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14 stories on film across film, TV, music, fashion, food, and diaspora culture.
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A practical June-through-August guide to Asian and diaspora culture on the calendar: NYAFF and AAIFF dates, West Coast night markets, BTS Festa streaming, and the Goldscene watchlist picks worth queueing now.
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Screen Daily unveils the first wave of NYAFF 2026 titles for July 10–26, with Yeon Sang-ho's Colony opening, Joan Chen receiving a lifetime honor, and 50+ filmmakers set to attend across five New York venues.
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Netflix Tudum announces Best of the Best, a dance comedy starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia as childhood friends competing on a college Bollywood fusion team, streaming Sept. 18.
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Nikkei Asia reports Japanese directors led a strong Asian showing at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, even as producers face distribution pressure and flat admissions in key markets.
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Deadline reports A24 has wrapped The Peasant, Dev Patel's India-shot action-thriller and the studio's first production in the country, with a cast spanning Europe and South Asia.
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The Times of India reads Alexander Zverev's 2026 French Open breakthrough through Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om monologue about desire, destiny, and the universe conspiring in your favor.
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The Times of India traces backlash around Janhvi Kapoor's role in Peddi into a wider debate about female characters in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam commercial cinema.
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Nextshark coverage via Yahoo reports Chinese actress Xin Zhilei cast to play Anna May Wong in a new bilingual feature, Sunset Boulevard: The Anna May Wong Story, announced by Fundamental Films ahead of the Cannes Film Market.
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Entertainment Weekly reports pushback on Hallmark's All's Fair in Love and Mahjong, with critics pointing to an awkward gap between the game's Asian roots and the leads on screen.
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The Express Tribune reports The Legend of Maula Jatt opened in Chinese cinemas in May 2026, earning early box-office traction as Pakistan and China mark 75 years of diplomatic ties.
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In a CBC interview, Simu Liu argues that Hollywood has pulled back on Asian representation, treating Asian-led projects as too risky even as Asian and diaspora audiences keep showing up for film and TV.
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JW Marriott's ambassador appointment is not just celebrity casting. It is a signal that South Asian glamour, travel, and diaspora aspiration now belong at the center of global hospitality marketing.
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Nhan Dan reports the 2026 Da Nang Asian Film Festival will launch under the theme “Bridging Asia to the World,” with coverage framing a push to widen international opportunities for Vietnamese cinema and newer filmmaking voices.
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Romantic comedies from East and Southeast Asia are leaning into high-gloss production, familiar tropes, and diaspora-friendly emotional clarity.
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