‘Gomorrah — The Origins’ Trailer: ’70s-Set Prequel Series Shows the Rise of Mobster Pietro Savastano (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Gomorrah — The Origins’ Trailer: ’70s-Set Prequel Series Shows the Rise of Mobster Pietro Savastano (EXCLUSIVE)

Sky has released a trailer for “Gomorrah – The Series. The Origins,” the hotly anticipated prequel show to gritty Neapolitan mob series “Gomorrah,” which is Italy’s biggest TV export. The Comcast-owned pay-TV service, as previously announced, has set a still-unspecified January release in Italy for the six-part limited series. Set in the 1970s, it traces […]

Indonesia’s Film Sector Poised for Regional Breakout, JAFF Market–Cinepoint Report Finds

Indonesia’s Film Sector Poised for Regional Breakout, JAFF Market–Cinepoint Report Finds

Indonesia’s screen industry is entering what a new JAFF Market–Cinepoint study calls a “decisive new phase,” with local films driving attendance, investor confidence rising, and the market outperforming its Southeast Asian peers. The Film Industry Report 2025 positions the country as both the region’s fastest-growing theatrical market and one of the most dynamic globally. According […]

Siddhant Chaturvedi’s First Look as V. Shantaram Unveiled for Indian Filmmaker Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)

Siddhant Chaturvedi’s First Look as V. Shantaram Unveiled for Indian Filmmaker Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)

The makers of upcoming biographical drama “V. Shantaram” have unveiled the first look of Siddhant Chaturvedi as the legendary Indian filmmaker. The announcement poster introduces Chaturvedi in the title role of V. Shantaram, the auteur long celebrated as a visionary of Indian cinema. The film chronicles Shantaram’s remarkable journey from the silent era through the […]

Psychological Horror ‘The Most Mysterious Man’ Secures Malaysian Co-Financing at JAFF Market

Psychological Horror ‘The Most Mysterious Man’ Secures Malaysian Co-Financing at JAFF Market

Indonesian filmmaker Ismail Basbeth’s psychological horror feature “The Most Mysterious Man” (local title: “Raib”) has landed co-financing from Malaysia’s Phoenix Films Sdn Bhd, with the deal finalized during JAFF Market 2025. The agreement was signed at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture Booth by Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, the media and publishing company founded by Ismail Basbeth […]

Observational Documentary ‘Aluk’ Traces Seven Years With Indonesian Tana Toraja Family at JAFF Future Project

Observational Documentary ‘Aluk’ Traces Seven Years With Indonesian Tana Toraja Family at JAFF Future Project

Chris C.F’s observational documentary “Aluk,” which follows three generations of a family in Tana Toraja, Indonesia over seven years as they reckon with the loss of their patriarch and their community’s uncertain future, is selected for the JAFF Future Project as a work-in-progress. The Australia-Indonesia co-production, directed by Chris C.F and produced by Sam Hewison […]

Time-Travel Drama ‘To My Dearest, My Dear’ From ‘The Most Handsome Fish on Earth’ Director Lands at JAFF Future Project

Time-Travel Drama ‘To My Dearest, My Dear’ From ‘The Most Handsome Fish on Earth’ Director Lands at JAFF Future Project

Netanya Yemima, whose short film “The Most Handsome Fish on Earth” premiered at the 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival last year, has her feature directorial debut “To My Dearest, My Dear…” selected for the JAFF Future Project, a time-travel drama about a dying father who leaps into the future to meet the daughter he’ll never […]