![[Clockwise from top left]: 'The Voice Of Hind Rajab', 'A House Of Dynamite', 'Jay Kelly', 'After The Hunt', 'The Smashing Machine'](https://d1nslcd7m2225b.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/1/7/0/1459170_veniceawards_837515.jpg)
All Asia articles – Page 108
-
NewsJay Jeon to exit as director of Busan International Film Festival
Jeon posted about his departure on social media, taking BIFF organisers by surprise.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
FeaturesHow heavily pirated Russian sci-fi 'Coma' was reworked for release in China
“The Chinese team has used Russian footage to tell a new story.”
-
Reviews‘Circus Of Life’: Review
Pakistan’s Oscar submission tells a story of social ostracism after mobile phone footage goes viral
-
NewsStarz launches Lionsgate Play OTT platform in Indonesia
Guntur Siboro, Gene Tamesis join senior executive ranks.
-
NewsIndia’s Storiculture launches South Asian producers programme
Residency in Goa in March aims to help participants produce local projects for international markets.
-
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.
-
NewsHAF unveils line-up of 29 projects for 2021 virtual edition
Line-up includes nine documentaries and nine first-time feature directors.
-
FeaturesOscars international feature race: the Asia Pacific contenders
Can the continent follow up last year’s success for ‘Parasite’?
-
NewsKorean Film Council appoints Kim Young-jin as chairperson
A well-respected film critic, Kim is also a professor at Myongji University and former programmer at Jeonju film festival.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
NewsIm Sang-soo to make Hollywood debut with ‘Soho Sins’ adaptation
Donna Smith’s 2W Network in the US will co-produce the adaptation with Korea’s Yulmae Entertainment.
-
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.
-
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.
-
NewsNetflix leases two studios outside Seoul in Korean production push
The streaming giant stated its investment in Korean content from 2015 to 2020 reached $700m.
-
FeaturesThe talking points for the global film industry in 2021
How will Covid-19 impact festivals, cinemagoing and the awards season this year?