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NewsNetflix unveils 2025 Korea film slate including first Korean-language animated feature
Directors of seven upcoming titles spoke at an event during Busan International Film Festival.
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NewsJapan’s Gaga to launch star-packed anthology ‘At The Bench’ at ACFM (exclusive)
The cast includes ‘Godzilla Minus One’ star Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hirokazu Kore-eda regular Suzu Hirose.
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NewsKiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ headed to UK-Ire, Germany, Asia (exclusive)
The director picked up an honorary award in Busan and the film is Japan’s selection for the Oscars.
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News‘For Rana’ Iranian director Iman Yazdi absent from Busan film festival amid escalating conflict (exclusive)
The filmmaker has seen his travel plans disrupted due to heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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NewsK-Movie expands non-Korean slate with Thai animation ‘Synchronize’ (exclusive)
Marks the second Thai feature boarded by the sales and production outfit.
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NewsBarunson E&A sells Korean comedy ‘Amazon Bullseye’ across Asia (exclusive)
The film reunites the writers and stars of ‘Extreme Job’, the highest grossing Korean comedy feature to date.
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NewsFirst look at Korean chiller ‘Gory: A Horror Tale’ (exclusive)
The anthology feature is directed by Hong Won-ki.
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NewsCJ ENM commits to support Korean film industry “despite growing uncertainty”
Korea’s largest media and entertainment outfit will retain annual content investment of $750m (KRW1tn).
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof expresses “gratitude” over German Oscar entry for ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The dissident Iranian filmmaker is in South Korea presiding over the main competition at Busan International Film Festival.
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News‘Dead Talents Society’ leads Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards nominations
Tom Lin’s ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ and Geng Jun’s ‘Bel Ami’ also frontrunners.
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NewsBusan film festival opens with Kiyoshi Kurosawa honour, Lee Sun-kyun tribute
Martin Scorsese and Bong Joon Ho among those to honour the Japanese filmmaker.
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NewsDistribution Workshop to launch Juno Mak’s ‘Sons Of The Neon Night’ at ACFM
The cop action thriller will star Taiwanese-Japanese superstar Takeshi Kaneshiro.
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NewsJapanese director Hitoshi One signs five-year Netflix deal
The filmmaker behind ‘Bakuman’ and series ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ will make features and series for the streamer.
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News‘Train To Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho readies ‘The Ugly’, Plus M to launch at ACFM (exclusive)
Marks the filmmaker’s return to theatres following hit Netflix series ‘Hellbound’ and ‘Parasyte: The Grey’.
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News‘Karst’, ‘The Sparrow In The Chimney’ win top prizes at Pingyao film festival
Further winners included ‘The Story Of Souleymane’, ‘Happyend’ and ‘Good One’.
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NewsBarunson E&A to launch Indonesian horror ‘Sorop’ at Busan’s ACFM
It marks the South Korean firm’s growing investment in Indonesian features.
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NewsTokyo film festival reveals 2024 line-up with strong Asian presence in competition
The festival will include 19 world premieres across its two competition strands.
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NewsDong Zijian’s ‘My Friend An Delie’ picked up by Rediance ahead of Tokyo competition (exclusive)
Chinese actor Dong makes his directorial feature debut with the drama, which will premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsAcemaker boards sales of ‘Gory: A Horror Tale’, ‘Dreams Of You’ ahead of ACFM (exclusive)
The horror thriller and romantic comedy will be introduced to buyers in Busan.
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NewsSho Miyake, Fu Tien-yu to receive Kurosawa Akira Award at Tokyo film festival 2024
Actor and director Takumi Saitoh also announced as jury head for TIFF’s Ethical Film Award.