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NYAFF : Reversi / Exclusive Interview with Director Adrian Teh

Adrian Teh is one of the renowned director and producer in Malaysia. He founded and presided over the Chinese Film Association of Malaysia in 2012, and organized Malaysia’s first ever Chinese movies awards ceremony – the Golden Wau Awards – in 2013. He is highly recognized as one of the Top-10 Outstanding Youths of Malaysia…

NYAFF : Exclusive Interview with Actress Shaina Magdayao

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Shaina Magdayao is a Filipino actress. Known primarily for her dramatic roles in film and television, she began her career as a child actress and starred in her first titular role Lyra. She has received accolades from various award-giving bodies which include a…

NYAFF Review: Baby Assassins: Nice Days Kills Comedic and Action Beats

©Courtesy of the NYAFF Including humor between mismatched protagonists can often make their battle to survive emotionally-charged, physically demanding obstacles easier in a film. The new Japanese martial arts-driven feature, Baby Assassins: Nice Days, is one such intriguing example. The crime movie intertwines alluring slacker comedy with extreme action beats. The feature serves as the…

NYAFF: ‘Granny Prostitutes’ Fights Ageism & Sex Work Prejudices

The New York Asian Film Festival is back with a “17-day gamma blast of Asia’s most electrifying voices and visions!” Amongst this cinematic trip around the South East, there’s a film from the Philippines that strikes for its willingness to persuade audiences to dismantle prejudices on certain professions and age groups. Granny Prostitutes (titled Lola Magdalena…

NYAFF : Kingdom: Return of the Great General / Interview with Actor Kento Yamazaki & Producer Shinzo Matsuhashi

Kento Yamazaki, a Japanese actor, became the first recipient of the ‘The Best From the East Award’ at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024 at Lincoln Center in New York City. He spoke about his delight in receiving the award. The festival, which is currently 23rd year, took place at Lincoln Center in New…

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | Official Teaser | Searchlight Pictures : Starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning

©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Searchlight Pictures has dropped a teaser for highly anticipated Baby Dylan’s biopic, A Complete Unknown which Stars Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Elle Fanning as his girlfriend, Sylvie Russo (whom Mangold confirms is simply a renamed version of Dylan’s real-life girlfriend of that era, Suze Rotolo), Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, and Edward…

Japan Cuts : The Making of a Japanese / Exclusive Interview with Director Ema Ryan Yamazaki

©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The Making of a Japanese : Located in one of Tokyo’s sprawling suburbs, Tsukado is one of the largest public elementary schools in Japan with nearly 1,000 students. In the nation’s unique educational system, children are tasked to run their own school in order to teach communal values and how to play…

Japan Cuts / Retake : Nakano Taps Into Universal Teen Attitudes & Neuroses

©Courtesy of Japan Cuts  There is less parental supervision in this film than you see in an average John Hughes movie. Perhaps as a result, these teens hardly spend any time working or studying during their summer break—maybe a little, but not a lot. However, they are not idle slackers. In fact, they keep quite…

NYAFF : Granny Prostitutes : Exclusive Video Interview with Writer Dennis C. Evangelista

Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Dennis C. Evangelista is known for Paupahan (2008), AbeNida (2023) and Marino (2009). He is also an established and sought after Line Producer in the Philippines. Film Critic : Luis Pedron  𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival…

Japan Cuts : Between the White Key and the Black Key / Exclusive Interview with Director Masanori Tominaga

©Courtesy of Japan Cuts Between the White Key and the Black Key  :Music sweeps through 1980s Ginza, a glamorous and dangerous neighborhood where well heeled Tokyoites, artists and thugs all sway together under the power of jazz. Sosuke Ikematsu stars in this spiraling, splintering, intersecting Mobius strip of a film based on the memoirs of…