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 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 ...

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 ...

Kim Minha has been named the sole host of the opening ceremony of the 31st Busan International Film Festival, which will take place from October 6 to 15, 2026. Following the successful introduction of ...

The Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of the most prominent platforms for short-form cinema and an Academy Award-accredited event, has officially announced its 2026 lineup, ...

Asian cinema has consistently produced some of the most emotionally devastating and deeply human stories ever put on screen. From intimate family dramas and tragic romances to war epics and social ...

“Assassin,” also known as “Assassination: 1932” (originally “Ansha 1932,” which means the exact same thing), is a historical action film from the People’s Republic of China. It premiered on the ...

Director Tran Thanh’s latest hit “Bunny!!” (original title: “Tho Oi”) is set to premiere internationally beginning March 26 through specialty distributor 3388 Films. The rollout will launch in Germany ...

One of the most infamous titles in Japanese cult cinema is set to return to theaters in a newly restored format, as Takashi Miike’s “Ichi the Killer” celebrates the 25th anniversary of its original ...

Kazuo Koike was one of Japan’s leading seinen (“youth”) manga writers and several of his works, like “Lady Snowblood” and “Lone Wolf and Cub”, have seen big-screen adaptations that’re much loved the ...

Filipino cinema continues to hold the sceptres in SE Asia, and 2025 was another year that highlighted the fact, if only for the diversity of titles screening both in the country and in international ...

2025 essentially unfolded much like 2024 in terms of Asian cinema. The number of good movies is rather high, but once more, there is no title that could be described as masterpiece. This, despite Park ...