All Asia articles – Page 9
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Features
How NYAFF is bringing “bizarre, weird and wild” Asian cinema to the US
Guests being honoured at the 2025 edition include Lisa Lu, Ekin Cheng, Natalie Hsu, Vivian Song and Tadanobu Asano.
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Kabuki drama ‘Kokuho’ hits Japan box office landmark
The film has taken $34m from 3.57 million admissions in just over a month.
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Body horror ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ wins top awards at Bifan 2025
Further winners included ‘Reflection In A Dead Diamond’ and ‘Together’.
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Carlo Francisco Manatad’s ‘Brilliant Melody’ wins two at Bifan’s NAFF project market
Filipino filmmaker Manatad is known for Locarno award-winner ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’.
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A24, CMC to release English-language version of Chinese box office smash ‘Ne Zha 2’
Michelle Yeoh to feature in new version, which will open on Imax and 3D.
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Chinese animation ‘The Girl Who Stole Time’ clocks up global deals
EXCLUSIVE: The animated feature has taken $26m at the Chinese box office to date.
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Coproduction Office boards Syeyoung Park’s Korean sci-fi ‘The Fin’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Park’s second feature is set in a post-war, ecologically devasted Korea.
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Ben Rivers’ Locarno competitor ‘Mare’s Nest’ boarded by Rediance
EXCLUSIVE: The UK filmmaker is returning to the main competition at Locarno for the third time.
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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ scores year’s second highest opening at Korean box office
The opening figures are second only to Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’.
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Reviews
‘Sand City’ review: Two disparate lives are linked by sand in lyrical Bangladeshi feature
Dhaka-set drama is debut feature of short filmmaker Mahde Hasan
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Netflix reveals major anime viewer growth, previews upcoming titles
‘Sakomoto Days’ and ‘My Melody & Kuromi’ set to launch on the streaming platform.
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First ever 50/50 Vietnam-Korea co-production ‘Leaving Mom’ set for release
Source: CJ HK Entertainment ‘Leaving Mom’ Korean director Mo Hong-jin’s Vietnam-set family drama Leaving Mom marks the first ever equal partnership between the two countries in terms of investment and production responsibilities. The film features a cast from both countries, including Tuan Tran (Mai), veteran Hong Dao ...
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Mubi acquires Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ for several territories
The deal include the UK, Ireland, Latin America, ANZ and India among others.
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South Korea set for worst box-office figures in two decades
Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ and the latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ have not matched last year’s blockbusters in the country.
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Reviews
‘Hi-Five’ review: ‘Burning’ star Yoo Ah-in joins strong cast for South Korean superhero movie
Director Kang Hyoung-chul’s fantasy adventure sees ordinary Koreans develop superpowers after organ transplants
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Busan’s Asian Cinema Fund unveils 14 projects after record-breaking entries
Titles hail from Korea, China and India among others.
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Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Black Red Yellow’ scoops top prize at Shanghai film festival
Further awards went to Japan’s ‘On Summer Sand’ and China’s ‘Wild Nights, Tamed Beasts’.
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Diversion picks up Ash Mayfair’s NYAFF contender ‘Skin Of Youth’
EXCLUSIVE: The Vietnamese transgender drama is set to have its North American premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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New York Asian Film Festival reveals “disruptive” competition titles for 2025 edition
The 24th edition of the festival is set to open with the world premiere of Korean action-comedy ‘Informant’.