VR Growth, Opportunities Highlighted at Cannes Film Market

Richard Kuipers Audiences will be rooting for a working-class family to get away with manslaughter in “Sheep Without a Shepherd,” a gripping Chinese crime thriller set in small-town Thailand. Centered on an ordinary guy whose extraordinary film knowledge holds the key to keeping his family out of jail, this cleverly scripted item marks an auspicious feature debut for Malaysia-born, Taipei-based director Sam Quah.

Rebecca Davis editorAs soon as Chinese film fanatic Li heard the news earlier this month that the Cannes Film Festival had scheduled a surprise special screening for a documentary about political unrest in Hong Kong, he rushed straight to his computer to open the page for his favorite online bookstore.He already owned a copy of festival director Thierry Fremaux’s book, “Selection officielle,” but he didn’t want to miss the chance to order two more, fearing they could soon be taken off the

Rebecca Davis editor“Green Snake,” the Chinese animated sequel to the folktale adaptation “White Snake,” slithered past propaganda films to the top of the box office this weekend with a $29.7 million debut, according to Maoyan figures.The platform currently predicts that “Green Snake” will go on to gross $77.5 million, which would make it more successful than its 2019 predecessor’s $61.6 million.The new sequel brought in $2.6 million from Imax screens in China, which accounted for 9.1% of its

EXCLUSIVE: The Dances With Films festival, which had to go virtual for its 2020 edition because of the coronavirus pandemic, is returning bigger than ever this year for its 24th edition, with organizers expanding the Los Angeles-based indie film event to three weeks, from August 26-September 12.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Dear Evan Hansen,” a movie version of the hit Broadway show, will open the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.In addition, the festival’s organizers announced that Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s latest feature “One Second” will close the festival. Described as a “love letter to cinema,” the film stars Wei Fan and Xiaochuan Li and follows a man who escapes a labour camp for a glimpse of his daughter.

Spike Lee has apologized after slipping up and announcing the top winner at this year's Cannes Film Festival. On Saturday, the director announced that had won the 2021 Palme d'Or, but he was supposed to reveal a different prize winner instead. «I have no excuses.

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Shalini Dore Features News EditorThe New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center will unspool the 2021 edition Aug.

Rebecca Davis editorTen top Chinese directors have signed on to give a joint donation of RMB1 million ($155,000) to support new Chinese works and directors at the Pingyao International Film Festival, marking a vote of confidence in the festival’s future as its leadership changes hands.The helmers contributing to the fund are a who’s who list of leading Chinese directing talent, including: Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Diao Yinan, Ning Hao, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu, Chen Sicheng, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang

iOS - Android The three-minute-long animation will also be subtitled in Simplified Chinese and English.It will feature a tiger cub character reflecting the fact that 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac.Ruben said: “I feel very excited and so proud to be selected for this commission.

quartier.We follow Emilie, played in a memorable debut by Lucie Zhang, who is third generation Chinese; the character works in a call center and lives in the apartment of her ailing grandmother, who is now in a nursing home.

Anna Marie de la Fuente With the pandemic still impeding world travel, the Cannes Film Festival chose five key cities for its satellite events, with Mexico City, Beijing, Melbourne, Seoul and Tokyo screening a selection of titles world premiering at the French event.From July 8 to 16, Mexico City’s Diana arthouse cinema, of giant exhibition circuit Cinepolis, has hosted a dozen Cannes titles that were not available online.In a statement, Cannes director general Thierry Fremaux said: “This

France's most famous actors, may miss the Cannes Film Festival after testing positive for COVID-19.Seydoux has been fully vaccinated but she tested positive while working on a film, her publicist Christine Tripicchio confirmed Saturday. She is asymptomatic and isolating at home in Paris, hoping that negative tests on consecutive days could allow her to still attend the festival in the south of France.Seydoux was set to be one of the most ubiquitous stars at Cannes this year.

Lea Seydoux may not be going to the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Christopher Vourlias A host of anticipated upcoming titles from the growing Polish industry are set to hit the Cannes Film Market.Fools Director: Tomasz Wasilewski Producer: Ewa Puszczyńska (Extreme Emotions) Logline: Marlena (62) and Tomasz (42), hidden away from the world in a small seaside town, have been in a happy relationship for many years. Their intricately woven everyday life slowly begins to crumble when, against Tomasz’s will, Marlena allows her son to move in with them.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Nocturna,” an Argentinian-made fantasy film that played last month in the Shanghai International Film Festival’s midnight fantasy section, has been picked up by Chinese company Naropean.Naropean, which shares executives with HGC Entertainment, one of the more prominent Chinese IP groups, has taken rights for China, Asia and Oceania, as well as remake rights.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman-language productions on offer at the Cannes Film Market present an eclectic mix of adult drama, biting social commentary, history, comedy, kids’ pics and animation from such high-profile helmers as Stefan Ruzowitzky, Marcus H.

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Rebecca Davis editor‘Mulan’ actor Gong Li will serve as the chairman of the international jury doling out the top Tiantan Awards at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), the event said Tuesday.

Mark Cousins is kind of a film historian who makes amazing, long, expansive docs about cinema. He is best known for his 15-hour documentary from 2011, “The Story of Film: An Odyssey,” and now he’s made a follow-up to it (while it hasn’t been widely seen in the U.S.