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VARIETY: Cannibalism Comedy-Horror ‘Ali & Ben’s Spicy Meats,’ Starring Amir Nafis, Signs Abnormal Studios for Worldwide Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
4 August 2026 — Kuala Lumpur genre outfit Abnormal Studios has taken on worldwide international sales for “Ali & Ben’s Spicy Meats,” a Malaysian cannibal black comedy-horror from sibling filmmakers Iskander and Feisal Azizuddin.
SINEGANG.ph: ‘Filipiñana’ to have PH theatrical run before US rollout
30 July 2026 — For its homecoming, Sundance-winner Berlinale-starrer Filipiñana will be the closing film of the Cinemalaya Film Festival on August 16 at Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet Cinemas. It will then have its limited theatrical run exclusively in SM Cinemas August 26 onwards, via Southeast Asian distributor Abnormal Studios, a subsidiary of Westec Media Limited.
VARIETY: Malaysian Sci-Fi ‘Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air’ Lands Distributor and Sales Agent Abnormal Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
9 July 2026 — Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Malaysia and Brunei to “Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air,” the science-fiction fantasy feature that recently participated in the NAFF Project Market‘s It Project strand at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
VARIETY: Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios Launches International Sales Arm at Hong Kong FilMart With Wong Ka Kui Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
17 March 2026 — Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios is formally entering the international sales arena at Hong Kong FilMart. The centerpiece of its debut sales slate is “Because of You Ka Kui,” a feature documentary on Wong Ka Kui, the creative heart of Beyond — broadly considered the defining Canto rock band in music history.
ANIME NEWS NETWORK: Shōji Kawamori's Labyrinth Film Opens in Southeast Asia in 2026
6 November 2026 — Abnormal Studios posted an English-subtitled trailer for Shōji Kawamori's original animation film Labyrinth (Meikyū no Shiori) last week. The trailer reveals that Abnormal Studios will open the film in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand in 2026.
DEADLINE: Lester Hsi’s Taiwanese Horror ‘Phantom’ Pre-Sold To Southeast Asia — Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
22 May 2026 — Taiwan’s D-Day Pictures and Singapore’s Mokster Films have pre-sold theatrical rights for horror film Phantom to seven Southeast Asian markets via Abnormal Studios, at the Cannes market. Abnormal Studios has picked up the film for Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.
VARIETY: Thai Film ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Reaches $27 Million in Southeast Asia Rollout – Global Bulletin
27 June 2024 — The family drama “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” has become the highest-grossing Thai film of all time in The Philippines, distributor Westec Media claims. It has garnered THB1 billion (approximately $27 million) and achieved 10 million admissions, according to producer GDH559.
SCREEN DAILY: ‘Twilight of The Warriors: Walled In’ set for a prequel and sequel (exclusive)
19 May 2024 — Hong Kong action thriller Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In, which screened at Cannes this week, is set to become a trilogy, reuniting director Soi Cheang and producers John Chong and Wilson Yip. Onsite at the Cannes market, Media Asia has closed further deals for Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In for Indonesia and Cambodia (Westec Media).