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Variety AsiaAsiaAnn Hui, Carlo Chatrian to Head Pingyao’s Fei Mu, Rossellini Juries The Pingyao International Film Festival has named Hong Kong director Ann Hui and Italian critic and programmer Carlo Chatrian as jury presidents of the Fei Mu Awards and the Roberto Rossellini Awards, respectively, ahead
Variety AsiaAsiaManisha Koirala Attached to Star in ‘Cowgirls & Indians,’ Set for November Texas Shoot (EXCLUSIVE) Manisha Koirala is attached to star in “Cowgirls & Indians,” an indie feature that will start shooting in November around Austin, Texas, and nearby locations. The film was formerly titled “Cowboys & Indians.” Tejal Desai
Variety AsiaAsiaBusan Market Unveils Doc Square, Launches Impact Asia as Yim Siwan Named Festival Closing Ceremony Host The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), will present Doc Square 2026 from Oct. 10-13, bringing together eight partner organizations from five countries to conn
Variety AsiaAsiaTamar AI’s TapNow Brings AI-Native Filmmaking to Venice Production Bridge With HappyHorse-Backed 10,000 Parallel Universes Films, Unveils Streamer Glanze Liu Haonan and Qiao Yuhang have been finishing each other’s stories since high school, where they drew together, talked about animation and film, and traded ideas for comics and stories of their own. More than a decade l
Variety AsiaAsiaIndonesia’s ‘2nd Miracle in Cell No. 7’ Gets Philippine Remake From Viva Communications (EXCLUSIVE) Philippine studio Viva Communications has acquired the rights to remake Indonesian film “2nd Miracle in Cell No. 7,” marking the first time an Indonesian film will be officially remade for the Philippine market. The adap
Variety AsiaAsiaEkta Kapoor, Gunjan Soni Unpack Balaji’s Five-Show, 200-Episode YouTube India Deal (EXCLUSIVE) India’s queen of television Ekta Kapoor is betting that Indian viewers walking away from appointment television will still watch long-running fiction, just on YouTube’s terms. In an interview with Variety, the Balaji Tel
Variety AsiaAsiaOnline Gaming Drives the Search for a Missing Roommate in Dong Jie’s Venice Critics’ Week Debut ‘Zoom In, Zoom Out,’ Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE) A disappearance is the engine of Dong Jie’s debut feature “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” but the Chinese director is less interested in the mystery of where his character has gone than in what his absence reveals about everyone le
Variety AsiaAsia‘Marriagetoxin’ Creators Joumyaku and Yoda Mizuki Tease Season 2: ‘There Is Plenty of Cool Action We Want You to See’ (EXCLUSIVE) A master assassin’s toughest job isn’t a kill order. It’s finding a wife. That premise carried “Marriagetoxin” from a running Shonen Jump+ series into one of the standout anime of Spring 2026, and creators Joumyaku and Y
Variety AsiaAsiaYo-Yo Ma, Pawo Choyning Dorji on ‘A Song for the Snow Lion’ as Trailer Unveiled Ahead of Telluride Bow (EXCLUSIVE) Legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Bhutanese auteur Pawo Choyning Dorji are heading to the Telluride Film Festival with “A Song for the Snow Lion,” a 21-minute short built around a Himalayan folktale about vanishing glaciers
Variety AsiaAsiaChinese Hit ‘Dear You’ Sets Wide North America Release Via Well Go USA, Clip Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE) Well Go USA Entertainment has set a wide theatrical release across the U.S. and Canada for “Dear You,” the Teochew-dialect phenomenon from director Lan Hongchun, with the company unveiling a clip ahead of the Sept. 4 ope
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