As the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) concludes its fifth edition, the event has reaffirmed its role as a significant platform for the creative industry on the island – and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. With a focus on collaboration and cultural representation, TCCF 2024 brought to light three key trends that reflect Taiwan’s evolving position […]

In a move to bolster film preservation across borders, India’s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) is teaming with French diplomatic missions in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives on a two-year project dubbed FISCH (France-India-Sri Lanka Cine Heritage). Supported by the French Embassy and the French Institute in India, alongside the French Embassy in Sri Lanka […]

Ellen Kuras’ Kate Winslet-starrer “Lee” is set to open the inaugural Women and World International Film Festival in London, with the Oscar winner’s portrayal of war photographer Lee Miller anchoring the Nov. 21 premiere. The screening, which comes on the heels of the film’s Nov. 1 Sky Cinema release, will be followed by a Q&A […]

Comedy-horror series project “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” and education-themed “The Top Percentile” emerged as major winners at the 2024 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) pitching sessions, securing three awards each. “Pontianaks in Taiwan,” from the creative team of Goh Ming Siu, Karl Gan and Holly Chan, won the MyVideo Initiative Award, the Taigi TV Award and […]

Pan-Indian star Prabhas has signed a three-picture pact with production banner Hombale Films, following their collaboration on “Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire.” The deal, which includes the upcoming “Salaar Part 2” and two additional features, represents one of the largest talent-studio partnerships in Indian cinema. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The agreement […]

A new film festival titled Chinese Cinema Today is set to launch in Japan, featuring 15 Chinese films including four Japanese premieres. The program, running Nov. 22-Dec. 12 at Tokyo’s Cinelibre Ikebukuro before moving to Osaka (Dec. 13-26), spotlights both commercial hits and festival favorites from mainland China’s growing film industry. The festival is structured […]

Toonz Media Group has teamed with Evolutionary Films and Mojo Global Arts on “Minibots,” a new animated feature targeting family audiences, with “Mulan” director Tony Bancroft at the helm. The project, set for release in 2026, was unveiled for pre-sales at AFM 2024. “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” scribe Michael Ferris wrote the screenplay, […]

Film Bazaar, the film market that runs alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, is partnering with Film Independent’s Global Media Makers program to launch a television writing workshop led by “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Army Wives” writer-producer Marlana Hope and Indian filmmaker Bikas Mishra, director of upcoming feature “Bayaan.” The four-day Episodic Storytelling […]

MEGASTAR, MAESTRO Veteran Indian actor Kamal Haasan‘s 234th film “Thug Life,” directed by Mani Ratnam, has locked a worldwide theatrical release for June 5, 2025. The announcement came on Haasan’s birthday alongside a first-look teaser featuring the actor as his character Rangaraya Sakthivel Nayakar. The pair previously teamed on gangster epic “Nayakan” (1987). The film […]

At the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, leading Taiwanese actors Wu Ke-Xi, J.C. Lin, Kai Ko, and Esther Liu offered candid insights into their experiences working on international co-productions, discussing everything from language barriers to cultural differences in approaching intimate scenes. Wu shared her experience working on Berlinale title “Black Tea” with director Abderrahmane Sissako, describing […]

“Don’t Worry About Vampire,” a fantastical comedy that explores Taiwan’s cultural identity through the lens of vampire-human relations, is being pitched at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) by writer-director Chen Ho-yu. The film will follow a bumbling protagonist who saves a vampire princess and becomes an overnight sensation, only to watch his hometown transform into […]

Taiwan’s submission for the 97th Academy Awards international feature race, “Old Fox,” emerged from director Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s own parental challenges in explaining fairness and justice to his children. “About 10 years ago, when my kids were around the same age as the children in the film, they started asking me difficult questions, such as whether […]

Philippines filmmaker Joel Ruiz and producer Maria Madonna Tarrayo are pitching their anthology series “Love at 310” at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), bringing an intimate look at relationships through stories set in a Manila love motel. “All the stories in ‘Love at 310’ are inspired by real stories from people in my life,” […]

Taiwan’s Calendar Studios is advancing its production slate with two new projects: “Call of Lobster,” a cross-border action-comedy, and crime series “The Scammers,” both unveiled at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF). “Call of Lobster,” helmed by “Man in Love” director Yin Chen-Hao, draws inspiration from a real-life story about a Taiwanese lobster farmer who […]

Indian production house Phantom Studios is preparing a diverse slate of theatrical releases, CEO Srishti Behl revealed during the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), where she is serving as a jury member. Leading the lineup is the Hindi-language remake of Tamil-language smash “Love Today,” titled “Loveyapa,” scheduled for a February 2025 release. The studio is […]

ROMANTIC RESURRECTION India’s Yash Raj Films is mounting an international re-release of Yash Chopra‘s “Veer Zaara” to mark the film’s 20th anniversary, with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer set to play on 600 screens worldwide starting Nov. 7. The 2004 romance, which features Khan alongside Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji, will make its theatrical debut […]

It was standing room only as the follow-up to 2019 Taiwanese series “The World Between Us” debuted its teaser at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), with “Meteor Garden” star Vic Chou leading an ensemble cast. The series, set for a 2025 release, comes after five years of script development. The story opens with an arson […]

India’s Maddock Films is expanding its successful horror-comedy universe with “Thama,” starring Ayushmann Khurrana in his first venture into the genre. The film, due a 2025 theatrical release during the Diwali holiday frame, marks a departure for the universe by incorporating a love story element. “I’m excited that Dinesh Vijan feels this is the best […]

Universal’s “The Wild Robot” reclaimed the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in its third weekend, earning £2.179 million ($2.8 million) for a cumulative total of £11.6 million ($15 million), per numbers from Comscore. Sony’s “Venom: The Last Dance” stayed close behind in second place with £2.175 million in its sophomore frame, […]