All Asia articles – Page 33
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NewsNetflix execs tout ‘Bullet Train Explosion’, ‘The Leopard’, ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’ at first international showcase
Chief content officer Bela Bajaria and leadership team introduced first International Showcase in Hollywood.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2025 guide: the Asia Pacific contenders
Major box-office successes pepper the selections from Asia Pacific this year. Screen surveys a region that has won the international feature Oscar twice in the past five years.
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NewsSony eyes acquisition of Japan’s Kadokawa Corporation
The Japanese media giant is behind features such as Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Kubi’ and Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Serpent’s Path’.
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NewsDonnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ lands US distribution and sets release date (exclusive)
The action-thriller is inspired by a real legal case in Hong Kong.
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News‘The Last Dance’ records Hong Kong’s biggest ever single-day box office for a local film
The drama is led by Michael Hui and Dayo Wong.
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News‘Gladiator II’ leads Korea box office with 40% of weekend takings
Further titles in the top 10 include ‘Hear Me: Our Summer’ and ‘Devils Stay’.
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News‘Red One’ tops North American box office on $32.1m, ‘Hello, Love, Again’ scores record opening for Filipino film
Heretic crosses $20m, Anora hits $10m.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Locarno title ‘By The Stream’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film centres around a scandalous incident involving a lecturer and her uncle.
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NewsRed Sea unveils line-up and ‘The Tale Of Daye’s Family’ as opening film
Fourth edition of the festival takes place from December 5-14 in the port city of Jeddah.
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News‘Clouded Leopard’, ‘Rest In Pieces’, ‘Call Of Lobster’ among winners at Taiwan Creative Content Fest
They won awards in the presigious Pitching programme.
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NewsEST N8 in talks with AFM buyers on Indonesian horror thriller ‘The Hole’ (exclusive)
Hanung Bramantyo directed story which blends noir with supernatural horror.
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Reviews’Lust In The Rain’: Tokyo Review
Ambitious, uneven erotic love triangle drama set in 1940s Japan
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NewsYu Irie’s ‘Muromachi Outsiders’ lands North America, Europe deals ahead of AFM (exclusive)
The historical action adventure is set for release in Japan on January 17.
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NewsAI-themed project ‘AI Within’ wins Pitching Contest at TIFFCOM 2024
Further winners included Kazuya Maruyama’s ‘The Right Place’ and Shun Tsujii’s ‘2 Years And 2 Months’.
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News‘Children Of The River’ team on being the first Italy-Japan co-production treaty project
Acclaimed Japanese director Lisa Takeba is working with Italian producer Parsifal Reparato. “Everyone is curious to know we proceed, how it works.”
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NewsApple TV+’s ‘Sunny’ starring Rashida Jones cancelled after one season (exclusive)
The mystery drama from A24 was filmed in Japan.
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NewsVenice, Berlin, Sundance award-winning Japanese directors selected for festival support
The chosen include Shingo Ota, Emma Kawawada, Kohki Hasei and Mai Nakanishi
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NewsDaniel Hui’s ‘Small Hours Of The Night’ pulled from screening at Singapore International Film Festival (exclusive)
The film was refused classifcation by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.
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NewsDaniel Hui, Martika Ramirez Escobar among Purin Pictures autumn 2024 grant selection
Two projects from Malaysia about legendary filmmaker P Ramlee also selected.
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NewsJohnnie To talks Hong Kong censorship and funding challenges: “Filmmakers cannot be bystanders”
The award-winning director was in conversation with Japan’s Yu Irie at Tokyo International Film Festival.