All Asia articles
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NewsBusan’s Asian Project Market reveals 2026 selection including Reza Rahadian, Kangdrun, Mouly Surya films
Renowned producers attached to the selection include Sylvia Chang, Anthony Chen, Patrick Mao Huang and Philippe Bober.
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NewsIndonesia cinema admissions fall 16.7% in H1 2026 despite strong local performance
The box office generated an estimated $137.75m (IDR2.48 trillion) in the first half of the year.
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NewsSouth Korea box office bounces back in H1 2026 led by ‘The King’s Warden’, ‘Project Hail Mary’
Theatrical revenue climbed 41.9% year-on-year, recovering to 94.2% of pre-pandemic levels.
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NewsKorean animation director Hur Bum-wook dies aged 43
The release of ‘Pig That Survived Foot-And-Mouth Disease’ by the rising filmmaker has been postponed.
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Reviews‘Village Of Eight Gravestones’ review: ‘Ju-on: The Grudge’ director Takashi Shimizu deftly adapts the 1940s Japanese detective novel
Matsuya Onoe stars as Japanese gumshoe Kosuke Kinaichi in this Fantasia premiere
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NewsNetflix sets theatrical releases for Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’
The film is set to open in South Korea, Australia, the US, Canada, UK-Ireland and Japan.
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NewsKorea to cap actor fees under 10% of budget for state-backed films
The initiative has been met with wariness by some in the industry.
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News‘Lucky Lu’, nine-year-old Ong Xuan Jing win at MIFFest’s Malaysia Golden Global Awards
Honorary awards went to Lee Chang-dong and Wu Jing.
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News‘Fujiko’, ‘My Name’ win top prizes at New York Asian Film Festival 2026
Kazakhstan’s ‘Turgaud’ received a special mention.
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NewsPrime Video strikes major deal with CJ ENM to bring 100+ Korean titles to India
Titles include ‘The Legend of Kitchen Soldier’, ‘Yumi’s Cells’ and ‘My Bias, My Boss’.
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NewsNa Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ holds South Korea box office lead but down 50% on opening
The action thriller made the top 10 worldwide from its performance in a single territory.
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Features‘Dear You’ director Lan Hongchun talks inspiration and reactions to his Chinese sleeper hit
The film ranks as 2026’s second biggest film at the China box office to date.
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NewsFred Tsui named executive director of Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
The industry veteran will report to Wilfred Wong.
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NewsEdko Films boards Toronto-bound Hong Kong drama ‘We Are Born Good’
The film marks the feature directorial debut of Yeung Leung Chuen.
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NewsMoebius Entertainment boards ‘Happily Ever After’ ahead of Toronto premiere
The cast includes Shuhua, the Taiwanese singer from K-pop group i-dle, in her feature debut.
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NewsChina’s summer box office hits $654m led by ‘Kung Fu Soccer’
The box office was also fired up by animated feature ‘All Wishes Come True!’
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NewsNa Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ delivers Korea’s biggest box office opening of 2026
The action thriller earned $11.4m from 1.5 million admissions.
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NewsZou Jing’s Cannes Critics’ Week title ‘A Girl Unknown’ lands multiple deals
EXCLUSIVE: The film is Zou Jing’s debut feature.
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Reviews‘Someone Special’ review: A therapist gets dangerously close to her patient in mangled Thai genre mash-up
The debut feature from Petong Sakulchai and Ariel Feng premieres at New York Asian Film Festival
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FeaturesRising Hong Kong star Angela Yuen on going from accounting to big screen awards
The actress is known for ‘The Narrow Road’, ‘Chilli Laugh Story’ and ‘Hong Kong Family’.