All articles by Silvia Wong
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Thai creature horror ‘Omukade’ sells to Japan, Germany
EXCLUSIVE: It marks the last title to be represented internationally by Neramitnung Film.
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Parallax boards Tokyo Asian Future competitor ‘Linka Linka’
EXCLUSIVE: Marks the feature directorial debut of Tibetan filmmaker Kangdrun.
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‘A Foggy Tale’, ‘Left-Handed Girl’ lead Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards nominations
Further films with multiple nominations include ‘Mother Bhumi’ starring Fan Bingbing.
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Rediance boards Tokyo Competition title ‘Take Off’ from Chinese director Pengfei
EXCLUSIVE: Based on Shuang Xuetao’s novella ‘The Aeronaut’, the film stars Jiang Qiming and Li Xueqin.
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GDH acquires Cannes title ‘Love On Trial’ and ‘Kinki’ for Thailand ahead of Bangkok bow
EXCLUSIVE: The Thai firm has also picked up Japanese horror ‘Kinki’.
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Cannes, Venice titles dominate revived Bangkok film festival competition
Japanese box office hit ‘Kokuho’ to close the first edition of BKKIFF since 2009.
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Record attendance but buyers cautious at Busan’s ACFM
An all-time high visitor turnout has been recorded for the market but some bemoaned a lack of buyers.
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Thai horror ‘Death Whisperer 3’ sets franchise record for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The previous film in the series ranks as Thailand’s biggest box-office hit of all time.
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Chinese New Year documentary advised by Jia Zhangke launches at Busan market
EXCLUSIVE: Wang Lechao’s ’A Taste Of Cantonese Spring Festival’ is presented by Hong Kong’s Entertaining Power and China’s Pearl River Film Group.
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Lee Sang-hoon readies ‘Bluefish’ shoot in Busan as cast revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Martial arts star Yayan Ruhian joins a cast led by Ji Seung-hyun and Cecilia Choi.
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V Pictures in top gear with Vietnamese slate at ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: The titles include family drama ‘Let Me Tell You, Dad!’ produced by Busan New Currents winner Tran Thanh Huy.
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Busan 2025: The buzz titles from Hong Kong and China
A former Busan award-winner, a family drama with AI themes and a black magic horror comedy are among the films from Hong Kong and China set for this year’s festival and market.
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Busan 2025: The buzz titles from Southeast Asia
Highly anticipated horror titles from Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand lead the charge from Southeast Asia at the ACFM.
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Thai director of ‘The Medium’ readies horror ‘Tani’ with Korea’s Lewis Taewan Kim
EXCLUSIVE: The project has been set up as a Korea-Thailand collaboration.
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Serendipity Films launches Macao venture and new films from Amir Naderi, Anshul Chauhan
EXCLUSIVE: The Taiwan-based company is in Busan to world premiere Tracy Choi’s ‘Girlfriends’.
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Jakarta makes ACFM debut as the Indonesian capital readies film commission launch
EXCLUSIVE: Jakarta is envisioned to become a film city by 2027.
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How Busan's ACFM is embracing innovation for 20th edition: “AI is now reshaping creativity”
ACFM returns from September 20-23 in parallel with the 30th Busan International Film Festival.
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Taiwan hit action thriller ‘96 Minutes’ sold to China, Southeast Asia
EXCLUSIVE: Hung Tzu-Hsuan’s bomb-disposal thriller is Taiwan’s third highest-grossing local film of 2025 to date.
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How local films and long theatrical windows have fuelled Indonesia's post-Covid box office boom
Seven of the top 10 biggest ever local films were released from 2022 onwards.
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Singapore’s Encore Films readies pan-Asian release of ‘The Legend Of Hei 2’
EXCLUSIVE:Encore previously distributed record-breaking Chinese animation ’Ne Zha 2’.