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Serving up Nostalgia for Old Pizza Hut Venues, ‘Slice of Life’ Documentary Sets SXSW Sydney and Chicago Premieres

Celebrated Australian documentary filmmakers Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker of Urtext Films are preparing to serve up their “Slice of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts” dish at the...

Philippines to Impose 12% Tax on Foreign Streamers – Global Bulletin

TAXING SITUATION The Philippines is to impose a 12% value-added tax on overseas digital service providers operating in the country, including Netflix, HBO and Disney. The measure was signed into...

‘Dead Talents Society’ Heads Golden Horse Film Awards Nominations

Comedy-horror “Dead Talents Society” picked up 11 nominations for the Golden Horse Film Awards, making it the most acclaimed title among the 169 films in contention for the prestigious Chinese-language prizes....

Distribution Workshop Re-Launching ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ as Hong Kong’s Most Expensive Film

Asian sales and production firm Distribution Workshop is using the Busan International Film Festival’s market to re-launch ambitious “Sons of the Neon Night,” a film it first became attached to in...

New Zealand’s Wellington Makes Pitch as Global Games and VFX Hub (EXCLUSIVE)

Currently hosting production of the “Avatar” film series, New Zealand’s capital Wellington is making a renewed pitch as one of the best-equipped games, VFX and animation producing hubs in the world....

China Box Office: ‘Transformers One’ Takes Top Spot on Quietest Weekend of the Year

“Transformers One” took top spot at the China box office over its debut weekend. It was the only major title to release on an atypical Friday that precedes next week’s National...

Korea Box Office: ‘Executioner’ Reigns as ‘Transformers One’ Makes Second Place Debut

Korean-made crime-comedy-thriller “I, The Executioner,” a sequel to 2015 hit ‘Veteran,” continued its spree at the top of the South Korea weekend box office. It earned $3.03 million in...

‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Director One Hitoshi Strikes Long-Term Deal With Netflix

Global streaming group, Netflix has inked a partnership with “Tokyo Swindlers” director Hitoshi One. As part of the deal, Netflix will exclusively produce and distribute new series and films by...

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