All articles by Michael Rosser
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Korea’s CJ ENM partner on K-content for HBO Max
HBO Max is to be the streaming home of Tving in key regions across Asia Pacific.
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Oscars best international feature 2026: Saudi selects Venice award-winner ‘Hijra’
Screen is profiling each contender on this page.
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‘Chainsaw Man’ tops Korea box office as ‘Tron: Ares’ opens in sixth place
South Korea’s ‘Boss’ tops 2 million admissions.
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‘Deep Quiet Room’, ‘The President’s Cake’ top Pingyao 2025 winners
Further awards went to Akinola Davies Jr and ’The World Of Love’.
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Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ opens top at South Korea box office
The film premiered in Competition at Venice and recently opened Busan International Film Festival.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda begins filming sci-fi feature ‘Sheep In The Box’
Gaga Corporation and Goodfellas will handle sales.
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Zhang Lu’s ‘Gloaming In Luomu’ wins Busan Award for best film, Shu Qi takes best director for ‘Girl’
South Korea’s ‘En Route To’ picked up two trophies as ‘Funky Freaky Freaks’ wins special jury prize.
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Reza Rahadian’s ‘On Your Lap’ leads Busan Vision Awards with four prizes
Further winners included Natalia Uvarova’s ‘Malika’ and Tribeny Rai’s ‘Shape Of Momo’
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Cappu Films boards Natalia Uvarova’s Busan drama ‘Malika’
EXCLUSIVE: The Kazakh family drama is directed by Natalie Uvarova.
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Front Row lands MENA rights to Red Sea opener ‘The Tale of Daye’s Family’
The Egyptian drama was also selected for the Berlinale.
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Christine Haroutounian’s ‘Black Star Angel’ leads Busan’s APM winners
Further winners included ‘Gouchi’ from South Korea and ‘Heaven Help Us!’ from the Philippines.
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Carlos Reygadas backs Christine Haroutounian’s Asian Project Market title ‘Black Star Angel’
EXCLUSIVE: Haroutounian debut feature was ‘After Dreaming’, which premiered at this year’s Berlinale.
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Korea’s Lotte Entertainment makes Vietnam sales move led by ‘Bride Of The Covenant’
EXCLUSIVE: The firm’s first titles from the country include horror ‘Bride Of The Covenant’, which plays at Busan.
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Finecut boards Busan premieres ‘The Mutation’, ‘Time Of Cinema’
The South Korean sales agent has also picked up sales rights to upcoming feature ‘Wrangler’.
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Busan 2025: The buzz titles from South Korea
Includes anticipated features from Na Hong-jin and Ryoo Seung-wan.
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‘Hamnet’ to close Tokyo film festival as gala, animation line-ups revealed
Yoji Yamada’s ‘Tokyo Taxi’ set at the festival’s Centrepiece gala.
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Pingyao reveals 2025 lineup of Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons
The festival has also unveiled its gala selection.
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Jafar Panahi issues call to reform rules on international Oscar submissions
The Iranian filmmaker received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award in Busan.
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Busan festival director promises “excitement and solidarity” at landmark 30th edition
Jung Hanseok talks challanges, competition and why he had ‘No Other Choice’.
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HBO Max to expand with planned launch in 14 Asia Pacific markets
Territories include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Macau and Pakistan.