All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 25
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News‘Balloon’ takes best picture at Hainan Island International Film Festival
Wang Lina’s A First Farewell took awards for best director and best actress.
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FeaturesRoger Garcia on bringing the film festival experience to the Chinese island of Hainan
Second edition of the festival is running December 1-8 in the resort city of Sanya.
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NewsChina’s Fun Age Pictures makes market debut in Hainan
Beijing-based company is launching sales on its latest title Almost A Comedy, scheduled for release on December 20.
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FeaturesPascal Diot on launching a market at Hainan Island International Film Festival
First edition of H!Market includes a locations showcase and the H!Action co-production market.
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s ‘Scales’ wins best film at Singapore Film Festival
The film is directed by Saudi Arabian filmmaker Shahad Ameen.
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FeaturesChina-Taiwan tensions overshadow run-up to Golden Horse Awards
What impact has the Chinese boycott of Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards had on nominations and the Chinese-language filmmaking industry?
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FeaturesInternational feature film Oscar: Asia-Pacific contenders
No country from Asia has won the award since ‘Departures’ in 2009.
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NewsGDH sells ‘Friend Zone’ Chinese remake rights to Enlight (exclusive)
The Thai original was a theatrical hit locally and in China.
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FeaturesAFM 2019: the buzz titles from Taiwan
A ghostly bridge, a notorious gangster - and Asia’s first iPhone feature.
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FeaturesTokyo: Crosscut Asia programme shines a light on Southeast Asian genre films
Lav Diaz, Mattie Do, and Randy Korompis are among the filmmakers presented this year.
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NewsSingapore Film Festival announces 2019 line-up
The festivals’s long-running Silver Screen Awards includes a nine-strong Asian feature film competition, featuring several titles by first-time directors.
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FeaturesDebut director Arden Rod Condez on cyberbullying tale ‘John Denver Trending’
The Filipino TV writer-turned-director Arden Rod Condez’s film will screen Busan’s New Currents section
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FeaturesYonfan discusses Venice award-winning animation ‘No.7 Cherry Lane’
The Hong Kong filmmaker also criticised the protests going on in his city
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FeaturesTaiwanese filmmaker Lau Kek Huat on his feature debut ‘Boluomi’
Playing in Busan’s New Currents, the film delves into a sensitive period in Malaysian history
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FeaturesBusan Q&A: Yerlan Nurmukhambetov & Lisa Takeba, 'The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time'
The pair’s Kazakhstan-Japan co-production opens the Busan International Film Festival.
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NewsFantawild closes sales deals on 'Boonie Bears' (exclusive)
The popular franchise has combined sales revenues over $400m worldwide.
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FeaturesDirectors' Fortnight embraces VR with 'Go Where You Look'
The project is the brainchild of American avant-garde artist-musician-filmmaker Laurie Anderson and Taiwanese new media artist Hsin-Chien Huang.
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NewsNetflix falls for Thai horror romance 'Krasue: Inhuman Kiss' (exclusive)
The film became the third biggest Thai film this year so far when it was released in March.
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FeaturesDirector Midi Z, actor-writer Wu Kexi on their Cannes debut with the #MeToo-themed 'Nina Wu'
Kexi has previously starred in three of Midi Z’s films.
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NewsThailand woos projects with 17% incentive
Money received through the Thailand Film Office incentive scheme.