All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 29
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NewsChinese New Year set for record box office led by ‘The Battle At Lake Changjin II’
Eight local titles come out in China on February 1
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FeaturesThe long road to success for ‘Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom’: “Bhutan was not an option on the Academy list”
The film has made the Academy international feature shortlist, as Bhutan’s second-ever submission.
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Features14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Park Chan-wook and Makoto Shinkai all have films ready for 2022.
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NewsAsian Shadows boards Rotterdam competition title ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’ (exclusive)
Previously known as ‘Ningdu’, it’s the debut feature animation for Chinese filmmaker Lei Lei
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NewsHAF announces 28 in-development projects for 2022 edition
The selection includes eight Hong Kong projects and the first-ever Thai-Muslim horror
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NewsLocal title ‘4Kings’ triumphs over Hollywood blockbusters at Thai box office
4Kings beats new opener West Side Story at the Thai box office with the biggest opening weekend for a local film this year.
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NewsPanah Panahi’s ‘Hit The Road’ wins top prize in Singapore
Following last year’s hybrid edition, SGIFF returned fully to the cinemas this year, hosting 77 onsite screenings.
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FeaturesOscars international feature race: the Asia Pacific contenders
Can the region continue its run of success?
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FeaturesAFM 2021: Taiwan hot projects
Titles include ‘The Catch’, ‘Trick Or Treat’, ‘You Have To Kill Me’ and ‘Increasing Echo’.
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FeaturesLocarno 2021: the eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub co-pro platform
The eight projects come from Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
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Features“I can’t hide my identity”: Hong Kong filmmaker Kiwi Chow on his surprise Cannes selection ‘Revolution Of Our Times’
Chow’s documentary offers an unflinching look at Hong Kong’s latest pro-democracy movement.
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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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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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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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FeaturesFuture Leaders 2021: Cao Liuying (China)
Liuying is co-founder and head of international sales, Parallax Films.