All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 22
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NewsLights On boards ‘Dreaming and Dying’, ‘Family Portrait’ ahead of Locarno premieres
Marks the feature directorial debut of Singapore’s Nelson Yeo.
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NewsChina box office surges 52.9% in first half of 2023, boosted by ‘Lost In The Stars’
‘Lost In The Stars’ proved the top grossing film in June.
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FeaturesHow Hong Kong’s ‘Warriors Of Future’ and Thailand’s ‘Love Destiny The Movie’ scored local box office success
The biggest local hits in the 13 Asian markets are also reported.
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Features‘Tiger Stripes’ director Amanda Nell Eu tracks the wild journey of the award-winning Malaysian film
The Cannes’ Critics’ Week award-winner is playing in competition at Bifan in South Korea.
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NewsJapan’s ‘Yoko’ wins three prizes at Shanghai’s Golden Goblet Awards
Further winners included Spanish documentary ‘Muyeres’.
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NewsHong Kong’s Fresh Wave film festival hit by censorship
The film festival founded by Johnnie To has faced restrictions in recent years.
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NewsThailand’s GDH acquires A24’s ‘Past Lives’ as first non-Thai feature (exclusive)
GDH plans to acquire three to four international films per year.
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NewsCEO of Malaysian film body FINAS steps down prematurely
Nasir Ibrahim exits role just seven months into a two-year tenure.
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NewsShanghai film festival to open with ‘Love Never Ends’, competition lineup revealed
The 25th edition marks a return in-person after being cancelled last year.
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News‘Polis Evo 3’ breaks post-pandemic box office records in Malaysia
Syafig Yusof’s cop action thriller topped records set by ‘Mat Kilau’ in 2022.
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NewsFortissimo, Rediance join forces on Chinese human trafficking drama ‘Family At Large’ (exclusive)
Kang Bo’s neo-noir film centres on the world of human trafficking in China.
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NewsChina’s Parallax scores sales of ‘The Cord of Life’ and Berlinale drama (exclusive)
Further sales titles include Kong Dashan’s ’Journey To The West’ and Zhang Chi’s ’In Search Of Echo’.
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News‘Ip Man 5’ among three Donnie Yen films revealed at Cannes (exclusive)
Further titles include ’Flash Point Resurgence’ and ‘Misjudgement’.
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NewsIndonesia launches $10m co-production film fund (exclusive)
The international co-production support scheme aims to build on the growing success of features from the country.
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NewsAnanda Everingham, Bront Palarae join Thai horror ‘The Cursed Land’ (exclusive)
WME Independent is handling international sales on the film at Cannes.
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FeaturesCannes 2023: hot projects from Taiwan
Taiwanese sellers are bringing fresh drama, thrillers and documentaries to the Marché, buoyed by bounce back in box office.
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FeaturesCannes 2023: hot projects from Hong Kong and China
China and Hong Kong have returned to Cannes with several titles in official selection and a wave of others including China’s answer to Top Gun.
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NewsTaiwan’s Applause Entertainment moves into sales at Cannes (exclusive)
Inaugural slate includes ‘Be With Me’ and ‘Abang Adik’.
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NewsHong Kong’s One Cool Film expands into Malaysia with ‘The Locksmith’, ‘La Luna’ (exclusive)
The move is part of plans to expand its footprint in the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsiQiyi to launch Chinese remake of ‘The Invisible Guest’ at Cannes (exclusive)
The film is a remake of a 2016 Spanish mystery thriller.