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Nicolas Altmayer, an acclaimed French film producer, and Mathilde Favier, head of public relations for luxury fashion house Dior, were killed in a car accident in western France on Monday when their vehicle collided with an oncoming truck.
Malaysia's Communications Ministry is prioritising support for the local film industry through Budget 2027, with Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching confirming preliminary discussions with the Finance Ministry on enhanced allocations.
Swiss billionaire producer Simon Afram is suing Netflix for RM430 million after a stolen master copy of an unreleased Nicolas Cage film disappeared from the streamer's Hollywood office.
Patrick Tse Yin, 89, a defining figure of Hong Kong's golden cinema age, has died. His passing symbolises the end of an era when the city's film industry dominated Southeast Asia and influenced global cinema.
Shi Nan-sun, the trailblazing Hong Kong film producer who transformed Asian cinema's international profile, has died aged 75 following complications from a bacterial infection. Her death marks the end of an era for Hong Kong's golden age of filmmaking.