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Luminescence takes on sales for Randolph Zaini’s Indonesian horror ‘A Woman Called Mother’
EXCLUSIVE: Film is set to world premiere in official selection at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, later this month.
Hugoeast lands sales rights to China box office hit ‘Dead To Rights’
EXCLUSIVE: The historical drama proved the biggest box office hit of the summer in China.
Carlo Chatrian to lead Tokyo film festival competition jury
The former Berlin and Locarno festival director will preside over the 2025 jury.
Na 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.
‘A Foggy Tale’, ‘Dear Stranger’ to bookend Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
‘Dear Stranger’ star Hidetoshi Nishijima will also be the festival’s filmmaker-in-focus.
Fortissimo 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.
‘Jimpa’ starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow sells widely, including to UK-Ireland and North America
EXCLUSIVE: The family drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
GKids acquires Japan’s Oscar submission ‘Kokuho’
Pyramide International represents international rights.
South Korea selects Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ for Oscars
The black comedy thriller is fresh from its premiere at Venice Film Festival.
China summer box office rises to $1.67bn led by ‘Dead To Rights’
Cinema admissions grew by nearly 13% while box office revenues were up 3%.
Taiwan’s Golden Horse project market unveils 50 film titles
The selection includes upcoming titles from directors Geng Jun, Wei Te-sheng and Giddens Ko.
Taiwan’s LHB ✕ An Attitude readies co-pros starring Ethan Ruan, Hsu Kuang-han, Tseng Jing-hua
EXCLUSIVE: The alliance of Taiwanese producers includes Lee Lieh, Roger Huang and Justine O.
‘The Shadow’s Edge’ with Jackie Chan leads global box office; ‘The Roses’, ‘Caught Stealing’ make middling starts
Local films from Asia continued to set the pace at the worldwide box office this weekend.
‘Sermon To The Void’: first trailer for Hilal Baydarov’s Venice official selection title
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a man who searches for the Water of Life as the world comes to an end.
Bong Joon Ho to head Marrakech film festival 2025 jury
The South Korean auteur will preside over the 22nd edition of the festival.
Carla Simon’s ‘Romeria’ racks up sales worldwide including UK-Ireland, Italy and Japan
EXCLUSIVE: ’Romeria’ concludes the family cycle that Carla Simon started with ’Summer 1993’ and Golden Bear winner ’Alcarràs’.
Nikkatsu picks up rights to Busan Competition title ‘Leave The Cat Alone’
EXCLUSIVE: The feature marks the feature directorial debut of Daisuke Shigaya.
Busan film festival reveals first Competition lineup ahead of 2025 edition
The competitive section will include 10 world premieres of titles from throughout Asia.
Japan 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
Sony Pictures Classics takes over release of Venice-bound anime ‘Scarlet’ in North America
Mamoru Hosoda’s animated adventure to get awards-qualifying run before early 2026 release.