Korea & Japan
This week, I’m sharing an article I wrote for KoBiz about how Korean films are being received internationally since the pandemic. Since I wrote this, a few mid-budget Korean films have been performing relatively well at the local box office, including Pilot, Handsome Guys and Escape, which is encouraging.
Korea & Japan
Busan has selected 30 projects for this year’s Asian Project Market, including new works from previous New Currents filmmakers.
Chinese Speaking
Before signing off for a few weeks holiday, Streamlined is taking the temperature of the summer box office, along with a round-up of half-year box office results, in major Asian markets. There is so much drama currently going on in the world between wars, natural disasters, political unrest, arson attacks,
Festivals
'The Last Stop In Yuma County' scooped the Best of Bucheon Award at this year’s BIFAN, while 'Esper’s Light' took the top award in Korean Fantastic: Features.
Funding News
Busan film festival's Asian Cinema Fund has awarded funding to 13 Asian projects for 2024.
Korea & Japan
The 11th edition of the Venice Gap Financing Market has selected 61 projects from around the world.
Korea & Japan
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival has selected 37 projects for this year’s NAFF Project Market.
Korea & Japan
This year’s Cannes film festival was relatively smooth and controversy free, despite all the speculation in the run-up to the event around France’s #MeToo movement, pro-Palestinian protests and striking film festival workers. Cate Blanchett may or may not have made a classy display of Palestinian solidarity with her
Europe
Mihara Mitsuhiro’s Takano Tofu was awarded with the Golden Mulberry, while Fujita Naoya’s Confetti took the Silver Mulberry award.
Korea & Japan
As Far East Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine, northern Italy, was kicking off last week, the festival’s associated distribution company, Tucker Film, was gearing up to release Malaysian drama Abang Adik on 50 screens across Italy. Tucker Film has partnered with another Italian distributor, Academy 2, to release the
Africa
UPDATED: A list of films and their sales agents selected for Cannes, Critics Week & Directors Fortnight from Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Chinese Speaking
FEFF Udine's industry platform has selected 11 projects for its All Genres Project Market and six for its Far East In Progress section.