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Cineflix Rights has closed several deals for “Irvine Welsh’s Crime,” starring Dougray Scott in his International Emmy award-winning lead role.

The series has been acquired by Telefonica’s pay TV platform Movistar Plus+ (Spain), Sbs (Australia), Rte (Ireland), Blue Entertainment (Switzerland), and Canal+ for viewers in Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Netherlands.

“Irvine Welsh’s Crime” was commissioned by Itvx and BritBox in the U.K.

The show follows Detective Inspector Ray Lennox (Scott), a man engaged in his own disturbing battle while undertaking serious crime investigations in a city on the edge of the abyss.

The series, adapted by “Trainspotting” author Welsh from his own novel, also stars John Simm, Joanna Vanderham, Angela Griffin, Ken Stott, and Jamie Sives.

Tim Mutimer, CEO of Cineflix Rights, said: “The combination of Irvine Welsh’s own adaptation of his best-selling novels, together with Dougray Scott’s powerful, award-winning performance has...

R&b legends Keyshia Cole and Trey Songz will be going on tour this year for their Love Hard tour.

Joining them will be Grammy nominee Jaheim and “Can’t Raise A Man” singer K. Michelle.

“Been 10 years since I’ve done a tour!” Cole wrote in her announcement. “I owe this to Myself! And my fans to put on the best show of my career…this has been a goal of mine Forever…Thank U To Everyone Involved, I Appreciate you All. See u guys Soon… ”

The tour will have Cole, Trey Songz and Jaheim making 26 stops across the country. K. Michelle will be joining them on selected dates.

Major cities included in the stops are Atlanta, New York City and Las Vegas.

Though it’s been ten years since Cole has been on tour, her music has kept on going. In 2023, Cole released a new song, “No Love Lost,...

Skybound Entertainment (“The Walking Dead”) and Japanese broadcasting network Fuji TV will adapt a live-action version of the science fiction graphic novel series “Heart Attack”, by writer Shawn Kittelsen and illustrator Eric Zawadzki:

“…in a post-pandemic world, gene therapy has saved people from disease—only to give birth to ‘Variants’: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights.

“ The protagonists are two teenagers from different backgrounds whose connection unlocks a secret power. Together, they are willing to fight for their existence and freedom in an irrational world, despite the odds…”

“We are delighted to have Fuji TV as a partner in adapting ‘Heart Attack’ into a compelling sci-fi TV series,” said Rick Jacobs, Managing Partner of Linear Content at Skybound Entertainment.

“Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki have created an emotionally and visually stimulating world that demands to be brought to life. We are excited to...

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

From massive rock groups and boy bands to iconic vocalists and singer-songwriters, there are countless acts that have managed to inspire generations of entertainers and win over millions of fans without having ever actually notched a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Over the years, there have been some especially surprising icons who would seem to have a few No. 1s under their belt, but for whatever reason, their songs never managed to wind up sitting at the top spot of the chart.

Not having a No. 1 doesn’t take away from these talented artists’ repertoire, and it’s pretty interesting to see how charts don’t always mean everything when it comes to a musician’s success and impact on the culture.

Click inside to see which artists have not notched at No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit…

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Grammy-nominated global superstar Demi Lovato has released Revamped, her new album featuring rock versions of her hit songs. The album arrives on the heels of her show-stopping performance at the MTV VMAs on Tuesday night, where she performed a rock version medley of her hits – “Heart Attack,” “Sorry Not Sorry,” and “Cool for the Summer.”

The performance was met with widespread critical acclaim with Time Magazine praising it the night’s best rock performance, “her powerhouse vocals brought down the house down as she infused new energy into her well-known tracks.”

The 10-track album includes the previously released reimagined hits “Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version) ft. Slash,” “Heart Attack (Rock Version),” “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version),” and “Confident (Rock Version),” as well as new fan favorites including “Give Your Heart a Break (Rock Version) ft. Bert McCracken,” “Neon Lights (Rock Version) ft. The Maine,” “La La Land (Rock Version) ft.

Grammy-nominated global superstar Demi Lovato has released Revamped, her new album featuring rock versions of her hit songs. The album arrives on the heels of her show-stopping performance at the MTV VMAs on Tuesday night, where she performed a rock version medley of her hits – “Heart Attack,” “Sorry Not Sorry,” and “Cool for the Summer.”

The performance was met with widespread critical acclaim with Time Magazine praising it the night’s best rock performance, “her powerhouse vocals brought down the house down as she infused new energy into her well-known tracks.”

The 10-track album includes the previously released reimagined hits “Sorry Not Sorry (Rock Version) ft. Slash,” “Heart Attack (Rock Version),” “Cool for the Summer (Rock Version),” and “Confident (Rock Version),” as well as new fan favorites including “Give Your Heart a Break (Rock Version) ft. Bert McCracken,” “Neon Lights (Rock Version) ft. The Maine,” “La La Land (Rock Version) ft.

Walking Dead outfit Skybound Entertainment is turning its graphic novel Heart Attack into a sci-fi series.

Skybound has teamed with Japanese network Fuji TV on the project, with the former distributing globally and the latter producing and broadcasting locally.

From Mortal Kombat 2’s Shawn Kittelsen, Heart Attack explores a post-pandemic world where gene therapy has saved Americans from disease—only to give birth to Variants: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights. With cameras rolling soon, the Japanese TV adaption follows the love story between the novel’s protagonists; two teenagers from different backgrounds whose connection unlocks a secret power.

“We are delighted to have Fuji TV as a partner in adapting Heart Attack into a compelling sci-fi TV series,” said Rick Jacobs, Managing Partner of Linear Content at Skybound. “Shawn Kittelsen and Eric Zawadzki have created an emotionally and visually stimulating world that demands to be brought to life.

*Nsync fans were shook when the iconic boy band staged a surprise reunion on the stage of the MTV VMAs, with Justin Timberlake, Jc Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone joining forces to present the award for Best Pop Video.

One fan who couldn’t prevent herself from some serious fangirling was Taylor Swift, who positively lost it while sitting in the crowd.

Alright, you asked and we delivered! Here’s your extra special #poVMA view of @taylorswift13 and @icespicee_ watching *Nsync from the audience at the #VMAs! pic.twitter.com/AJm2uRY9Ft

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) September 13, 2023

When the award went to Swift and she took to the stage to accept, she admitted she was freaking out. “I’m not doing well pivoting from this to this,” Swift said, before addressing the *Nsync members.

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Demi Lovato returned to the VMAs stage for the first time in six years Tuesday night.

Backed by an all-female band, at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, Lovato dove into a rock rendition of some of her biggest hits, including “Heart Attack,” “Sorry Not Sorry” and “Cool for the Summer.” In the audience, stars like Taylor Swift and Ice Spice could be seen singing and dancing along, as flames engulfed the stage surrounding Lovato.

“Sorry Not Sorry” featured a guitar solo from Lovato’s guitarist Nita Strauss, followed by “Cool for the Summer,” in which Lovato electrified the crowd with her signature belt.

The performance comes just days before Lovato’s upcoming album Revamped is set to release on Sept. 15. The singer-songwriter is also up for two VMAs for “Swine” — best pop video and video for good. Previously, the former Disney Channel star performed her hit song “Sorry Not Sorry...

Demi Lovato some rock & roll to the MTV Video Music Awards as the singer performed Revamped renditions of “Heart Attack,” “Sorry Not Sorry,” and “Cool For the Summer” at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday. Backed by a full band, Lovato delivered their signature powerhouse vocals over electric guitars and heavy percussion. Her pyrotechnics were on full blast, shooting off fire across the edge of the stage.

Lovato’s appearance at the 2023 event marked her first VMAs performance in six years; the singer has been a fixture at...

Los Angeles, Sep 12 (Ians) Singer Demi Lovato has said that she is currently thriving in her new relationship, with boyfriend Jordan Rutes.

Reflecting on her ‘daddy issues’, the singer has opened up about her previous relationships with older men, calling them ‘gross’.

The ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ singer, who had previously dated Wilmer Valderrama despite their 13-year age gap, recalled her earlier relationship, during the September 11 episode, of SiriusXM’s ‘The Howard Stern Show’.

“I can say with confidence that my daddy issues aren’t anything that are inside of me anymore,” the ‘Camp Rock’ actress, 31, said.

“I think there’s a few signs to that. I’m with a partner that is my age, essentially. I look back on the past (of dating older men) and think ‘that’s gross”, Page Six reported.

Demialso gushed about her “healthy” relationship with Lutes, 32, and her hope to one day tie the knot...

Demi Lovato continues to rock up her catalog, this time with a new reworking of her 2015 hit “Cool for the Summer.”

Like her recent rock reimagining for “Heart Attack,” Lovato rerecorded “Cool for the Summer” to better reflect where she is now musically, a “Demi’s Version,” so to speak.

After debuting the “Cool for the Summer” rock version during her Holy Fvck tour in 2022, Lovato hit the studio with producers Warren ‘Oak’ Felder, Keith “Ten4” Sorrelles, and Alex Nice to update the Confident track, which was originally produced by...

Bob Odenkirk is going through a midlife crisis in the AMC series, “Lucky Hank”.

Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Straight Man, by Richard Russo, the “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” alum plays Hank Devereaux Jr., head of the English department at the underfunded Railton College, whose life begins to fall apart. Hank’s unhappiness is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body and the fact that his department is more divided than ever. ‘The Killing”s Mireille Enos co-stars as Lily Devereaux, Hank’s wife and vice principal of a local high school, who starts to question the path she’s on and the choices she’s made amid his downward spiral.

The newly released trailer reveals the extent of Hank’s discontentment as he publicly declares to a class of students that they’re swimming in mediocrity and because they’re...

The cause of death has now been revealed for Dax Tejera and, contrary to what ABC News president Kim Godwin said last month, the ABC News producer did not die from a heart attack on Dec. 23.

Et has confirmed that Dax choked to death because he was drunk while out at dinner with his wife and friends at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. A spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner tells Et that Dax’s official cause of death was “asphyxia due to obstruction of airway by food bolus complicating acute alcohol intoxication.”

The New York Post was first to report the news.

Just last month, Godwin released a statement addressing Dax’s death, which read, “It’s with a heavy heart and great sadness that we share that our friend and colleague, Dax Tejera passed away suddenly of a heart attack last night. As executive...

Nyaff is thrilled to announce that the 20th Anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will kick off on July 15 with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.

The director will be joined at Film at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.

Nat Kitcharit in Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s “Fast & Feel Love”

In Fast & Feel Love, Sperbund plays the supportive girlfriend of a world champion sport stacker (Nat Kitcharit) who only has time for his game. When she finally comes to her senses and dumps him, he must learn basic adulting skills to find a way to win her back.

“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,...

The 20th Anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) will kick off on July 15 with the international premiere of the propulsively-paced Thai romantic comedy Fast & Feel Love, directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.

The director will be joined at Lincoln Center on opening night by his leading actress, Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund, who is being honored with the Screen International Rising Star award.

“This is the perfect film for an opening that marks a true return to theaters as well as Nyaff’s 20th anniversary,” said Samuel Jamier, Executive Director of Nyaff and President of the New York Asian Film Foundation, in remarks to Screen International, which broke the news.

“Nearly as fast-moving as its sport-stacking protagonist, it hits all the right notes, from broad humor to poignant drama, and gives every character a show-stopping moment or two — as well as hilarious and clever cinephile moments. As the film says,...

In case you didn't know, there's a One Direction edition of the popular Heardle game, and it's the perfect way for Directioners to test their knowledge! If you haven't played Heardle yet, it's pretty simple: you're given the first few seconds of a song, and you have to try to guess the track in the shortest amount of time possible. You get one second to start and can continue adding seconds to the clip until you get it.

If you know the beginnings of songs, this should be easy! That's why we put together a cheat sheet of the opening lyrics to all of One Direction's songs. However, bear in mind that not every song's opening will have lyrics, so you really have to know those intro notes.

The list below contains all of the songs from One Direction's discography - from "Up All Night" to "Made in the A.

Bob Odenkirk has shared details about the heart attack he suffered on the set of “Better Call Saul” last summer for the first time in an interview with “The New York Times.”

The actor was hospitalized on July 27 after he collapsed on set. On Aug. 7, he assured fans on social media that he was feeling better after the “small heart attack,” which was able to be resolved without surgery.

“I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart,” Odenkirk explained to “The New York Times.”

He visited two doctors who had differing opinions on how to treat the condition. One suggested he start medication, while the other said he could wait, the actor said.

Odenkirk decided to listen to the second doctor and remained fine until that day one set when “one of those pieces of plaque broke up.”

“We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day,...

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‘Rust’ Ripple Effects

Film world mourns: More than a week has now passed since the tragic death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and, as more and more details emerge, the film world is in mourning. Tributes have flooded in from all over for the Ukrainian born DoP, who was accidentally shot in the stomach by Alec Baldwin last Thursday. As time goes on, Hutchins’ name will likely become synonymous with discussion of gun safety on sets and the global community has been looking at what it can do to ensure such an incident never happens again.

Safety is paramount: As U.S. Senators and Councilman call for a complete ban on live guns on set,...

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk is back at the office, less than two months after suffering a heart attack on the set of the AMC series.

Odenkirk took to Twitter on Wednesday with a photo of him in the makeup chair on the show’s Albuquerque set, transforming back to Jimmy McGill, his character in the Breaking Bad spinoff.

“Back to work on Better Call Saul!” he wrote this morning. “So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!”

The 58-year-old actor and two-time Emmy winner collapsed on the set July 27 and was rushed to the hospital. It was later confirmed that he had a heart attack, with Odenkirk saying he had a blockage that was fixed without surgery.

Odenkirk had filming the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul when he collapsed.

Bob Odenkirk is back at work on Better Call Saul.

The Emmy-winning actor tweeted a picture of himself getting his makeup done Wednesday morning, writing, “Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people.”

Odenkirk is resuming his work on the AMC series six weeks after suffering a mild heart attack while filming the show’s sixth and final season in New Mexico.

Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is ...

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While the Oscars and other awards bodies have all pushed events back on their calendar and expanded eligibility for what movies can be considered, the New York Film Critics Circle will only consider movies released in the 2020 calendar year for its annual awards.

The Nyfcc announced Friday it will vote for its 2020 awards on Dec. 18 and that only movies released in theaters or on digital platforms between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, will be considered.

Further, the date for the group’s annual Gala Awards dinner is still to be announced, and membership for 2020 members will be frozen this year, with all current members still eligible to vote, even as many critics’ jobs have been affected by Covid-19. No new members will be voted in this year.

“This is a year unlike any other in our lifetimes. But the world of movies hasn’t stopped, and already, even in this very strange year,...

Now this is the look of love! When scrolling through Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, some pop culture fans may have come across Demi Lovato's latest post dedicated to boyfriend and birthday boy Max Ehrich. Let's just say the "Heart Attack" singer is spreading some love. "Baaayybeee—I have so much fun with you and there's so many things I want to say right now but I want to be present and spend this bday with you so I'll be quick: Being with you makes life So Much Fun," she wrote on social media. "We literally act like hooligans on the daily and don't give a F--k if we're embarrassing ourselves if others are around!!" The music superstar...

Don’t stop him now. Queen’s Brian May has revealed a big scare from what he termed a “small heart atttack,” but is on the mend and “ready to rock.”

In an Instagram post, the co-founder of Queen and a collaborator on 2018’s smash Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, said the heart attack discovery was made after he was treated earlier this month for a tear to his gluteus maximus during a moment of “over-enthusiastic gardening.”

May on Instagram said he wanted to “tell the truth about what happened” after “people were making up stories out there.” Says May in the post (see it below), “I thought I was a healthy guy… I keep fit… anyway in the middle of the whole saga of the painful backside, I had a small heart attack.”

While he did have a rip in his gluteus maximus, a week later May said he was still in “real agony.

Young Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s latest film finds him back on his familiar ground of arty, quirky kids and young professionals seen in his “36” (2012) and “Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy” (2013), and this time the alchemy is almost perfect. “Heart Attack” has been a pleasant surprise for both public and critics, earning box office success and few awards.

30-year-old Yoon is a freelance graphic designer and Photoshop retoucher. Undeniably, he is damn good and incredibly committed, but he is also trapped in the typical loop of working-hard-and-never-turning-down-a-job for fear of being left out and losing connections. Yoon spends most of his days and nights in his room, in front of a Mac, and in this tiny world, there is no room for leisure or friends, left alone sleep. His proud and joy is in fact the ability of going without sleeping for up to 5 days, in...

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit is a self-taught director, a film critic and screenwriter. He majored in Chinese at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. His work has earned critical acclaim for its unique and eccentric style. In 2012, his feature debut “36” won the New Currents award in Busan. Nawapol has continued to make feature and documentary films, as well as music videos. His latest films, “BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry” and “Die Tomorrow” also received many awards. His latest film, “Happy Old Year” screened in Thailand in December and has now started its festival run from Rotterdam.

We speak to him about his movies, the phenomenon of the BNK48, image, the girls as individuals, Thai movie industry and many other topics.

In Heart Attack, the protagonist is someone who feels that if he stops working even for a second, he will be left behind. Have you ever had this sense and how much do you identify with the protagonist?...

After a great feature debut with “Heart Attack”, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit has turned towards the documentary with equal success, with the “unusual” “Die Tomorrow” winning the Grand Prix at Five Flavours Film Festival. “BNK48” is rather different in style, as it deals with the concept of idols and its export to Thailand from Japan, but again, an impressive effort.

“BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival

AKB48 has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the beginning of the decade, and currently, is among the highest-earning musical performers in Japan. BNK48 is their Thai sister group and the third international sister group, following Indonesia’s JKT48 and China’s SNH48. Thamrongrattanarit, through interviews with a number of the members, highlights the procedure of selection, the thoughts and feelings of the girls, explaining, in the process, why such a concept is so popular.

Initially, and...

Singer Demi Lovato is dating model Austin Wilson and she just made her relationship Instagram official!

The singer on late Tuesday surprised her fans by confirming that she is dating Austin and she made the relationship official by sharing a selfie with her new boyfriend.

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The 27-year-old "Here We Go Again" songstress posted a black-and-white picture of herself and her boyfriend, whom she called "my love," as they kissed in front of the mirror, while Austin is seen posing shirtless, revealing his heavily-tattooed body in the photo.

The 'Heart Attack' singer and her tattooed Beau took to their respective social media accounts, where they shared a picture of both kissing and embracing each other.

"My ?..." Demi captioned the photo. Meanwhile, Austin posted a Pda photo on his Instagram and captioned it, "My Love...."...

Last week, we learned that Kevin Smith was breathing new life into Clerks 3 just a few years after the project was abandoned because one of the film’s co-stars simply didn’t feel compelled to participate. However, rather than dusting off the old draft of the script that almost went into production, Kevin Smith is writing an […]

The post ‘Clerks 3’ Takes Inspiration from Kevin Smith’s Heart Attack, Won’t Be As Much of a Tearjerker As the Old Draft appeared first on /Film.

Jesse Malin and his band D Generation were on the road opening for the Ramones in 1996 when the ageless New York City punk first heard Lucinda Williams’ voice. It was on the duet with Steve Earle “You’re Still Standin’ There” and her distinct nasally tone cut through like a serrated knife, all jagged and dangerous. Excited about his discovery, Malin couldn’t wait to tell his mentor, Joey Ramone.

“He was such a music lover. We’d talk in the mornings and ask each other, ‘What are you listening to?...

Singer Demi Lovato has been roped in for Netflix's upcoming comedy movie "Eurovision".

Actor Will Ferrell, who has co-written the film with Andrew Steele, took to Instagram to announce the news on Tuesday. In the post, he wished Lovato a happy birthday with a "homemade" cake, reports variety.com.

Also Read:?Demi Lovato celebrates her birthday with friends

Following the announcement, the "Heart Attack" singer can be seen blowing out candles on the cake next to a "Eurovision" slate.

The comedy also stars Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan. It marks Lovato's first live-action movie appearance since 2010's "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam".

"Eurovision" tells the tale of a pair of aspiring Icelandic musicians, Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, who are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the annual Eurovision song contest - the world's biggest song competition.

Brosnan will essay Ferrell's father,...

After a great feature debut with “Heart Attack”, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit has turned towards the documentary with equal success, with the “unusual” “Die Tomorrow” winning the Grand Prix at Five Flavours Film Festival. “BNK48” is rather different in style, as it deals with the concept of idols and its export to Thailand from Japan, but again, an impressive effort.

“BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival

AKB48 has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the beginning of the decade, and currently, is among the highest-earning musical performers in Japan. BNK48 is their Thai sister group and the third international sister group, following Indonesia’s JKT48 and China’s SNH48. Thamrongrattanarit, through interviews with a number of the members, highlights the procedure of selection, the thoughts and feelings of the girls, explaining, in the process, why such a concept is so popular.

Initially, and...

“Die Tomorrow,” by Thai filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, is headed for a theatrical release in China. The film is a melancholy reflection on how people spend their last day on earth.

The release will be handled by Blue Media Times, a Beijing-based global program provider. Operating since 2008 it has previousy been involved with the release of Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” and The Illusionist,” by Neil Burger.

Significantly the film stars Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, the young actress who was the lead in hit drama “Bad Genius” and in 2017 was named by Variety and the International Film Festival & Awards Macao, as one of their Asian stars to watch. “Bad Genius” earned $41 million at the China box office in China in 2017.

“Die Tomorrow” is the fifth feature film of Thai Director Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. He was previously director of cult hits “Heart Attack” (aka “Freelance”) and “Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy.” “Die Tomorrow” premiered...

After a great feature debut with “Heart Attack”, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit has turned towards the documentary with equal success, with the “unusual” “Die Tomorrow” winning the Grand Prix at Five Flavours Film Festival. “BNK48” is rather different in style, as it deals with the concept of idols and its export to Thailand from Japan, but again, an impressive effort.

“BNK48: Girls Don’t Cry“ is screening at the

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019

AKB48 has been a cultural phenomenon in Japan since the beginning of the decade, and currently, is among the highest-earning musical performers in Japan. BNK48 is their Thai sister group and the third international sister group, following Indonesia’s JKT48 and China’s SNH48. Thamrongrattanarit, through interviews with a number of the members, highlights the procedure of selection, the thoughts and feelings of the girls, explaining in the process, why such a concept is so popular.

Initially, and...

New Asian Cinema is a survey of the most outstanding and widely debated new films from South and Southeast Asia, often directorial debuts. The filmmakers competing for the festival Grand Prix make bold comments about the surrounding reality and contemporary social issues.

They skillfully combine genre films with local narrations, at the same time forming their own, auteur styles and mapping out new cinematic directions. The titles selected for the New Asian Cinema section have unique form and content, expanding the boundaries of the cinematic language. They are deeply rooted in the local context, but they do not shy away from commenting on global social phenomena.

The winner is chosen by People’s Jury – a group cinema lovers and Asian cultures enthusiasts. The open call for the jury of the 12th edition of the Festival will last till October 12.

The full program will be announced in mid-October. We present now...

Thamrongrattanarit’s previous work, “Heart Attack” is one of my favorite films of the latest years, as the director managed to present the lives of the freelancers in the most analytical and realistic fashion, all the while retaining a comic feeling throughout the film. “Die Tomorrow” though, has little to do with that film, as it is a rather experimental production that focuses on death and the way people perceive and accept (?) it.

Die Tomorrow is screening at Art Film Fest Kosice

According to the statistics, two people on earth die each second and the director makes a point of highlighting the fact, both by presenting it with on-screen text and by repeatedly including a kind of clock that counts the number of deaths in “real” time. The movie then proceeds on recreating imaginary episodes of the lives of people who have died on occasions that have made the news,...

The 26th edition of the oldest and biggest film festival will be held in the urban center of eastern Slovakia – Košice – from 15 to 23 June 2018.

Košice Art Film Fest’s primary goal is to present a compendium of contemporary world cinema in all its diversity of genres, themes and varieties, while also featuring classic and timeless pictures from throughout film history, emphasizing Slovak cinematic production.

The Festival intends to promote dialogue between professionals and the community, and to provide a unique venue for interaction between for international and local visitors. This inclusive project grants equal space for the screening of both professional and student work, as well as for talks and panel discussions on various topics.

Košice Art Film Fest is a a special treat for Asan movie fans as one whole section of the Festival called „Prísľuby Z Východu / Eastern Promises“ is entirely dedicated to the Cinema of East and Southeast Asia,...

Directors of critically-acclaimed dramas The Blue Hour and 36 among the filmmakers presenting projects at Thai Pitch this year.

Two of last year’s most acclaimed Thai filmmakers – Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Freelance) and Anucha Boonyawatana (The Blue Hour) – will present new projects at Thai Pitch in Cannes this year, while Rutaiwan Wongsirasawad returns after a 10-year hiatus with her sophomore film.

Hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Culture, with Raymond Phathanavirangoon coordinating, the pitch event will be held on May 14-15 at the Thai Pavilion in the International Village in Cannes.

Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit won the Busan New Currents award with his debut 36 (2012), while his second film Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy (2013) premiered in Venice. He had a critical and commercial hit last year with Freelance, which swept the Thailand National Film Association Awards with eight wins, including best film and best director.

Anucha Boonyawatana’s first feature The Blue Hour premiered at Berlin Panorama last year, while veteran...

We present the winners of the 11th Osaka Film Festival that took place from March 4th until the 13th, in the city of Osaka (Japan).

Grand Prix – Best Picture Award

My Sister, the Pig Lady by Jang Moon-il – South Korea | 2015 – 103 min.

Most Promising Talent Award

Uisenma Borchu for the film Don’t Look at me that way – Germany, Mongolia | 2015 – 89 min.

Japan Cuts Award

Somewhere in my Memory by Kanyama Keihiro – Japan | 2015 – 30 min.

ABC Award

Heart Attack (Freelance) by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit – Thailand | 2015 – 132 min.

Yakushi Pear Award

Ella Che for the film The Missing Piece by Chiang Fong-hong – Taiwan | 2015 – 104 min.

Audience Award

Wansei Back Home by Huang Ming-cheng – Taiwan | 2015 – 111 min.