All Asia articles – Page 103
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NewsAfghan filmmaker exodus continues as Shahrbanoo Sadat quits country
The award-winning director is best known for Wolf And Sheep and The Orphanage.
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NewsAkshay Kumar’s ‘Bell Bottom’ becomes first big India release post second wave
Thriller produced by Pooja Entertainment released theatrically on August 19 despite the fact that only 50% of screens have reopened in India.
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NewsChina box office: Disney’s ‘Luca’ fails to unseat ‘Raging Fire’
Luca took $5.1m in its first three days, while Raging Fire, which opened in July, grossed a further $12.2m.
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NewsBacklash as Hong Kong waives quarantine rules for Nicole Kidman
Kidman was allowed the skip the mandatory seven-day hotel quarantine stay for fully vaccinated arrivals from Australia.
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NewsUniversal Pictures International appoints head of South Asia regional hub
Former Disney executive reports to Niels Swinkels.
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NewsChina box office: Market slows as Delta variant, extreme weather closes cinemas
The top three films remained unchanged over the weekend as box office takings were hit by the Delta variant, extreme weather and a lack of major new releases.
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News‘Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’ wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival
Golden Leopard goes to filmmaker from Indonesia for first time.
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NewsThai project ‘A Useful Ghost’ leads Locarno Open Doors winners
The section concludes its three-year focus on Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
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NewsBusan selects 26 titles for Asian Project Market 2021
A selection of 26 titles from 15 different countries.
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NewsNetflix teams with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on historical drama ‘Heeramandi’
Show will explore the stories of courtesans in a red light district in pre-Partition India.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up Venice Days opener ‘Shen Kong’ (exclusive)
Set during the Covid-19 pandemic in China, the film follows two lonely citizens of a city in lockdown.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Raging Fire’ maintains lead amid lack of new releases
Action film directed by the late Benny Chan grossed a further $21.6m for a cumulative total of $82.8m.
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Reviews‘Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’: Locarno Review
Indonesian auteur Edwin adapts Eka Kurniawan’s free-wheeling novel for the big scree
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Reviews‘The Devil’s Deal’: Fantasia Review
Lee Won-tae’s twisty thriller relishes the wickedness of its amoral characters
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FeaturesLocarno 2021: the eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub co-pro platform
The eight projects come from Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
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FeaturesLocarno’s Open Doors head Sophie Bourdon evaluates the end of the Southeast Asia cycle
Locarno’s Open Doors bids farewell to Southeast Asia and Mongolia this year, but pledges to stay connected with the region.
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Reviews‘Spiritwalker’: Review
Body-swap thriller from Yoon Jae-keun get its premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival
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NewsChina box office: ‘Raging Fire’ tops chart with $37m opening
Huayi Brothers’ Upcoming Summer, directed by Leste Chen and starring Zhang Zifeng, came in second with $20m.
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Reviews‘Cousins’: Review
A sweeping story set in New Zealand’s Maori community should bed in well at Netflix
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NewsChina box office: ‘Green Snake’ slithers to pole position in opening weekend
Light Chaser Animation production is a sequel to its 2019 hit White Snake, which tapped into a growing trend for youth-oriented animated films.