All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 8
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NewsKorean cheerleading film ‘Victory’ set for North America, Asia releases
The comedy-drama starring Lee Hye-ri opened the New York Asian Film Festival.
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NewsAI drama ‘The Zebras’ set for India release through Indywood (exclusive)
The feature directed by Aneek Chaudhuri is set to be released locally in early 2025.
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NewsBarunson E&A boards beloved giant panda documentary ‘My Dearest Fu Bao’ (exclusive)
Pre-sales to begin ahead of Venice and Toronto.
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NewsJapanese hit ‘Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram’ set for UK-Ireland release (exclusive)
Marks the first time that a feature in the ‘Detective Conan’ franchise has been given a theatrical release in UK and Irish cinemas.
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NewsCivil war documentary ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ acquired for MENA ahead of Venice premiere (exclusive)
The documentary will receive its world premiere in the Giornate delgli Autori sidebar of the festival.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery teams with Jack Nguyen, sets ‘The Intern’ Korean remake
WBD has signed a first-look deal with the executive.
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NewsJohnnie To, Chiara Mastroianni join Tokyo film festival 2024 jury
Ildiko Enyedi and Ai Hashimoto also join previously announced jury head Tony Leung.
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NewsAlamiya, Front Row team on first Saudi-Turkey comedy feature ‘My Treat’
The film, also known as ‘Mahmool Makfool’, will be directed by Egyptian filmmaker Karim Abu Zeid.
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NewsKorean thriller ‘Revolver’ starring Cannes award-winner Jeon Do-yeon lands global deals (exclusive)
The feature is directed by Oh Seung-uk and also stars Ji Chang-wook of Netflix series ‘Lovestruck In The City’.
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News‘Snow In Midsummer’, ‘Grandma’ win top awards at New York Asian Film Festival
‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ star Billkin and director Pat Boonnitipat accepted the audience award in New York.
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NewsChina’s FIRST International Film Festival jury refuses to award best film prize
The jury said there was no “outstanding” or “groundbreaking” title worthy of the award.
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NewsFilmmaker Shekar Kapur appointed IFFI festival director
The director of ‘Elizabeth’ will oversee the 55th and 56th editions of the International Film Festival of India.
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NewsFantasia revenge thriller ‘Steppenwolf’ lands North America, UK distribution (exclusive)
The film is produced by Alexander Rodnyansky of Oscar-nominated ‘Leviathan’.
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NewsEight talking points from the Venice 2024 line-up
Venice 2024 will see the return of stars, a lack of streaming titles, and a slight improvement in the number of female directors.
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NewsKorea’s Plus M closes deals for Toronto title ‘Love In The Big City’ ahead of world premiere (exclusive)
The romantic drama stars Kim Go-eun of box office hit ‘Exhuma’ and is directed by E.oni.
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NewsVenice Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up
21-strong Competition includes new films from Todd Phillips, Pedro Almodovar, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Luca Guadagino, Pablo Larrain and Justin Kurzel.
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FeaturesNicholas Tse on the state of Hong Kong’s film industry and moving into directing
The action star received the Screen International Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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NewsIndian box office tops $600m in first half of 2024 led by ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
Marked a 3% increase on the same period in 2023.
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FeaturesHong Kong star Tai Bo’s journey from Bruce Lee to the next ‘Cold War’ (exclusive)
The actor received the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).
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NewsImax forges first partnership with leading Saudi exhibitor Muvi Cinemas
Four Imax screens to open across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran.