All Asia articles – Page 285
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CommentUK-China co-production treaty offers opportunities... and risk
The opportunities for UK film in China have been given a boost by the recent UK-China co-production treaty, but producers still face the risk that a film will not be approved, according to Jonathan Berger and Alastair Lorimer of law firm Harbottle & Lewis and Kevin Guo of TransAsia Lawyers.
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NewsJia Zhangke to receive French award at Cannes
Chinese director of A Touch Of Sin to be feted by French Film Directors Guild at Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsDW picks up Ringo Lam, Lo Chi-leung titles
Company acquires international rights to Wild CIty [pictured] and The Vanished Murderer.
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NewsLionsgate secures $375m from Hunan TV
Provincial broadcaster will be funding 25% of Lionsgate’s $1.5bn film and TV production slate, excluding The Hunger Games and Divergent franchises.
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NewsZhang Yimou's 'The Great Wall' adds Andy Lau
Infernal Affairs actor among final additions of cast on US-China co-production, set to go into production at the end of the month.
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NewsBusan Film Festival in danger of being "ruined"
Panel held yesterday on the “vision for the future and reform” of the festival in Seoul.
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NewsGlobal box office grew 1% in 2014
Fuelled by strong growth in the Asia Pacific region, global box office receipts hit $36.4bn last year.
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NewsIFFLA unveils 2015 lineup
13th edition of festival will feature four world premieres and seven North American premieres.
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NewsIndia’s Reliance, Phantom form joint venture
India’s Reliance Entertainment is forming a 50:50 joint venture with Phantom Films, an ambitious local production house founded by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.
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NewsBig Hero 6 tops China box office with $30m
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Disney animation Big Hero 6 topped the China box office in its first full week of release, grossing $29.88m, while Jupiter Ascending opened in third with $23.06m.
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NewsChina's DMG strikes partnership with Valiant
Pact will see DMG produce films based on Valiant comic character
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NewsBondi Hipsters among Screen Australia awardees
Funding for three distribution projects, animation company Bogan and several creators of the very-popular-online Bondi Hipsters brand are among the recipients of US$2.73m ($3.5m) from Screen Australia.
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NewsChina's Youku Tudou restructures content business
China’s Youku Tudou has appointed Edward Su as chief operating officer and restructured its production business into nine units based on different content categories.
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NewsBAFTA to offer overseas scholarships
Scholarships for Chinese and British nationals part of education push from BAFTA.
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NewsSC Films signs Chinese animation
EXCLUSIVE: Sales deal ahead of wide theatrical release in China.
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NewsVegas To Macau tops China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Sequel slips past Dragon Blade and Wolf Totem in second week of Chinese New Year holiday.
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NewsUK-China treaty ratified
Deal secures co-production treaty with qualifying films not subject to China’s quota on foreign films.
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NewsDoraemon breaks Hong Kong record
Animation has become the biggest grossing Japanese feature of all time in Hong Kong after just seven days of release.
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NewsMarco Mueller unveils Beijing team
Marco Mueller, recently appointed general advisor of the 5th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), has unveiled his team of ten international industry professionals.