Silvia Wong

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Silvia Wong

Source: Marvel Studios / Warner Bros. Animation Two Hollywood features have retained their release dates in China despite restrictions recently announced by authorities on the import of US films amid escalating tariff disputes.

1 week ago | screendaily.com | Silvia Wong

Eric Khoo-produced anthology film Kopitiam Days and drama series Emerald Hill are among projects, badged SG60 and backed by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), launching this year to celebrate Singapore’s 60th year of independence. Khoo’s Zhao Wei Films, along with Fran Borgia’s Akanga Film Asia and Lim Teck’s Clover Films, is taking charge of Kopitiam Days, which showcases six stories about reconnecting and mending relationships.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Silvia Wong

Source: Blue Lantern / V Pictures Singapore-based Mokster Films has acquired worldwide rights to Tran Trong Dan’s upcoming Vietnamese horror The Guardian Demon, which is set for release this summer. The film is based on the local legend of the guardian demon, who is summoned to protect family treasures through human sacrificing rituals.

2 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Silvia Wong

Source: Sequoia Entertainment Hsu Fu-Hsiang’s campus romance drama Lovesick opened strongly as the first local film to cross $302,000 (NT$10m) this year at Taiwan’s box office and scored a rare near day-and-date release with mainland China. The coming-of-age film follows a high school troublemaker who finds it convenient to be sick and goes to great lengths to fake it, only to realise that a fellow classmate suffers from a terminal illness.

3 weeks ago | screendaily.com | Silvia Wong

Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA) has announced a bumper lineup of 86 projects as recipients of a new funding scheme designed to support the development and production of the local creative industry and strengthen the country’s soft power on the global stage. In collaboration with Thailand’s Ministry of Culture and Film Industry Subcommittee, the funding scheme will disburse $6.4m (THB220m) to the selected projects, which include films, series, documentaries and animation.