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Silat Action Drama YASMINE Gets Global Distribution

Debut director Siti Kamaluddin is still gracing the summer film festival circuit with her newest martial arts action drama, Yasmine, starring Liyana Yus. Much to Kamaluddin‘s approval and that the folks behind the curtain over at Origin Films, the film is marking a major milestone for the director who has so far been busy touring with the film in parts of Asia, and over in Switzerland where it won best Asian film for its Neuchatel premiere earlier this month. And this week, the new film is making headlines with some astonishing updates for fans of the genre all over the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new film has just been snagged by Canada-based indie sales holder 108 Media for worldwide rights. The acquisition comes in light of the excitement currently building up for the film’s forthcoming North American premiere on the night of Friday, July 25 at the […]

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'Win For Love' In The New Music Video For Martial Arts Drama, YASMINE!

Lee B. Golden III

Just off of leaving an impression for attendees at this year’s 17th Annual Shanghai International Film Festival, filmmaker Siti Kamaluddin is still on the road this month with two months left until her new martial arts drama, Yasmine, opens domestically in Brunei this August 21. Until then, the promotional campaign for the film continues with the film now being represented at this year’a 7th Annual ASEAN Consumer Fair in Brunei where Origin Films will be pitching some cool Yasmine-related merchandise. Featuring fight choreography by former Jackie Chan cohort Chan Man Ching, Yasmine is Kamaluddin‘s directorial debut marking the first commercial feature film of its kind to hit Brunei screens in five decades. The film is written by Salman Aristo, and stars breakout lead actress Liyana Yus in a coming-of-age story about honor, family, and most of all, love – the latter being the central theme of the film’s new music […]

The New Trailer For YASMINE Channels Bruce Lee With A Woman's Touch

Lee B. Golden III

Things are now settling after director Siti Kamaluddin and her fellow film cohorts at Origin Films spent the past few weeks garnering attention from onlookers and buyers in Cannes this year for her new coming-of-age martial arts action drama Yasmine. The film is the currently the beneficiary of several firsts, including being Brunei’s first commercial picture in up to five decades, as well as being Kamaluddin’s directorial debut starring breakout actress Liyana Yus in the title role. And since premiering the first teaser back in March, the film is already leaving quite an impression among genre fans curious to see what Yus has in store. That day is now coming with the film’s domestic release scheduled for slated for August 21, and to accomodate this, we now have a brand new official trailer which you can check out with a behind-the-scenes clip – the first of four featurettes from the […]

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Liyana Yus Takes Center Stage In The New Teaser For Silat Action Drama, YASMINE!

Lee B. Golden III

Origin Films spent four years with the intent of making history at home in the sovereign state of Brunei with the production its new Silat martial arts drama, Yasmine. With the aforementioned Indonesian martial art style having gloriously been put on the map thanks to the recent successes of films such as Merantau and The Raid films, Yasmine is looking to further enhance its own potential, hosting its coming-of-age tale of action and storytelling with a promising young lead actress in the form of newcomer Liyana Yus, with the attachment of none other than former Jackie Chan Stunt Team member Chan Man Ching. As such, after previously releasing a teaser poster last year, director Siti Kamaluddin has unveiled a brand new campaign this month to promote the film’s forthcoming domestic release. And as the film marks one of Brunei’s first-ever commercialized film projects in up to half a century, the […]

Silat Action Drama YASMINE Is Currently In Production

Lee B. Golden III

Silat has had a role to play in many martial arts action movies for some time now. But one has to admit that never has the style itself taken up such a huge spotlight than in recent years with international action star Iko Uwais paving the way with the 2009 hit, Merantau, followed by its hybrid use in the urban action thriller, Seruban Maut (a.k.a. The Raid) and its upcoming sequel. On that note, get ready for some more Silat action of a female variety! On Monday, Twitchfilm forwarded news from a report at The Mail and Guardian last Thursday on the filming of a new martial arts action drama titled Yasmine. The film itself is four years in the making, and is reportedly one of the first few commercial films of its kind in its current location of the sovereign state of Brunei in up to fifty years. Yasmine […]