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Thirty four Asian films will be screen during the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival here is the complete list.

Created in 1983 the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifff) focus on horror, thriller, and science fiction films. This year the festival will take place from March 29th until April 10th in the city of Brussels (Belgium). This year thirty four Asian movies will be presented during the festival. This year South Korean movies are predominant as there will be thirteen Korean films. Some of the highlights are Baahubali: The Beginning (S.S. Rajamouli), Veteran (Seung-wan Ryoo), Memories of the Sword (Park Heung-sik), Tag (Sion Sono), The Deal (Son Yong-Ho) and The Priests (Jae-hyun Jang).

Asian Movies

Arahan by Ryoo Seung-Wan – South Korea | 2004

Assassination Classroom by Eiichiro Hasumi – Japan | 2015

Assassination Classroom: The Graduation by Eiichiro Hasumi – Japan | 2016

Attack on the Lederhosen Zombies by Dominik Hartl – Australia | 2016

Baahubali: The Beginning by S.S. Rajamouli – India...

Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal

Written by Junli Guo, Raymond Lei Jin, and Huanhuan Zhang

Directed by Peter Pau and Zhao Tianyu

Hong Kong, 2015

In recent years the Chinese and Hong Kong film scene has grown exponentially more important with respect its movie output and the lucrative potential that has Hollywood studios salivating, chasing cross-national picture deals which secure distribution rights on the island and mainland. As American, big budget productions have found ways to co-produce projects with the Chinese producers and film on their soil, so too have Chinese and Hong Kong production companies upped their game in an attempt to showcase their own blockbuster inclinations. Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal, is another in a long line of Chinese fantasy action movies that offer spectacle and a sweeping story that attempts to rival the best that Hollywood has to offer.

Set many centuries ago in a fictional,...

Montreal’s genre film festival to showcase 135 features and almost 300 shorts across its three-week run from July 14-Aug 4.Scroll down for line-up

Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled its full line-up for its upcoming 19th edition which kicks off next Tuesday [July 14].

Over its three-week run, the Montreal-based genre film festival will showcase 135 features, including 22 world, 13 international premieres and 21 North American premieres, and almost 300 short films.

Shinji Higuchi’s Attack on Titan will receive its Canadian premiere as the closing film of this year’s edition on Aug 4. The live-action film is based on Hajime Isyama’s steampunk fantasy war opera manga series.

Additional highlights of the final wave of titles include the world premieres of Malik Bader’s thriller Cash Only and Ken Ochiai’s Ninja the Monster, as well as the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion’s horror comedy Cooties starring Elijah Wood.

A trio of Sion Sono films will also be shown at this...

The 19th Annual Fantasia Film Festival is only a week away, beginning July 14 and running through August 4. And as promised for today, they’ve revealed their full line-up of films screening at 2015’s festival in Montreal.

This year’s line-up boasts 22 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, and 21 North American Premieres. Both Marvel’s Ant-Man and the animated Miss Hokusai were previously announced, but now they’ve added the much anticipated Attack on Titan movie as their closing night film. Other highlights include the Sundance darlings Cooties, starring Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson, Cop Car, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by the upcoming Spider-man director Jon Watts, and a trio of films from horror auteur Sion Sono.

See the full line-up announcement of films below via Fantasia’s Facebook page, and be sure to check out their website at fantasiafestival.com for additional information.

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Fantasia 2015:

36 Countries, 135 Features, and Nearly 300 Short Films

- Including 22 World Premieres,...

Acclaimed Hong Kong cinematographer Peter Pau takes another swing at directing a major motion picture with this grand scale fantasy about legendary demon queller Zhong Kui. Assisted by co-director Zhao Tianyu and featuring some spirited performances, the result is a bumpy, yet enjoyable tale of otherworldly romance and adventure.The character of Zhong Kui is essentially the Chinese mythological equivalent of an exorcist, ghostbuster or Van Helsing. An accomplished scholar, Zhong Kui committed suicide when he was rejected by the emperor due to his disfigured appearance. Banished to hell, Zhong Kui was recruited by Yan Wang, the Hell king, to patrol the three realms - Heaven, Earth and Hell - and maintain order among the spirits. Even today, his image can be seen guarding the entrances...

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China-us-Australia co-production set for major Chinese New Year release.

Arclight Films has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese 3D fantasy adventure Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal, co-directed by Peter Pau and Zhao Tianyu.

The $30m China-us-Australia co-production is one of the major releases in China over the upcoming Chinese New Year (February 19).

Arclight has worldwide rights excluding China, Hk/Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Aus/Nz.

The film stars Chen Kun (Bends, Young Detective Dee) as the legendary Chinese anti-hero, Zhong Kui, who is forced into battle in the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell to protect the people of his country and the woman he loves. Li Bing Bing also stars.

Produced by Ann An of China’s Desen International Media, the film was co-financed by Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, while China’s Wanda Media recently joined as a partner on financing, distribution and marketing...

China-us-Australia co-production set for major Chinese New Year release.

Arclight Films has picked up worldwide rights to Chinese 3D fantasy adventure Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal, co-directed by Peter Pau and Zhao Tianyu.

The $30m China-us-Australia co-production is one of the major releases in China over the upcoming Chinese New Year (February 19).

Arclight has worldwide rights excluding China, Hk/Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Aus/Nz.

The film stars Chen Kun (Bends, Young Detective Dee) as the legendary Chinese anti-hero, Zhong Kui, who is forced into battle in the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell to protect the people of his country and the woman he loves. Li Bing Bing also stars.

Produced by Ann An of China’s Desen International Media, the film was co-financed by Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia, while China’s Wanda Media recently joined as a partner on financing, distribution and marketing...

Peter Pau, the Oscar-winning cinematographer of Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is at the helm of epic Chinese fantasy Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and The Dark Crystal. Sharing directorial duties with Zhao Tianyu, this is the story of legendary demon queller Zhong Kui - portrayed here by Chen Kun - who must do battle with magical forces from the heavens and the underworld in his efforts to save his people and the woman he loves, played by Li Bingbing.While this is easily something that could go either way, many of these epic Chinese-language fantasies succeed or fail on the strength of their special effects, and in this case things look encouraging. Pau and Zhao have employed New Zealand powerhouse Weta Workshop to create the fantastical...

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