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During a visit to Singapore, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke about how the erosion of world order presents a threat to the interests of both European and Asian nations.
“Tokyo Vice” producer Alex Boden and Netflix production policy director Deb Richards urged changes to Japan’s international production incentive at the Motion Picture Association’s annual seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival, as the government prepares a new body to bring its scattered content-industry support under one roof. Boden, the London-based producer who spent almost […]
Asia's fourth-largest economy grows 3.4 percent year-on-year amid strong semiconductor demand.
FIAPF’s decision to make A-list status official, with Tokyo among the 17 festivals named, is unlikely to change much about the event, according to the filmmaker leading its competition jury. Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer, the director of “Bad Boy Bubby” and “Ten Canoes,” was asked at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival’s jury press […]
Viewer interest in Indian shows on IMDb rose about 17-fold over the past decade, even as the number of new shows and seasons commissioned in the country has dropped for two straight years, according to a new IMDb study that traces the growth of Indian streaming through its most popular titles. “10 Years of Streaming […]
“Gondhal,” the Marathi-language thriller India has put forward for the international feature Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards, has launched its global trailer as its awards push moves into a new phase. The film is the first feature from writer-director Santosh Davakhar. It was chosen from a field of 33 films in contention for India’s […]
DNEG, the visual effects house on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” has come aboard Francesco Lucente’s fantasy adventure “Sinbad” as co-financier and producer, with Hong Kong-based Cappu Films handling sales in a wide spread of territories. The deal was unveiled ahead of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market. Lucente’s fresh screen version of the classic […]
Audi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor and president are heading to Asia on separate diplomatic missions.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be meeting the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea as Germany seeks to adjust its foreign policy to rising uncertainty and threats to global supply chains.
The re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a fourth term in charge of Brazil led to a wave of congratulations from leaders from America, Europe and Asia. The president obtained 51.79% of the votes against 48.21% of the ultra-right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro, who announced that he will challenge the result.
The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival opened Monday with a rain-soaked red carpet and a ceremony at Hulic Hall, where Japan’s government used the occasion to restate its goal of selling JPY20 trillion ($133 billion) worth of Japanese content overseas by 2033. The festival received 1,892 film submissions from 112 countries and regions this year. […]
Audi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor and president are heading to Asia on separate diplomatic missions. DW has more.
Star-driven flops at the Chinese box office, slowing investment and a reportedly more complicated censorship process have a bearing on China’s low profile at international festivals this year, according to Ichiyama Shozo, programming director of the Tokyo International Film Festival. “In the past, casting a star in the leading role could guarantee a certain degree […]
The Tokyo International Film Festival will review its 39th edition once it wraps and reassess where it stands on the international circuit before its 40th anniversary next year, festival director Hisamatsu Takeo says. “I believe the direction we establish through that process will also help define TIFF’s course for the next decade, leading up to […]
Ali Abbas Zafar’s romantic action-drama pairing “Saiyaara” breakout Ahaan Panday with Sharvari will be called “Beparwah,” Yash Raj Films revealed Monday. The title reveal came exactly five months before the film opens worldwide in theaters on March 26, 2027, the Good Friday holiday. Aditya Chopra produces. “Beparwah” is the first time Panday and Sharvari have […]
People pushed to move, or left without anywhere to belong, through no fault of their own form the through-line of this year’s Women’s Empowerment section at the Tokyo International Film Festival, according to programmer Shimizu Yu, who also oversees the festival’s Youth strand. Now in its third year, the seven-film section includes Manuela Martelli’s “The […]
Family relationships run through the Asian films that Tokyo International Film Festival programmer Ishizaka Kenji has picked for this year’s edition. “While it is hard to pinpoint an exact catalyst for this surge in family-driven drama, what is undeniable is that amidst today’s geopolitical volatility, these filmmakers share an instinctive urge to reexamine the smallest […]
Japan’s anime industry is in better shape overall, but gaps in pay and conditions are opening up largely between studios prepared to put their own capital on the line and those that are not, according to Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation section. “Given the high level of creativity demonstrated […]
“Night Feeds,” a psychological horror short from Rana Roy starring May Calamawy (“Moon Knight”), will open the first edition of the Yami International Film Festival, Tokyo’s new showcase for horror and darker genre fare. “Breeder,” from Alex Goyette, will close the festival, which runs Nov. 20–26 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya. The event is run […]
Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” secured the top spot at the mainland China box office for the third consecutive weekend, grossing RMB37.6 million ($5.6 million) over the Oct. 23–25 frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Since rolling out during the Golden Week holiday corridor on Oct. 5, the film has […]
