All Asia articles – Page 98
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival cancelled due to Covid-19 spike
Festival was expected to take place as a physical event, with dates set for August 18-31.
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NewsKorean box office down by 70% in first half of 2020 due to Covid-19
Box office declined to its lowest level since 2005, but started showing signs of recovery in May and June.
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CAA, United Media Asia strike strategic partnership
Arrangement builds on existing relationship.
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News‘Peninsula’ grosses $20m from first five Asian territories
Zombie horror ranks number one in five Asian markets.
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NewsChina’s cinemas sputter back to life with ‘A First Farewell’, rereleases
Universal’s Dolittle and Sony’s Bloodshot are both scheduled to open this weekend.
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NewsShanghai International Film Festival confirms dates for hybrid edition
Film festival is scheduled for July 25 to August 2 with Shanghai TV Festival taking place August 3-7.
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News‘Peninsula’ breaks records in number one South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan debuts
Zombie thriller delivers impressive results despite social distancing protocols.
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News‘Pelican Blood’ scoops top prize at South Korea’s hybrid BIFAN festival
The unusual time saw a Zoom closing party and pre-recorded Q&As mixed with physical events.
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NewsLocarno’s Open Doors to showcase early films of Brillante Mendoza, Isabel Sandoval and Mouly Surya
Screening of Brillante Mendoza’s The Masseur marks centenary of cinema in the Philippines
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NewsAnimated Indian prize-winner ‘Bombay Rose’ picked up by Netflix
Romantic drama to debut on streaming service across most of world this autumn.
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NewsRed Sea Film Festival director steps down before delayed first edition
Mahmoud Sabbagh had been due to host the inaugural edition in March.
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NewsMelbourne Film Festival reveals online selection
‘First Cow’ to open festival, which will run as a virtual event due to the virus crisis.
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NewsHong Kong to close cinemas again amid third coronavirus wave
Cinemas were previously closed in the country from late March to early May.
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NewsHong Kong government to invest $33.5m to boost pandemic-hit production sector
Measures are partly in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsJerusalem abandons plans for physical summer edition following Covid-19 surge in Israel
Festival team hopes to run a winter edition in December if health conditions permit.
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Reviews‘Peninsula’: Review
Zombies have destroyed the entire Korean peninsula in Yeon Sang-ho’s follow-up to ’Train To Busan’.
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NewsNew novel from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author goes to Sony, SK Global
Kevin Kwan’s Sex And Vanity gets big screen deal a week after publication.
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NewsArclight’s ‘Let It Snow’ sold for Japan and other markets (exclusive)
The snowbound thriller was recently picked up for on-demand release in North America.
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NewsThe films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Harriet’, ‘Scoob!’, ‘Black Water: Abyss’
As cinemas begin to reopen again in many territories, Screen is tracking which films are released across the globe each week.
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NewsIndian producers won’t abandon theatres despite OTT premieres, says FICCI Frames panel
Local filmmakers say cinemas will return as strong as ever post-pandemic, despite a rash of theatrical titles going straight-to-digital.