{"id":119904,"date":"2024-01-31T08:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/georgian-film-blackbird-set-to-fly-at-osaka-asian-festival\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T08:14:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:14:23","slug":"georgian-film-blackbird-set-to-fly-at-osaka-asian-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/georgian-film-blackbird-set-to-fly-at-osaka-asian-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgian Film &#8216;Blackbird&#8217; Set to Fly at Osaka Asian Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-accent-m   \">\n\t\tBLACKBIRD LANDS IN OSAKA<br \/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe <strong>Osaka Asian Film Festival<\/strong> (March 1-10, 2024) has added eight extra titles to its line-up, together with the award-winning Georgian drama \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/blackbird-blackbird-blackberry\/\" id=\"auto-tag_blackbird-blackbird-blackberry\" data-tag=\"blackbird-blackbird-blackberry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d which can play in competitors.<br \/><strong>Elene Naveriani<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cBlackbird,\u201d a couple of middle-aged girl\u2019s relationship determination, has had huge competition play in Europe (Gijon, Cottbus, Sarajevo, New Horizons) and earned a number of prizes for lead actor <strong>Eka Chavleishvili.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOther additions are Cambodian directing duo Inrasothythep Neth and\u00a0Sokyou Chea\u2019s \u201cTenement\u201d; the world premiere of Hong Kong director Ricky Ko\u2019s \u201cOut of the Shadow\u201d; \u201cSupposed,\u201d by Thanakorn Pongsuwan and \u201cDeath Whisperer,\u201d by Taweewat Wantha, which develop the competition\u2019s number of Thai movies to eight; and \u201cThe Winter of 1905,\u201d a 1981 movie by Hong Kong director Yu Wei-Cheng, which joins the Taiwan: Movies on the Move 2024 particular part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<br \/>Other revival inclusions are: the 4K restored director\u2019s reduce of <strong>Patrick Tam<\/strong>\u2019s 1982 Hong Kong film \u201cNomad\u201d and \u201c240 Hours in One Day,\u201d a 30-minute piece by Teshigahara Hiroshi from 1970.<br \/>The competition expects to finish its lineup with bulletins of the opening and shutting movies on Feb. 2.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-secondary-xl   \">\n\t\tVESOUL LINEUP<br \/><\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Mohsen Makhmalbaf<\/strong>, the feted Iranian director, has been set because the president of the jury on the upcoming version of the <strong>Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema<\/strong> (Feb. 6-13, 2024) in France. Fellow jurors embody Taiwanese director Zero Chou, Iranian actor Fatemed Motamed-Arya and Japanese star Shogen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn the narrative characteristic part, the competitors titles embody \u201cAll Ears,\u201d by China\u2019s Liu\u00a0Jiayin;\u00a0\u201cThe Snow Leopard, by the late Pema\u00a0Tseden; \u201cWork to Do,\u201d by\u00a0Korea\u2019s Park Hong-jun; \u201cThe Spark,\u201d by Rajesh S.\u00a0Jala from India; \u201cMaria,\u201d by\u00a0Iran\u2019s Mahdi\u00a0Asghari Azghadi; \u201cScream,\u201d by Kazakhstan\u2019s Kenzhebek\u00a0Shaikakov; \u201cSunday,\u201d by Shokir\u00a0Kholikov from Uzbekistan; \u201cParadise,\u201d from Sri Lanka, directed by Prasanna\u00a0Vithanage; and \u201cSolids\u00a0by the Seashore,\u201d by Thailand\u2019s Patiparn Boontarig.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-secondary-xl   \">\n\t\tHEY FUZZY YELLOW<br \/><\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Cookbook\u00a0Media<\/strong> has been appointed as North American content material distributor for the children\u2019 collection\u00a0<strong>\u201cHey Fuzzy Yellow,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Toon2Tango<\/strong>, a youngsters and household leisure enterprise headed by tv and film trade consultants Ulli Stoef and Jo Daris. Claudia Scott-Hansen, Cookbook Media\u2019s co-founder, will spearhead efforts to construct broadcast partnerships in North America for the brand new present, which is a co-production by\u00a0Toon2Tango, <strong>Curiosity Ink Media, Treehouse Republic and Hotel Hungaria Animation<\/strong>. It is at the moment in manufacturing, with the primary 24 episodes set for 2024 and full collection supply in March 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  aligncenter size-full is-resized aligncenter\">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:737pxpx\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=910,511 910w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=450,253 450w, https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Hey-Fuzzy-Yellow-Group-Shot-1-cr-res.jpg?resize=250,140 250w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" height=\"0\" width=\"737\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-font-size-12 lrv-u-font-family-secondary lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-text-align-left\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"lrv-u-color-grey u-font-family-basic\">Toon2Tango<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"heading larva \/\/   lrv-a-font-secondary-xl   \">\n\t\tAVIA ADAPTS\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<br \/>The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has <strong>Phil Hardman<\/strong>,\u00a0senior VP and GM of <strong>BBC Studios Asia<\/strong>, as its new chairman\u00a0following the resignation of Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s <strong>Cl\u00e9ment Schwebig<\/strong>, who&#8217;s relocating to Europe. Also becoming a member of the AVIA board are <strong>Emily Yri<\/strong>, VP of worldwide advertising and marketing at PubMatic, and <strong>Shonali Bedi<\/strong>, head of technique, partnerships &amp; insights, APAC, Warner Bros. Discovery.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Louis Boswell<\/strong>, CEO of AVIA, stated, \u201cSchwebig took over in the middle of a pandemic and helped steer the association to safety through those difficult times.\u00a0 He was a strong and vocal advocate for the industry. The board and I are now looking forward to working with Hardman to help guide AVIA through what are clearly challenging times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHardman stated, \u201cAVIA stands on the intersection of the varied challenges and alternatives within the media trade throughout Asia bringing a lot wanted perception, thought management and regulatory &amp; anti-piracy initiatives that profit its members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe group famous that <strong>ladies now account for 4 of its 12 <\/strong>board members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] BLACKBIRD LANDS IN OSAKA The Osaka Asian Film Festival (March 1-10, 2024) has added eight extra titles to its line-up, together with the award-winning Georgian drama \u201cBlackbird Blackbird Blackberry,\u201d which can play in competitors.Elene Naveriani\u2019s \u201cBlackbird,\u201d a couple of middle-aged girl\u2019s relationship determination, has had huge competition play in Europe (Gijon, Cottbus, Sarajevo, New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-119904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}