All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 18
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Gu Pengyuan (China)
In his role as Head of Programme at FIFF, he helped discover Lan Tian’s Southern Afternoon.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2024: Viknesh Kobinathan (Singapore)
Kobinathan is film programmer is Singapore’s Asian Film Archive.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: South Korea hot projects
Screen profiles some of the top titles being showcased by Korean sellers at the festival and market.
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NewsKorean horror thriller ‘Tarot’ lands sales across Asia (exclusive)
‘Parasite’ star Cho Yeo-jeong is among the cast of the anthology film.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof flees Iran, calls for support ahead of Cannes premiere
The Iranian auteur had been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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NewsMAD World takes sales on Lebanese thriller ‘In This Darkness I See You’ (exclusive)
The newly launched sales company will launch the ghost story at the Cannes market.
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NewsJapanese film fund from K2 Pictures to launch at Cannes; backing Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Miike projects
The company is led by former Toei producer Muneyuki Kii.
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NewsArab sales firm MAD World launches ahead of Cannes; titles and team unveiled
Inaugural slate includes Rani Massalha’s ‘The Return Of The Prodigal Son’ and ‘Thank You For Banking With Us’ from Palestinian filmmaker Laila Abbas.
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NewsIranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says lawyer
The filmmaker’s latest feature ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s Berlin Silver Bear winner ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ lands Europe, Asia sales
Sales agent Finecut has also closed deals on upcoming horror-thriller ‘Noise’.
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NewsSydney Film Festival reveals 2024 competition line-up
The festival is set to open with the world premiere of band documentary ‘Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line’.
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NewsFilms Boutique boards Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes title ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ (exclusive)
First details revealed of the upcoming feature, which has been sold to France.
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NewsMitsuhiro Mihara’s ‘Takano Tofu’ wins top prize at Udine’s Far East Film Festival
Films from Japan and South Korea dominated the awards.
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Features‘Exhuma’ director Jang Jae-hyun on what lies beneath his horror hit and next project plans (exclusive)
The filmmaker reflects on the blockbuster success of his latest occult thriller and muses on vampires for his next production.
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NewsCannes Directors’ Fortnight title ‘Desert Of Namibia’ joins Happinet slate (exclusive)
The drama marks the second feature of Yoko Yamanaka.
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NewsIran bans actors, crew of Mohammed Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ from attending Cannes
The film is set to premiere in Competition.
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NewsCannes title ‘Walking In The Movies’ sets world sales with M-Line (exclusive)
The film explores the life and career of Kim Dong-ho, known as the godfather of the Korean film industry.
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NewsCannes title ‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ secures UK-Ireland distribution (exclusive)
Soi Cheang’s period action drama will receive its international premiere in the Midnight strand of Cannes.
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NewsKorea’s Plus M to launch ‘Pavane: For A Dead Princess’, ‘Night Fever’ at Cannes market (exclusive)
The upcoming features star Ko A-sung of ‘Because I Hate Korea’ and Woo Do-hwan of Netflix series ‘Bloodhounds’.
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NewsGkids, Anime Ltd. acquire Naoko Yamada’s ‘The Colors Within’, Charades boards sales
Anticipated anime feature is from ‘Your Name’ producer Genki Kawamura.