All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 9
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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.
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NewsKorea box office bounces back as ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ sets 2025 record
Signs of hope after revenue was down 33% year-on-year in the first half of 2025.
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NewsPark Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ to open 30th Busan film festival
The film will receive its Asian premiere at the festival after bowing at Venice.
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NewsKorean hit ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ sells across Asia, North America
EXCLUSIVE: The comedy drama broke records for the highest attendance at the Korean box office this year to date.
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News‘Family Matters’, ‘The Way We Talk’ scoop top prizes at NYAFF
Further winners included ‘Skin Of Youth’ and ‘Green Wave’.
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News‘Omniscient Reader’ tops Korea box office as ‘Fantastic Four’ opens in third
Action fantasy ‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ is based on a popular web novel.
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NewsNetflix partners with MBC Group on groundbreaking subscription deal for MENA
Streaming service Shahid will play alongside Netflix on the recently launched MBCNOW.
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NewsChinese war epic ‘Dongji Rescue’ scores Europe, UK-Ireland distribution
Inspired by true events from the Second World War, it marks the latest from Cannes award-winning filmmaker Guan Hu.
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NewsKorean fantasy ‘Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy’ closes sales in 113 territories
The film topped the box office in South Korea on its opening day.
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NewsKorea’s CJ ENM launches Saudi subsidiary to accelerate Middle East expansion
The base in Riyadh will oversee production and distribution for the South Korean entertainment giant in the MENA region.