The BFI London Film Festival has announced its 10-film Official Competition, including highly anticipated new works from Hirokazu Kore-eda and Rubaiyat Hossain. The BFI London Film Festival has ...

Director Lee Ji-won returns to feature filmmaking with “Bigwang”, a family noir starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Ha Ji-won and Kim Si-ah. The story follows former baseball star Jung-gu and top... Lee Ji-won, ...

ACFM names Japan the 2026 Focus Country for Producer Hub, bringing 10 Japanese producers to Busan for pitching and international co-production meetings. The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) is ...

Joe Bum-Jin discusses Aachi and Ssipak’s influences, eight-year production, Korean animation and his plans for an AI-assisted sequel. Joe Bum-Jin is a Korean animation director best known for “Aachi ...

The 2026 edition of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival offered a particularly revealing snapshot of contemporary Philippine cinema, not simply because of the variety of genres represented in the ...

BIFF unveils a 13-film Japanese animation special as the Busan Story Market expands with new Thai and Hong Kong IP projects. The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced the 13-film ...

“Urban Ed” is an American independent drama written, directed and produced by Wade Wofford, inspired by his own experiences as an educator at an urban charter school that was closed by the state.

Tsui Hark’s “Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind” remains a ferocious mix of nihilism, social criticism and exploitation cinema. “Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind” remains one of the most ...

Joko Anwar’s two-decade career reveals a restless filmmaker blending horror, humor, violence and sharp social commentary across Indonesian genre cinema. Born in Medan, North Sumatra, Joko Anwar grew ...

Japan leaving the World Cup after a 2-1 defeat to Brazil was not one of those exits that made people laugh or shrug. It felt more like a reminder of where Japanese football sits now. Good enough to ...

Baseball player Jung-gu and movie star Nam-mi are a celebrity couple who are blissfully happy in their careers and marriage. One day, a girl named Dong-ju shows up and the couple’s lives are instantly ...

Queer Screen Film Fest has announced the full programme for its 2026 edition in Sydney. Beyond the screenings, the festival will once again host the Queer Screen Pitch Off Competition, where finalists ...