All Asia articles – Page 252
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Well Go USA: growing audiences for Asian movies
Currently one of the most active distributors of Asian movies in the North America market, Well Go USA Entertainment distributes action, genre and US indie films across all platforms, including theatrical, DVD and VOD.
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China box office: Chongqing Hot Pot cooks up top spot
Yang Qing’s dark comedy claimed top spot while London Has Fallen outscored its North American debut in second.
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Bona completes privatisation with Alibaba investment
Bona Film Group has finalised its delisting from the NASDAQ and subsequent privatisation process, following which Alibaba Pictures has an 8.94% stake in the Beijing-based studio.
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Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue to reunite on 'Flammable Children'
Australian actors last appeared on screen together nearly 30 years ago in TV soap Neighbours.
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Istanbul fest kicks off a year after censorship debacle
Festival kicks off with double screening of Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special; new artistic director discusses security and censorship.
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Brett Ratner to head Beijing film festival jury
Director-producer Brett Ratner will head the competition jury of this year’s Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), which runs April 16-23.
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Skydance, Alibaba team on 'Flying Tigers'
Skydance and China’s Alibaba Pictures will jointly finance and produce Flying Tigers, a World War II drama to be scripted by Braveheart writer Randall Wallace.
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Russia to invest $60m in domestic film companies
The Russian State Film Fund has announced the names of the companies that will receive significant backing this year.
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Korea's CJ buys Turkey’s largest film chain
Mars, which operates the Cinemaximum brand, has 710 screens across the country
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'Batman v Superman' edges out 'My Beloved Bodyguard' in China
Batman v Superman and new Chinese action-drama The Bodyguard were neck-and-neck while Yang Qing’s Chongqing Hot Pot was a close third.
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Controversial 'Ten Years' triumphs at Hong Kong Film Awards
The ceremony broadcast was banned in mainland China, reportedly due to the nomination of the politically-charged dystopian drama.
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Hong Kong Film Festival reveals winners
Zhang Hanyi’s Life After Life won the top prize in the Young Cinema Competition.
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Michael Fassbender-Alicia Vikander drama sells to Russia
Derek Cianfrance’s The Light Between The Oceans sells to Arthouse, which also buys Jesse Owens biopic Race.
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Sean Bean, Lena Headey to voice Final Fantasy CGI feature
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV will be available to stream and download ahead of the release of the latest instalment in the popular game franchise.
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Jeonju to open with Chet Baker drama 'Born To Be Blue'
The independent and alternative cinema showcase (Apr 28 - May 7) will have the world premiere of Choi Seung-ho’s controversial Spy Nation.
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Thai horror 'Take Me Home' travels to SE Asia
Thailand’s M Pictures has closed a string of sales on horror film Take Me Home, directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri, which it launched at Hong Kong’s Filmart earlier this month.
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'Batman v Superman' storms China box office
Warner Bros’ scores local record while Zootopia nears $200m and The Revenant passes $50m.
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China-US Summit talks China co-pro, export blues
China’s domestic box office may be booming – and Chinese finance flowing into Hollywood movies – but speakers at the China-US Motion Picture Summit (March 25) discussed how successful Chinese co-productions and film exports remain scarce.
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Gaga moves into animation, unveils 2016 slate
The Japanese distributor will release Gods Of Egypt and Pride And Prejudice And Zombies in September.