All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 16
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NewsGermany selects Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ for Oscars 2025
The drama by the Iranian filmmaker won two awards at Cannes.
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NewsEuropean Film Academy unveils documentary contenders for 2024 awards
Titles include Mati Diop’s Golden Bear-winner ‘Dahomey’.
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NewsExiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to head Busan film festival jury
The dissident auteur will preside over the jury for the festival’s New Currents competition.
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NewsPark Chan-wook to begin filming dark comedy-thriller ‘No Other Choice’
The feature marks the first from the South Korean filmmaker since ‘Decision To Leave’.
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NewsTving closing gap on Netflix in growing Korean streaming market
The streaming platform claims 30% of viewership in the country compared to Netflix’s 37%.
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market 2024 selects new films from Kirsten Tan, Woo Ming Jin, Daishi Matsunaga
A total of 30 projects have been selected for Asia’s biggest investment and co-production market.
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NewsNetflix acquires Thai box office hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’
The streamer will release the film across Southeast Asia on September 12.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ makes Germany Oscars shortlist
The Iran-set feature is one of 13 titles selected for potential submission to the 97th Academy Awards.
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NewsKorean cheerleading film ‘Victory’ set for North America, Asia releases
The comedy-drama starring Lee Hye-ri opened the New York Asian Film Festival.
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NewsAI drama ‘The Zebras’ set for India release through Indywood (exclusive)
The feature directed by Aneek Chaudhuri is set to be released locally in early 2025.
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NewsBarunson E&A boards beloved giant panda documentary ‘My Dearest Fu Bao’ (exclusive)
Pre-sales to begin ahead of Venice and Toronto.
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NewsJapanese hit ‘Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram’ set for UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Marks the first time that a feature in the ‘Detective Conan’ franchise has been given a theatrical release in UK and Irish cinemas.
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NewsCivil war documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ acquired for MENA ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
The documentary will receive its world premiere in the Giornate delgli Autori sidebar of the festival.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery teams with Jack Nguyen, sets ‘The Intern’ Korean remake
WBD has signed a first-look deal with the executive.
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NewsJohnnie To, Chiara Mastroianni join Tokyo film festival 2024 jury
Ildiko Enyedi and Ai Hashimoto also join previously announced jury head Tony Leung.
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NewsAlamiya, Front Row team on first Saudi-Turkey comedy feature ‘My Treat’
The film, also known as ‘Mahmool Makfool’, will be directed by Egyptian filmmaker Karim Abu Zeid.
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NewsKorean thriller ‘Revolver’ starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon lands global deals (exclusive)
The feature is directed by Oh Seung-uk and also stars Ji Chang-wook of Netflix series ‘Lovestruck In The City’.
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News‘Snow In Midsummer’, ‘Grandma’ win top awards at New York Asian Film Festival
‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ star Billkin and director Pat Boonnitipat accepted the audience award in New York.
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NewsChina’s FIRST International Film Festival jury refuses to award best film prize
The jury said there was no “outstanding” or “groundbreaking” title worthy of the award.
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NewsFilmmaker Shekar Kapur appointed IFFI festival director
The director of ‘Elizabeth’ will oversee the 55th and 56th editions of the International Film Festival of India.