All Asia articles – Page 258
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NewsRussian government mulls tax increase for cinemas and TV channels
President Putin advisor Andrei Belousov revealed the tax plan, which is aimed at supporting Russian film production via the Russian State Cinema Fund.
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NewsAdmissions for Korean films up 8.4% in H1 2016
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced that admissions for local films went up 8.4% to 43.8 million in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year.
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NewsAmazon Prime Video spending $300m in India (reports)
Amazon is planning to spend $300m on local content as it rolls out its Amazon Prime Video service in India later this year, according to local reports.
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News'Pokemon Go' fever fails to ignite latest film release
The latest entry in the Pokemon animated film franchise has become a victim of bad timing at the Japanese box office after debuting weeks ahead of the domestic rollout of Pokemon Go, the hit smartphone app that has captured the world’s attention.
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NewsChina box office: local films retain dominance
Cold War 2 leads again; Chinese films retain dominance with eight of the top 10 slots.
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NewsDistant Horizon cuts 'League Of Gods' deals
President Anant Singh has closed international deals for China Star’s big budget fantasy film starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Fan Bingbing with IM Global and Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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NewsNFDC picks six for 10th Screenwriters' Lab
Projects show a diversity of languages: Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi.
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News'Too Young To Die!' wins NYAFF audience award
Kankuro Kudo’s anarchic Japanese comedy has triumphed at the 15th New York Asian Film Festival, which executive director Samuel Jamier said drew record audiences.
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NewsDayyan Eng pulls together hot ensemble cast for Wished
EXCLUSIVE: Beijing-based filmmaker Dayyan Eng has started shooting contemporary comedy fantasy Wished, with a hot ensemble cast including Xia Yu, Yan Ni, Victoria Song and Pan Binlong.
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NewsLiam Neeson action-thriller 'The Commuter' sets shoot and release dates
Director Jaume Collet-Serra’s action-thriller backed by Studiocanal begins production this month.
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NewsScreen Australia fast-tracks female-led films
Screen Australia has committed AU$3m ($2.3m) towards fast-tracking 58 projects by female filmmakers, as part of a broader gender equality initiative.
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NewsChina-controlled AMC to buy Odeon & UCI Cinemas for $1.2bn
Blockbuster deal makes AMC the world’s largest movie theatre operator.
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NewsChina box office: Chinese films score 1-2-3
Cold War 2 top at Chinese box office between Jul 4 - 10; first time since early February that Chinese films score 1-2-3.
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NewsMacau festival headed by Marco Mueller reveals details
Festival consultants to include James Schamus, Olivier Père, Huang Jianxin and Michael J. Werner.
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NewsHBO, CMC join forces for Chinese martial arts films
HBO Asia is teaming with China Movie Channel (CMC) on a series of Chinese-language martial arts movies, starting with two films executive produced by Corey Yuen.
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NewsAsian Shadows picks up Soul On A String
EXCLUSIVE: Asian Shadows has picked up international rights to Zhang Yang’s award-winning drama Soul On A String.
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NewsSEAFIC script lab teams with France’s Produire au Sud
Selection committee also announced for Southeast Asian projects lab.
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NewsRai inks opera deals in US, Europe and Asia
Rai sells second opera season to distributors around the world.
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NewsChina box office: 'Now You See Me 2' holds weekly lead; 'Turtles 2' rules weekend
Magical caper becomes Lionsgate’s biggest film ever in China.