All Asia articles – Page 303
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NewsHK's Distribution Workshop promotes Leung
EXCLUSIVE: Distribution Workshop sales chief Virginia Leung has been made a director of the company, now majority owned by co-founders Nansun Shi and Jeffrey Chan.
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NewsGolden Network takes Andy Lau thriller 'Saving Mr. Wu'
Hong Kong-based Golden Network Asia has picked up international rights to Ding Sheng’s crime thriller Saving Mr. Wu, starring award-winning actors Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan and Wu Ruofu.
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News'Ode To My Father' sells to LatAm, Spain
EXCLUSIVE: Sales also made of Salut d’Amour, The Peaceful Island and Empire of Lust by Korea’s CJ.
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NewsKorea’s Finecut acquires 'Circle Of Atonement'
EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Finecut has picked up Circle Of Atonement, the feature directorial debut of Park Eun Gyoung and Lee Dong Ha, whose credits as writers include The Terror Live.
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NewsThird Window takes porn comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Third Window Films has picked up Japanese porn comedy Make Room for UK distribution and international sales excluding Asia.
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NewsChina's Enlight hits the road with stellar line-up
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh from a capital injection from Alibaba and a stellar year at the box office, Beijing-based Enlight Pictures has lined up a string of top Chinese filmmakers for its 2015 slate, including Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, Deng Chao and actress Zhou Xun.
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NewsFilm Movement acquires US rights to 'Theeb'
Naji Abu Nowar’s debut feature will be released theatrically in late 2015.
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NewsBeijing film festival unveils jury
Fedor Bondarchuk and Fernando Meirelles among the seven-strong jury.
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NewsJohn Woo to direct 'Manhunt' remake
John Woo is to direct a remake of action thriller Manhunt, based on a novel by Japanese writer Juko Nishimura, for Hong Kong-based Media Asia Films.
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NewsAsian Film Awards to honour Im Kwon-taek
Korean director to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s edition on March 25.
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NewsLionsgate, Hunan seal financing pact
Pact covers titles such as Now You See Me 2 and Age of Adaline [pictured].
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NewsChina's Huayi Brothers set to sign with US firm
China’s Huayi Brothers is planning to sign an 18-picture, three-year deal with an unnamed US company, according to a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
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News'Cinderella' tops China box office
CHINA BOX OFFICE: Disney’s Cinderella topped the box office over its opening weekend in China, grossing $24.8m in three days.
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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.