http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.screendaily.com http://www.screendaily.com/news/spc-tucks-into-the-lunchbox/5056767.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/spc-tucks-into-the-lunchbox/5056767.article Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Cannes Critics’ Week winner The Lunchbox. michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser) Fri, 24 May 2013 17:21 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/shanghai-unveils-projects-line-up/5056732.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/shanghai-unveils-projects-line-up/5056732.article The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has unveiled the 30 projects that will participate in the two strands of its SIFF Project annual co-production market. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/sedic-sells-oshin-across-asia/5056727.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/sedic-sells-oshin-across-asia/5056727.article Japanese production and sales company Sedic International has clinched a string of Asian pre-sales on Shin Togashi’s drama Oshin, including a sale to JMD Entertainment for South Korea.  lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Fri, 24 May 2013 10:02 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/shochiku-to-restore-ozu-quartet/5056647.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/shochiku-to-restore-ozu-quartet/5056647.article Shochiku took advice from Japan’s National Film Centre on which Ozu classics to restore. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Thu, 23 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/uk-picks-up-sake-bomb/5056574.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/uk-picks-up-sake-bomb/5056574.article Junya Sakino’s road movie [pictured] premiered at SXSW. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/love-changes-wins-chinese-talent-prize/5056580.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/love-changes-wins-chinese-talent-prize/5056580.article Dong Chengguang’s fantasy-action 3D project Love Changes the World has won the inaugural Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum pitch prize. wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell) Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/1000-rupee-note-production-wraps/5056573.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/1000-rupee-note-production-wraps/5056573.article Shrihari Sathe’s directorial debut was produced by Infinitum Productions. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/fox-to-finance-kashyaps-bombay-velvet/5056556.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/fox-to-finance-kashyaps-bombay-velvet/5056556.article Fox Star Studios is financing Anurag Kashyap’s next directorial project, Bombay Velvet, a period drama starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/screen-australia-backs-dozen/5056535.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/screen-australia-backs-dozen/5056535.article Kriv Stenders, director of Red Dog, the eighth biggest Australian hit of all time in its home market, is attached to two of the 12 projects that have just received development money from Screen Australia. Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George) Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/american-dreams-opens-strongly-in-china/5056525.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/american-dreams-opens-strongly-in-china/5056525.article Peter Ho-sun Chan’s American Dreams In China had a strong opening weekend in China, grossing $17.8m (RMB110m) in three days (May 17-19). lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/edko-encore-rockin-with-9ers/5056440.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/edko-encore-rockin-with-9ers/5056440.article Korean sales company 9ers Entertainment has sold Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door to Edko Films for Hong Kong and Encore for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/backup-signs-up-lorna-tee/5056409.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/backup-signs-up-lorna-tee/5056409.article EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Tee is a well-known figure in the Asian film industry. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/zhu-signs-franco-chinese-deal/5056400.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/zhu-signs-franco-chinese-deal/5056400.article Deal is one of the first official accords to come together since France and China signed a co-production treaty last year. Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/five-stars-long-weekend-sells-to-peru/5056356.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/five-stars-long-weekend-sells-to-peru/5056356.article Thailand’s Five Star Production has sold horror film Long Weekend (Thongsook 13) to Eurofilms for Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton) Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00 GMT http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/chinese-shorts-head-to-us-euro-tv/5056385.article?referrer=RSS http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/chinese-shorts-head-to-us-euro-tv/5056385.article Shenzhen Media Group and Shorts International have cut deal to bring Chinese short movies to US, European and African television audiences. Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06 GMT