IRAN: In less than a week, acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become Iran’s third filmmaker detained. Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who won a Golden Bear at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival for his film “Taxi,” was arrested in Tehran on Monday when Panahi went to the prosecutor’s office to check on him. According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Rasoulof …

ASEAN – Joko Anwar, the famed Indonesian horror filmmaker behind Pengabdi Setan (Satan’s Slaves) and Perempuan Tanah Jahanam (Impetigore), is preparing to make his Hollywood debut. According to Deadline, he will develop and direct a film adaptation of Charles Beaumont’s famous short tale Fritzchen. The 46-year-old will make his English-language feature debut with the next picture. On his Instagram account, …