All Asia articles – Page 66
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NewsCannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon and director Oh Seung-uk reunite for ‘Revolver’ (exclusive)
Cast also includes Ji Chang-wook and Lim Ji-yeon from Netflix’s ‘The Sound Of Magic’ and ‘The Glory’ respectively.
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NewsChina box office surges 52.9% in first half of 2023, boosted by ‘Lost In The Stars’
‘Lost In The Stars’ proved the top grossing film in June.
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NewsHow streaming and division have fed the folk horror resurgence
A panel at Bifan in South Korea discussed the reasons behind the popularity of the genre.
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NewsMalaysia’s ‘The Passport’ wins top Bucheon Award at Bifan’s NAFF project market
Projects from South Korea, Japan and the Philippines among winners.
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News‘Barbie’ banned in Vietnam over “offending image” of South China Sea map
China’s controversial ‘nine-dash line’ shown in scene.
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News‘The Roundup: No Way Out’ tops landmark 10 million admissions in South Korea
Don Lee stars in the third instalment of the hit action franchise.
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NewsJapan’s Macoto Tezka on how “monsters, horror and art” inspired his filmmaking
The self-styled visualist is the son of “godfather of manga” Osamu Tezuka.
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FeaturesHow XR projects are blurring reality and moving beyond VR headsets
Bifan’s Beyond Reality section is showcasing cutting edge XR projects.
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FeaturesHow Hong Kong’s ‘Warriors Of Future’ and Thailand’s ‘Love Destiny The Movie’ scored local box office success
The biggest local hits in the 13 Asian markets are also reported.
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FeaturesFive Japanese genre projects under the spotlight at Bifan’s NAFF
Projects include talent such as ‘#Manhole’ director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and Hiroshi Takahashi, the co-writer of iconic horror ‘Ring’.
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Features‘Tiger Stripes’ director Amanda Nell Eu tracks the wild journey of the award-winning Malaysian film
The Cannes’ Critics’ Week award-winner is playing in competition at Bifan in South Korea.
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NewsBusan market director Oh Seok Geun resigns in latest high-level departure
The festival in South Korea has endured a series of resignations over the past several weeks.
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NewsCJ ENM appoints former Disney+ executive to lead streamer TVING
Choi Ju-hui will be the first female CEO in South Korea’s OTT industry.
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News‘Beau Is Afraid’ director Ari Aster on what surprised him about working with Joaquin Phoenix
The US filmmaker delivered a masterclass at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.
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NewsChoi Min Sik, Ari Aster open Bifan 2023 as Netflix K-drama ‘D.P.’ wins Series Film Award
Torrential rain could not dampen spirits at the opening ceremony.
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NewsCannes winner Yuji Sakamoto lands five-year deal with Netflix
Japanese writer won the screenplay award at Cannes for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Monster’.
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NewsBusan appoints acting festival director, votes to dismiss managing director
Nam Dong-chul appointed acting festival director. Cho Jongkook dismissed as managing director.
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FeaturesKorea’s Bifan readies celebrations with bumper edition and biggest overseas guestlist
Asia’s largest genre film festival will welcome filmmakers Ari Aster, Takashi Shimizu and more.
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FeaturesBifan festival director Shin Chul on expansion, rapid change and becoming a hub for genre film in Asia
Plans are underway to establish a cooperative organisation between Asian countries centred on genre films
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FeaturesKorea’s NAFF project market head talks growing wave of genre filmmaking
NAFF managing director reflect on emerging trends and the impact of the South Korea industry platform.