From North Korea to Japan to the United States, the members of K-pop band 1VERSE are from diverse backgrounds. Yuka Royer sat down with Seok, Aito, Kenny and Nathan, as they made a stop in Paris during their world tour.
From North Korea to Japan to the United States, the members of K-pop band 1VERSE are from diverse backgrounds. Yuka Royer sat down with Seok, Aito, Kenny and Nathan, as they made a stop in Paris during their world tour.
Ashutosh Gowariker, director of “Lagaan,” has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th and 56th editions. “It gives me immense pride and joy to serve as the festival […]
Ashutosh Gowariker, director of “Lagaan,” has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th and 56th editions. “It gives me immense pride and joy to serve as the festival […]
Blue Finch Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Indonesian action crime thriller “Queen of Malacca,” excluding select Southeast Asian territories. The U.K.-based outfit unveiled the acquisition ahead of the Cannes Film Market, where the Visinema Pictures production will debut its first footage at the Frontières Buyers Showcase. The project was first revealed by Variety at the Cannes […]
Blue Finch Films has taken worldwide sales rights to Indonesian action crime thriller “Queen of Malacca,” excluding select Southeast Asian territories. The U.K.-based outfit unveiled the acquisition ahead of the Cannes Film Market, where the Visinema Pictures production will debut its first footage at the Frontières Buyers Showcase. The project was first revealed by Variety at the Cannes […]
A new Korea-Japan content joint venture, StudioMonowa, has been launched by CJ ENM, TBS and U-Next Holdings following a signing ceremony held April 30 at the CJ ENM Center in Seoul, attended by the top leadership of all three companies. The venture pairs CJ ENM’s K-drama production expertise with TBS’s original IP pipeline and U-Next’s […]
A new Korea-Japan content joint venture, StudioMonowa, has been launched by CJ ENM, TBS and U-Next Holdings following a signing ceremony held April 30 at the CJ ENM Center in Seoul, attended by the top leadership of all three companies. The venture pairs CJ ENM’s K-drama production expertise with TBS’s original IP pipeline and U-Next’s […]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- China's zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it will come into effect starting May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- China's zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it will come into effect starting May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028.
Six independent film projects from across Southeast Asia will share $160,000 in production and post-production support from the Purin Film Fund, the Bangkok-based nonprofit announced for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants. On the fiction side, “Dear Son An,” directed by Kim Quy Bui and produced by Le Diem Ha and Mai […]
Six independent film projects from across Southeast Asia will share $160,000 in production and post-production support from the Purin Film Fund, the Bangkok-based nonprofit announced for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants. On the fiction side, “Dear Son An,” directed by Kim Quy Bui and produced by Le Diem Ha and Mai […]
Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracyThe sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused shock in India.Jitu Munda, 52, from the Indian state of Odisha, was captured on video carrying the remains of his recently deceased sister through the streets of Keonjhar and placing them outside the local bank. Continue r
Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracy
The sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused shock in India.
Jitu Munda, 52, from the Indian state of Odisha, was captured on video carrying the remains of his recently deceased sister through the streets of Keonjhar and placing them outside the local bank.
“MasterChef Asia” is coming back. Banijay Rights has closed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio – part of Endemol Shine India – to produce a new 10-episode series of the pan-Asian cooking competition, marking the format’s return to the region after a 10-year break. The new run, a 10 x 60-minute series, […]
“MasterChef Asia” is coming back. Banijay Rights has closed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio – part of Endemol Shine India – to produce a new 10-episode series of the pan-Asian cooking competition, marking the format’s return to the region after a 10-year break. The new run, a 10 x 60-minute series, […]
The bingo card asks you to pick a side: McDonald’s fries or pineapple pizza? The answer, apparently, says something about who you are. It’s the kind of playful, low-stakes self-interrogation that K-pop group Cortis have built their brand around – and inside a neon-drenched hideout in the heart of Seoul, 30 fans got to work […]
The bingo card asks you to pick a side: McDonald’s fries or pineapple pizza? The answer, apparently, says something about who you are. It’s the kind of playful, low-stakes self-interrogation that K-pop group Cortis have built their brand around – and inside a neon-drenched hideout in the heart of Seoul, 30 fans got to work […]
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