All Asia articles – Page 303
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NewsGolden Network boards Jackie Chan's 'Railroad Tigers'
EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong-based Golden Network Asia has picked up international rights to Jackie Chan’s next project, $50m action comedy Railroad Tigers, to be directed by Ding Sheng.
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NewsTokyo film festival ready Terayama, Welles retrospectives
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is holding retrospectives of the work of Shuji Terayama and Orson Welles at this year’s edition of the festival (October 22-31).
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NewsJapan Day Project launching Cannes seminars
Japan’s new promotional initiative, Japan Day Project, is launching a seminar series, ‘New Gateways to the Japanese Industry’ (May 16-18), at this year’s Cannes film festival.
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NewsSMG enters Arclight's 'Stone Forest'
Shanghai Media Group Pictures will market and distribute Arclight Films’ The Stone Forest in China.
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NewsJapan's Longride takes 'Noma My Perfect Storm'
The Japanese distributor has picked up rights to the culinary documentary about Danish chef Rene Redzepi from TrustNordisk.
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NewsFilmmakers protest Busan festival gov't cuts
In South Korea, filmmakers are protesting a recently announced cut in funding from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) for the beleaguered Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
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NewsCannes: Japan makes global push with Japan Day Project
Japan is launching a new promotional initiative designed to boost the global market for Japanese films, TV, manga and other contents – Japan Day Project (JDP) – at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsCannes: Well Go takes 'The Assassin' for North America
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s period Chinese drama to world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsCannes: Elle Driver adds Fourth Direction, new Téchiné, Puiu
EXCLUSIVE: Punjab-set drama Fourth Direction to premiere in Un Certain Regard.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Taiwan
Taiwan has a tendency to get under the skin of visiting film-makers. Just ask Luc Besson, Martin Scorsese and Isao Yukisada.
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NewsCannes Marché unveils first China Summit
Leading Chinese executives including producer and former Cannes jury member Shi Nansun to participate in discussions.
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NewsChina's 'Poet on a Business Trip' wins at Jeonju
Chinese director Ju Anqi’s Poet On A Business Trip won the 16th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF)’s Grand Prize in the International Competition.
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NewsBankside sells Julianne Moore-Ellen Page drama 'Freeheld'
France, Germany, Spain, South Korea make deals on gay rights drama.
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NewsBollywood star Salman Khan sentenced to five years in prison
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run incident in 2002.
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NewsSydney Film Festival unveils 2015 competition titles
The 12 titles include Jafar Panahi’s Berlinale winner, Roy Andersson’s Venice victor and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s Sundance prize-winner.
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NewsCannes: Fortissimo takes Victor Vu's 'Yellow Flowers'
EXCLUSIVE: Victor Vu’s Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass is set in 1980s Vietnam.
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NewsPGA unveils new international allies
The Producers Guild Of America (PGA) has announced two affiliate relationships with South Africa’s Independent Producers Organization (IPO) and Malaysia’s Creative Content Industry Guild (CCIG).
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News'Furious 7' holds narrow lead in China
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Local releases You Are My Sunshine and Helios slowed down but did not derail the Furious 7 juggernaut at the China box office last week, with the film grossing a further $45.63m for a cume of $370.83m.
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NewsScorsese’s 'Silence' to wrap in Taiwan
Martin Scorsese’s Silence, based on Japanese author Shusaku Endo’s novel, will wrap on May 15 after filming for 14 weeks in Taiwan.
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NewsJeonju’s growing cinema project
South Korean festival grows focus on alternative, experimental and “adventurous” cinema.