All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 7
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FeaturesWhy Malaysian censors cleared sensitive riot drama ‘Snow In Midsummer’ (exclusive)
Chong Keat Aun’s award-winning feature is the first local film about Kuala Lumpur’s tragic race riots of May 1969 to secure a release.
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Features‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ producer talks Thai breakout hit (exclusive)
GDH 559 producer Vanridee Pongsittisak reveals the origins of the hit film and its box office success.
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NewsTaiwan’s GrX Studio appoints Dennis Wu, Ho Shing Ming to grow international collaboration
The Taipei-based company recently produced a second season of ’The Victims’ Game’.
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NewsTaiwan’s Hope Marketing sells Bifan drama ‘Who’ll Stop The Rain’ (exclusive)
The firm has also closed a deal for documentary ‘In Search of A Mixed Identity’.
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NewsHong Kong box office down 17% in first half of 2024 despite local hit
The record-breaking performance of ‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ could not offset a challenging start to the year.
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NewsChinese box office down 9% in first half of 2024; June lowest month
Ticket sales from the first half of the year were the lowest since 2016.
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News‘Indera’ to open Malaysia film festival, Hirokazu Kore-eda to receive honour
Two Hong Kong features, Ho Miu Ki’s Love Lies and Nick Cheung’s Peg O’ My Heart to close festival.
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NewsKazakhstan’s ‘The Divorce’ wins at Shanghai’s Golden Goblet Awards
The jury was led by Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung.
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NewsZombie films from Indonesia and Philippines unveiled at Netflix’s Southeast Asia showcase
The Southeast Asia showcase was held on June 13 in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta.
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NewsChina’s Parallax takes Shanghai title ‘Qian Tang River’ (exclusive)
This is the feature debut for director Wan Bo.
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NewsTaipei Film Festival drops jury head Wang Xiaoshuai
A local film blog linked the death of Hu Bo in 2017 to his producer Wang.
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NewsBeijing Hugoeast Media boards Shanghai competition title ‘Vicissitude’ from Japan (exclusive)
Marks the first Japanese title for the Beijing-based company.
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NewsShanghai film festival reveals 2024 competition line-up
Includes the latest features by Guan Hu, Wei Shujun, Gu Changwei and Zhang Dalei.
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News‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ breaks Indonesia box office records (exclusive)
The Thai family drama has now surpassed 2 million admissions in Indonesia.
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News‘Kurak’ set up as first France-Kyrgyzstan co-production (exclusive)
It is set in the capital Bishkek, using locations where the real events took place.
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NewsTsui Hark’s ‘Shanghai Blues’ sells to France (exclusive)
The film received its 40th anniversary screening in Cannes Classics with star Sylvia Chang in attendance.
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News‘Twilight of The Warriors: Walled In’ set for a prequel and sequel (exclusive)
The two films will reunite filmmaker Soi Cheang with producers John Chong and Wilson Yip.
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NewsThailand’s BrandThink unveils thriller ‘Lublae, Khaeng Khoi’, boxing doc ‘5th Round’ (exclusive)
The features are being introduced to buyers at the Cannes market.
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NewsHong Kong-Asia fund delivers first awards to Stanley Kwan, Shunsuke Koga projects
The titles are ’All The Things We Have Done Wrong That Led Us To This’ and ’38.83’.
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