All Asia articles – Page 165
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Reviews'Nina Wu': Cannes Review
A #Metoo moment from Taiwan’s Midi Zi, with actoress/writer Wu Ke-Xi drawing heavily on personal experiences
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Reviews'To Live To Sing': Cannes Review
Johnny Ma’s colourful film is centred around a Chengdu Opera troupe on the verge of collapse
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NewsIs the China boom slowing down as censorship clampdown bites?
The Chinese film industry is likely to have a muted presence on the Croisette this year.
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NewsFantawild closes sales deals on 'Boonie Bears' (exclusive)
The popular franchise has combined sales revenues over $400m worldwide.
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NewsHuayi Brothers sells Guan Hu's upcoming war epic 'The Eight Hundred' to France
The big-budget action drama has also gone to Taiwan (Long Shong), Indonesia (Prima Cinema Multimedia) and India (E Star Films).
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News'Show Me The Way To The Station' heading to China, South Korea (exclusive)
Scheduled for Japanese release later this year, the tear-jerker stars Chise Niitsu and veteran actor Yoshi Oida.
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NewsPingyao to screen retrospective of Indian New Wave cinema
The 12-title line-up includes classics from filmmakers such as Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Mani Kaul, Shyam Benegal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
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NewsClarence Tsui to head Chinese arthouse chain Broadway Cinematheque
He replaces Gary Mak who worked with Edko Films for nearly 20 years.
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NewsJapan's Toei pacts with Saudi Manga Productions on 'The Journey' (exclusive)
The feature-length animation is an epic tale drawn from Saudi folklore.
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Reviews'Family Romance LLC': Cannes Review
’Constructed reality’ feature from Werner Herzog follows a Japanese company which sells fake friends and family members
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FeaturesDirector Midi Z, actor-writer Wu Kexi on their Cannes debut with the #MeToo-themed 'Nina Wu'
Kexi has previously starred in three of Midi Z’s films.
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NewsJapan opens doors to international shoots with pilot production incentive scheme (exclusive)
The scheme offers rebates of up to 20 percent of qualifying spend for shooting in the country.
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News'Yomeddine', 'Capernaum' scoop top prizes at Arab cinema Critics Awards
Both titles premiered at Cannes 2018.
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NewsThailand woos projects with 17% incentive
Money received through the Thailand Film Office incentive scheme.
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NewsJazzy Pictures boards Bront Palarae directing debut 'The Lies I Tell' (exclusive)
Palarae also stars in the film, produced by his production outfit Pixel Play Entertainment.
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NewsTaipei Film Festival unveils International New Talent Competition
Line-up includes the world premieres of two Taiwanese films: Hsieh Pei-ju’s Heavy Craving and Shih Li’s Wild Sparrow.
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Reviews'First Love': Cannes Review
This riotously entertaining bloodbath from Takashi Miike might be his most commercial film in a while
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Reviews‘The Orphanage’: Review
A teenage boy in Afghanistan is sent to a Russian-run facility in this Bollywood-inspired follow-up to ’Wolf And Sheep’
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NewsKuo Ming Jung appointed new Singapore Film Festival programme director
She was programme director of Taipei Film Festival from 2014-2018.
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FeaturesCannes Q&A: Diao Yinan on 'The Wild Goose Lake'
Yinan is making his Cannes Competition debut with his fourth feature.