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  • Philippine-Italian Sales Alliance Targets Indie Film Buyers in Asia, Europe and North America (EXCLUSIVE)
  • ACFM Chief Ellen YD Kim Talks AI Development; Korean Recovery; Market Spotlights On Thailand & Japan
  • Busan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers Close Ranks

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variety.com /1 week ago

Philippine-Italian Sales Alliance Targets Indie Film Buyers in Asia, Europe and North America (EXCLUSIVE)

A new Philippine-Italian sales alliance aims to put independent films in front of buyers in Asia, Europe and North America. Fire & Ice Media, the Philippine producer and sales...

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deadline.com /1 week ago

ACFM Chief Ellen YD Kim Talks AI Development; Korean Recovery; Market Spotlights On Thailand & Japan

Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the industry platform of Busan International Film Festival, launched three new programs last year, which are starting to yield results as t...

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variety.com /6 days ago

Busan Takeaways: Record Crowds Meet a Political Storm as Asia’s Producers Close Ranks

The Busan International Film Festival drew its largest film audience in more than a decade at its 31st edition, which ran Oct. 6–15, while a political firestorm over a Korean box o...

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variety.com /1 week ago

Busan Market Chief Ellen Y.D. Kim Plots Year-Round ACFM 365 Platform, Warns Public Funding Has Stalled

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) should grow beyond its four days in Busan into a platform that runs all year, director Ellen Y.D. Kim tells Variety. She adds that publi...

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variety.com /1 week ago

UTA and Gold House Set Partnership to Build Asia-Hollywood Bridge (EXCLUSIVE)

UTA and Gold House are joining forces at the Busan International Film Festival and in Seoul this month, marking the Asian Pacific advocacy organization’s first official foray into...

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deadline.com /2 weeks ago

Vietnam’s Mockingbird Launches Horror Duo & Comedy Drama ‘The Happiest Cell’ At Busan’s ACFM

EXCLUSIVE: Mockingbird Pictures is launching three new titles at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market, heading a slate of horror, supernatural mystery, comedy and family drama...

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webwire.com /1 month ago

Creative Asia Returns to BIFF, Bringing Diverse Programming to Nurture Asia's Emerging Filmmakers for a Third Year

Netflix, in partnership with the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), is bringing Creative Asia back for a third consecutive year — its biggest edition yet, with programming d...

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variety.com /5 days ago

‘Renoir’ Producers Join Asia-Europe Co-Production Panel at Tokyo Market as Japanese Accelerator Atmovie Global Track Par...

Producers behind Hayakawa Chie’s Cannes competition title “Renoir” are among the speakers at a session on Asia-Europe co-production at Tokyo’s TIFFCOM market on Oct. 30, as Japanes...

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variety.com /1 week ago

Vietnamese Horror ‘Arithmadtic’ Leads Bee Entertainment’s Busan Market Slate, With New Film From ‘The Corpse’ Director

Psychological horror “Arithmadtic,” set in an elite international school, leads a genre-heavy slate that Vietnam’s Bee Entertainment is presenting to buyers at Busan’s Asian Conten...

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variety.com /1 week ago

Vietnamese Supernatural Horror ‘Bloodline: The Curse Within’ Heads to Busan Market With Mockingbird Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese supernatural horror film “Bloodline: The Curse Within” will be introduced to international buyers by Mockingbird Pictures at the Asian Contents & Film Market (AC...

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nbcdfw.com /1 month ago

Inaugural Dallas Asian American Film Festival showcases local stories, growing community in North Texas

The inaugural Dallas Asian American Film Festival has sold out before its first screening, a milestone organizers say reflects a growing appetite for independent film and for stori...

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indiewire.com /3 days ago

American Film Market Will Rethink Networking Through Partnership with Indie Creator Platform Callo

Exclusive: AFM will offer badge holders access to the operating system to enable filmmakers to more easily connect with buyers, financiers, and sales agents.

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variety.com /6 days ago

Singapore Media Festival Launches Creator Summit as Asia TV Forum Adds AI Zone, Microdrama Focus

The Singapore Media Festival will add a dedicated creator economy event to its lineup this year, launching the Asia Creator Summit alongside the long-running Asia TV Forum & Ma...

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variety.com /1 week ago

Cambodian Remake of Korean Mother-Daughter Drama ‘Wedding Dress’ Leads Abnormal Studios’ Busan Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

A Phnom Penh-set reworking of Kwon Hyung-jin’s 2010 South Korean drama “Wedding Dress” is the lead title for Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios at this year’s Asian Contents & Film Ma...

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deadline.com /1 week ago

Vietnam’s V Studios Seals Multiple Deals On ‘Red Woman’ Including Sales To North America & Japan

EXCLUSIVE: V Studios, the Vietnamese production arm of Korean exhibitor CJ CGV, has closed multiple deals on supernatural fantasy Red Woman, including sales to NewGates Corporation...

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variety.com /1 week ago

‘Squid Game’ Producer Reads Founding Declaration as Asian Independent Producers Form Cross-Border Alliance at Busan

Independent producers from five Asian territories joined forces on Sunday, launching the Asian Producers Alliance (APA) at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents &a...

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variety.com /2 weeks ago

Danny and Oxide Pang’s Josie Ho-Starring Supernatural Thriller ‘The Mage’ Sets Busan Market Debut With Abnormal Studios...

Danny and Oxide Pang’s supernatural crime thriller “The Mage,” starring Josie Ho, is being introduced to international buyers at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Conte...

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filmneweurope.com /1 month ago

International Film Distribution Summit 2026 Joins Forces with Marché du Film

HAMBURG: The Marché du Film will become an official partner of the International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS) for its upcoming 5th edition, which will be held 29 September – 1 O...

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variety.com /1 month ago

Asian Male Pageantry Gets Unscripted Competition Series Based on Microdrama-Turned-Feature Franchise ‘Rags 2 Richmond’ (...

Viral Nation and Media Trifecta have teamed up to develop an unscripted competition series built around Octagon Metatainment’s “Rags 2 Richmond” franchise. Buyers will get their fi...

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indiewire.com /1 month ago

How the New American Repertory Boom Is Reinventing the Asian Film Canon

IndieWire talks to the folks at Big World Pictures, Kani Releasing, Arbelos, and more about how Asian classics by Wayne Wang, Tsai Ming-liang, Toshio Matsumoto, and more are making...

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deadline.com /1 week ago

‘A Chronicle Of Minor Things’ & ‘Goldfish’ Among Award Winners At Busan’s Asian Project Market

A Chronicle Of Minor Things, from Indian filmmaker Tribeny Rai, picked up the APM Busan Award and the Sorfond Award at the close of this year’s Asian Project Market in Busan. The j...

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

Busan Film Festival Sets 23 Titles for Vision Korea, Vision Asia Sections

Busan has selected 12 Korean indies and 11 films from emerging directors from across Asia for its 2026 edition, with the main competition lineup still to come.

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deadline.com /1 month ago

Mandarin Vision Takes On Sales For Lee Yun Chan’s Busan Competition Title ‘To Be Ordinary’

Taiwanese production and sales outfit Mandarin Vision has acquired worldwide sales rights (excluding Taiwan and China) for Lee Yun Chan’s To Be Ordinary, which is set to receive it...

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indiewire.com /1 month ago

TIFF Finally Has a Formal Film Market, but Sellers and Buyers Still Don’t Know What to Expect

The inaugural TIFF Market is bringing hundreds of buyers up north for the first time in years, but could it slow sales for festival titles or result in more packages this fall?

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