All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 17
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Hong Kong and China hot projects
The Year of the Rabbit has started strongly for China and Hong Kong, which have eight titles in the Berlinale plus a raft of enticing features at EFM.
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FeaturesBerlin 2023: Taiwan hot projects
Underworld gangsters, secretive students and an animated pig take centre stage among the Taiwanese films at EFM, as local films look to firm up market share at home.
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NewsChina’s Rediance acquires Liu Jiayin’s ‘All Ears’ (exclusive)
Drama stars Hu Ge, from Diao Yinan’s 2019 Cannes Competition title ’The Wild Goose Lake’.
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News‘The Sparring Partner’ leads Hong Kong Film Awards nominations as documentary withdrawn
‘My Nineteen-Year-Old Self’ withdrawn over public screening consent issues.
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NewsHAF reveals 15 Work-in-Progress projects for 2023 edition
Hong Kong’s HAF adds 15 WIP projects ahead of first in-person edition since 2019.
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NewsPluto Film boards Berlinale drama ‘Tomorrow Is A Long Time’ (exclusive)
Drama marks the feature directorial debut of Singapore’s Jow Zhi Wei.
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News‘A Guilty Conscience’ leads Hong Kong box office over Chinese New Year
Local film ‘Everything Under Control’ also performed strongly.
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NewsHong Kong readies first Chinese New Year releases since 2020
Titles include ‘A Guilty Conscience’, ‘Everything Under Control’ and ‘Say I Do To Me’.
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NewsBox office leaders emerge ahead of Chinese New Year race
Titles include ‘Full River Red’, ‘Hidden Blade’ and ‘Wandering Earth 2’.
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Features18 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Includes upcoming features from Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ng Yuen Fai, Kim Jee-woon and Hayao Miyazaki.
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NewsHAF reveals 28 in-development projects for 2023 edition ahead of in-person return
The selection will be showcased at the first physical HAF since 2019.
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NewsNine talking points for the global film industry in 2023
The global box office decline, changing priorities for US streamers and the emergence of international mega-players.
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NewsChina box office fell 36% to $4.4bn in 2022 amid Covid-related cinema closures
Chinese film industry had begun recovery in 2021 but new waves stalled momentum.
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NewsHong Kong box office partially recovered in late 2022 with local films and Hollywood hits
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Warriors Of Future’ among top 10 titles.
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News‘The Sparring Partner’ continues Hong Kong box office streak
The courtroom drama is also being rolled out in the US, UK, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsDiversion boards Tokyo competition title ‘This Is What I Remember’
Drama from Kyrgyzstan’s Aktan Arym Kubat won the jury grand prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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NewsSingapore launches $3.6m virtual production fund to attract international partners
To build capabilities of local media professionals, IMDA is partnering with the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS).
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News‘Autobiography’, ‘The Exiles’ win top prizes at Indonesia’s Jogja-NETPAC film festival
Indonesian film festival reveals record audience figures.
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NewsIndonesia’s ‘Autobiography’ wins top award at Singapore film festival
Russia’s ‘How To Save A Dead Friend’ wins audience award.
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NewsThai monster thriller ‘The 100’ snapped up for US, China (exclusive)
Neramitnung Film showcased the creature feature at the AFM.