All Asia articles – Page 128
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NewsHong Kong government to invest $33.5m to boost pandemic-hit production sector
Measures are partly in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsJerusalem abandons plans for physical summer edition following Covid-19 surge in Israel
Festival team hopes to run a winter edition in December if health conditions permit.
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Reviews‘Peninsula’: Review
Zombies have destroyed the entire Korean peninsula in Yeon Sang-ho’s follow-up to ’Train To Busan’.
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NewsNew novel from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author goes to Sony, SK Global
Kevin Kwan’s Sex And Vanity gets big screen deal a week after publication.
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NewsArclight’s ‘Let It Snow’ sold for Japan and other markets (exclusive)
The snowbound thriller was recently picked up for on-demand release in North America.
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NewsThe films opening around the world this weekend: ‘Harriet’, ‘Scoob!’, ‘Black Water: Abyss’
As cinemas begin to reopen again in many territories, Screen is tracking which films are released across the globe each week.
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NewsIndian producers won’t abandon theatres despite OTT premieres, says FICCI Frames panel
Local filmmakers say cinemas will return as strong as ever post-pandemic, despite a rash of theatrical titles going straight-to-digital.
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FeaturesAsian buyers on virtual markets and rebooting the region’s theatrical circuit
Five leading Asian distributors talk about what they’re acquiring and releasing and whether they plan to eventually hit the road again.
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NewsCannes selection ‘Earwig And The Witch’ finds US home
GKIDS plans to release Earwig And The Witch in early 2021.
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News‘Better Days’ takes top prize at Udine Far East Film Festival
Virtual edition of the festival drew 3,000 accredited pass-holders from 45 countries.
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FeaturesWhat’s it like to go back to the cinema in the Covid era?
Cinemagoers in Tokyo, Copenhagen, Rome, Hong Kong, Seoul, Paris and Barcelona discuss their experiences.
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NewsShowbox scores multiple sales on disaster drama ‘Sinkhole’ (exclusive)
Directed by Kim Ji-hoon, the film has sold to Taiwan (MovieCloud) and Hong Kong (Edko Films) among other territories.
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FeaturesSeven film industry talking points for the second half of 2020
How will Covid-19 continue to impact markets, festivals, production and the awards race this year?
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FeaturesHow South Korea’s box office is coming back from the dead
Zombie thriller #Alive has raised hopes that the local box office is turning a corner in the pandemic.
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News‘Mad Max’ director George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’ lands China deal
Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton are set to star.
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NewsFestival chiefs, ‘Parasite’ team, Adèle Haenel among 400 new international Academy members
Berlin’s Carlo Chatrian and Venice’s Alberto Barbera have also been invited.
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NewsPalestinian Nasser brothers and late documentarian Dalila Ennadre secure Doha funding
Doha Film Institute (DFI) supports 39 projects in spring 2020 funding round.
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Reviews‘Victim(s)’: Udine Review
First-time director Layla Zhuqing Ji shoots her impressive tale of Chinese high-school bullying in Malaysia
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NewsIndia’s Applause teams with Gurinder Chadha, Sunder Aaron on ‘Seeker’
International drama series follows a guru in rural India who builds an international empire.
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NewsYeon Sang-ho’s ‘Peninsula’ clocks up sales to 185 countries
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia will release the film around the same time as South Korea in July.