Gaga Acquires Sales Rights to Kore-eda Hirokazu Documentaries (EXCLUSIVE)

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In the film, Watts plays Amy Carr, a woman racing against time to save her child Noah (Colton Gobbo) as authorities place her small town on lockdown due to an active shooter incident. Noyce directed the film from a script by Chris Sparling, who produced with David Bois, Andrew Corkin, Alex Lalonde, Chris Parker, Zack Schiller and Dylan Sellers.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn its efforts to broaden the range of activities and programming, the Busan International Film Festival has opened its doors to domination by Korean TV and streaming content.The third edition of its Asia Contents Awards see Korean shows “Move To Heaven,” “Sweet Home,” and “Vincenzo” head the nominations list.Netflix, which has become a major force in Korean content, also picks up multiple nomination for Japanese series “Alice in Borderland.” Chinese content

In the film, Watts plays Amy Carr, a woman racing against time to save her child Noah (Colton Gobbo) as authorities place her small town on lockdown due to an active shooter incident. Noyce directed the film from a script by Chris Sparling, who also produced with David Bois, Andrew Corkin, Alex Lalonde, Chris Parker, Zack Schiller, and Dylan Sellers.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video Channels has landed in India, where the streaming platform’s a la carte service is now available with eight of the country’s popular networks, and more to come.Already available in 11 territories, including the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Molly Shannon is set to star opposite Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in Zach Braff’s latest feature,  A Good Person, produced by Killer Films, Elevation Films, Braff and Pugh. MGM is distributing in North American and international markets, which include Latin America, Scandinavia, Russia, Eastern Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, among other markets.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKakao Entertainment, part of South Korean internet giant Kakao Corp., is poised to buy leading Korean film production company Zip Cinema from its Singaporean owner Spackman Entertainment. The deal is valued at S$19.8 million ($14.8 million).Zip Cinema is producer of “Broker,” the Korean-language debut of Japanese Palme d’or winner Kore-eda Hirokazu (“Shoplifters”), which is now in post-production and being sold by CJ Entertainment.

SEVENTEEN member Jeonghan has surprised fans with the surprise release of a brand-new solo song titled ‘Dream’.The digital single was written and composed by the K-pop idol, and is also his first-ever solo release since he made his debut with SEVENTEEN in 2015.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJannat Gargi has been named senior vice president and head of documentaries at Westbrook, where she will be tasked with making non-fiction features and premium series. She joins the media company from Vice Studios, where she most recently held the role of vice president of documentaries.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has acquired worldwide rights to Breaker Studios’ Down With The King, which had its world premiere in the ACID lineup which runs parallel to the Cannes Film Festival and just scored the Grand Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival.

MONSTA X have returned with a music video for their brand-new English-language single titled ‘One Day’, and the K-pop boyband recently sat down with NME over video call to tell us more about it.The six-member group – comprising Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney and I.M – have been hard at work putting out new releases over the past few months.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKeshet 12 has ordered a second season of baking competition show “The Perfect Dessert” following its successful debut earlier this summer.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s “One Second,” South Korea’s “The Book of Fish,” India’s “The Disciple,” and two Japanese films, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” and “Wife of a Spy” will compete for this year’s best film prize at the Asian Film AwardsThe awards again will be held again in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival. The ceremony, on Oct.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Disney Plus streaming service will begin operations in South Korea, from Nov. 12, 2021, the company announced Wednesday, firming up a previously trailed launch.The platform was given a soft launch in Japan last year, and will now be upgraded with the addition of Star-branded content from Oct.