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NewsAsia buyers take to MMA thriller ‘Russian Raid’ (exclusive)
Action film is inspired by Gareth Evans’ martial arts hit ‘The Raid’.
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News‘The Trip To Greece’ tops New Zealand box office as cinemas return to full capacity
However the total box office for the week was just 17% of the comparable week last year.
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NewsAlpha Violet boards ‘Abu Omar’ starring Kais Nashif, releases first image (exclusive)
Feature is lead produced by Israeli The Cakemaker producer Itai Tamir.
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NewsCharades unveils multiple deals on Neon titles including ‘Spaceship Earth’ (exclusive)
Titles were sold with a special Covid-19 era marketing package devised by Neon.
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NewsKorea’s BIFAN unveils line-up for hybrid offline, online edition
Festival will go ahead with physical screenings (July 9-16) but without international guests.
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NewsHong Kong Filmart and HAF go virtual for August 2020 edition
Filmart Online (August 26-29) will encompass slate presentations, a virtual meeting platform and seminar programme.
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NewsAgency-led Cannes market website goes live
Recorded presentations viewable in Tokyo, Cannes or Los Angeles.
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NewsIranian Sundance prize-winner ‘Yalda’ lands US distribution (exclusive)
Drama also nominated for Generation 14-plus Crystal Bear in Berlin.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga picks up Miwa Nishikawa’s ‘Under The Open Sky’ (exclusive)
Adaptation of Ryuzo Saki’s novel Mibuncho marks the first time Nishikawa has directed a film based on another writer’s work.
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News‘It Must Be Heaven’, ‘Adam’ top Critics Awards for Arab films nominations
Fourth edition is based on votes of 142 Arab and international critics hailing from 57 countries.
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NewsLocarno Open Doors launches year-round support programme
This new initiative is being overseen by Zsuzsi Bankuti, former head of acquisitions at The Match Factory.
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NewsDocaviv unveils “hybrid” format, Israeli Competition titles for 2020 festival (exclusive)
The Israeli Competition titles have been announced for this year’s event.
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NewsWestEnd Films boards Annecy animated title 'Lamya’s Poem'
‘Aladdin’ star Mena Massoud is among the voice cast.
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NewsJapan debut drives ‘Little Women’ to cusp of $100m international box office
Crime drama Gyul-Baek opens top in South Korea on $2.4m.
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NewsCairo’s new artistic director Ahmed Shawky resigns, publishes open letter
His resignation has come after reportedly controversial social media posts in Arabic came to light.
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NewsBona Film Group vice president dies in apparent suicide
Huang Wei is understood to have died by suicide by jumping from the studio’s corporate headquarters in Beijing.
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NewsLocarno unveils Southeast Asia-focused 2020 Open Doors selection
This year’s edition will welcome eight projects for its Open Door Hub component and nine emerging producers for its Lab event.
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NewsUniversal signs five-film deal for Timur Bekmambetov’s Screenlife projects
The US studio first worked with the director on Angelina Jolie action feature ‘Wanted’.
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NewsFront Row to offer free MENA screenings of ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
The move is out of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival sets new August dates
HKIFF, postponed from March/April due to Covid-19, will take place as a physical event August 18-31.