All articles by Silvia Wong 2b1k27
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NewsParallax picks up Tokyo titles ‘Pavane For An Infant’, ‘Underground’ (exclusive) 1o314e
Both are set to world premiere at the festival.
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News‘The Cats Of Gokogu Shrine’ lands Europe, ANZ sales ahead of LFF screening (exclusive) 221u4i
The Japanese documentary premiered at the Berlinale.
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NewsDiversion boards ‘I, The Song’ from Bhutan's Dechen Roder (exclusive) 86m4u
The film is understood to be lined up for a European film festival premiere.
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News‘Cesium Fallout’ starring Andy Lau lands North America, Asia deals (exclusive) t2c5r
Negotiations are ongoing for Australia and New Zealand, CIS and .
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NewsAsia’s buyers back in force at ACFM as Busan considers earlier date in 2025 (exclusive) e2q4o
The market looks to report its biggest numbers in five years, even in the face of major budget cuts.
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NewsTaiwan’s GrX Studio to unveil $50m fund and ‘The Photo From 1977’ cast oy5q
The fun will cover 20 titles and aims to expand the Taipei-based company’s footprint across the Asia Pacific region.
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FeaturesWhy China’s Du Jie chose to make ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’ in Japan 6c3d1b
The film will world premiere in Busan’s New Currents competition
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NewsVeteran producer Patrick Mao Huang launches China-based firm Eyes Wide Open (exclusive) 3i6h2a
Its debut feature is Busan New Currents competitor ’As The River Goes By’.
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NewsTaiwan’s Applause launching Sylvia Chang-produced ‘Measure In Love’ at ACFM (exclusive) 1g4j1d
The feature stars Angela Yuen and Hsu Kuang-Han.
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NewsBlossoms brings ‘Octopus With Broken Arms’, ‘The Unseen Sister’ to ACFM (exclusive) 6b1qi
Midi Z directs ‘The Unseen Sister’, which is set to play in competition at Tokyo.
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FeaturesHong Kong’s First Feature Film Initiative showcasing projects at ACFM 2l2v66
Hong Kong’s First Feature Film Initiative will spotlight several projects at the market, drumming up visibility for new titles from emerging directors.
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News‘For Rana’ Iranian director Iman Yazdi absent from Busan film festival amid escalating conflict (exclusive) 5e3c4o
The filmmaker has seen his travel plans disrupted due to heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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News‘Grandma’ producers GDH 559 to remake Taiwan hit ‘Marry My Dead Body’ with Billkin and PP (exclusive) 6h4s42
‘The Red Envelope’ will be a Thai adaptation of the blockbuster feature from Taiwan.
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FeaturesBusan 2024: The buzz titles from Hong Kong 5q4gt
A $50m action thriller with an all-star cast and the first film from Hong Kong to compete in New Currents since 2017 are among the features set for this year’s festival and market.
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News‘Dead Talents Society’ leads Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards nominations 545570
Tom Lin’s ‘Yen And Ai-Lee’ and Geng Jun’s ‘Bel Ami’ also frontrunners.
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NewsDistribution Workshop to launch Juno Mak’s ‘Sons Of The Neon Night’ at ACFM 3j156x
The cop action thriller will star Taiwanese-Japanese superstar Takeshi Kaneshiro.
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FeaturesBusan film festival going bigger despite slashed budget and ongoing challenges 693k1g
Busan International Film Festival has an expanded programme and a new audience award for documentaries, even in the face of funding cuts and ongoing challenges.
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FeaturesPingyao 2024: profiles of seven debut features in Hidden Dragons competition 2m4d69
The section showcases Chinese-language first or second feature films.
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FeaturesJia Zhangke on plans to grow Pingyao film festival while remaining intimate 1596b
The festival’s 8th edition will screen 51 films including 17 world premieres.
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NewsDong Zijian’s ‘My Friend An Delie’ picked up by Rediance ahead of Tokyo competition (exclusive) 3h1x37
Chinese actor Dong makes his directorial feature debut with the drama, which will premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival.