Three international filmmakers – working in the U.S., China and South Korea – discussed how AI filmmaking can complement rather than replace existing production techniques on a Cannes Marche panel hosted by AI video generation platform Kling AI.  All three filmmakers are currently working on projects that involve Kling AI tools. Wonder Project co-founder Jon […]

It was an AI-generated video of the goddess Lakshmi that convinced Eros Innovation founder Kishore Lulla that India needed a different approach to AI.  “I was playing with some LLMs and wanted to make a video out of our goddess Lakshmi,” says Lulla, sitting down with Deadline on the sidelines of Eros Innovation’s ‘AI in […]

Southeast Asian film investment fund Triple Green CineCapital (TGC) has announced its first investment in a Vietnamese project, partnering with Charlie Nguyen’s Chanh Phuong Films on The Scourge.  The horror drama is based on a Vietnamese video game of the same name, which has more than 100,000 downloads and a 94% positive rating on Steam. […]

Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency (CEA) is launching a fully-fledged contents market and pitching event this summer – Bangkok International Content Market (BICM) – with dates set for July 20-22.  Focusing on film, series and animation, the new event will include content pitching sessions and awards, an industry conference and networking platform, along with an exhibition […]

Zombie thriller Colony, directecd by Korea’s Yeon Sang-ho, has flown past three million admissions during its second weekend of release in its home market, following its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section at Cannes film festival.  Released in Korea on May 21, the film has so far racked up 3,475,000 admissions and grossed $24.84M, […]

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. indie Rising Swan Entertainment is gearing up to shoot female-led action thriller Iris, created by and starring Dani Swan (The Matrix Resurrections), in Spain and Japan, with Japan’s Toei Company assisting with the Japanese portion of the shoot.  The film will be the feature directorial debut of Lisa C. Satriano, who has worked […]

Taiwan-based streamer Catchplay and its production outfit Screenworks Asia are making a big push into vertical drama through partnerships with several Korean players.  Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, Catchplay is launching an exclusive branded zone spanning Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore with the newly launched Korean vertical content platform, Sero, alongside licensing deals with CJ […]

EXCLUSIVE: Vietnam-based sales agent Skyline Media and Eastern Edge Films are collaborating on a North American theatrical release for Blood Moon Rite 8, a Vietnamese comedy based on Japanese cult hit One Cut Of The Dead.  Directed by Phan Gia Nhat Linh (Sweet 20) and starring a hot ensemble cast, the film is set to […]

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. production outfit Storiesbound is gearing up to shoot psychological thriller The Degrees Of Pain in Japan with Luna Fujimoto, Show Kasamatsu and Takehiro Hira joining the cast.  Directed by Donie Ordiales, the project is scheduled to film entirely in Japan from the fourth quarter of 2026 with Wowow Bridge assisting the shoot. It […]

The Film Academy of the Philippines is being revamped to strengthen its core missions of campaigning for Philippine cinema at the Oscars and other awards ceremonies, as well as protecting film workers’ rights.  Headed by filmmaker Paolo Villaluna, the academy was in Cannes last week to meet with film agencies, festivals, awards organisations and campaign […]

South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) have launched a public-private consultative body to discuss setting a theatrical window for films in the Korean market.  A bill is currently working its way through Korea’s National Assembly that calls for a six-month window for films before they can be […]

Damai Entertainment, the Chinese film company previously known as Alibaba Pictures, has revealed the international rollout plans for surprise $223M hit Dear You, starting with Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking territories later this month.  The relatively small drama, released on April 30, has surprised the local industry by becoming the second-highest grossing film of the […]