All Asia articles – Page 297

  • Interstellar
    News

    Interstellar stays on top in China

    2014-11-25T16:18:00Z

    CHINA BOX OFFICE: Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar retained its lead at the top of the China box office last week, grossing $41.45m from 7 million admissions.

  • Mostofa S. Farooki
    News

    No Man’s Land wins NFDC Award

    2014-11-25T15:43:00Z

    Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s No Man’s Land was awarded the $16,000 (Rs1m) NFDC Development Award at the close of the Film Bazaar co-production market (Nov 20-24).

  • Monsoon Shootout
    News

    Monsoon Shootout set for India release

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Navalakha Arts and Holy Basil Productions have acquired Indian theatrical and satellite rights to Amit Kumar’s thriller Monsoon Shootout, which they plan to give a wide release in the first quarter of next year.

  • Rangzen
    News

    Jar opens lid on Gurgaon, Rangzen

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Jar Pictures has unveiled a slate of upcoming productions headed by DoP Shanker Raman’s directorial debut Gurgaon and Gaurav Saxena’s feature version of his celebrated short film, Rangzen.

  • Abhijeet Singh Parmar
    News

    SFG buttons up Parmar’s Overcoat

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    Canada’s Studio Film Group (SFG) International will co-produce Abhijeet Singh Parmar’s debut feature Overcoat, which will be made under the recently signed India-Canada co-production treaty.

  • Goutam Ghose
    News

    IME hops on board Lala

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Pune and Mumbai-based IME Motion Pictures will co-produce Indo-Italian project Lala, to be directed by Goutam Ghose.

  • Kunal Nayyar
    News

    Big Bang Theory's Nayyar takes first Hindi role

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Kunal Nayyar has been cast in Sikhya Entertainment’s sci-fi drama Punha, marking The Big Bang Theory star’s first acting role in Hindi.

  • Priya Sreedharan
    News

    Open Air, Excel climb Three Storeys

    2014-11-24T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Priya Sreedharan’s start-up production outfit Open Air Films is partnering with Excel Entertainment on romantic drama Three Storeys.

  • Golden Horse Awards 2014
    News

    Blind Massage sweeps Golden Horse awards

    2014-11-23T06:12:00Z

    Lou Ye’s Blind Massage was the big winner at this year’s Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, scooping six prizes including best film and best new performer for Zhang Lei.

  • Rajesh Jala
    News

    Pallas ignites for Rajesh Jala’s The Spark

    2014-11-23T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Pallas Film will co-produce Rajesh Jala’s The Spark (Chingari) with France’s ASAP Films, which boarded the project at Film Bazaar last year.

  • Fandry
    News

    Essel has a vision for Sairaat

    2014-11-23T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Mumbai-based production and distribution company Essel Vision is producing Fandry director Nagraj Manjule’s next Marathi-language project, Sairaat.

  • Vanaja
    News

    NFDC, Dussart bond over Avani

    2014-11-23T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and France’s Catherine Dussart Productions have boarded Rajnesh Domalpalli’s rural fable Avani as co-producers.

  • Killa
    News

    Jar Pictures to throw Arun’s Boomerang

    2014-11-23T02:00:00Z

    Mumbai-based Jar Pictures is producing the next feature from Killa director Avinash Arun, a Marathi-language drama entitled Boomerang.

  • Golshifteh Farahani
    News

    Farahani stung by Scorpions

    2014-11-22T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani will star in Qissa director Anup Singh’s upcoming drama Mantra - The Song Of Scorpions.

  • A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
    News

    Big Bang Theory star sees Reason

    2014-11-22T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Kunal Nayyar, star of The Big Bang Theory, is heading the cast of Aditya Bhattacharya’s A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, an English-language crime drama shooting in India and Los Angeles.

  • Ashim Ahluwalia
    News

    Octobre19 makes play for Boyfriend

    2014-11-22T02:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based production company Octobre19 has boarded Ashim Ahluwalia’s The Boyfriend as a co-producer.

  • Vishal Bhardwaj
    News

    Film London launches UK-India fund

    2014-11-22T00:01:00Z

    Film London’s Microwave scheme is going global with an inititive to finance a UK-Indian feature based on Shakespeare’s writing.

  • Black Coal, Thin Ice
    News

    Black Coal, Thin Ice sold to Taiwan

    2014-11-21T14:44:00Z

    Fortissimo Films sells Diao Yinan’s Berlinale winner.

  • Court
    Features

    Film Bazaar: India builds an ecosystem

    2014-11-21T13:34:00Z

    Liz Shackleton looks at how organisers of Goa’s annual Film Bazaar are following on successes with new initiatives and closer ties to finance. But where are the Indian audiences for independent Indian films?

  • Film Bazaar daily 4
    News

    Film Bazaar 2014: Screen's dailies

    2014-11-21T11:48:00Z

    Browse Screen International’s daily magazines from Goa’s Film Bazaar here.