All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 7
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FeaturesCannes 2024: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China
Chinese-language films continue to build a strong presence at Cannes with the return of Jia Zhangke, Peter Chan and Lou Ye, while Soi Cheang and Guan Hu are set to make their Croisette debut.
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FeaturesTaiwan’s impressive Cannes showing boosted by new generation of talent
Titles include ’Mongrel’ in Directors’ Fortnight, ’Locust’ in Critics’ Week, ’The Shameless’ in Un Certain Regard and ’Meeting With Pol Pot’ in Cannes Premiere.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: Taiwan hot projects
Romantic dramas, a horror comedy and the first Taiwan-India co-production are being introduced by Taiwanese sellers at the market.
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Newsmm2 boards Fruit Chan-produced ‘Blossoms Under Somewhere’ (exclusive)
Marks the directorial feature debut of Riley Yip.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Pony Ma (Taiwan)
She has worked with fellow programmer Hung Jianluen to curate the entire Taipei Film Festival selection of around 130 films between just the two of them.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Thong Kay Wee (Singapore)
On his radar are smaller festivals such as FIDMarseille, Museum of Modern Art’s New Directors/New Films, First International Film Festival, IndieLisboa and Jeonju.
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NewsCannes Un Certain Regard drama ‘Viet And Nam’ banned in Vietnam (exclusive)
The film has been banned in its home country due to its “negative view” about the country and its people.
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NewsFirst look at Donnie Yen in ‘The Prosecutor’, key sales closed in Europe, Asia (exclusive)
Based on a true case in Hong Kong, the action crime thriller is also directed by Yen.
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NewsFormer WME Independent’s Nelson Mok launches investment and sales outfit Mokster Films
The Singapore-based firm will focus on international sales of Asian titles as well as on project development and financing in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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NewsChina’s iQiyi to launch Guan Hu-produced ‘Clash’ at Cannes market (exclusive)
The action comedy is based on a true story about a food delivery rider, dubbed “the Usain Bolt of Shapingba”.
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News‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ leads Hong Kong box office ahead of Cannes bow
The action feature also opened strongly in mainland China.
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NewsFilipino projects dominate Purin Pictures spring 2024 selection
Includes upcoming features from Mario Cornejo, Arvin Belarmino, Joanne Cesario and Joseph Mangat.
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News‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ leads 2024 Thai box office (exclusive)
Pat Boonnitipat’s family drama has beaten US titles including ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’.
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News‘A Guilty Conscience’ wins best film at Hong Kong Film Awards, ‘The Goldfinger’ banks six
Further winners included ‘Mad Fate’ director Soi Cheang and three actors from ‘In Broad Daylight’.
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News‘The Gospel Of The Beast’ wins top award at first Ho Chi Minh City film festival
Further winners included ‘Last Shadow At First Light’ and ‘Oasis Of Now’.
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NewsProducer of Cannes drama ‘Viet And Nam’ readies horror ‘The Heirloom’ (exclusive)
Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang introduced the project at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival (HIFF).
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NewsGolden Horse to bring five Taiwanese projects to Cannes
Titles include upcoming features by Chen Yu-hsun, Yang Ya-che, Huang Xi, Giddens Ko and John Hsu.
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News‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ opens as biggest Thai film of 2024
The feature accounted for 43% of the weekend box office in Bangkok and Chiangmai.
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FeaturesRising Asian film talent heading to Vietnam’s Autumn Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City
A total of 25 projects will be presented across two programmes.
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FeaturesBreaking ground: how Ho Chi Minh City’s first international film festival was created
More than 100 films will screen over the eight-day festival.