16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (975+ words) TAICCA raises international co investment to 49%, removes a funding ceiling and expands Taiwan’s presence across TIFF 2026 and the global production market. Under TAICCA’s upgraded international co investment structure, the agency can invest up to 49% of a project’s total budget. Two…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (832+ words) Tokyo Gap-Financing Market selects 24 projects for 2026, including eight from Japan, five animations and a new Frontières genre showcase. The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) has announced the 24 feature projects selected for its seventh edition, which will take place from October 28 to…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (936+ words) Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (209+ words) Tibet Film Festival London returns for its sixth edition with a programme exploring the theme of Memories of Tibet. The sixth edition of Tibet Film Festival London returns from 25 to 27 September with a programme of films and events exploring this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1102+ words) Chan Chun-hao discusses the real death-betting case behind “Dead End”, its disgraced baseball protagonist and the film’s nightmarish Taiwanese setting The origins of “Dead End” go back roughly ten years. Chan and his collaborators initially became interested in viatical settlements…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) Asian Movie Pulse Feng Shui 2 (2014) by Chito S. Rono Film Review A lowered, if still worthwhile, follow-up to the classic original. A decade after the original Asian horror classic, director Chito S. Rono and star Kris Aquino return to battle the supernaturally…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1658+ words) Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (169+ words) Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake will bring eight leading Japanese publishers, studios and production companies together with international producers. Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake (TIPM), a key program of TIFFCOM 2026, has announced the first lineup of Japanese IP holders participating…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (261+ words) It’s immediately made clear that the mother turned to prostitution as a last resort to earn money as she and her child struggle with poverty. Additionally, they both face discrimination because of her profession, which society looks down upon. This…...