
Liz Shackleton
Contributing Editor at Deadline
Asia-based film and TV industry analyst. Founder & editor of Streamlined: https://t.co/yVYp2pZW6r.
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5 days ago |
streamlined.news | Liz Shackleton
This edition of Streamlined is looking at films in the Cannes 2025 line-up from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as well as the immediate impact of China’s decision to “moderately reduce” the number of US film imports in response to Trump’s tariffs. I’m also researching two Streamlined Guides – one on Chinese buyers and the other on East Asia’s co-production funding schemes – which I plan to publish before Cannes.
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1 week ago |
streamlinedglobal.com | Liz Shackleton
UPDATED APRIL 16: Imported films had a market share of around 21% at the China box office in 2024, with US studio and Japanese anime titles the two most popular categories. Below is a list of imported films and co-productions (excluding Hong Kong-China co-productions) that have been dated in 2025, along with their nationality, as defined by the Chinese authorities.
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1 week ago |
deadline.com | Liz Shackleton
EXCLUSIVE: Italian black-and-white drama There’s Still Tomorrow, the first title from Jia Zhangke and Tian Qi’s new distribution outfit Unknown Pleasures Pictures (UPP), has grossed a healthy $6M (RMB43.5M) after four weeks on release. Released on March 8, the film has pulled in 1.09 million admissions and is still playing in theatres.
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1 week ago |
msn.com | Liz Shackleton
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deadline.com | Liz Shackleton
EXCLUSIVE: Japanese studio Toei Co has signed a co-production development deal with Pambili Media, founded by South African filmmaker Mandla Dube, for historical epic feature film, Yasuke – Way Of The Butterfly (working title), about a real-life African warrior who became a samurai in Japan.
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Focus Asia (April 28-30), the industry platform of Udine’s Far East Film Festival (FEFF), has selected 11 projects from ten territories for its All Genres Project Market and seven for its Far East In Progress section. https://t.co/Jiet9rTH8F

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