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Oscars: Thailand Picks ‘9 Temples to Heaven’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
Produced by Palme d'Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the comic but spiritual road movie debuted in Cannes in May and will make its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival this fall.
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Oscars: Japan Picks Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
The critically acclaimed drama will give the ‘Drive My Car’ director his second shot at the category after winning just five years ago, with Neon also planning a broader Oscars campaign for best picture, director, actress and supporting actress.
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Netflix Sets Lee Jung-eun, Kim Moo-yul for Korean Action-Noir Series ‘The Shooter’
From the director of ‘A Shop for Killers,’ the new series casts Lee Jung-eun, of 'Parasite' fame, as a woman in her 70s who is driven to pick up a gun after her grandson is attacked.
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Disney’s Lavish K-Drama ‘The Remarried Empress’ Sets Busan Premiere Ahead of November Streaming Launch
The lavish fantasy-romance, based on a wildly popular webtoon, stars Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young.
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Oscars: South Korea Picks Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ as Best Int’l Feature Submission
In an additional vote of confidence for the unreleased feature, Korea's Oscar committee said that Netflix also plans to campaign for it in the best picture category following its world premiere at Venice.
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Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn Join Crunchyroll’s Inaugural Anime Future Forum
The Oct. 7 industry summit in New York will also feature some of Japan's most powerful anime executives, including leaders from MAPPA, Toho, Shueisha and Aniplex.
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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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Neon Sets Early Premium-Format Release for Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ (Exclusive)
The Korean action spectacle, now opening on Sept. 7 at 175 large-format locations, was one of the buzziest films to emerge from this year's Cannes Film Festival, where THR's critic hailed it an “instant cult classic.”
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Busan Film Festival Sets Kim Jong-kwan’s ‘The Table: Day and Night’ as Opening Film
Described as a delicate romance that follows four couples' encounters within the same Seoul café, the film will world premiere in Busan on Oct. 6 — with star Kim Minha also hosting the opening ceremony.
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Chinese Drama ‘Take Off’ Set for U.S. Release Via Orchid Tree Media
Based on Shuang Xuetao's acclaimed novella, the film co-stars rising actor Jiang Qiming and tells the story of a man's multi-decade dream of taking flight with a homemade jetpack.
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Busan Film Festival to Honor Its Founder Kim Dong-ho with Korean Cinema Award
The 88-year-old Korean industry luminary, who founded the festival in 1996 and made his own feature directorial debut last year, will accept the prize at the Oct. 6 opening ceremony.
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China’s $300M Sleeper Hit ‘Dear You’ Unveils U.S. Trailer Ahead of September Release
Made for $2 million in a regional Chinese language with a cast of unknowns, Lan Hongchun's heartwarming family drama became the year's third-biggest release in China.
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