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VarietyEN

Tokyo Asian Future Drama ‘Jani Be Good’ Probes Silence and Motherhood in a Chinese-Indonesian Family, Marking Ariani Darmawan’s Return

Indonesian filmmaker Ariani Darmawan stepped away from directing for years to raise a family. Her first feature, “Jani Be Good,” which is playing in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Asian Future competition, turns that experience into a portrait of four women across three generations. “I stopped making films for over 10 years because I was […]

Entertainment🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

‘Before the Rain’ Director Milcho Manchevski on Tokyo Competition Title ‘Sister Brother Manhole Cover,’ Whistleblowing and the ‘Death of Beauty’ in Cinema

Milcho Manchevski, the North Macedonian director whose 1994 debut “Before the Rain” won Venice’s Golden Lion and earned an Oscar nomination, is back in competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival with “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a project stalled for years after he accused his country’s film agency of corruption. The dark comedy centers on […]

World🇳🇱 NL
NU.nlNL

Wereldberoemde 'TikTok-oma' en foodinfluencer Nonna Silvi (85) overleden

Silvana Bini, op sociale media beter bekend als Nonna Silvi, is deze week op 85-jarige leeftijd overleden. Bini overleed na een ziekbed van ongeveer twintig dagen in haar woning in Toscane, schrijven haar nabestaanden op <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DfJwco9jVal/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;rpxt=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&amp;srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="

World🇵🇰 PK
DawnEN

1 dead, over 14 injured during stampede at TikToker's mehndi ceremony in Sialkot

<p>NAROWAL: A stampede at a <em>mehndi</em> (henna) ceremony and prize-distribution event for a TikTok influencer in Sialkot left one person dead and more than 14 others injured last night, officials said on Saturday.</p> <p>The mehndi ceremony and prize-distribution event for Muhammad Ansar Jatt, a popular TikToker from Sialkot district known as “Mr Pattlo”

World🇨🇿 CZ
iROZHLASCS

Norsko předvádí veřejné toalety. Reaguje humornou kampaní na Trumpův vulgární útok

Norská rada pro cestovní ruch spustila humornou kampaň lákající na nejpůsobivější veřejné záchody v zemi. Reagovala tak na to, že americký prezident Donald Trump označil tento severský stát vulgárním výrazem pro latrínu, protože opět nedostal Nobelovu cenu. Tu přitom neuděluje norská vláda, nýbrž nezávislý Nobelův výbor, což Norsko Trumpovi opakovaně vysvětl

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Pink Film Veteran Zeze Takahisa Champions Original Stories at Tokyo Masterclass

The Tokyo International Film Festival’s Tokyo Talk program presented a masterclass with Zeze Takahisa, director of the festival’s opening film, “Sukiyaki.” Held before a full-house crowd at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, the talk focused on Zeze’s early “pink” (softcore porn) and indie films, followed by questions about his more recent work. Born in 1960 in Oita […]

World🇨🇿 CZ
iROZHLASCS

Vzájemné útoky Ruska a Ukrajiny. Země zasáhly soukromé domy a informují o mrtvých

Rusko v noci na sobotu útočilo pomocí dronů v ukrajinské Dněpropetrovské oblasti. 1 člověk při útocích přišel o život a 2 lidé byli zraněni. Uvedl to šéf oblastní správy Oleksandr Hanža. Při ukrajinském dronovém útoku na soukromý dům v ruské Brjanské oblasti zemřeli 2 lidé a dalších 5 utrpělo zranění, uvedly tamní úřady. Ruské vojenské síly podle nich v Brja

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Japan’s New 2027 Anime Award Should Put Creators in the Spotlight, Industry Leaders Say at Tokyo Market

A new Japanese anime award planned for 2027 should put the people who make anime in the spotlight, industry leaders said at TIFFCOM, the market of the Tokyo International Film Festival. The session was moderated by Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the festival’s animation section. Shimizu Akira, a director of the Association of Japanese Animations […]

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Ozu Shapes Mishima Yukiko’s Tokyo Competition Title ‘Two Cigarettes, Three Nights’

Known for her dark relationship dramas, including the 2017 multiple-award-winner “Dear Etranger,” Mishima Yukiko has taken a different approach with her latest film, “Two Cigarettes, Three Nights,” which is in competition at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. Based on a 2014 novel by Chihaya Akane, it stars Matsuoka Mayu as Kanna, a picture book […]

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The Jerusalem PostEN

Meta, Tiktok, X lose legal challenge against UK regulator Ofcom over online safety demands

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5464,w_8192/744103' alt=' Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture (photo credit: REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration)' title=' Instagram, TikTok, Sn

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Mohammad Rasoulof, Shahrbanoo Sadat Push Back on Idea of Separate Oscar Category for Exiled Filmmakers as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund Hits Tokyo

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and Iranian-born Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat pushed back on the idea of a standalone Oscar category for exiled filmmakers, speaking at the Tokyo International Film Festival as Cate Blanchett’s Displacement Film Fund gave its first five short films their Japan premiere. The question followed the Academy’s recent rule c

Culture🇺🇸 US
VarietyEN

Annecy Winner ‘The Violinist’ Found Its Italian Co-Producers at Tokyo Market, Director Ervin Han Tells Anime Co-Production Panel

A meeting at TIFFCOM in 2023 brought Italian co-producers to “The Violinist,” the animated feature that went on to win the top prize at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year, Singaporean filmmaker Ervin Han told a panel at the Tokyo market. Han, co-founder and CEO of Singapore’s Robot Playground Media, spoke at “Anime’s […]

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