All Asia articles – Page 293
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News'Jurassic World' takes $100m in China opening
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Jurassic World roared into China with an opening gross of $100.1m in five days, topping the box office and pushing San Andreas into second place.
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NewsIMAX, CMC launch $50m China film fund
IMAX Corporation is partnering with China Media Capital (CMC) to create a fund, initially capitalised at $50m, to produce Chinese-language movies.
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NewsShanghai fest shines light on internet, finance models
Alibaba revealed further details of its streaming service and crowdfunding platform at SIFF Forum, where talk revolved around the convergence of China’s movie and internet industries and new financing models.
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NewsFormer Fox exec launches Los Angeles Beijing Labs
Former Fox marketing executive Al Ovadia is heading production and marketing company Los Angeles Beijing Studios (LABS), which has sealed a $300m joint venture with Shenzhen-based fund Hotland Film Ventures.
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NewsBiFan's It Project Spotlight on Chinese, Nordic genre films
Asia’s largest genre film fest, the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea has announced this year’s It Project Spotlight on China and is tentatively launching a new programme titled Nordic Genre Invasion.
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NewsBona unveils 26-picture slate, Huaxia deal
China’s Bona Film Group has unveiled an ambitious 26-picture slate to celebrate the company’s 15th anniversary, along with a strategic cooperation with Huaxia Film Distribution.
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NewsKirin Media launches $25m China-backed fund
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based finance and management outfit Kirin Media Ventures has launched a $25m fund, with initial backing from Chinese investors, to finance a slate of US theatrical features.
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NewsSIFF opens with stars, controversy
Stars including Mike Tyson, Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan walked the red carpet at the opening of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) last night, along with three Korean jury members who are attending the festival despite the controversy surrounding MERS.
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NewsArabian Nights wins Sydney Film Prize
Miguel Gomes’ three-volume epic wins eight on the closing night of the Sydney Film Festival.
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NewsMumbai Film Festival secures backing
The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) has secured two major sponsors for this year’s Mumbai Film Festival, providing some much-needed financial security for the October event.
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NewsUK's Wendy Glenn to star in Indian Hamlet adaptation
UK actress Wendy Glenn is starring in Indian filmmaker Onir’s Veda, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which is currently shooting in the UK.
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News'San Andreas' tops China box office with $52m
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Disaster movie topples animated feature Stand By Me Doraemon from the top slot.
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Reviews'SPL2: A Time For Consequences': Review
Dir. Soi Cheang. 118 mins, Hong Kong, China, Thailand
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NewsDistrify Media secures $1m investment, strikes China VOD deal
UK company to set up office in China following investment of $1m for VOD growth into the country.
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NewsS Korea's NEW holds film release over Mers outbreak
In South Korea where concerns over the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) have been heightening, distributor Next Entertainment World (NEW) has postponed the release of Northern Limit Line (aka Battle of Yeonpyeong).
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News‘All I See Is You’ begins shoot
Marc Forster has commenced principal photography in Thailand on the psychological thriller starring Blake Lively and Jason Clarke.