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Singapore-born filmmaker Nelicia Low’s feature debut “Pierce” is making waves on the festival circuit, securing the best director award at Karlovy Vary and earning a spot at the Busan International Film Festival. The film draws deeply from Low’s personal experiences as both a former national fencer and sister to an autistic sibling. “Pierce” follows Zijie,

Gang Dong-won, cuts a thrilling figure as a slave-turned-rebel warrior in “Uprising,” the sumptuous period action movie that was the opening gala title of this week’s Busan International Film Festival. The role further cements his reputation as one of Korea’s most versatile and charismatic actors. But the Korean star is also intent on becoming a

Michel Blanc, the French actor known for the “Les Bronzés” films and crime drama “Monsieur Hire,” has died. He was 72. Blanc died early Friday morning after suffering a heart attack the previous night, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Blanc was known for his role as the awkward bachelor Jean-Claude Dusse in the 1978 film

Bringing Hollywood magic closer to the Seine, the long-awaited TSF Paris Backlot officially opened this week, inaugurating an outdoor cityscape built to scale, staged as a standing, permanent set 38 miles east of the real urban center. Budgeted at €98 million ($107.6 million) and benefiting from $15.8 million in public support as part of the

New York-based Singaporean filmmaker Kirsten Tan is set to direct “Crocodile Rock,” a film that explores the underground lesbian club culture of 1990s Singapore. The project is currently being presented at the Busan Asian Project Market (APM). Tan’s debut feature “Pop Aye” (2017) earned international acclaim including awards at Sundance and Rotterdam. “Crocodile Rock” follows