{
  "id": 3537259,
  "title": "Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Four Restored Films Acquired by The Match Factory for World Sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/apichatpong-weerasethakuls-four-restored-films-acquired-by-the-match",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:26:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/apichatpong-weerasethakuls-4k-restorations-match-factory-1236843949/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Four newly 4K-restored features by Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul have been acquired by The Match Factory for international sales, the company has revealed, with a formal launch planned for the upcoming Venice International Film Festival. The quartet spans more than a decade of Weerasethakul’s work: “Blissfully Yours” (2002), recipient of the Un Certain Regard Prize […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Restored Apichatpong Weerasethakul Films on Sale in Venice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/restored-apichatpong-weerasethakul-films-on-sale-in-venice",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:33:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}