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Japan attracting international film productions despite challenges 4vqf
A new incentive has been awarded to six projects this year, including Brendan Fraser vehicle ‘Rental Family’
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Iqbal H Chowdhury of Busan award-winner ‘The Wrestler’ readies ‘Dhakar Nagin’ 3mh6k
The horror drama musical is being pitched at Busan’s Asian Project Market.
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Producers Guild of Korea launches ‘hotline’ to aid international co-productions 1u39m
The initiative is aimed at international producers seeking Korean co-production.
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Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ wins two at Asia Contents Awards 596944
Further big winners include Netflix’s ‘Cigarette Girl’ and ‘Mask Girl’ as well as Taiwan’s ‘Imperfect Us’.
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Veteran producer Patrick Mao Huang launches China-based firm Eyes Wide Open (exclusive) 1f2mo
Its debut feature is Busan New Currents competitor ’As The River Goes By’.
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Taiwan’s Applause launching Sylvia Chang-produced ‘Measure In Love’ at ACFM (exclusive) 374a50
The feature stars Angela Yuen and Hsu Kuang-Han.
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Showbox launches ‘Us And Them’ remake and ‘The Verdict’ at Busan ACFM (exclusive) 5x3e32
The Chinese version of ‘Us And Them’ proved a box office hit when released in 2018.
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Blossoms brings ‘Octopus With Broken Arms’, ‘The Unseen Sister’ to ACFM (exclusive) 4dp2a
Midi Z directs ‘The Unseen Sister’, which is set to play in competition at Tokyo.
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Kore-eda-produced project among four showcased by Japan in Busan (exclusive) 3l3bp
‘That Drive’ will be the debut film of Miyoh Yamaura.
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Netflix unveils 2025 Korea film slate including first Korean-language animated feature 2i5f29
Directors of seven titles spoke at an event during Busan International Film Festival.
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Japan’s Gaga to launch star-packed anthology ‘At The Bench’ at ACFM (exclusive) 1t5621
The cast includes ‘Godzilla Minus One’ star Ryunosuke Kamiki and Hirokazu Kore-eda regular Suzu Hirose.
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‘Grandma’ producers GDH 559 to remake Taiwan hit ‘Marry My Dead Body’ with Billkin and PP (exclusive) 6t103q
‘The Red Envelope’ will be a Thai adaptation of the blockbuster feature from Taiwan.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’ headed to UK-Ire, , Asia (exclusive) 656c3e
The director picked up an honorary award in Busan and the film is Japan’s selection for the Oscars.
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‘For Rana’ Iranian director Iman Yazdi absent from Busan film festival amid escalating conflict (exclusive) 475i7
The filmmaker has seen his travel plans disrupted due to heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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K-Movie expands non-Korean slate with Thai animation ‘Synchronize’ (exclusive) 1w5d59
Marks the second Thai feature boarded by the sales and production outfit.
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The film reunites the writers and stars of ‘Extreme Job’, the highest grossing Korean comedy feature to date.
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’s classification body slaps under-18s ban on ‘Terrifier 3’ in first ruling of its kind for a horror film in nearly 20 years 3m6s11
Slasher’s French distributors say decision “will severely hamper the release of the film”.
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Paramount adjusts November release date for awards prospect ‘September 5’; sets Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’ for 2025 56b5p
Untitled Smurfs Animated Musical to open wide on July 18; Untitled Naked Gun August 1.
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Pedro Almodóvar to receive Film at Lincoln Center’s 50th Chaplin Award t3k6c
Tribute ceremony set for April 28, 2025.
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Sony Pictures Classics acquires TIFF premiere ‘The Penguin Lessons’ for multiple territories 5s487
Lionsgate to distribute in the UK. Rocket Science handles international sales.