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‘Memories Of A Burning Body’, ‘Yohanna’ win at Jakarta Film Week
Indonesia’s new minister of culture Fadli Zon made his first public appearance on closing night.
Payal Kapadia responds to India’s Oscar snub of ‘All We Imagine As Light’
The filmmaker was in conversation with Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda in Tokyo.
China out of Oscars race after ‘The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru’ ruled ineligible
The feature does not comply with rules concerning non-English dialogue.
Film Movement acquires Kazuya Shiraishi’s Udine Far East Film Festival winner ‘Bushido’ (exclusive)
Period samurai drama to open theatrically in 2025.
Singapore film festival unveils 2024 line-up; launches Industry Days conference
Taiwanese actors Lee Kang-sheng and Yang Kuei-mei to receive honorary awards.
Japan prime minster pledges support for content industry at Tokyo film festival opening
The festival opened with period action feature ’11 Rebels’.
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ tops Korea box office with 60% of takings
Further titles in the top 10 included ‘A Normal Family’ and ‘Love In The Big City’.
Mokster Films to make AFM debut with Thai creature horror ‘Halabala’ (exclusive)
The Singapore-based company was launched in May as an investment and sales company by former WME Independent agent Nelson Mok.
China’s ‘Bound In Heaven’ leads winners at 2024 Rome Film Festival
Other winners included ‘The Grand Ambition’ and ‘Bring Them Down’.
Australia set as country of focus at IFFI 2024
The programme will include a masterclass from ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ cinematographer John Seale.
Saudi Film Confex registers over 70,000 attendees for second edition
The Confex is aimed at positioning Saudi Arabia as a global production hub.
Japan sleeper hit ‘Look Back’ readies Prime Video, UK-Ireland releases
The anime film has taken more than $13.1m at the local box office.
Japan online video sector set to top $15bn by 2029
Total screen revenue is set to exceed $34bn in the next five years.
Afghan women documentary ‘Writing Hawa’ boarded for sales ahead of IDFA premiere (exclusive)
The film plays in IDFA’s International Competition.
Trinity CineAsia takes Hong Kong drama ‘The Last Dance’ for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film stars Dayo Wong of blockbuster hits ‘A Guilty Conscience’ and ‘Table For Six’.
Hungarian director Bela Tarr to receive Tokyo film festival honour
The filmmaker is known for features including ‘Werckmeister Harmonies’ and ‘The Turin Horse’.
LFF Best Film winner ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
The film previously won the Cristal for Best Film at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Parallax picks up Tokyo titles ‘Pavane For An Infant’, ‘Underground’ (exclusive)
Both are set to world premiere at the festival.
‘All We Imagine as Light’, ‘April’ lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations
Four of the five features nominated for best film are from female directors.
Toho acquires Oscar-winning animation distributor, producer GKids
Financial terms of the 100% equity acquisition were not disclosed.
