‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’, Korean Film Focusing on Gender Divide, Tops South Korea’s Box Office
A movie based on a controversial best-selling novel that chronicled the everyday sexism faced by women topped South Korea’s box office...
SeaShorts Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates and Theme
The SeaShorts Film Festival has announced the dates and city for its fourth edition in 2020, which will take place from...
India’s Film Bazaar Reveals Strong Slate for Co-Production Market
India’s Film Bazaar, South Asia’s leading film project market, has revealed a 14-strong slate spanning Asia, Europe and the U.S. for...
‘Furie’, Highest Grossing Vietnamese Movie of All Time, Screened in South Korea
Vietnamese blockbuster Hai Phuong (Furie) was introduced at a South Korean film festival showing films from Southeast Asia. Furie was the...
China’s Tencent, India’s Times Internet Lead $110M Investment in Indian Streamer MX Player
Chinese internet giant Tencent is leading a $110 million investment in Indian streamer MX Player along with Times Internet, which already...
Indonesia’s Edwin and Philippines’ Laz Diaz Among Purin Pictures’ Latest Grant Recipients
Purin Pictures announced that four projects – three fiction and one documentary – would receive production grants ($30,000 for fiction and...
Donnie Yen To Be In Singapore for IP MAN 4: THE FINALE Star Tour
Shaw Organisation is proud to announce that Donnie Yen will be in town for the Ip Man 4: The Finale《葉問 4：完结篇》...
Which Cameras Were Used to Shoot Horror Films In 2019?
2019 has seen some very exciting titles grace not only the big screen but VOD platforms, as well. (And we've still...
Tencent Nabs Rights to ‘Blossoms’ Series Produced by Wong Kar-Wai
Wong Kar-wai is producing a new web series called Blossoms for Chinese Internet giant Tencent. The project precedes a future feature...
Building the ‘Parasite’ House: How Bong Joon Ho and His Team Made the Year’s Best Set
Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or-winning Parasite has been praised for its deep insight into class warfare, but its set...
‘Nowhere Man’: Netflix’s First Mandarin Original Is the Story of a Father Escaping from Death Row to Rescue His Kidnapped Son
In a quest to take over Asian audiences, Netflix first took an interest in Korean and Japanese dramas. Following their success,...
Canceled ‘Shusenjo’ Festival Screening Sparks Freedom of Speech Outrage in Japan
Leading Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters, The Truth) has criticized the decision by the little-known Kawasaki Shinyuri Film Festival to cancel...