All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 2
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NewsKorea’s Hive brings horror and hip-hop to Hong Kong (exclusive)
Horror ’The Abandoned’ is from Kwak Jieong-duk and ’Hit Hit Hit’ is directed by Kim Dong-kyu
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News‘Parasite’ stars to reunite on comedy-drama ‘My Daughter Is A Zombie’ (exclusive)
Marks the second feature of director Pil Gam-sung after 2021’s ’Hostage: Missing Celebrity’.
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NewsGregory Magne’s ‘The Musicians’ strikes a chord in Taiwan (exclusive)
The French comedy-drama opened Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous market showcase in January.
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NewsOscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land’ sets Middle East, North Africa release
A theatrical release is being planned “imminently” before it is made available via VOD.
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NewsJung Hanseok revealed as frontrunner for Busan festival director role
The Korean cinema programmer has been recommended for the long-contested position.
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NewsBarunson E&A grows non-Korean slate with Indonesian musical ‘Rangga & Cinta’
The upcoming film is a reboot of hit romance franchise ‘What’s With Love?’.
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NewsChinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ lands distribution across Europe, UK-Ireland
The animated feature has already topped $2bn at the global box office.
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NewsBong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ scores biggest Korea box office opening of 2025
The sci-fi feature starring Robert Pattinson accounted for 69% of the total revenue share at the local box office.
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NewsHong Sangsoo’s ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ lands distribution deals including France
The film, which played in Competition at Berlin, also sold to Italy, Spain, Taiwan and Greece.
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NewsUK producer Melanie Dicks dies aged 60
The award-winning producer was a champion of sustainability with credits such as ‘Run Fatboy Run’ and ’45 Years’.
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NewsSoutheast Asia VOD revenue grows 14% to $1.8bn led by Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery-owed Max makes strong debut in the region.
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NewsJapanese directors Takeshi Kushida, Shinji Araki, Naoya Kusaba talk upcoming projects in Berlin (exclusive)
The trio are meeting with potential partners at the European Film Market (EFM).
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NewsToshizo Fujiwara’s ‘The Longing’ lands sales agent ahead of Berlin premiere (exclusive)
The story centres on a couple who run a restaurant and employ ex-youth offenders to help support their rehabilitation.
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NewsMohamed Tarek appointed artistic director of Cairo International Film Festival
The film critic and programmer replaces Essam Zakaria.
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NewsBong Joon Ho, Robert Pattinson reveal how bad politicians and Steve Buscemi inspired ‘Mickey 17’
The Korean filmmaker also revealed the one genre he is scared to tackle.
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NewsKorean horror films ‘Incarnation’, ‘The Second Child’ launched by Contents Panda at EFM (exclusive)
The features aim to meet the rising appetite for horror titles from Asia.
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NewsBarunson E&A unveils Yoon Ga-eun’s ‘The World Of Love’ at EFM (exclusive)
The Korean filmmaker is known for ‘The World Of Us’, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2016.
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FeaturesEuropean market still a “challenging territory”, say Asian sellers going into EFM
Recent high-profile titles have sparked new international interest but Asian sellers still face a tough climate.
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NewsFortissimo to launch Chinese animation ‘The Girl Who Stole Time’ at EFM (exclusive)
The fantasy adventure film is set for release in China in May 2025.