All Asia articles – Page 96
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ stays on top in quiet weekend
Total box office for the weekend was $36.8m, down 28% from the previous weekend.
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NewsPanah Panahi’s ‘Hit The Road’ wins top prize in Singapore
Following last year’s hybrid edition, SGIFF returned fully to the cinemas this year, hosting 77 onsite screenings.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Schemes In Antiques’ tops weekend; Korean films make a return
Jung Se-kyo’s 2020 comedy, Oh! My Gran, is the first Korean film released in China since 2016.
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NewsBlu-ray label Kani Releasing to bring Asian cinema to North America
Label aims to support up-and-coming filmmakers as well as reintroduce underseen classics from acclaimed directors to NA audiences.
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NewsIndia’s Yash Raj Films enters streaming production with ‘The Railway Men’
Streaming content division YRF Entertainment aims to produce five high-profile projects in its first year of operations.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video to enter local-language content in Southeast Asia
Speaking at Singapore’s ATF, Erika North outlined ambitious plans to push into a region that is fast becoming ground zero in the global streaming wars.
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NewsPeter Ho-sun Chan’s We Pictures appoints Esther Yeung as COO
Yeung will continue to grow We Pictures’ slate, while broadening its business in the areas of content creation, IP development and distribution.
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NewsiQiyi launches slate of Southeast Asian originals at Singapore ATF
New slate includes five Malaysian series and iQiyi’s first Thai original, directed by Kongkiat Komesiri.
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NewsTokyo International Film Festival, TIFFCOM set dates for 2022 editions
Festival and market will both kick off on Monday, October 24.
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NewsChina box office: Chinese crime comedy ‘Be Somebody’ stays on top in third week
The Battle At Lake Changjin has now become China’s highest-grossing film of all time.
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News‘The Falls’, ‘Revolution Of Our Times’ take top prizes at Golden Horse Awards
American Girl took five prizes including best new director and best new performer.
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NewsScreen International Asia Editor Liz Shackleton to step down in December
Based in Hong Kong, Shackleton has held the post of Asia Editor since 2005.
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News‘Baghjan’, ‘Shivamma’ win WIP Awards at India’s Film Bazaar Online
Leesa Gazi’s Bengali-language A House Named Shahana won the feature award in the Film Bazaar Recommends section.
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Reviews‘A Thousand Fires’: IDFA Review
In Myanmar, a couplle drill for oil by hand and hope for better days in Saeed Farouky’s award-winning documentary
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NewsFilm Bazaar highlights post-Covid need for indie funding, distribution support
Speakers on the Knowledge Series panels discussed the precarious position of South Asian independent filmmaking following the pandemic.
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NewsIndia’s OTT revenue to reach $4.5bn by 2026; Netflix ahead in SVOD revenue share
Netflix leads the market in terms of revenue market share, while Disney+ Hotstar has the biggest number of subscribers.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race: the Asia Pacific contenders
Can the region continue its run of success?
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Reviews‘Children Of The Mist’: IDFA Review
A young Hmong girl in Northern Vietnam struggles against a pre-ordained path in Diam Ha Lei’s compelling first feature
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NewsChina box office: ‘Be Somebody’ retains lead as ‘Jungle Cruise’ sinks
Local comedy thriller Be Somebody grossed a futher $23.9m for a cumulative total of $60.3m.
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NewsHong Kong Filmart to be held online for third year running in 2022
A new conference, EntertainmentPulse, will launch during Filmart Online 2022.