WOMEN WOLVES
Netflix is to launch a new Japanese reality show “Is She the Wolf?” which has been developed with broadcasting Abema and adapted from the original show “Who’s the Wolf” which previously ran for 13 seasons. The show follows five men and five women on a quest for love through dates and a group project. However, some of the female contestants are “lying wolves” who cannot fall in love. They must navigate the entire season without being discovered or accepting declarations of love. It includes a diverse group of participants aged 22 to 32, including actors, artists, models and athletes.
“Is She the Wolf?” streams exclusively on Netflix in Japan starting June 11, with new episodes every Sunday. Outside of Japan, all episodes will be released on Netflix in September 2023.
A trailer can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc8Q4T0HFkQ
JURY DUTY
Indian multihyphenate Anurag Kashyap will lead the competition’s head judge at the Sydney Film Festivalwhich launches on Wednesday and runs until June 18. Some 12 films compete for a first prize of A$60,000.
Kashyap is joined by an actor Mia Wasikowska (Australia), film curator and journalist Dorothee Wenner (Germany), writer and director Larissa Behrendt (Australia) and filmmaker Visakesa Chandrasekaram (Australia/Sri Lanka).
Our 2023 jury is a remarkable ensemble of five film experts from Australia and around the world. Nashen Moodley, director of the Sydney Film Festival. “The official competition is rich in the world’s most groundbreaking and remarkable films and filmmakers today. Our jury is therefore faced with a challenging decision!”
Kashyap will also present his latest film “Kennedy,” which debuted last month at Cannes, at the SFF in an out-of-competition slot.
NEXT PLEASE
Hybethe talent and management company behind it BTSplans to discover and launch his next girl group through a survival show called “RU Next.” It airs on Korea’s JTBC and that of Japan Abema. Belift Lab, the label co-founded by Hybe and CJ ENM, has announced production has begun through JAMM Mushroom. Contestants face seven rounds of challenges designed to test everything from their uniqueness to their fluency in the genre. Belift Lab previously launched a boy band Enlarge through audition program ‘I-Land’.