All Asia articles – Page 8
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FeaturesBusan 2025: The buzz titles from South Korea
Includes anticipated features from Na Hong-jin and Ryoo Seung-wan.
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Reviews‘En Route To’ review: A surprise teenage pregnancy fuels this accomplished South Korean debut
Yoo Jae-in’s Korean Academy of Film Arts graduation project premieres in Busan Competition
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NewsGuillermo del Toro on Korean cinema and releasing ‘Frankenstein’ at “a time of polarisation”
His latest feature will receive its IMAX premiere in Busan after bowing at Venice.
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News‘Hamnet’ to close Tokyo film festival as gala, animation line-ups revealed
Yoji Yamada’s ‘Tokyo Taxi’ set at the festival’s Centrepiece gala.
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NewsPingyao reveals 2025 lineup of Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons
The festival has also unveiled its gala selection.
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Reviews‘Another Birth’ review: Lyrical Tajikistan drama sees a young girl search for a mythical creature
Busan competition title is first in intended trilogy from US-based Tajik filmmaker Isabelle Kalandar
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Reviews‘Baka’s Identity’ review: A trio of Japanese internet scammers attempt to escape their life of crime
Koto Nagata’s low-key crime thriller premieres in Busan Competition
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FeaturesBusan festival director promises “excitement and solidarity” at landmark 30th edition
Jung Hanseok talks challanges, competition and why he had ‘No Other Choice’.
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FeaturesPark Chan-wook unravels the journey of making twisted black comedy ‘No Other Choice’
The film is set to open the 30th Busan International Film Festival after premiering at Venice and its award-winning performance at Toronto.
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NewsHBO Max to expand with planned launch in 14 Asia Pacific markets
Territories include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Macau and Pakistan.
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NewsTaiwan hit action thriller ‘96 Minutes’ sold to China, Southeast Asia
EXCLUSIVE: Hung Tzu-Hsuan’s bomb-disposal thriller is Taiwan’s third highest-grossing local film of 2025 to date.
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NewsHive Filmworks to sell Busan Competition drama ‘En Route To’
EXCLUSIVE: The Korean drama will premiere in BIFF’s inaugural Competition section
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News‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ expands with $148m session; ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ lands with $30m
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ achieved the biggest ever opening for an anime title in North America.
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News‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ tops North American box office in $71m record anime bow
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The Long Walk, Spinal Tap sequel arrive in top 10.
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FeaturesHow local films and long theatrical windows have fuelled Indonesia’s post-Covid box office boom
Seven of the top 10 biggest ever local films were released from 2022 onwards.
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NewsSingapore’s Encore Films readies pan-Asian release of ‘The Legend Of Hei 2’
EXCLUSIVE:Encore previously distributed record-breaking Chinese animation ’Ne Zha 2’.
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NewsTaiwan’s TCCF reveals 2025 selection of international co-productions and IP adaptations
The showcase is set to take place from November 4-7.
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NewsVenice, Sundance-award winning filmmakers set for Tokyo Gap Financing Market 2025
Venice award-winner Nguyen Hoang Diep’s ‘1982’ and a feature from a ‘Renoir’ co-producer are among the 23 projects selected.
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FeaturesLee Hwan on how Tarantino and Hong Kong cinema inspired TIFF crime noir ‘Project Y’
The crime noir starring Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo is set to world premiere in Toronto’s Special Presentations strand.
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NewsK-Movie to launch ‘The Roundup 5’ starring Don Lee at ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: The franchise has earned around $315m at the South Korea box office to date.