All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 21
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News‘Exhuma’ tops landmark 10 million admissions in South Korea
The supernatural thriller led the local box office for a fifth consecutive weekend.
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FeaturesVideo: mm2’s founder on Asia’s box office challenges
mm2 Asia’s founder and executive chairman Melvin Ang talks to Screen International at Filmart 2024.
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FeaturesVideo: iQiyi’s Kelvin Yau reveals how the Chinese streamer is using AI on productions
iQiyi’s president for Asia Pacific and overseas marketing spoke to Screen at Hong Kong Filmart.
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NewsMirror feature ‘We 12’ lands distribution in the UK and Ireland (exclusive)
Source: MakerVille ‘We 12’ Trinity CineAsia has acquired UK and Ireland rights to We 12, the upcoming action comedy starring all 12 members of Cantopop boy band Mirror, in a deal with Hong Kong’s Makerville. The film will open in UK and Ireland cinemas on March 29, ...
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NewsBuyers flock to Studio 100 animation ‘Flamingo Flamenco’ (exclusive)
The upcoming family feature has sold to territories in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
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News“Asia box office recovery is coming,” says mm2 Asia boss Melvin Ang
The founder and executive chairman of the Singapore-based media company spoke optimistically at Filmart.
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News“Filmart is back”: industry returns to Hong Kong market but buyers exercise caution
The market floor bustled with activity but challenges remain in the region.
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NewsIn pictures: The British drinks at Filmart 2024
Attendees included representative of Altitude Film Sales and Hanway Films.
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FeaturesFrom an Indian animation to a TikTok romance, profiling HAF 2024’s work-in-progress lineup
Screen profiles the 15 work-in-progress projects participating in the 22nd Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF)
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FeaturesFilmart 2024: buzz titles from South Korea
South Korean sales agents are bringing fresh titles to Hong Kong, covering comedy, horror, time travel and crime thrillers
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NewsChinese streamer iQiyi reveals shifting content plans and how it is using AI on productions
iQiyi executive Kelvin Yau spoke to Screen about the stategy at the platform.
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NewsKorean box office hit ‘Exhuma’ sold to US, UK, Asia (exclusive)
The supernatural thriller has taken nearly $60m after just three weeks on release.
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NewsBarunson E&A boards Korean sex comedy ‘Forbidden Fairytale’ (exclusive)
Park Ji-hyun from TV series ‘Reborn Rich’ stars in the feature directed by Lee Jong-suk.
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NewsKorean action-comedy ‘Boss’ joins Finecut Filmart slate
The film stars Jo Woo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho and Park Ji-hwan (‘The Roundup’ franchise).
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FeaturesFilmart 2024: buzz titles from Japan
Japanese sales companies come to the market with a raft of titles including Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest and Toei’s live-action adaptation of hit manga series Oshi No Ko.
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NewsNikkatsu to launch Ryo Takebayash’s ‘A Big Home’ at Filmart (exclusive)
Marks the third feature by Japanese filmmaker Takebayashi.
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NewsFree Stone boards Japanese drama ‘Promised Land’ (exclusive)
The film stars Rairu Sugita of Disney+ series ‘Gannibal’ and Kanichiro.
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NewsRyusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ wins best film at Asian Film Awards
Hirokazu Kore-Eda won best director for ‘Monster’.
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NewsBerlin award-winner ‘All Shall Be Well’ to open 2024 Hong Kong film festival
The festival will close with Miyake Sho’s ‘All The Long Nights’.
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Features“The industry is ready for a boom”: Hong Kong Filmart set to spotlight opportunities and challenges in Asia
As international markets report dwindling numbers from Asia, the west is coming to Hong Kong Filmart to reconnect with key players, find fresh opportunities and discover how to navigate the increasing challenges of the region