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All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 3
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News‘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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NewsPingyao reveals 2025 lineup of Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons
The festival has also unveiled its gala selection.
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NewsJafar 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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FeaturesBusan 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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NewsHBO Max to expand with planned launch in 14 Asia Pacific markets
Territories include Bangladesh, Cambodia, Macau and Pakistan.
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NewsHive Filmworks to sell Busan Competition drama ‘En Route To’
EXCLUSIVE: The Korean drama will premiere in BIFF’s inaugural Competition section
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NewsSaudi’s delayed $150m historical epic ‘Desert Warrior’ to premiere at Zurich
The drama is led by ‘Captain America’ star Anthony Mackie alongside Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley.
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FeaturesLee Hwan on how Tarantino and Hong Kong cinema inspired TIFF crime noir ‘Project Y’
The crime noir starring Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo is set to world premiere in Toronto’s Special Presentations strand.
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NewsK-Movie to launch ‘The Roundup 5’ starring Don Lee at ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: The franchise has earned around $315m at the South Korea box office to date.
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NewsAdelaide Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup, closing with Warwick Thornton’s ‘Wolfram’
The festival has revealed its competition titles and jury.
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NewsJunji Sakamoto’s ‘Climbing For Life’ to open Tokyo film festival 2025
The drama is based on the true story of Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Mount Everest.
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NewsCarlo Chatrian to lead Tokyo film festival competition jury
The former Berlin and Locarno festival director will preside over the 2025 jury.
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NewsNa Hong-jin to head seven-strong jury for first Busan Competition
The seven-strong jury also includes Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nandita Das, Marziyeh Meshkiny, Kogonada, Yulia Evina Bhara and Han Hyo-joo.
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NewsFortissimo to launch Chinese war drama ‘731’ at TIFF
EXCLUSIVE: The film about experiments on people during the Second World War is directed by Zhao Linshan.
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NewsBong Joon Ho to head Marrakech film festival 2025 jury
The South Korean auteur will preside over the 22nd edition of the festival.
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NewsBusan film festival reveals first Competition lineup ahead of 2025 edition
The competitive section will include 10 world premieres of titles from throughout Asia.
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NewsJapan blockbuster ‘Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback’ set for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: The blockbuster anime feature is the second highest-grossing film of the year at the Japan box office
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NewsRed Sea film festival boosts programming team
Toronto film curator Giovanna Fulvi, former MAMI Mumbai Film Festival artistic director Deepti D’Cunha and Good Chaos CEO Mike Goodridge are among the appointments.
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News‘Parasite’ producer Barunson E&A signs two-year deal with Indonesia’s Joko Anwar
The partnership will see the Korean studio exclusively handle worldwide sales for the filmmaker’s Come And See Pictures banner.
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News‘Burning’ director Lee Chang-dong readies Netflix film ‘Possible Love’
Marks the first feature from the South Korean director since 2018.