Category Archives: News
Global Players Flock to FilMart as Asian Entertainment Market Transforms Into Content Powerhouse
As Hong Kong FilMart 2025 kicks off, Asia’s premier entertainment marketplace is setting new benchmarks for regional and global industry collaboration, with expanded international participation ...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
‘Journey to the West’ Animated Film Trilogy Set at Stars Collective (EXCLUSIVE)
Stars Collective Film Entertainment Group is mounting an ambitious animated film trilogy based on “Journey to the West,” one of China’s four great classical novels, the company revea...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
Japan’s Kadokawa Unveils Two New Asian-Focused Titles at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
Japan’s Kadokawa is set to make a splash at this year’s Hong Kong FilMart with two new titles aimed at the Asian market, both featuring stars with strong regional appeal. The first offerin...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
Hong Kong Veteran Stanley Kwan Backs Rotterdam Winner Zheng Lu Xinyuan’s ‘A Stranger at My Door’
Hong Kong veteran filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam-pang has thrown his weight behind “A Stranger at My Door,” the sophomore fiction feature from director Zheng Lu Xinyuan. The film is selected f...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
Visit Films Unveils Multiple Deals at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
New York-based Visit Films has revealed multiple international deals for its diverse slate of independent films at Hong Kong FilMart, ranging from sci-fi thrillers to music documentaries. Kelly O̵...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
Studio 100 Rides Animation Wave as Hong Kong Market Takes Aim at Booming Toons
The gobsmacking success of Chinese animated feature "Ne Zha 2," which recently topped $2 billion in China to become the first ever to break that record in a single market, has got toon-makers in Asia,...
Clifford Coonan Mar 16, 2025
Hong Kong’s FilMart Gets Animated as More Toons Join Project Market Lineup
Asian animation continues to evolve and grow its profile on the global stage in both artistic and commercial terms. That is perhaps most evident at this year’s Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Fo...
Jamie Lang Mar 16, 2025
‘Snow White’ First Reactions Praise Film as a ‘Visual Feast’ and One of Disney’s ‘Best Live-Action Remakes in Years’
Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake has finally been unveiled at the movie’s Hollywood premiere, and first reactions are trickling in calling it a dazzling hit for the Hou...
Zack Sharf Mar 16, 2025
Venice Winner Aditya Vikram Sengupta Produces Hong Kong’s HAF-Selected Indian Satirical Comedy-Drama ‘Republic of Mahalaxmi Apartment’
First-time feature director Niladri Mukherjee’s “Republic of Mahalaxmi Apartment,” a satirical drama about corruption and suppression of dissent in an Indian housing society, has bee...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025
‘Squid Game’ Star’s Cannes Closer ‘Next Sohee’ Nabbed for North American Release in Deal Unveiled at Hong Kong FilMart (EXCLUSIVE)
In a deal unveiled at Hong Kong FilMart, Korean filmmaker July Jung’s emotionally charged drama-thriller “Next Sohee” will make its long-awaited stateside theatrical debut in May thr...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 16, 2025