All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 19
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NewsSpike Lee talks heading Red Sea’s jury and Cannes hopes for ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
The Oscar-winning US filmmaker outlined his approach to presiding over the jury at the festival in Saudi Arabia.
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FeaturesAamir Khan talks India’s Oscar selection of ‘Lost Ladies’ and how he nearly starred in the film
The Bollywood actor and producer is on the awards campaign for the feature directed by Kiran Rao.
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NewsDea Kulumbegashvili’s ‘April’ wins best film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2024
Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ won the jury grand prize.
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NewsLithuania’s ‘Toxic’ wins Golden Peacock at IFFI 2024
Further winners included ‘Holy Cow’, ‘Familiar Touch’ and Romanian director Bogdan Muresanu.
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NewsRomanian tragicomedy ‘The New Year That Never Came’ scoops best film at Cairo film festival
Further winners included ‘Postmarks’, ‘Malu’ and ‘Spring Came On Laughing’.
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NewsSpike Lee to head jury of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea film festival
The Oscar-winning director will also take part in an on-stage discussion.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race 2025 guide: the Asia Pacific contenders
Major box-office successes pepper the selections from Asia Pacific this year. Screen surveys a region that has won the international feature Oscar twice in the past five years.
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NewsDonnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ lands US distribution and sets release date (exclusive)
The action-thriller is inspired by a real legal case in Hong Kong.
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NewsYu Irie’s ‘Muromachi Outsiders’ lands North America, Europe deals ahead of AFM (exclusive)
The historical action adventure is set for release in Japan on January 17.
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NewsAI-themed project ‘AI Within’ wins Pitching Contest at TIFFCOM 2024
Further winners included Kazuya Maruyama’s ‘The Right Place’ and Shun Tsujii’s ‘2 Years And 2 Months’.
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NewsApple TV+’s ‘Sunny’ starring Rashida Jones cancelled after one season (exclusive)
The mystery drama from A24 was filmed in Japan.
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NewsApple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ and Josef Kubota Wladyka feature land Japan incentive funds
Further titles to secure funding include upcoming Apple TV+ series ‘Neuromancer’.
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NewsPayal Kapadia responds to India’s Oscar snub of ‘All We Imagine As Light’
The filmmaker was in conversation with Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda in Tokyo.
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NewsChina out of Oscars race after ‘The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru’ ruled ineligible
The feature does not comply with rules concerning non-English dialogue.
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FeaturesTIFFCOM CEO Yasushi Shiina on growing the market while placing an eye on production
The three-day event will include the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM), Tokyo Story Market and an expanded programme of seminars.
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NewsJapan prime minster pledges support for content industry at Tokyo film festival opening
The festival opened with period action feature ’11 Rebels’.
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FeaturesTokyo film festival to focus on international collaboration and female empowerment
TIFF is now expanding its focus on international exchange between Japan, Asia and the rest of the world.
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NewsEl Gouna Film Festival pulls opening film ‘The Last Miracle’ hours before screening
The festival in Egypt will instead open with Palme d’Or-winning short ‘The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent’.
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NewsAustralia set as country of focus at IFFI 2024
The programme will include a masterclass from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ cinematographer John Seale.
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NewsAbu Dhabi boosts rebate to 35% amid competitive Gulf production scene
The cashback rebate for qualifying productions will come into effect from January 1, 2025.