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A family torn apart by the unsolved murder of their young daughter tries to keep living day to day in “One Fine Day,” a Malaysian drama from director Tan Seng Kiat with Asian film icon Sylvia Chang aboard as executive producer. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan […]
Three filmmakers at the forefront of China’s women-led cinema boom – Shao Yihui, Yang Lina and Yin Lichuan – have new titles on the slate of sales agent Parallax Films, which is shopping them to buyers at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan. In the short “Winning at Sleep,” Shao turns her […]
A homecare nurse whose working day stretches from 12 hours to 72 sits at the center of “Selvi,” the first feature from Tamil filmmaker Sailesh Rathnakumar, which premieres in the Busan International Film Festival’s Vision–Asia section. Anjali Patil plays the title role and produces through her banner Anahat Films. Rathnakumar wrote the screenplay with cinematographer […]
A villager maimed by a mining blast and his wife’s fight for compensation open up a story of exploitation, complicity and indigenous belief in “Veil of Dust,” the new project from “Rapture” director Dominic Sangma. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & […]
For several years after the biggest run of her career, Moon Choi, known in Korea as Choi Hee-seo, kept her trophies out of sight. The haul was substantial. Her turn as Japanese anarchist Kaneko Fumiko in “Anarchist from Colony” swept Korea’s new actress prizes, and her lead role in independent feature “Our Body,” which bowed […]
Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias’ Locarno-winning “The Riverbank” has taken Best Fiction Feature Film at this year’s Rio Film Festival, with Eryk Rocha’s “Elza” scoring Best Documentary Feature Film. The awards were handed out tonight at an imposing ceremony at Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Odeon cinema. “The Riverbank” is set in Recife and follows young […]
Quentin Tarantino’s first-ever stage play, “The Popinjay Cavalier” starring Sacha Baron Cohen, will open at London’s Phoenix Theatre in March. Written and directed by Tarantino, the play — described as a “swashbuckling comedy” — will hold previews from Feb. 23, with opening night set for March 18. It’s set to run for three months, closing […]
A boy’s devotion to his uncle, a man with an intellectual disability, curdles into shame as he grows up and away from home in “Uncle,” the first feature written and directed by Taiwan’s Yen Hao-hsuan. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents & […]
“Demon Hunters,” Mei-Juin Chen’s India-Taiwan action-comedy, will open in cinemas across the Netherlands on Oct. 29 via LAX Entertainment, extending a run that began theatrically in Taiwan and continued on streaming and digital platforms in India and the U.S. LAX chief Soeniel Sewnarain has lined up screens with leading Dutch exhibitors, among them Pathé and […]
Sri Kishore has set his supporting cast for “The Grand Tribute,” adding Sham Kaki, QBobo, Virginia Lau, Ahstisham Ahmad and Jayan Yvette C. Marquez alongside Hong Kong veterans Law Kar-ying and Paw Hee-ching, with the Hong Kong shoot underway. The story follows a Cantonese opera performer in his 70s staging one final show as a […]
Thai horror hit “Rinrada: The Influencer,” which stars Yoshi Rinrada in her first horror lead, has closed distribution deals in Asia and the Middle East around its North American debut at Screamfest. The story centers on an influencer whose life is wrecked by an online pile-on. She comes back as a ghost with little time […]
At content showcase Mipcom on Sunday, creator Dhar Mann – who has 170 million followers on YouTube – spoke about his partnerships with Hollywood studios, how he intends to launch one new series every single month on his YouTube channel, and his vision for Creator City in Los Angeles. In some respects, Mann’s production company […]
A journalist stripped of her Indonesian citizenship in 1965 comes home decades later to children who grew up without her in “Casparina,” the second feature from actor-director Reza Rahadian, inspired by the life of his grandmother Francisca Casparina Fanggidaej. The project is part of the Asian Project Market, which runs within the Busan International Film […]
During a panel discussion at MipJunior in Cannes on Sunday, Ayo Davis, president of Disney’s Kids & Family division, reflected on how the studio was responding to the disruption in viewing habits among younger viewers, including working with some of the same creators who are contributing to that disruption. “I think we can all probably […]
Brazilian media powerhouse Globo arrives at Mipcom with “To Love is to Care,” its latest primetime telenovela by lauded author Walcyr Carrasco. The melodrama stars a roster of some of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, including Chay Suede, Letícia Colin, Tony Ramos and Antônio Fagundes. The market marks Globo’s introduction of the telenovela to the international […]
Robert Pattinson delighted London Film Festival on Sunday night as he introduced his latest film, “Primetime,” to an eager audience at BFI Imax. Sporting a dark grey suit and slicked-back hair, Pattinson explained why he decided to come on board the psychological thriller not only as its lead — he portrays former “To Catch a […]
Globo has sold to the BBC “Blood Red – Under the Moonlight,” a teen werewolf/vampire love triangle thriller now bound for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. The biggest new announcement at a packed Mipcom Globo Showcase on Sunday evening, the BBC deal marks a milestone for Globo streaming service Globoplay, the first time a Globoplay […]
Javier Bardem’s “Skyfall” villain Raoul Silva is widely considered to be one of the best James Bond baddies across the entire franchise, a sadistic and flirtatious cyber-terrorist with bleached-blond locks who gave 007 arguably his most homoerotic scene to date. “We are the last two rats. We can either eat each other, or eat everyone […]
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has overtaken “Avatar: The Way of Water” in local-currency terms to become the highest-grossing international release in Korean box office history, with a cumulative KRW139.2 billion ($101.5 million) as of Oct. 11. The Universal release now ranks as the top Hollywood title ever in the territory. Only two Korean films have […]
Stop-motion animation is a notoriously time-consuming method to make a film, with most features taking several years of painstakingly detailed work by vast teams of creatives. But few have likely taken as long as Laika’s sweeping fantasy epic “Wildwood,” which had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday. Speaking on stage […]
