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China box office: ‘Green Snake’ slithers to pole position in opening weekend
Light Chaser Animation production is a sequel to its 2019 hit White Snake, which tapped into a growing trend for youth-oriented animated films.
South Korean box office falls 32% year-on-year
Admissions in the first half of 2021 are the lowest since KOFIC started keeping track in 2004.
Cambodian sci-fi ‘Karmalink’ to open Venice Critics’ Week
Jake Wachtel’s debut feature deals with artificial consciousness and reincarnation.
Beijing film festival unveils line-up for 2021 physical edition
Gong Li heads the jury of the international competition, which also includes Nadine Labaki, Renny Harlin and Leste Chen.
Gabrielle Tana, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason create Brouhaha with backing from EIS fund Calculus
Firm will operate from London and Sydney.
Tokyo film festival partners with Amazon on new talent award
The award will be open to filmmakers living in Japan who have not yet made a commercial feature.
Jenny Suen’s ‘Peaches’ scoops top NAFF prize at Korea’s Bifan
Further awards included a prize for We Jun Cho’s ‘Hungry Ghost Diner’.
Asian streamer Viu seals content deals with China’s Huace
Viu grew its user base in Asia with Korean dramas, but is starting to push into Chinese-language content.
Melbourne International Film Festival reveals 2021 line-up
Hybrid edition of festival will include a record 40 world premieres and 27 titles from Cannes.
Rediance picks up Locarno title ‘Whether The Weather Is Fine’ (exclusive)
Whether The Weather Is Fine is directed by Philippines filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad.
China box office: ‘Chinese Doctors’ tops chart with $53.5m opening
Patriotic titles continue to lead the China box office, with historical drama 1921 coming in second.
Access Entertainment launches Cannes Marché talks on ‘X Vengeance’ (exclusive)
Australia production start scheduled for October.
Sony swoops for Anita Mui biopic from Edko Films (exclusive)
Hong Kong fashion model Louise Wong stars as the renowned actress and Canto-pop diva.
China’s Parallax lines up pan-Asian slate for Cannes buyers (exclusive)
Titles include Japan-set, Chinese-language romance ‘Yanagawa’.
Oliver Stone’s ‘JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass’ lands first deals ahead of Cannes
Altitude Film Sales has closed deals for Stone’s documentary, which has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Bifan’s 25th edition ready to roll with new sections and nearly 100 world premieres
The Korean fantastic film festival will run July 8-18.
Australia’s Aquarius Films hires new managing director, development head
Production company’s credits include ‘Lion’ and ‘Berlin Syndrome’.
Streaming drove 16.4% rise in 2020 global production, licensing spend to $220bn (report)
Walt Disney Company remains world’s biggest spender on $28.6bn.
Saban Films strikes distribution partnerships across Europe, ANZ
Expansion move follows distribution pact with Altitude for the UK and Ireland.
Finecut boards ScreenX horror mystery ‘Guimoon’ for international sales
The producers hope to lure buyers into releasing the film in the panoramic ScreenX format.
