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Welcome to the “News Section” to offer you a more easy navigation around the blog we choose to put all the news together. As you can see they are ordered by date, country and category (Blog, Event, Film Festival, Industry, etc).



2016
Abril Description Country Category
04.03.2016 35th Hong Kong Film Awards - Winners 2016 Hong Kong Awards
04.03.2016 11th Indonesian Film Festival 2016 (Australia) Australia Film Festival
04.01.2016 The Shanghai International Film Festival presents new poster! China Film Festival
March Description Country Category
03.29.2016 8th Nashik International Film Festival - Awards 2016 India Film Festival
03.28.2016 35th Istanbul Film Festival - Asian Presence 2016 Turkey Film Festival
03.26.2016 50 Asian Film Festival you must follow (Update) - Blog
03.26.2016 3rd Wildflower Film Awards Korea - Nominees 2016 South Korea Film Festival
03.24.2016 2nd Vertical Film Festival - Call for entry 2016 Australia Film Festival
03.23.2016 Winners of the 2016 Tokyo Anime Award Festival Japan Film Festival
03.21.2016 The Korean Film Community threatens to boycott the Busan International Film Festival South Korea Industry
03.19.2016 CineFilipino Film Festival - Awards 2016 Philippines Film Festival
03.18.2016 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - Asian Presence Belgium Film Festival
03.18.2016 Asian Film Awards- Winners 2016 Macao Awards
03.16.2016 The Busan International Short Film Festival announced the International and Korean Competition South Korea Film Festival
03.15.2016 The Jeonju International Film Festival announced the Korean Competition South Korea Film Festival
03.15.2016 Osaka Film Festival - Awards 2016 Japan Film Festival
03.15.2016 Main cast of omnibus film by Brillante Mendoza, Isao Yukisada and Sotho Kulikar is revealed Japan Film Festival
03.11.2016 The Jeonju International Film Festival announced the Korean Short Competition South Korea Film Festival
03.04.2016 10th Asian Film Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 Macao Awards
03.04.2016 Korean Box Office Report (February 2016) South Korea Industry
February Description Country Category
02.28.2016 Singkuwento International Film Festival – Awards 2016 Philippines Film Festival
02.25.2016 The Jeonju International Film Festival introduces new poster South Korea Film Festival
02.24.2016 The Hong Kong International Film Festival will screen the winners of the Berlinale 2016 Hong Kong Film Festival
02.23.2016 8th Bangalore Queer Film Festival – Program revealed! India Film Festival
02.20.2016 Asian Films awarded at the Berlinale 2016 Germany Film Festival
02.16.2016 A Violent Prosecutor blows the Korean Box Office South Korea Industry
02.15.2016 Cartagena International Film Festival 2016 – Asian Presence Colombia Film Festival
02.14.2016 Tampere Film Festival 2016 – Asian Presence Finland Film Festival
02.12.2016 Industry Report on Korean Cinema (January 2016) South Korea Industry
02.09.2016 A Great Woman by Heo Na-yun (2015) South Korea Review
02.04.2016 International Children’s Film Festival – Awards 2016 Bangladesh Film Festival
02.03.2016 10th Asian Film Awards – Nominees 2016 Japan Film Festival
02.02.2016 10th Asian Film Awards Nominations Live Stream Japan Film Festival
02.01.2016 Dishonor (2015) by Kim Ui-suk South Korea review
02.01.2016 Wairoa Maori Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 New Zealand Call for Entry
January Description Country Category
01.29.2016 Pune International Film Festival – Awards 2016 India Film Festival
01.26.2016 International Short Film Festival “Flickerfest” – Awards 2016 Australia Film Festival
01.25.2016 Jaipur International Film Festival – Awards 2016 India Film Festival
01.14.2016 Seoul International Women’s Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 South Korea Call for Entry
01.03.2016 Green Film Festival in Seoul – Call for Entries 2016 South Korea Call for Entry
01.02.2016 Industry report on Korean Cinema (December 2015) South Korea Industry
01.01.2016 Asian Film Festival (January – June 2016) - Film Festival

2015
December Description Country Category
12.29.2015 █████ ██████ ████ ████████ – Awards 2015 Philippines Film Festival
12.23.2015 The Korean Cinema Industry breaks another record South Korea Industry
12.21.2015 Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 Japan Film Festival
12.20.2015 Busan International Short Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 South Korea Call for Entry
12.18.2015 Beijing International Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 China Call for Entry
12.13.2015 Bangalore Queer Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 India Call for Entry
12.11.2015 International Film Festival of Kerala – Awards 2015 India Film Festival
12.11.2015 Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival – Awards 2015 Indonesia Film Festival
12.09.2015 Singapore International Film Festival – Awards 2015 Singapore Film Festival
12.07.2015 International Film Festival of India – Winners 2015 India Film Festival
12.04.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (November 2015) South Korea Industry
12.03.2015 Kolkata International Film Festival – Winners 2015 India Film Festival
12.02.2015 Jeonju International Film Festival – Call for Entries 2016 South Korea Call for Entry
12.01.2015 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival – Winners 2015 Taiwan Film Festival
November Description Country Category
11.30.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (October 2015) South Korea Industry
11.26.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (September 2015) South Korea Industry
11.16.2015 Asiana International Short Film Festival – Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
11.10.2015 Bucheon International Animation Festival – Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
11.09.2015 QCinema International Film Festival – Winners 2015 Philippines Film Festival
11.07.2015 International Student Film and Video Festival - Winners 2015 China Film Festival
11.06.2015 Mumbai Film Festival – Winners 2015 India Film Festival
11.01.2015 Tokyo International Film Festival – Winners 2015 Japan Film Festival
October Description Country Category
10.28.2015 Adelaide Film Festival – Winners 2015 Australia Film Festival
10.25.2015 Antenna Documentary Film Festival – Winners 2015 Australia Film Festival
10.24.2015 CMS Vatavaran – Winners 2015 India Film Festival
10.23.2015 Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival – Winners 2015 Australia Film Festival
10.21.2015 Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market – Winners 2015 Japan Film Festival
10.19.2015 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival – Winners 2015 Japan Film Festival
10.14.2015 1st Argentine Film Festival in the Philippines Philippines Film Festival
10.12.2015 Busan International Film Festival – Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
September Description Country Category
09.29.2015 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival – Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
09.28.2015 Seoul International Extreme – Short Image & Film Festival - Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
09.27.2015 Woodpecker International Film Festival and Forum - Winners 2015 India Film Festival
09.25.2015 Asian movies awarded at the Toronto International Film Festival Canada Film Festival
09.20.2015 Freedom Film Fest - Winners 2015 Malaysia Film Festival
09.19.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (August 2015) South Korea Industry
August Description Country Category
08.25.2015 Cebu International Film Festival – Winners 2015 Philippines Film Festival
08.23.2015 Cebu International Documentary Film Festival – Winners 2015 Philippines Film Festival
08.23.2015 Cinemalaya – Winners 2015 Philippines Film Festival
08.23.2015 Melbourne International Film Festival – Awards 2015 Australia Film Festival
08.07.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (July 2015) South Korea Industry
July Description Country Category
07.27.2015 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival – Winners 2015 Japan Film Festival
07.26.2015 Taipei Film Festival – Winners 2015 China Film Festival
07.03.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (June 2015) South Korea Industry
June Description Country Category
06.30.2015 Asian Film Festivals (July – December 2015) - Film Festival
06.27.2015 Shanghai International Film Festival – Winners 2015 China Film Festival
06.19.2015 Mar del Plata International Film Festival - Call for entry 2015 Argentina Film Festival
06.02.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (May 2015) South Korea Industry
May Description Country Category
05.24.2015 Peter Chan will direct autobiographic movie about Li Na China News
05.07.2015 Jeonju International Film Festival – Winners 2015 South Korea Film Festival
05.04.2015 Industry report on Korean Cinema (April 2015) South Korea Industry
April Description Country Category
04.30.2015 Busan International Short Film Festival – Awards 2015 South Korea Film Festival
04.25.2015 BAFICI 2015 - Awards Argentina Film Festival
04.16.2015 28th Tokyo International Film Festival – Call For Entry 2015 Japan Film Festival
04.04.2015 Industy report Korean Cinema (March 2015) South Korea Industry
March Description Country Category
03.19.2015 The Cinemalaya Film Festival announced changes for 2015 & 2016 Philippines Film Festival
03.10.2015 South Korean organizations demand greater freedom of expression in Cinema South Korea Industry
03.02.2015 Industry report on Korean cinema (February 2015) South Korea Industry
03.01.2015 Taiwanese cinematographic company take web users to court for illegal downloading Taiwan Industry
February Description Country Category
02.27.2015 Rurouni Kenshin 3 is ready to storm U.K cinemas UK Release
02.18.2015 Industry report on Korean cinema (January 2015) South Korea Industry
02.14.2015 50 Asian Film Festivals you must follow - Film Festival
02.09.2015 Takeshi Kitano is back! Japan Film Release
02.08.2015 Film Focus is back! - Blog

2014
September Description Country Category
09.24.2014 The Mumbai Film Festival presented the line-up for the 2014 edition India Film Festival
September Description Country Category
09.24.2014 The Mumbai Film Festival presented the line-up for the 2014 edition India Film Festival
09.23.2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival announced films for the Special Screening Section Japan Film Festival
09.15.2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival presents the Festival Navigators Japan Film Festival
09.14.2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival announced new partnerships Japan Film Festival
August Description Country Category
08.26.2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival presents new Award Japan Film Festival
08.25.2014 The Chinese government shutdown the 11th Beijing Independent Film Festival China News
08.24.2014 3rd Cebu International Documentary Film Festival – Films Philippines Film Festival
08.24.2014 Enlight Media reports lower profits China Industry
08.21.2014 South Korea and China signed cinema co-production agreement South Korea Industry
08.21.2014 The Busan International Film Festival announced their festival hosts South Korea Film Festival
08.18.2014 “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” becomes the most watched film in South Korea cinema history South Korea Industry
08.11.2014 The Tokyo International Film Festival will present a retrospective on Hideaki Anno Japan Film Festival
08.11.2014 3rd Cebu International Documentary Film Festival Philippines Film Festival
08.10.2014 Cinemalaya – Winners 2014! Philippines Film Festival
08.09.2014 Cinemalaya 2014 – Films leaked to youtube!! Philippines Film Festival
08.08.2014 27th Tokyo International Film Festival – 2014 Open and Close Films Japan Film Festival
08.07.2014 Cinemalaya 2014 Philippines Film Festival
08.05.2014 New Zealand International Film Festival – Winners 2014 New Zealand Film Festival
08.01.2014 Melbourne International Film Festival 2014 Australia Film Festival
July Description Country Category
07.24.2014 Film Focus celebrates 4 years online!! - Blog
June Description Country Category
06.04.2014 A Century of Chinese Cinema (Event) World Event
May Description Country Category
05.26.2014 Angela Mao Ying DVD Collection World Release
05.21.2014 The Chef, The Actor and the Scoundrel – DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Release! World Release
2013
December Description Country Category
12.30.2013 Korean Cinema Industry makes history! Korea News
12.26.2013 Unity makes strength! Korea News
12.10.2013 Terracota Christmas DVD Sell Out! - Release
November Description Country Category
11.17.2013 Help the Hayain (Yolanda) Victims in The Philippines - #HelpThePhilippines Philippines News
11.06.2013 Outrage Beyond – Takeshi Kitano (Trailer 2013) Japan Trailer
October Description Country Category
10.20.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival –International Competition Juries  Japan Film Festival
10.18.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – Opening Ceremony Japan Film Festival
10.14.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Awards Korea Film Festival
September Description Country Category
09.29.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Viewfinder Asia Workshop Korea Film Festival
09.28.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Meet the Guest: Talk to Talk Korea Film Festival
09.28.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Open Talks Korea Film Festival
09.28.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - International Guests Korea Film Festival
09.28.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – International Competition Jury Japan Film Festival
09.25.2013 26thTokyo International Film Festival – Asian Future & Japanese Cinema Splash Jury Japan Film Festival
09.25.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Irish Cinema Korea Film Festival
09.23.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Philippine presence Korea Film Festival
09.19.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – Full line up announced! (Press
Conference)
Japan Film Festival
09.19.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – Films revealed!! Japan Film Festival
09.17.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival – Closing Film Korea Film Festival
09.16.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Opening Film Korea Film Festival
09.14.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival - Festival Navigator! Japan Film Festival
09.14.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival - Taiwanese Cinema Renaissance Japan Film Festival
09.09.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Jury for the Wide Angle Section Korea Film Festival
09.09.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - New Currents Section Jury Korea Film Festival
09.09.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival - Jury President of the International
Competition
Japan Film Festival
09.09.2013 18th Busan International Film Festival - Asian Project Market Korea Film Festival
August Description Country Category
08.04.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – TIFF + Yahoo! + GyaO! Japan Film Festival
08.04.2013 26th Tokyo International Film Festival – 1st Press Conference Japan Film Festival
March Description Country Category
03.27.2013 Jeonju International Film Festival - Press Release Korea Film Festival
2012
November Description Country Category
11.29.2012 Busan International Film Festival 2013 Korea Film Festival
11.03.2012 TIFF - Press Conference: Accession by Michael J.Rix Japan Film Festival
October Description Country Category
10.29.2012 TIFF - Press Conference: Yellowby by Nick Cassavetes Japan Film Festival
10.28.2012 Tokyo International Film Festival - Award Winners Japan Film Festival
10.26.2012 TIFF - Press Conference: Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi Japan Film Festival
10.25.2012 TIFF - Press Conference: A Hijacking by Tobias Lindholm Japan Film Festival
10.24.2012 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) - Open Ceremony Japan Film Festival
10.24.2012 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) Japan Film Festival
2011
July Description Country Category
07.25.2011 Film Focus celebrate 1 year Anniversary - Blog