‘Drive My Car’ Wins Best Feature At Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Kore-eda’s ‘Air Doll’ Gets First U.S. Release

Jamie Lang M-Appeal has closed deals for two of its Ventana Sur titles: Marcela Lordy’s “The Book of Delights” to Pigeon Co. in Taiwan and “The Night of the Beast” from Mauricio Leiva Cock to HBO in Eastern Europe.“The Book of Delights” is an Argentina-Brazil co-production between Cinematográfica Marcela and bigBonsai which had already sold in the U.S.

Awards season got into gear on Monday night as the Gotham Awards returned to an in-person ceremony for the first time in two years. And it was a massive night for Netflix as Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” took Best Feature, Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay and tied for Outstanding Performance (Olivia Colman).

Naomi Osaka took social media to share her dream car — and to be honest; we want that ride too! The Haitian-Japanese athlete interacted with her fans on Instagram and answered questions about things she loves the most and what she aspires to have.Osaka activated the “ask me anything” tag on her Instagram story, and her fans asked her to show what her dream car was. Naomi later posted the image of a Nissan GTR R35, adding that she would wrap the ride pink and apply anime decals.

Claire the Scottish Deerhound has made history after once again scooping up the top prize at the National Dog Show. 

Marta Balaga Sergei Loznitsa’s extensive documentary “Mr. Landsbergis,” clocking in at 246 minutes and depicting Lithuania’s “singing revolution” when the country finally broke away from the Soviet Union, has won the Best Film award in the International Competition section, as well as €15,000, at documentary film festival IDFA in Amsterdam.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT), aespa, NCT 127 and NCT Dream.JYP Entertainment acts ITZY and Stray Kids have also been confirmed to perform during the show, along with boybands ATEEZ and ENHYPEN.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Papa Fujii’s Unexpected Journey,” a film project about a Japanese man’s attempt to understand his dead daughter’s life in Taiwan was named as the grand prize winner at the 2012 edition of the Golden Horse Film Project Promotion event. It wins a NT$1 million ($36,000) prize.Prizes were announced on Wednesday evening at a ceremony as part of the ongoing Golden Horse Film Festival (Nov.

David Tennant has been awarded a big win at the International Emmy's as he took home the prize for 'Best Performance' for his role of infamous Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Alyssa Mora With the arrival of Netflix’s long-anticipated live-action “Cowboy Bebop,” renewed interest in the original 1998 series has once again highlighted the growing cultural permeation of Japanese anime in the mainstream.While the popularity of anime in the U.S. is not entirely new — other classics like “Naruto,” “Sailor Moon” and “Dragon Ball” serve as a handful of early examples — there’s no question the medium has strengthened its foothold.

Emi Wada, the Japanese costumer designer who was an Oscar winner in 1985 for her work on the Akira Kurosaw classic Ran, has died at the age of 84.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWada Emi, the celebrated Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for Kurosawa Akira’s “Ran” in 1985, has died.Wada’s family told Japanese media that she died on Nov. 13, 2021, but did not disclose the cause or the place of her death.Appreciated for her painstaking attention to detail – she hand-dyed the costumes for “Ran” – and for playing hard to get, Wada won numerous awards in addition to the Oscar and BAFTA.

Emi Wada, the Oscar-winning costume designer of Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran,” has died, the Associated Press reported.

TOKYO -- Emi Wada, the Japanese costume designer who won an Oscar for her work in Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran,” has died, Japanese media reports said Sunday. She was 84.Wada died Nov.

A grandmother repeatedly drove into her neighbour's legs during a row over £100, a court heard.

Searchlight’s Sundance acquisition Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson took several prizes at the sixth annual Critics Choices Documentary Awards on Sunday, including Best Documentary Feature, Best Director (a tie), Best First Documentary Feature, Best Editing, Best Archival Documentary and Best Music Documentary.

“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” took home six awards from the Sixth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, Sunday night, including Best Documentary Feature.Acclaimed musician Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson also won for his directorial debut shaping a treasure trove of footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival for “Summer of Soul.”  More to come…

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapan’s Hamaguchi Ryusuke earned double honors on Thursday at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His “Drive My Car” was named best film, while he shared the best screenplay award with the film’s co-writer Oe Takamasa.The 14th APSA ceremony was held at the Home of the Arts in Queensland, Australia and gave prizes to ten films from eleven territories.