All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 24
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FeaturesBerlin prize-winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi talks Cannes Competition title ‘Drive My Car’
The film is based on a Haruki Murakami short story.
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NewsSony swoops for Anita Mui biopic from Edko Films (exclusive)
Hong Kong fashion model Louise Wong stars as the renowned actress and Canto-pop diva.
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NewsChina’s Parallax lines up pan-Asian slate for Cannes buyers (exclusive)
Titles include Japan-set, Chinese-language romance ‘Yanagawa’.
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NewsUniverse Films Distribution lines up slate of high-profile blockbusters
They include a film version of hit TV series ‘The Trading Floor’.
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FeaturesCannes 2021: Hong Kong and China hot projects
China has a strong presence in this year’s festival, while buzzy new action, war and comedy titles are available in the market from Hong Kong and China’s sellers.
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FeaturesCannes 2021: Taiwan hot projects
A fencing thriller, choir tale and LGBTQ+ drama are among Taiwanese titles in this year’s festival and market.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Cao Liuying (China)
Liuying is co-founder and head of international sales, Parallax Films.
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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Vicky Ding (China)
Ding is founder and general manager at Blossoms Entertainment.
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NewsRediance acquires Cannes titles ‘Ripples Of Life’, ‘I’m So Sorry’ (exclusive)
Rediance is also involved in Anthony Chen’s segment of the omnibus film The Year Of The Everlasting Storm, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Palme d’Or contender Memoria.
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FeaturesChinese filmmaker Geng Jun on his Shanghai competition title ‘Manchurian Tiger’
Rediance is selling the director’s fourth feature.
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NewsJia Zhangke joins Apichatpong Weerasethakul in conversation at the Shanghai film festival
Source: SIFF Jia Zhangke & Apichatpong Weerasethakul The Palme d’Or-winning Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul gave an online masterclass for a live audience at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) this weekend. It was staged as an in-conversation with Chinese director Jia Zhangke who attended the event in ...
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NewsShanghai film festival reveals five directors for new support programme
SIFF Young is jointly organised with the Cannes Marche.
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FeaturesShanghai film festival head talks protocols and highlights of the 2021 edition
The festival’s second hybrid edition opens on June 11 with patriotic feature 1921.
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NewsShanghai unveils 2021 competition line-up
The feature film category consists of 13 international titles, all world premieres.
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Features“The stars aligned”: how Hong Kong’s ‘Better Days’ made it into the Oscar race
The producers and distributors retrace the journey of the coming-of-age drama to the Academy Awards.
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FeaturesDirector Anthony Chen talks difficult but fruitful pandemic year in London
Chen unveiled his new project We Are All Strangers at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in early March.
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FeaturesPhilip Yung on recreating a famous tale of corrupt cops in ‘Where The Wind Blows’
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Aaron Kwok head the cast of the film, about two policemen-turned-fugitives who terrorised Hong Kong in the 1960s.
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FeaturesFilmart 2021: The hot projects from Taiwan
International buyers are getting excited about these projects.
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NewsGiddens Ko readies ‘Till We Meet Again’, starring Kai Ko, for summer release (exclusive)
Fantasy adventure, which also stars Vivian Sung and Gingle Wang, is adapted from the director’s novel God Of Love.