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All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 7
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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.
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NewsTrinity CineAsia takes Hong Kong drama ‘The Last Dance’ for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film stars Dayo Wong of blockbuster hits ‘A Guilty Conscience’ and ‘Table For Six’.
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News‘All We Imagine as Light’, ‘April’ lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations
Four of the five features nominated for best film are from female directors.