All Asia articles – Page 116
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NewsSonata Films takes French rights to Gao Ming’s ‘Damp Season’ (exclusive)
The film, which premiered in Rotterdam, is being lined up for a theatrical release in late 2020 or early 2021.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival unveils competition line-up for closed door edition
Festival will hold physical screenings of competition titles from May 28 to June 6 exclusively for competition filmmakers and jury members.
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NewsIndian cinema chains PVR, Inox push back against digital premieres
Major exhibitors protest at films moving straight-to-digital in the midst of India’s Covid-19 lockdown and cinemas closures.
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NewsSix more Indian movies to premiere digitally on Amazon Prime Video
All seven films are acquisitions during a time when Indian cinemas have been closed since mid-March.
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NewsIstanbul Film Festival to screen 15 titles online including ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’, ‘Martin Eden’
The films will run one a day from May 15-29.
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NewsNetflix picks up Luxembourg-Egypt comedy ‘Sawah’
Source: Deal Productions ‘Sawah’ Netflix has acquired Luxembourgish-Egyptian director Adolf El Assal comedy Sawah, starring popular Egyptian actor Karim Kassem as a Cairo-based DJ whose trip to Europe takes an unexpected turn when his identity papers are stolen. Under the acquisition, the film began screening in 46 ...
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NewsAmazon to premiere ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ exclusively on Prime Video
Shoojit Sircar directed A Rising Sun Films production.
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NewsAsian LGBTQ+ streaming platform GagaOOLala set to launch globally
Taiwan-based SVOD platform was Asia’s first LGBTQ+ streamer when it launched in 2016.
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NewsUdine’s Far East Film Festival moves online after postponing to June
Asia-focused festival is moving all its competition titles to on-demand viewing on the Mymovies platform.
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NewsCJ Entertainment teams with ‘Midsommar’ creator Ari Aster on ‘Save The Green Planet!’ remake
Original director Jang Joon-hwan attached to reprise role; Succession’s Will Tracy adapt screenplay.
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NewsMelbourne artistic director Al Cossar talks virtual 68 ½ edition
Festival exec talks MIFF’s first virtual edition and the impact of Cannes’ postponement.
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NewsHFPA tweaks foreign-language Golden Globe eligibility rules while pandemic endures
Films may debut digitally in their home countries; distributors to provide voting members with screening link or DVD copy for home viewing.
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NewsEmperor Motion Pictures, One Cool form partnership to revive Hong Kong film
The two studios plan to co-produce and co-distribute ten Hong Kong feature films over the next two years
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NewsCornerstone, Genesius launch Australian firm The Reset Collective
The company will handle distribution and production for film and TV.
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NewsMelbourne Film Festival unveils plans for online edition
Australia’s biggest film festival unveils details for MIFF 68 ½.
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FeaturesMy Working From Home Life: Middle East distributor Gianluca Chakra
”Because the weather has been amazing, I’ve turned the terrace into a workstation.”
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News‘Better Days’ sweeps Hong Kong Film Awards in virtual ceremony
Derek Tsang’s school bullying drama won eight awards including best film and best director.
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NewsHong Kong cinemas to reopen this weekend as Covid-19 infections decline
Cinemas have been closed since March 28 as part of safety measures in the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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NewsThailand’s Purin Pictures unveils projects in spring 2020 funding round
Two fiction and three documentary projects from Southeast Asia will receive production grants from Bangkok-based fund.
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NewsTokyo’s TIFFCOM to launch gap financing market at 2020 edition
Tokyo Gap-Financing Market aims to provide a platform for up to 20 selected projects to secure finance through one-on-one meetings.