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NewsTaiwan authorities close Taipei cinemas as Covid cases start to climb
Cinemas had remained open since the start of the pandemic due to a low rate of infections and deaths.
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News‘Boiling Point’ starring Stephen Graham scores worldwide deals (exclusive)
UK drama, directed by Philip Barantini, was shot in one take.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Cliff Walkers’ overtakes ‘My Love’ during May Day holiday
Zhang Yimou’s spy thriller topped the May 7-9 weekend box office with $24.3m for a cumulative total of $117.5m.
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NewsArgentinian doc ‘Splinters’ wins top prize at Korea’s Jeonju film festival
Documentary ‘Landscapes Of Resistance’ and black comedy ‘Friends And Strangers’ also pick up awards.
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NewsDocaviv sets on-site format, Israeli Competition titles (exclusive)
The Oscar-qualifying festival will run in cinemas from July 1-10.
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NewsDisney+ Hotstar to launch in Malaysia with premieres of local films
Streamer has multi-year agreements with leading Malaysian studios, including Skop Productions and Primeworks Studios.
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NewsChina box office: ‘My Love’, ‘Cliff Walkers’ top May Day holiday weekend
Romcom starring Greg Hsu and Zhang Ruonan grosses $65.1m, while Zhang Yimou’s spy thriller takes $37.7m in opening three days.
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NewsVirtual AAPI festival kicks off with fundraising component to rectify racial inequality
Selections include The Paper Tigers, Minding The Gap, Abacus: Small Enough To Jail.
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NewsThailand’s Purin Pictures announces grant recipients for spring 2021
Fund for Southeast Asian projects is handing out grants to two fiction and two documentary projects in latest funding round.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Detective Conan’ stays on top in quiet weekend
Box office slumps ahead of busy May Day holiday weekend when several big local titles are scheduled for release.
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NewsNetflix acquires Thai thriller ‘Ghost Lab’ as Bangkok cinemas close
Supernatural drama, produced by Thailand’s GDH 559 Co, will start streaming from May 26.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics takes North America on Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’
Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Milena Smit star.
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NewsSouth Korean film festivals “strongly condemn” violent coup in Myanmar
International film festival organizers express solidarity with the people of Myanmar.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up Rotterdam title ‘All About My Sisters’ (exclusive)
Hong Kong-based sales agent also picks up ’If Only Trees Could Talk’, directed by India’s Bobby Sarma Baruah.
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NewsWarnerMedia unveils Chinese-language originals ‘Legacy’, ‘Trinity Of Shadows’
Legacy involves talent from Story Of Yanxi Palace, while Trinity Of Shadows is co-produced with Taiwan’s Catchplay and Hong Kong’s Viu.
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NewsUni sets first wave of ‘F9’ releases in May for China, Russia, South Korea, Middle East
Second phase to follow when markets enter more robust pandemic recovery phases.
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NewsKOFIC launches 2021 fund to support Korea’s film industry through Covid crisis
Emergency stimulus package to support exhibition, distribution and production.
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NewsM-Appeal strikes US, Europe deals for Berlin award-winner ‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’ (exclusive)
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s romantic drama has also been secured in Asian territories.
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NewsKorea’s Jeonju film festival adds more physical screenings for 2021 hybrid edition
Festival to open with Srdan Golubovic’s ‘Father’ and close with Aurel’s ‘Josep’.
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NewsUniversal sets 2022 release for George Clooney, Julia Roberts rom-com directed by Ol Parker
Film to shoot n Australia.