Macao Review
An old Yakuza tries to go straight in Miwa Nishikawa’s gentle drama
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Reviews‘Back To The Wharf’: Macao Review
A man tries to return home after a boyhood tragedy in which he was complicit
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NewsSingapore ATF further highlights streaming shift in Covid-hit year
Although Asian OTT players have seen a big increase in viewership, speakers also discussed the challenging economics of streaming.
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Reviews‘Meander’: Macao Review
An ’enjoyable genre romp’ around a booby-trapped network of metal tubes
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Reviews‘Black Light’: Macao Review
Bae Jong-dae’s solid debut tracks the fall-out after a fatal car-crash