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NewsKorean action film ‘Tristes Tropiques’ by Park Hoon-jung picked up for sales ahead of Toronto
The Korean filmmaker is known for ‘The Witch’ action franchise and ‘The Childe’.
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NewsMetrograph acquires Venice surveillance drama ‘Happyend’ for North America
The film by Neo Sora will next play Toronto, Busan and New York Film Festival.
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NewsTaiwan’s Golden Horse project market reveals 63 film and series titles
The selection showcases a mix of directors including Kiwi Chow and Hsieh Pei-ju and producers such as Fran Borgia and Sylvia Chang.
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NewsRediance boards China drama ‘Bound In Heaven’ ahead of Toronto premiere (exclusive)
The film marks the feature debut of director Huo Xin.
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NewsBusan film festival to open with Park Chan-wook produced Netflix drama ‘Uprising’ amid ongoing challenges
The festival in South Korea will honour Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa with the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
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NewsJapanese animation studios take record $2.34bn as sector booms
Features such as ‘Suzume’ and ‘The Boy And The Heron’ proved a significant contributor.
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NewsJeanie Finlay’s ‘Your Fat Friend’ heads to Australia-New Zealand, BBC Storyville (exclusive)
The film charts the rise of writer and activist Aubrey Gordon.
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NewsTokyo film festival launching ‘Women’s Empowerment’ section to champion female filmmakers
The festival has also named Irie Yu as this year’s director in focus.
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NewsGolden Scene boards Busan competitor ‘Montages Of A Modern Motherhood’ (exclusive)
Marks the second feature of ‘Still Human’ director Oliver Chan.
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NewsFinecut picks up ‘A Girl With Closed Eyes’ led by ‘Pachinko’ star Minha Kim
The film will receive its world premiere at Busan International Film Festival.
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NewsBusan film festival unveils New Currents, Jiseok 2024 competition titles
Line-ups include upcoming features by Brillante Mendoza, Rima Das and Tom Lin.
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NewsMatthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ wins top prize at Melbourne film festival
A special jury award went to Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’.
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NewsFirst look at Venice title ‘Broken Rage’, Takeshi Kitano’s Amazon MGM Studios feature
The unorthodox feature is half gritty action feature, half comedy parody.
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NewsBusan film festival to honour late ‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun
The festival will screen six films starring the actor and bestow a posthumous Korean Cinema Award.
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NewsKazuo Ishiguro’s ‘A Pale View of Hills’ being adapted by Japan’s Bunbuku, UK’s Number 9
The film will be directed by Kei Ishikawa, starring Suzu Hirose.
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NewsDiversion picks up sales on Lav Diaz’s Venice title ‘Phantosmia’ (exclusive)
The feature marks the eighth time on the Lido for the Filipino filmmaker.
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NewsUpgrade Productions boards sales on Taika Waititi-produced TIFF adventure ‘The Mountain’ (exclusive)
New Zealand film has grossed approximately $1m in Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsExiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to head Busan film festival jury
The dissident auteur will preside over the jury for the festival’s New Currents competition.
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NewsThai hit ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ lands China, North America, Europe releases
The drama is 2024’s highest grossing film in Thailand to date.
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News‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ tops stellar $16m at Japan box office
The Japanese anime has broken into the top 10 of the year to date after just three weekends on release.