In October 2024, 25 of the world’s top extreme runners gathered in the Kingdom of Bhutan for one of the most remote and challenging foot races ever – the Snowman Race, 175 kilometers of Himalayan wilderness, with an average elevation of about 4,300m and multiple peaks rising to 5,470m.

Cambodia’s largest broadcaster, Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS) is rolling out an international charm offensive on the back of the blockbuster launch of the new season of MasterChef and the beginnings of a plan to build a global production destination. 

Shinhan Bank-Daesung Cultural Contents Investment Fund, previously a South Korean movie fund with KRW7 billion/US$5 million of starting capital, has been closed by its two principal backers – Shinhan Bank and Daesung Private Equity.

Just days before it got underway, the Cannes Film Festival revealed that Chinese film "Resurrection" would join its main competition.

"Daughter’s Daughter", which debuted in the Toronto International Film Festival, puts its protagonist through the wringer as a retired woman who must confront her estranged daughter’s sexuality.

Remakes and film franchises should be part of the repertoire of smaller and independent producers, not the exclusive domain of Hollywood or Asian majors, executives at Focus Asia, an East-West industry gathering on the side of this year’s Udine film festival were told.