All articles by Silvia Wong
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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.
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‘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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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Diversion boards Vimukthi Jayasundara’s Busan Competition drama ‘Spying Stars’
EXCLUSIVE: The Sri Lankan filmmaker previously won the Camera d’Or at Cannes.
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Netflix reveals $200m investment in first Thailand impact report
The streaming giant has created more than 20 original Thai shows and films.
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Toronto-bound Singapore drama ‘Amoeba’ lands at Diversion
EXCLUSIVE: The coming-of-age film marks the feature directorial debut of Siyou Tan.
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China summer box office hits $1.4bn as animation ‘Nobody’ rises to the top
The local animation toppled historical war drama ‘Dead To Rights’.
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Rohingya-language Venice premiere ‘Lost Land’ sets world sales with Rediance
EXCLUSIVE: Akio Fujimoto’s refugee drama is the first-ever Rohingya-language film.
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Bangkok International Film Festival relaunch moves up to September
The revived festival is set to open with the world premiere of ‘Death Whisperer 3’.
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Filipino LGBTQ drama ‘Some Nights I Feel Like Walking’ set for 18-rated release
EXCLUSIVE: The coming-of-age drama has received an R18 rating for its sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes and will open locally on August 27.
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‘6/45’ director Park Gyu Tae to direct Vietnam-Korea co-production ‘Saigon Oppa’
’6/45’ remains the second highest grossing Korean film of all time in Vietnam.
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Palestine’s ‘All That’s Left of You’ scoops top prize at Malaysia film festival
The festival also saw the launch of ASEAN On Screen industry programme.
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Drag queen drama ‘A Good Child’ lands Hong Kong, Taiwan distribution
EXCLUSIVE: Richie Koh stars in the film directed by Ong Kuo Sin, which has been set as the closing film of the Osaka Asian Film Festival
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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ becomes biggest film in China since Chinese New Year
The dinosaur thriller has taken close to $65m since opening in China.
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Ben Rivers’ Locarno competitor ‘Mare’s Nest’ boarded by Rediance
EXCLUSIVE: The UK filmmaker is returning to the main competition at Locarno for the third time.
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First ever 50/50 Vietnam-Korea co-production ‘Leaving Mom’ set for release
Source: CJ HK Entertainment ‘Leaving Mom’ Korean director Mo Hong-jin’s Vietnam-set family drama Leaving Mom marks the first ever equal partnership between the two countries in terms of investment and production responsibilities. The film features a cast from both countries, including Tuan Tran (Mai), veteran Hong Dao ...
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Diversion picks up Ash Mayfair’s NYAFF contender ‘Skin Of Youth’
EXCLUSIVE: The Vietnamese transgender drama is set to have its North American premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival.