All articles by Liz Shackleton – Page 8
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NewsHAF announces 21 Work-in-Progress projects for 2021 edition
Line-up includes 10 docs and 11 fiction films, mostly from Asia, with several European productions and co-productions.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Big Red Envelope’ stays on top in quiet weekend
Total revenues at $32.8m were down 12.5% from the previous weekend in quiet pre-Chinese New Year period.
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FeaturesWhy Asian films are under-represented at the Oscars, despite the success of ‘Parasite’
Cultural firewalls, campaign costs and late submissions are some of the issues faced by Asian cinema in the awards race.
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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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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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NewsAmazon India web series ‘Tandav’ agrees to make changes following controversy
Series starring Saif Ali Khan is testing issues of OTT regulation and freedom of speech in India.
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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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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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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.
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FeaturesThe talking points for the global film industry in 2021
How will Covid-19 impact festivals, cinemagoing and the awards season this year?
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NewsHong Kong box office down 72% in 2020, but top 10 more diverse
Total box office for 2020 reached just $69.3m (HK$536.9m), compared to $248m (HK$1.92bn) in 2019.
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NewsChina box office: Local titles propel China to record-breaking New Year’s Day
Headed by A Little Red Flower, China’s New Year’s Day box office hit $92m, while the three-day weekend came in at $199m.