All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 17
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NewsSEAFIC unveils five Southeast Asian projects for 2020 edition
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Singapore’s Fran Borgia among the producers working with up-and-coming talent.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival and HAF to be postponed to summer
HAF on track to be held during Filmart, which in response to the coronavirus, has been postponed to August 27-29.
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NewsHong Kong Filmart to be postponed to August due to coronavirus outbreak
THe Hong Kong Trade Development Council has confirmed new dates of August 27-29 at the HKCEC.
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NewsHong Kong Film Awards unveils nominations, but mulls new format due to coronavirus fears
Derek Tsang’s ’Better Days’ heads the awards race with 12 nods, followed by ‘Fagara’ (11) and ’I’m Livin’ It’ (10).
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FeaturesComment: Where will the next foreign-language Oscar winner come from?
’Parasite’’s win will have other non-English-speaking countries pondering their own chances.
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NewsTokyo Film Festival sets 2020 dates, new TIFFCOM venue
Festival and market will be held at the same time and in venues that are walking distance from each other.
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FeaturesSrishti Behl Arya on Netflix India’s original films strategy
Netflix is giving its original films slate equal billing with series in India, with new projects from talents such as Anurag Kashyap, Sooni Taraporevala and Karan Johar.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga to launch sales on Tatsushi Omori’s ‘Mother’ at EFM (exclusive)
Masami Nagasawa (Our Little Sister) stars in the story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother.
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NewsStray Dogs picks up Rotterdam competition title 'Nasir' (exclusive)
Arun Karthick’s second feature explores the life of a Muslim salesman in Tamil Nadu.
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NewsNetflix strikes deal for Studio Ghibli films outside US, Japan
Many of the titles will be available from February 1.
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NewsHAF unveils biggest ever selection of 33 projects
The 18th edition of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum will run alongside Filmart from March 25-27.
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NewsChina’s Rediance picks up Rotterdam trio, including ‘The Cloud In Her Room’
Beijing-based sales agent will also handle sales on Bright Future titles Damp Season and Together Apart.
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NewsFull Circle Lab Philippines to include projects from across Southeast Asia
Second edition of Lab in Manila will also support Filipino series and animation projects.
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NewsMPA appoints Belinda Lui as president of Asia Pacific region
She replaces Mike Ellis who will continue to serve the association as an advisor during the transition.
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FeaturesWarnerMedia's Jessica Kam on finding the best local-language content in Asia
How does a producer decide on what content to focus in a region as diverse as Asia?
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NewsTaiwan’s Studio76 secures investment from ABC Dream Ventures
Venture capital arm of Japanese broadcaster Asahi is making its first Taiwnese investment through the deal.
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NewsGaga picks up Mishima doc featuring restored footage of famous debate
Japanese author, playwright and director Yukio Mishima took part in a debate with Tokyo University students just one year before his death.
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NewsNetflix partners with India’s Viacom18 Studios for three series
Three new series are part of Netflix’s $420m (Rs30bn) spend on Indian content in 2019 and 2020.
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FeaturesWhy China’s arthouse market is still immature despite ‘Capernaum’, ‘Wild Goose Lake’ success
Three specialty titles defied expectations at the China box office this year, but due to infrastructure issues, it hasn’t yet become the arthouse paradise it promises to be.
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NewsCannes competition title ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ enjoys strong China opening
Diao Yinan-directed film grosses $23m, while Giuseppe Tornatore classic The Legend Of 1900 is now on $20m.