Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s ‘Drive My Car’ secures eight nods.
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave leads the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards (Afa) with 10 nods including best film and best director.
Korean films have secured nominations in every category for the 16th edition of the awards, which will return to Hong Kong for the first time in three years, having been hosted in Busan for two years and not held in 2022.
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Korean romantic noir Decision To Leave premiered in Competition at Cannes last May, where Park won best director. As...
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave leads the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards (Afa) with 10 nods including best film and best director.
Korean films have secured nominations in every category for the 16th edition of the awards, which will return to Hong Kong for the first time in three years, having been hosted in Busan for two years and not held in 2022.
Scroll down for full list of nominations
Korean romantic noir Decision To Leave premiered in Competition at Cannes last May, where Park won best director. As...
- 1/6/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Park Chan-wook’s stylish crime drama Decision to Leave leads the nominations for this year’s Asian Film Awards with a sweeping 10 nods, including Best Director and Best Film.
The film’s impressive nominations haul also includes a Best Screenplay nod and acting nominations for leads Park Hae-il and Tang Wei, as well as below-the-line recognition for Cinematography, Editing, Music, and Production Design.
Decision to Leave follows a detective (Park Hae-il) investigating a man’s death in the mountains when he meets the dead man’s mysterious wife, a suspect in the case, and begins a tangled affair. The film debuted at Cannes where Park won the Best Director prize. Korea has also submitted the film as its entry for the international feature Oscar race.
Japanese filmmaker Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Drive My Car trails with eight nominations. The epic road movie also debuted at Cannes, but in 2021. Elsewhere, Hirokazu Koreeda...
The film’s impressive nominations haul also includes a Best Screenplay nod and acting nominations for leads Park Hae-il and Tang Wei, as well as below-the-line recognition for Cinematography, Editing, Music, and Production Design.
Decision to Leave follows a detective (Park Hae-il) investigating a man’s death in the mountains when he meets the dead man’s mysterious wife, a suspect in the case, and begins a tangled affair. The film debuted at Cannes where Park won the Best Director prize. Korea has also submitted the film as its entry for the international feature Oscar race.
Japanese filmmaker Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Drive My Car trails with eight nominations. The epic road movie also debuted at Cannes, but in 2021. Elsewhere, Hirokazu Koreeda...
- 1/6/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
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After performing solidly at home, China’s latest nationalistic blockbuster, Home Coming, is heading out into the world.
The film topped China’s National Day holiday box office last weekend with a 60 million debut. It has since climbed to 117 million, with local ticketing service Maoyan projecting a finishing total of around 240 million.
Building on the domestic success, Beijing-based distributor Cmc Pictures has set the film for a North American limited release on Oct. 21, followed by the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Oct. 27, and Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg on Oct. 28.
Home Coming is directed by newcomer Rao Xiaozhi but produced by Frank Guo, the filmmaker behind China’s record-earning sci-fi hit The Wandering Earth (700 million in 2019). The film has racked up strong social scores in China, earning a 9.6 rating from Maoyan and 7.6 from reviews site Douban.
After performing solidly at home, China’s latest nationalistic blockbuster, Home Coming, is heading out into the world.
The film topped China’s National Day holiday box office last weekend with a 60 million debut. It has since climbed to 117 million, with local ticketing service Maoyan projecting a finishing total of around 240 million.
Building on the domestic success, Beijing-based distributor Cmc Pictures has set the film for a North American limited release on Oct. 21, followed by the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on Oct. 27, and Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg on Oct. 28.
Home Coming is directed by newcomer Rao Xiaozhi but produced by Frank Guo, the filmmaker behind China’s record-earning sci-fi hit The Wandering Earth (700 million in 2019). The film has racked up strong social scores in China, earning a 9.6 rating from Maoyan and 7.6 from reviews site Douban.
- 10/5/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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China’s latest propagandistic action movie — Home Coming, directed by Rao Xiaozhi — easily won the country’s National Day holiday box office race with a 59.3 million performance, according to box office data analyst Artisan Gateway. But overall sales during the weekend were a fraction of the usual level, as a grinding slowdown in consumer activity continues to weigh on the film business.
Produced by Huace Pictures, Home Coming accounted for a strong 67 percent share of all ticket revenue for the weekend as other new releases underperformed. The film stars Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai and Yin Tao and tells the story of two courageous unarmed diplomats who travel to war-torn Africa to bring 125 Chinese citizens safely back to the motherland.
Bona Film Group’s medical rescue movie Ordinary Hero also opened Friday and came in second for the frame with 8.6 million, while Wanda’s...
China’s latest propagandistic action movie — Home Coming, directed by Rao Xiaozhi — easily won the country’s National Day holiday box office race with a 59.3 million performance, according to box office data analyst Artisan Gateway. But overall sales during the weekend were a fraction of the usual level, as a grinding slowdown in consumer activity continues to weigh on the film business.
Produced by Huace Pictures, Home Coming accounted for a strong 67 percent share of all ticket revenue for the weekend as other new releases underperformed. The film stars Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai and Yin Tao and tells the story of two courageous unarmed diplomats who travel to war-torn Africa to bring 125 Chinese citizens safely back to the motherland.
Bona Film Group’s medical rescue movie Ordinary Hero also opened Friday and came in second for the frame with 8.6 million, while Wanda’s...
- 10/3/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
War broke out in Numia, North Africa. Zong Dawei (Zhang Yi), a former resident diplomat, and Cheng Lang (Wang Junkai), a newcomer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were ordered to assist in the evacuation of overseas Chinese. The mission ended successfully, but it was learned that there were still a group of trapped compatriots who were heading to the border evacuation point under the leadership of Bai Hua (Yin Tao). In desperation, the two gave up the opportunity to go home and entered the war zone retrograde. In the last 100 kilometers of the evacuation, facing the muzzle of the rebel army, crossing the war and the desert, how did the bare-handed diplomat make the 125 people find a way home…...
- 10/2/2022
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Chinese film industry veteran Wei Hao has joined CAA China as co-head of its Motion Pictures group.
Hao comes to the agency from China Kingway Group, a talent management and consulting company she co-founded. In her new role, Hao will focus on driving the agency’s Chinese-language original content growth strategy and further enhancing in-market and cross-border opportunities for Chinese talent. She will be based in Beijing and jointly lead the group with Daniel Manwaring.
“We are excited that Wei is joining CAA China,” said Mary Gu, CEO of CAA China. “By building on the success of what Daniel and the team have already established, we are confident that her experience, knowledge and expertise will lead us to an even stronger position in the market.”
Hao has represented Tongsheng Han, Xuebing Wang, Qinqin Jiang, Ting Mei, Tao Yin, and Tim Yip, who won the Academy Award for art direction for his work on “Crouching Tiger,...
Hao comes to the agency from China Kingway Group, a talent management and consulting company she co-founded. In her new role, Hao will focus on driving the agency’s Chinese-language original content growth strategy and further enhancing in-market and cross-border opportunities for Chinese talent. She will be based in Beijing and jointly lead the group with Daniel Manwaring.
“We are excited that Wei is joining CAA China,” said Mary Gu, CEO of CAA China. “By building on the success of what Daniel and the team have already established, we are confident that her experience, knowledge and expertise will lead us to an even stronger position in the market.”
Hao has represented Tongsheng Han, Xuebing Wang, Qinqin Jiang, Ting Mei, Tao Yin, and Tim Yip, who won the Academy Award for art direction for his work on “Crouching Tiger,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
CAA China has named Wei Hao to become co-head of its Motion Picture Group alongside Daniel Manwaring. A veteran of the Chinese film industry, Hao joins from China Kingway Group, a leading talent management and consulting company she co-founded. Hao will focus on driving the agency’s Chinese-language original content growth strategy and further enhancing in-market and cross-border opportunities for Chinese talent. She will be based in Beijing.
Over the past two decades, Hao has represented such award-winning talent as Tongsheng Han, Xuebing Wang, Qinqin Jiang, Ting Mei and Tao Yin, as well as Oscar winner Tim Yip. She has also served as an executive producer of Love Is Not Blind, and Mr. No Problem, latter of which won two Golden Horse Awards and was honored with the Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hao will remain a board member of China Kingway Group.
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Over the past two decades, Hao has represented such award-winning talent as Tongsheng Han, Xuebing Wang, Qinqin Jiang, Ting Mei and Tao Yin, as well as Oscar winner Tim Yip. She has also served as an executive producer of Love Is Not Blind, and Mr. No Problem, latter of which won two Golden Horse Awards and was honored with the Award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hao will remain a board member of China Kingway Group.
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- 9/12/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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