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All Asia articles – Page 98
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Reviews‘The Devil’s Deal’: Fantasia Review
Lee Won-tae’s twisty thriller relishes the wickedness of its amoral characters
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FeaturesLocarno 2021: the eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub co-pro platform
The eight projects come from Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
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FeaturesLocarno’s Open Doors head Sophie Bourdon evaluates the end of the Southeast Asia cycle
Locarno’s Open Doors bids farewell to Southeast Asia and Mongolia this year, but pledges to stay connected with the region.
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Reviews‘Spiritwalker’: Review
Body-swap thriller from Yoon Jae-keun get its premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival
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NewsChina box office: ‘Raging Fire’ tops chart with $37m opening
Huayi Brothers’ Upcoming Summer, directed by Leste Chen and starring Zhang Zifeng, came in second with $20m.
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Reviews‘Cousins’: Review
A sweeping story set in New Zealand’s Maori community should bed in well at Netflix
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NewsChina box office: ‘Green Snake’ slithers to pole position in opening weekend
Light Chaser Animation production is a sequel to its 2019 hit White Snake, which tapped into a growing trend for youth-oriented animated films.
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NewsSouth Korean box office falls 32% year-on-year
Admissions in the first half of 2021 are the lowest since KOFIC started keeping track in 2004.
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NewsCambodian sci-fi ‘Karmalink’ to open Venice Critics’ Week
Jake Wachtel’s debut feature deals with artificial consciousness and reincarnation.
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FeaturesAsian industry gives verdict on Cannes, market conditions
Asia was busy buying and selling via Zoom meetings during the Marche, but only diversified companies have real spending power, and most of the Chinese buyers sat this one out.
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NewsBeijing film festival unveils line-up for 2021 physical edition
Gong Li heads the jury of the international competition, which also includes Nadine Labaki, Renny Harlin and Leste Chen.
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NewsTokyo film festival partners with Amazon on new talent award
The award will be open to filmmakers living in Japan who have not yet made a commercial feature.
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Reviews‘Emergency Declaration’: Cannes Review
Drama on a plane from Seoul to Honolulu as a deadly virus is unleashed
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Reviews‘Belle’: Cannes Review
Mirai’s Mamoru Hosoda plays in a virtual realm with this captivating alternate-reality animation
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NewsJenny Suen’s ‘Peaches’ scoops top NAFF prize at Korea’s Bifan
Further awards included a prize for We Jun Cho’s ‘Hungry Ghost Diner’.
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NewsAsian streamer Viu seals content deals with China’s Huace
Viu grew its user base in Asia with Korean dramas, but is starting to push into Chinese-language content.
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Reviews‘Streetwise’ (‘Gaey Wa’r’): Cannes Review
Gritty drama from China is set in the Sichuan Province of two decades ago
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Reviews‘Invisible Demons’: Cannes Review
Indian filmmaker Rahul Jain pulls no punches about his homeland’s environmental crisis
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NewsRediance picks up Locarno title ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’ (exclusive)
Whether The Weather Is Fine is directed by Philippines filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Chinese Doctors’ tops chart with $53.5m opening
Patriotic titles continue to lead the China box office, with historical drama 1921 coming in second.