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Thai film A Useful Ghost wins the AMI Paris Grand Prize at Cannes Critics’ Week, marking a major milestone for
Vietnam’s top-grossing horror thriller Detective Kien hits U.S. cinemas, directed by Victor Vu, blending horror with Vietnam’s rich past
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Jess Khan-Lee is a rising Hollywood actress, blending dance, martial arts, and empathy into her craft, as seen in Mission:
Elizabeth Ai’s “New Wave” blends synth-pop nostalgia with a heartfelt story of healing, identity, and the quiet wounds of displacement.
Lee Jung-jae’s Artist Company and Andy Serkis’s Imaginarium join forces for Secret Idol, a K-pop espionage thriller
Playwright Joel Tan is breaking borders from Singapore to London, moving audiences with works like Scenes from a Repatriation and
K-pop idols by day, demon slayers by night. KPop Demon Hunters drops June 20 on Netflix—supernatural action, killer beats, and
John Woo’s Hard Boiled gets a 4K restoration and global release after Shout! rescues 156 lost Hong Kong classics, including
Ben Wang joins The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Wyatt Callow; film hits cinemas 20 Nov 2026 with