Anthony Chen, Fruit Chan and Marco Mueller are among the filmmakers producing projects from emerging filmmakers at this year’s HAF.
Category: KOREA & JAPAN
Streamlined Returns; Summer Streaming Summary; Festival Circuit Redux
As growth begins to stall in more mature markets, the streamers are increasing their focus on producing Asian content.
FESTIVALS: ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ wins best film at BiFan
Goran Stolevski’s horror drama You Won’t Be Alone took best film at this year’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
So that was Cannes 2022: a return to the new normal
A summary of the major trends to emerge at this year’s Cannes film festival, from the sales business to global production incentives and beyond.
ROUND-UP: Major sales deals out of this year’s Cannes market
A summary of the major sales deals announced at this year’s Cannes market on films originating from Asia & Middle East.
FESTIVALS: Park Chan-wook, Song Kang-ho win major Cannes awards
Korean talent took two of the top awards, with Park Chan-wook winning best director and Song Kang-ho taking best actor.
FESTIVALS: Korean, Chinese films triumph at Far East Film Festival
Lee Jang-hoon’s Miracle: Letters To The President was presented with the Golden Mulberry, while China’s Return To Dust and Too Cool To Kill took multiple awards.
STREAMING UPDATES: Amazon India slate, Tokyo Vice sales, CJ ENM Studios
APRIL 2022: Rolling updates of the latest streaming content announcements from Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Will Asia’s distribution landscape ever return to normal?
Panellists at Udine’s Focus Asia event debated whether Asia’s theatrical market will ever rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
How much can Netflix grow in Asia Pacific?; Arab titles join Cannes line-up; South Indian cinema strikes again
Netflix in Asia; Arab titles join Cannes line-up; K.G.F.: Chapter 2 becomes a global hit.