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Hur Jin-ho Thanks Singapore Festival for Protecting Freedom of Expression as ‘The Assassin(s)’ Opens, SGIFF Chair Boo Junfeng Says: ‘We Refuse to Show Anything That Has Been Censored’

South Korean director Hur Jin-ho thanked the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) for defending freedom of expression as his political thriller “The Assassin(s)” opened the festival’s 37th edition on Wednesday, two weeks after the Korea’s conservative opposition asked SGIFF to pull it. “I am truly grateful to the film festival for protecting artistic freedom and […]

22 Oct 2026, 00:10 UTC

Oscar Entries From Thailand, Nepal Head to Tokyo Filmex Competition; Lee Kang-sheng Joins Jury

Thailand’s and Nepal’s Oscar submissions, “9 Temples to Heaven” and “Elephants in the Fog,” are among 10 titles competing at the 27th edition of Tokyo Filmex, which will run Nov. 20–29 in the Japanese capital’s Yurakucho district. Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng, who has appeared in every feature by auteur Tsai Ming-liang since “Rebels of the […]

21 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC

Thai Pop Star Jeff Satur Signs With Universal Music Southeast Asia, Sets 2027 Album and World Tour

Thai singer-songwriter and actor Jeff Satur, whose music has passed 2 billion streams, has signed with Universal Music Southeast Asia (UM SEA), the regional division of Universal Music Group, as he pushes to take T-pop to a global audience. The first major release under the new deal will be Satur’s second studio album, slated for […]

21 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

Park Min-young, Yook Sung-jae, Go Soo Lead Prime Video Korean Office Romance ‘Nine to Six’

Park Min-young, the star of “Marry My Husband,” will lead “Nine to Six,” a Korean office romance. Yook Sung-jae of K-pop group BtoB and Go Soo co-star in the 12-episode series. Park plays Kang Yi-ji, a senior manager on the legal team at a company called Chronic Motors. Logical and driven, Yi-ji has carved out […]

21 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC

Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Shimizu Takashi Among Directors of Disney+, Hulu Japanese Horror Series ‘Night Tales Club’

Kurosawa Kiyoshi and “Ju-on” director Shimizu Takashi are among the seven filmmakers behind “Night Tales Club,” a six-part Japanese supernatural anthology series set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu in January 2027. Yamada Takayuki leads the series as Hojo, a high-flying businessman fixated on the unexplained who acts as its storyteller. Each episode adapts a […]

21 Oct 2026, 01:59 UTC

Borneo burning: Life on the frontline of South East Asia's toxic haze

A "Super El Niño" has fuelled months-long fires in Indonesia, making hundreds of thousands of people sick.

21 Oct 2026, 00:17 UTC

Jakarta Pitches Itself as Regional Film Hub, Points to Busan as Model

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo kicked off the Jakarta Film Summit 2026 on Tuesday with a pitch for the Indonesian capital as a regional film hub, making the case that the city is equipped to draw more shoots, filmmakers and investors from across the region. Speaking at the Royal Glass House at Park Hyatt Jakarta, […]

20 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

Disney Names Carol Choi Asia Pacific President as Luke Kang Retires

Carol Choi will become president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific on Dec. 1, replacing Luke Kang, who is stepping down after 16 years at the Mouse House. Choi is currently executive VP of The Walt Disney Company APAC. In the top job, she will run Disney Entertainment’s operations in the region, from studios […]

20 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

Agoda Doubles Premium Hotel Supply as Five-Star Search Rises

Agoda has doubled its luxury supply and five-star searches are rising. Until it shows bookings, there’s no hard proof the platform can sell luxury.

20 Oct 2026, 10:08 UTC

CNBC Daily Open: Tech rebounds in the U.S., but Asia isn’t buying it yet

The Nasdaq Composite gained more than 1% after last week’s sell-off, led by advances in Tesla, Nvidia and Alphabet.

20 Oct 2026, 07:33 UTC

Southeast Asia’s haze crisis will persist until polluters pay

Cheap land clearing imposes costs across borders. ASEAN must change the incentives that keep the fires burning.

20 Oct 2026, 07:10 UTC

Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala Present Mumbai Cab Thriller ‘Aakhri Ride’ for Halloween Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Indian filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala have come on board to present “Aakhri Ride,” a short thriller set over a single Halloween night in Mumbai, which will release worldwide on Oct. 31. The film will go out on Oh Short Flips, a YouTube channel curated by Kashyap. Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy wrote and […]

20 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTC

Human-AI Indian Music Label Raagverse Launches With ‘Janaa Hai Toh Jao’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Raagverse, a new Indian music label that pairs human songwriting with AI production tools, will release its first album, “Janaa Hai Toh Jao,” on Oct. 20. The label is the latest venture from Amita Madhvani, CEO of Equinox Virtual, which she co-founded with Ram Madhvani. Equinox Virtual is the arm of Equinox Films and Ram […]

20 Oct 2026, 05:49 UTC

Locarno Golden Leopard Winner Sho Miyake Gets First North American Retrospective, 14-City Tour (EXCLUSIVE)

Japanese director Sho Miyake, whose “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2025, will get his first North American retrospective at New York’s Metrograph from Nov. 7–17. It is one stop on a Japan Foundation tour of 14 cities in eight countries. The Metrograph program, titled “Unspoken Gestures: The Films of […]

19 Oct 2026, 15:42 UTC

Ju Ji-hoon, Choo Young-woo Return for Netflix’s ‘The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call’ Seasons 2 and 3

Netflix is bringing back Korean medical drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” for two more rounds, with the streamer confirming that Seasons 2 and 3 are in production. In 2025, the show’s first season made the Top 10 charts in 63 countries and reached No. 1 in 18 of them. Ju Ji-hoon (“Kingdom”) is […]

19 Oct 2026, 11:40 UTC

Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ Ranks No. 2 at Global Box Office as ‘Street Fighter’ Leads

Indian superstar Rajinikanth’s Tamil-language action comedy “Jailer 2” was the second-biggest film in the world over the Oct. 16–18 weekend, grossing $31.2 million, according to Rentrak estimates. Only Paramount’s “Street Fighter,” with $51.1 million, earned more. The Nelson Dilipkumar-directed sequel opened in India on, Oct. 15, and grossed an estimated INR224 crore ($23.5 million) across […]

19 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC

Seventeen’s Jeonghan and Joshua Find Their JxJ Duo Sound on ‘Dreamscape’: ‘Right in the Middle Between Strong and Subtle’ (EXCLUSIVE)

For more than a decade, Seventeen’s Jeonghan and Joshua have shared the spotlight with 11 bandmates in one of K-pop’s best-selling groups. Now they get it to themselves with “Dreamscape,” their first album as the duo JxJ. The record is also Jeonghan’s first new music since he completed South Korea’s mandatory military service this summer. […]

19 Oct 2026, 09:39 UTC

Tiger Shroff Shooting: Three Suspects Held as Film Bodies Say Gangsters Want to ‘Terrorize’ Bollywood

Three suspects in Sunday’s shooting at Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff’s car have been taken into custody in Kota, in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, according to local media. Reports differ on whether the men have been formally arrested or only detained. Police have not publicly named them or confirmed that they fired the shots. […]

19 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC

China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Retains Top Spot Over Quiet Post-Holiday Frame as Local Titles Wind Down

Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” held onto first place at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 16–18 frame, pulling in RMB62.5 million ($9.3 million) in its second full weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Since rolling out in the late stretch of the Golden Week corridor on Oct. […]

19 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC

Busan Winner ‘Ria,’ Arvin Belarmino’s Folk-Punk Debut, Boards Lights On (EXCLUSIVE)

“Ria,” Philippines filmmaker Arvin Belarmino’s debut feature about a young woman from the folk-punk scene who takes on a property developer to save her home, has been picked up by international sales company Lights On following its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. The film picked up the Heart of Eurasia Award after […]

19 Oct 2026, 07:38 UTC

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