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NewsFront Row, Kuwait’s KNCC team with Dubai’s Cinema Akil for Beirut fund-raiser
Films by Ziad Doueiri and Nadine Labaki front charitable screenings.
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NewsGolden Horse Film Festival to open with ‘Classmates-‘, ‘A Leg’
Both films are produced by veteran Taiwanese director Chung Mong-hong, who also served as cinematographer on the films.
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NewsChina box office: Sam Mendes’ ‘1917’ tops flat weekend
Overall box office for August 7-9 stood at $17m, a shade less than the $17.5m pulled in the previous weekend.
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NewsWarner’s ‘Tenet’ secures September 4 date for China
Christopher Nolan tentpole will take advantage of China’s early cinema re-opening.
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NewsKorean distributors association blocks sales to local OTT platforms
Association claims that services such as Watcha and waave are underpaying for film rights.
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NewsRediance picks up Venice title ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’ (exclusive)
Produced by Jia Zhangke, the film follows an aspiring journalist facing a moral dilemma while investigating a story.
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NewsTrue Colours acquires Giornate degli Autori title ‘200 Meters’ (exclusive)
Palestinian drama is led by ‘Jack Ryan’ and ‘Paradise Now’ star Ali Suliman.
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NewsTokyo film festival unveils plans for 2020 edition, tie-up with Tokyo Filmex
Festival is replacing its competition sections with Tokyo Premiere 2020, a showcase of around 30 films, which will present an Audience Award.
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NewsReport attacks Hollywood for “appeasing” Chinese gatekeepers
Writers organisation PEN America says studios are setting a bad standard for the rest of the world.
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NewsSix African, Middle Eastern films selected for Venice works-in-progress scheme
Titles include the feature debut of Palme d’Or winner Ely Dagher.
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NewsMumbai Film Festival postponed to 2021 as coronavirus worsens in India
Festival plans to still announce its official selection of Indian films for this year’s edition later this month.
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NewsChina box office: ‘Interstellar’ rerelease has strong opening
Universal’s Dolittle was the top-grossing film over the three-day weekend, followed by local production The Enigma Of Arrival.
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NewsWong Kar Wai confirms ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ as first TV series
Hu Ge to star in adaptation of Jin Yucheng’s award-winning novel.
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NewsTaiwan’s TAICCA, Catchplay launch joint venture to create international content
First project from the new venture, Screenworks Asia, is a sequel to hit Chinese-language drama series The Making Of An Ordinary Woman.
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NewsVenice Orizzonti selection 'The Furnace' lands at Arclight for world sales (exclusive)
Umbrella Films to distribute in Australia, New Zealand.
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NewsYeon Sang-ho’s ‘Peninsula’ tops box office in seven territories
Follow up to Yeon’s hit zombie thriller Train To Busan had grossed a total of $35.78m as of Sunday, July 26.
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News‘Dolittle’, ‘Bloodshot’ top first post-coronavirus weekend at China box office
In total, China’s nationwide box office brought in $12.6m over the three-day weekend.
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NewsNew York Asian Film Festival goes virtual, sets 2020 dates (exclusive)
”This also offers the occasion to find new creativity, not only in content but how it is delivered.”
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NewsHow Asia’s streaming landscape has been transformed during Covid-19
APOS 2020 Virtual Series highlights trends including declining ad revenue, SVOD expansion and the importance of local production.
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NewsHong Kong International Film Festival cancelled due to Covid-19 spike
Festival was expected to take place as a physical event, with dates set for August 18-31.